injuryJalen Hurts ruled out for the season with blood clots in both lungs
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday that Hurts will miss the rest of the 2026 season. Follow-up testing beyond last week's "superficial" calf clot found deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli — blood clots in both lungs. Hurts is on blood thinners, which rule out any contact activity, including football; the team and his agent, Nicole Lynn, say his prognosis is "very good" with a full recovery expected. Tanner McKee, who started Sunday's loss to Carolina, is the Eagles' starter for the rest of the season.
Fantasy take
Hurts is on IR for the season, not day-to-day. McKee has thrown 43 career passes outside of Sunday's start against Carolina. The Eagles now run on McKee for the rest of the year, with Cole Payton and Joe Milton III as the only depth behind him on the QB room.
Davante Adams left Sunday's loss with a non-contact knee injury; no diagnosis yet
Adams pulled up without contact on a route late in the Rams' 18-16 loss to Arizona on Sunday, grabbed his left knee, and limped off. As of Monday afternoon the team had not announced an official diagnosis. Head coach Sean McVay was expected to address his status at Monday's press conference.
Fantasy take
Davante Adams had played 95% of Rams offensive snaps in the three weeks before Sunday, up from 54% in Week 1, and had been the team's most frequent red-zone target this season. That workload is now on hold. The Rams have not released an official diagnosis, and Sean McVay is expected to speak to it Monday — until then there's no word on what the injury is or how long it might keep him out. Puka Nacua remains the top receiver option in LA's offense regardless of what happens with Adams.
Colts fire GM Chris Ballard; coach Shane Steichen says Daniel Jones keeps the job
Indianapolis fired GM Chris Ballard on Monday, a day after a 26-20 home loss to the previously winless Titans. Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon said the move was necessary for the team to compete for a championship. Steichen, who was also under pressure, kept his job and said Jones — 22-of-42 for 269 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs on Sunday — remains the starter.
Fantasy take
Steichen's statement is the one thing here with a number attached to it: Jones keeps his job despite 2 interceptions Sunday and a GM getting fired the next day. His 2026 role was never actually in question — the front-office turmoil landed on Ballard, not him, and Steichen said so directly. The INTs push his season total to a level worth tracking, but they didn't move his snap share or his standing with the staff.
Josh Jacobs cleared to return for Packers in Week 7
The NFL removed Jacobs from the commissioner exempt list on Monday, clearing him to return to practice and making him eligible to play Week 7 at Detroit on Oct. 25. Jacobs had been on the list since Aug. 30 following a May domestic-abuse arrest; he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and property-damage charges in September and was fined $1,000 plus court fees. The league says its investigation remains open and unaffected by the roster move.
Fantasy take
Josh Jacobs is eligible to return for Week 7 but hasn't practiced yet. The Packers spent five weeks auditioning the room behind him — MarShawn Lloyd started slow (27% snaps Week 2, a lost fumble) before climbing to 55% snap share and 5 catches in Week 4, then scoring his first two career touchdowns on short-yardage work in Week 5 against Chicago. Chris Brooks has held the early-down/pass-pro complement role alongside him. None of that usage is guaranteed to hold once Jacobs is cleared to practice; Green Bay still hasn't put him on the field, only off the exempt list.
Trade deadline chatter: Giants linked to Jeudy, Mack's market heats up
The Giants have emerged as a specific suitor for Browns WR Jerry Jeudy, per Jordan Schultz; Cleveland wants a third- or fourth-round pick. Jeudy has 8 catches for 81 yards and no touchdowns through 5 games this season. ESPN's Adam Schefter listed Chargers edge rusher Khalil Mack among his "names to watch" ahead of the Nov. 10 deadline, saying the 0-6 Chargers "need to turn it around to keep him."
Fantasy take
Jeudy's role has been shrinking independent of trade talk — he played 37% of snaps in Week 4, down from 59% in Week 2, as Denzel Boston and KC Concepcion have taken over the top two spots in Cleveland's rotation. A third- or fourth-round return confirms the Browns see him as a complementary piece to move, not a building block, and the Giants entering as a named suitor makes this the most concrete the Jeudy rumors have gotten — though nothing is agreed and Cleveland's price could still scare teams off before Nov. 10. Mack, an 0-6 team's best trade chip in a non-QB year, now has Schefter putting a specific urgency framing on the Chargers' decision rather than just listing him as a name on the board.
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