injuryCaleb Williams exits with hamstring injury; Bagent up next if he sits
Caleb Williams left Sunday's 9-3 loss to Minnesota with a non-contact right hamstring injury on a scramble and was carted off the field. Coach Ben Johnson said Monday an MRI showed no major damage, but called Williams "expected to miss at least some time." Backup Tyson Bagent finished the game, going 5-of-9 passing for 54 yards as Chicago's offense managed just 3 points against Minnesota's blitz-heavy defense.
Fantasy take
Williams' game runs through his legs — 388 rushing yards on 81 carries in 2025, with his sharpest passing numbers of the season (136.3 rating, six touchdowns, zero interceptions through four weeks) coming specifically against the blitz he saw most often. That scramble-heavy approach puts him in more exposed situations than a pocket passer, and it was a scramble that produced Sunday's injury. It also lands with the offensive line already down two starters from the group that ranked third in the league in sacks allowed last season, thinner protection behind whoever is under center.
Jayden Daniels dislocates elbow again; Mariota starts Week 3
Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow on the final play of the first half in Sunday's 37-20 loss to Dallas after his feet got tangled with a lineman's as he took the snap and he braced his fall with that hand. It's the same elbow he dislocated last season (Week 9 vs. Seattle), which cost him three games. Coach Dan Quinn said X-rays showed no fracture; Marcus Mariota, who went 11-of-16 for 111 yards and a touchdown in relief, will start Washington's Week 3 game against Seattle.
Fantasy take
Daniels' elbow dislocation is a repeat of last year's Week 9 injury, which cost him three games at the time. Whether this one clears faster or slower than that three-game absence isn't known yet — Quinn's comments Monday centered on ruling out a fracture, not a return timeline. Mariota's spot start against Seattle in Week 3 is the only confirmed change for now; McLaurin's role as the top target doesn't shift with the QB change, though Mariota's per-game passing volume in relief (16 attempts) was well below what Daniels had been running.
Falcons name Michael Penix Jr. Week 3 starter
Michael Penix Jr. was named the Falcons' Week 3 starter against Green Bay, his first game action since ACL surgery after missing the first two games of the season. Cooper Rush had started Week 2 in his place; Tua Tagovailoa remains out with an oblique injury.
Fantasy take
Michael Penix Jr. has been named the Week 3 starter against Green Bay, his first appearance since ACL surgery after missing the first two games. Cooper Rush had taken the Week 2 snaps in his absence. The move puts Penix back under center without a rehab or practice-squad stopover.
Josh Jacobs resolves criminal case; NFL discipline still pending
Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges stemming from the May incident that put him on the commissioner's exempt list, paying a $1,000 fine. The criminal damage charge can be dismissed in a year if he completes counseling, avoids the alleged victim, and pays restitution. With the criminal case closed, the NFL says the matter "remains under review of the personal conduct policy," with no suspension timeline set.
Fantasy take
Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property from the May incident that put him on the exempt list, paying a $1,000 fine; the property charge can be wiped in a year if he completes counseling, stays away from the alleged victim, and pays restitution. The criminal case is closed, but the NFL says the matter stays under personal conduct policy review with no discipline timeline set. He remains on the commissioner's exempt list behind Lloyd, Brooks, and Kaleb Johnson on Green Bay's depth chart.
Nico Collins' hamstring timeline: about two weeks
Nico Collins, ruled out Sunday vs. Cincinnati with a Grade 1 hamstring strain, is now expected to miss about two weeks, though the timeline is described as fluid. He's believed to have avoided a long-term issue.
Fantasy take
Collins is now expected to miss about two weeks with the hamstring, though the timeline is described as fluid; no long-term issue is believed present. Hutchinson and Boutte remain next in line in the meantime.
Sunday's other injury scares: Reed, Goedert, Barkley, Pierce
Packers WR Jayden Reed was carted off on a backboard in Sunday's overtime win over the Jets and hospitalized overnight in New York with movement in all extremities, an injury later characterized as a back issue rather than a neck injury. Eagles TE Dallas Goedert exited the first half of Philadelphia's win over Tennessee with a knee injury (MCL sprain suspected) and is getting an MRI Monday; teammate Saquon Barkley took a stinger on Philadelphia's first offensive snap and is also getting an MRI Monday. Colts WR Alec Pierce left Indianapolis' overtime loss to Kansas City in the first quarter with a left heel injury; X-rays were negative, but he left the stadium in a walking boot and on crutches.
Fantasy take
Jayden Reed was carted off on a backboard and hospitalized overnight in New York after Green Bay's overtime win over the Jets, with movement confirmed in all extremities and the injury later described as a back issue rather than a neck injury; he posted that he is feeling better, but no return timeline exists yet. Dallas Goedert left Philadelphia's win over Tennessee in the first half with a knee injury (1 catch, 4 yards) and is undergoing an MRI Monday with an expectation of multiple weeks out, which would put more receiving work on Johnny Mundt. Saquon Barkley took a stinger to his left arm on Philadelphia's first offensive snap, returned in the second half but was limited the rest of the way (4 carries for 9 yards, 1 catch for 11 yards), and is getting an MRI Monday with the team characterizing the outlook as hopeful. Alec Pierce left the Colts' overtime loss to Kansas City in the first quarter with a left heel injury; X-rays came back negative, though he left the stadium in a walking boot and on crutches.
A heavy injury day at the QB position — two starters down, two backups now confirmed for Week 3.
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