Mike Tomlin might stop short of embracing his critics, but the Pittsburgh Steelers' coach has said the unsolicited assessments of his performance come with the territory in his profession.

• New Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has other ideas about slinging arrows at Tomlin.

  "Mike T is the man. Any hate, disrespect and the ilk is complete and utter bullshit," Rodgers said Wednesday in a live interview at training camp with the visiting "Pat McAfee Show."

  "Mike T is the man. From Day 1 that we talked on the phone in the offseason, I was never talking to a head coach. I was talking to a friend. I respected the hell out of that. The way that he leads the room, the way that he talks in the team meeting, the way he is in practice. The surprise has been, just, what a great dude he is. What a great leader he is, on top of what I already expected, which was already high based on what I thought from afar, but being able to see it in person is incredible."

  Rodgers took his time coming to terms with the Steelers after two painful seasons with the Jets. He tore his Achilles on the opening series of his tenure with the team in 2023 and the redemption tour never left the runway in 2024 after a slow start that led to New York firing head coach Robert Saleh.

  Rodgers was released by the Jets, who signed former Steelers quarterback Justin Fields to start this season.

  Tomlin told McAfee on Wednesday there was no hesitation in signing Rodgers after their initial conversation proved they were in alignment on their goals and mission.

  "He's here and here in a mindset that's aligned with us. He's here and here to win a world championship for this group," Tomlin said.

  Rodgers won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in 2010, beating Tomlin and the Steelers for his only Lombardi Trophy.

  --Field Level Media

Tua Tagovailoa tossed touchdown passes of 30 and 60 yards on Tuesday but the training camp performance of a position group peer is grabbing the quarterback's attention.

• Rookie Quinn Ewers, the 231st overall pick in the 2025 draft and a three-year starter at Texas, is putting on a show of his own in a competition with former top-5 pick Zach Wilson.

  "Quinn Ewers is doing great," Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said. "He has a personality that players gravitate to."

  The competition is likely to play out in preseason games in August. Tagovailoa said he's not above playing in the exhibitions, but given his injury history, the Dolphins have little to gain exposing him to meaningless hits before September.

  Placing Ewers and Wilson, who was drafted by the Jets and spent last season with the Denver Broncos, in game-like situations will probably take precedent for Miami. Because Tagovailoa missed six games last season and the Dolphins were entirely dormant offensively without him, there's added focus on finding a productive passer behind him. In five NFL seasons, Tagovailoa has played in 64 total games.

  "I think Quinn Ewers has been balling," Tagovailoa said.

  In one red-zone drill on Monday, Tagovailoa was one of the most vocal cheerleaders as Ewers threw three touchdown passes and set social media ablaze with his accuracy.

  "I think, realistically, Quinn's development is all him," McDaniel said. "But it's as much as coaching and from the quarterback coaches and Zach and Tua as well. They're creating a good environment that he has to keep up with because the other two are rolling."

  Ewers threw for 9,128 yards and 68 touchdowns at Texas.

  --Field Level Media

Cincinnati Bengals star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson formally reported to training camp on Wednesday and said nothing has changed per his contract status.

• Hendrickson has been seeking a new deal all offseason and isn't going to practice with the team until the situation is resolved.

  Hendrickson said nothing has changed regarding his contract. He is slated to make $15.8 million in base salary in 2025.

  "There are plans on not having to play on the current deal," Hendrickson said after Wednesday's practice. "That's something we have a common goal to get to. That's the plan moving forward. No distractions. I am excited to be here."

  Hendrickson said the main reason he reported was so he wouldn't be a distraction.

  "I want to help the guys, the guys that have helped me along the way," Hendrickson said. "(Teammates) Demario Davis, Cam Jordan, even Sam Hubbard helped me a lot when I was here. To be that, right now, I think that's what's most important. This (contract) narrative will kinda iron itself out as we continue to progress towards the season."

  Cincinnati star quarterback Joe Burrow was happy to see Hendrickson on the premises.

  "Whenever you can have a guy like that in the building, who's not (playing), it's good to see his face, it's good to have his presence," Burrow told reporters. "He's going to be a big, big part of this team this year. Just to have him around made a big difference in the energy around here."

  The four-time Pro Bowl defensive end has been seeking a big contract extension.

  Hendrickson, 30, led the NFL in sacks last season with 17.5. He has 35 over the past two seasons and 57 in four seasons with the Bengals.

  The two sides have been in a stalemate all offseason. In mid-May, Hendrickson told reporters he wouldn't play this season unless he received a bump in pay.

  Hendrickson apparently craves an increase in pay that will place him in the higher echelon of defensive players. Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt just landed the highest annual average salary ($41 million) in history for a defensive player.

  Over the offseason, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett ($40 million AAV) and Los Angeles Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby ($35.5 million) also landed huge deals.

  "This is the guy that has the most sacks over the last two years," Burrow said of Hendrickson. "Production is value in this league. I know you can think you're such a good player, but to not have any production doesn't really matter. So when you have a guy like that, you want to reward him."

  Hendrickson has been a Pro Bowl selection in all four of his seasons with Cincinnati. He played his first four seasons with the New Orleans Saints, serving as a backup for the first three campaigns.

  Hendrickson has 77 sacks, 220 tackles and 14 forced fumbles in 110 games (81 starts).

  --Field Level Media

ESPN parted ways with Pro Football Hall of Fame member and media personality Shannon Sharpe, according to multiple reports Wednesday.

• Sharpe was last with the network in April when a former girlfriend accused Sharpe of sexual assault and filed a $50 million lawsuit.

  The ESPN move comes after the woman's attorney, Tony Buzbee, announced an out-of-court settlement on July 18 without divulging any financial figures while acknowledging a "long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship" between his client and Sharpe, 57.

  Sharpe began appearing on ESPN's "First Take" in September 2023. He signed a multi-year contract extension with the company last summer. When he stepped away in April, he called the move temporary and made it clear he intended to return to a role in national sports media.

  A different allegation about Sharpe emerged in April. Front Office Sports reported he was accused of choking a female production assistant while working for Fox as the co-host of FS1's "Undisputed."

  Per the report, Sharpe was not sued in the case, and he and Fox settled with the woman for several hundred thousand dollars. Sharpe's camp denied that the choking incident happened.

  Sharpe played 14 NFL seasons with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens, winning three Super Bowl titles.

  --Field Level Media

Bills rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston dodged an injury scare but is expected to miss time with a sprained knee ligament.

• Hairston, the 30th overall pick in the 2025 draft, did not finish Tuesday's practice after being taken to the locker room with a knee injury. According to multiple reports, tests taken Tuesday revealed Hairston avoided a major injury and his ACL was found to be fully intact.

  Hairston is competing for a significant role in the Buffalo secondary. He was the fastest player at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in the 40-yard dash (4.28 seconds) and general manager Brandon Beane said on draft night the Bills coveted Hairston because he gives the secondary "something we don't have."

  NFL Network reported Hairston's injury is a sprained lateral collateral ligament. Typical recovery time for a Grade 1 (mild) LCL sprain is 1 to 3 weeks.

  --Field Level Media

Cleveland Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. will undergo surgery to repair a torn left Achilles and miss the 2025 season.

• Head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed the news Wednesday. Emerson suffered the non-contact injury in practice during a 7-on-7 drill on Tuesday and was carted off the field.

  "Disappointed, obviously, injuries are the worst part about our game. But he will bounce back. I know what he is made of, and he's got our support and his teammate's support," Stefanski said, according to the team's website. "MJ is a big part of this football team, whether he is out on the field or not, he is a big part of this football team."

  Emerson, 24, recorded 80 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 17 games (15 starts) last season.

  He has totaled 202 tackles and four interceptions in 50 career games (33 starts) since being selected by Cleveland in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He is entering the final season of his four-year rookie deal.

  Stefanski said he has spoken with Emerson.

  "He's hurting," Stefanski said. "These guys put so much into this game -- physically, mentally, emotionally -- and I don't want to see any of our players ever in that position. It's tough to see. Having said that, I know what this kid is made of. Yesterday was a lot, and he's sore today and it's going to be tough."

  --Field Level Media

Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2030 draft.

• Schneider, 54. enters his second season with head coach Mike Macdonald and would hit the 20-year mark as the primary personnel boss in Seattle if he completes the new contract.

  "The extension of general manager John Schneider's contract is a testament to his 15-plus years of football leadership and success," team owner Jody Allen said in a statement Wednesday. "I am confident that John will continue to deliver real results and a continued strong partnership with head coach Mike Macdonald that is already contributing to our winning culture on and off the field."

  Hired in 2010 out of the Green Bay Packers organization, where he was a protege of Ron Wolf and Ted Thompson, Schneider is attempting to rebuild the Seahawks into a perennial contender. The team has 10 playoff appearances and played in two Super Bowls -- one win, one loss -- during Schneider's tenure. Only one of those four postseason appearances has come in the past four seasons, however.

  Among current NFL general managers, only Mickey Loomis (New Orleans Saints GM since 2002) and Mike Brown (Cincinnati Bengals president and GM since 1991) have a longer active tenure. The list doesn't include Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who still calls the shots for the organization he purchased in 1989.

  Schneider was hired in January 2010, 10 days before the Eagles promoted 34-year-old Howie Roseman to the same role, and teamed with Pete Carroll to build a dynastic roster centered around value draft picks and other shrewd moves.

  The Seahawks drafted quarterback Russell Wilson in the third round (2012), acquired running back Marshawn Lynch via trade (2010), signed defensive end Michael Bennett as a free agent (2013) and scored on a series of defensive prospects in the draft, including cornerback Richard Sherman (154th overall in 2011), safety Kam Chancellor (133rd overall, 2010) and linebacker Bobby Wagner (47th overall, 2012).

  When Carroll was fired and replaced by Macdonald in 2023, Schneider added the title of president of football operations.

  In his second year with Macdonald, formerly defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, Schneider overturned much of the roster. Seattle signed Sam Darnold, traded incumbent starting quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders, dealt wideout DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers and rolled the dice with two injury-prone veterans: former Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp and longtime Cowboys pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence.

  --Field Level Media

Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy is in concussion protocol and injuries are piling up at the position for Kansas City.

• Worthy banged his head on the ground in Tuesday's training camp practice. He was competing for a deep pass and landed hard on the turf.

  In addition to Worthy, the Chiefs were on the field Wednesday without Skyy Moore (hamstring) and Hollywood Brown (ankle) due to injuries.

  Kansas City signed Kwamie Lassiter II to bolster the depth chart. Lassiter most recently played in the UFL with the Memphis Showboats. Undrafted out of Kansas, Lassiter II spent time with the Bengals during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. His dad played safety in the NFL and had 25 career interceptions in 129 total games with the Arizona Cardinals (1995-2002), Chargers (2003) and Rams (2004).

  Worthy will have to clear the protocol before returning to training camp. The Chiefs open the preseason at Arizona on Aug. 9 and kick off the regular season against the visiting Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 5.

  Worthy, 22, had 59 catches for 638 yards and six touchdowns and also rushed for three TDs in 17 games (13 starts) last season after being selected with the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

  The rookie added three touchdown receptions in the playoffs, including two in the second half of the Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

  --Field Level Media

The Cincinnati Bengals released veteran running back Zack Moss on Wednesday.

• Moss, 27, agreed to a reworked contract for one year and $1.7 million in April with only $375,000 guaranteed.

  He ran for 242 yards and two touchdowns in eight games (six starts) for the Bengals in 2024 before sustaining a season-ending neck injury in Week 8. He also caught 23 passes for 187 yards and one score.

  Chase Brown seized the No. 1 running back role for Cincinnati last season, racking up 1,350 yards from scrimmage with 11 touchdowns in 16 games (10 starts).

  A third-round pick by Buffalo in 2020, Moss has rushed for 2,318 yards and 16 touchdowns and caught 98 passes for 710 yards and five TDs in 61 career games (17 starts) with the Bills (2020-22), Indianapolis Colts (2022-23) and Bengals.

  Cincinnati also announced that center Seth McLaughlin has passed a physical and been cleared to practice. The 23-year-old undrafted rookie from Ohio State had been on the active/non-football injury list since July 19.

  --Field Level Media

Kader Kohou is out for the season with a knee injury, leaving the Miami Dolphins to fill yet another hole in the secondary.

• Kohou is their primary nickel cornerback and head coach Mike McDaniel said he was playing the best football of his career before he went down with the injury over the weekend.

  "I saw him ascend to a different level (in the offseason)," McDaniel said Wednesday. "The timing of it. ... I was crushed until I talked to Kader, and honestly Kader made me feel a little bit better, simply by his mindset.

  "You don't know the whys all the time when things happen, and I get concerned for guys who get stuck in that world of a fixation for 'opportunities lost.' Kader's mindset triggered like that, to where he said, 'This is tough but I guarantee I'm going to come back better.' That is the way to approach both the game of football and life."

  Miami traded cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this summer and acquired safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in return. Fitzpatrick is capable of filling a hybrid safety-cornerback role if the Dolphins decide to take that route with their thinned personnel at the defensive back spots.

  Kohou was the only returning starter in the secondary from last season. When he was hurt Saturday, the Dolphins signed veteran defensive back Mike Hilton.

  Already in the first week of training camp, cornerback Artie Burns suffered a torn ACL and safety Ashtyn Davis left practice on crutches and his left foot was in a walking boot on Tuesday.

  --Field Level Media

Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely could be ready for Week 1 if he recovers as expected from a small fracture in his foot, according to reports.

• Likely was injured in a non-contact play during position drills on Tuesday while going one-on-one against safety Sanoussi Kane. He was taken off the field on a cart.

  The 25-year-old is expected to miss "a few weeks," coach John Harbaugh said.

  Tests on Likely's foot and ankle were done Tuesday and Harbaugh said the team would wait until Wednesday for full results to know "exactly what needs to be done. But it'll be a few weeks. It's good that it's this early in camp."

  Likely is in the final year of his rookie contract and No. 1 tight end Mark Andrews, who also signed a contract in 2021, would also be a free agent at the end of the 2025 season if his deal isn't extended by the Ravens.

  Likely played in 16 regular-season games (nine starts) last season and caught 42 of 58 targets for 477 yards and six touchdowns. He also had seven receptions on nine targets for 126 yards and one TD in two playoff games.

  He has 108 career receptions for 1,261 yards and 14 TDs in 49 regular-season games (19 starts), and another 11 catches for 176 yards and two scores in five postseason games (one start).

  The Ravens selected Likely in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Coastal Carolina.

  --Field Level Media

Cincinnati Bengals star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson plans to end his holdout and report to training camp on Wednesday, ESPN and NFL Network reported Tuesday.

• The four-time Pro Bowl defensive end has been seeking a big contract extension. He is slated to make $15.8 million in base salary in 2025.

  Hendrickson, 30, led the NFL in sacks last season with 17.5. He has 35 over the past two seasons and 57 in four seasons with the Bengals.

  The two sides have been in a stalemate all offseason. In mid-May, Hendrickson told reporters he wouldn't play this season unless he received a bump in pay.

  Hendrickson apparently craves an increase in pay that will place him in the higher echelon of defensive players. Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt just landed the highest annual average salary ($41 million) in history for a defensive player.

  Over the offseason, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett ($40 million AAV) and Los Angeles Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby ($35.5 million) also landed huge deals.

  Hendrickson has been a Pro Bowl selection in all four of his seasons with Cincinnati. He played his first four seasons with the New Orleans Saints, serving as a backup for the first three campaigns.

  Hendrickson has 77 sacks, 220 tackles and 14 forced fumbles in 110 games (81 starts).

  --Field Level Media

Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said his seven-year-old son, Wesley, is in remission after fighting acute promyelocytic leukemia.

• Hines-Allen missed Week 18 of the 2024 season following the initial diagnosis but is back at work as Jacksonville ramps up for the 2025 regular season.

  Hines-Allen said on Sunday that Wesley is in "full remission."

  "We've got one more phase right now, and then after that, at the end of August, we should be done with all the treatment. But he's doing well. Back in school," Hines-Allen said. "Living a seven-year-old life, which is fun, and getting in trouble."

  Now just 2.5 sacks shy of the franchise record for career sacks, Allen, 28, has a few numbers in mind this season. Up first is clearing Tony Brackens' team mark (55 career sacks) to claim the top spot in the Jaguars' record books. Allen said the next figure, 23, is also a target. It represents the NFL single-season record for QB sacks.

  "My goal is to break the record and not really focus on it," Hines-Allen said. "I just know that if I handle what I need to handle, stay healthy, know what I'm doing, communicate, anticipate what's happening, then everything's going to play off the way it's supposed to."

  Another coaching change, a normal if not accepted part of the offseason since Allen was drafted seventh overall in 2019, helped get him focused because of the amount of unexpected support from unfamiliar bosses.

  "They text me dang near every day, especially during the offseason: 'How's Wesley?''' Hines-Allen said. "Not even 'Josh, how are you doing? How's your mental?' It's 'How's Wesley?' They message family first at all times and they really truly mean it. The last staff, they did as well. When I told (former Jaguars coach) Doug (Pederson), they said, 'You're OK. Take your time.' Even coming in here, for them (the new staff) to embrace me as ... 'How's Wesley? How's your family? How's your wife? How's your family doing?' Then it's, 'How's training?

  "They really truly care, not just asking to ask, just asking to really see how I'm really feeling."

  Hines-Allen and his wife started Four One For All, a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness and resources for childhood cancer.

  --Field Level Media

Cleveland Browns starting cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. sustained a left Achilles tendon injury during Tuesday's practice, the team announced.

• An MRI will be performed to confirm the severity of the non-contact injury, which Emerson sustained while covering Diontae Johnson during a 7-on-7 drill. Emerson covered his head with a towel as he was being carted off the field.

  Emerson, 24, recorded 80 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 17 games (15 starts) last season.

  He has totaled 202 tackles and four interceptions in 50 career games (33 starts) since being selected by Cleveland in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Miami Dolphins safety Ashtyn Davis sustained a lower leg injury during team drills on Tuesday and later left the team facilities wearing a walking boot on his left leg and using crutches, according to multiple reports.

• The injury appeared to be non-contact, per reports. Davis, 28, has worked as the first-team strong safety at training camp, with fellow newcomer Minkah Fitzpatrick at free safety.

  The Dolphins signed Davis as a free agent in March after he spent his first five seasons with the New York Jets. Davis played in 15 games last season (one start) and made 35 tackles, five tackles for loss and two interceptions.

  His career totals are 175 tackles, nine tackles for loss, eight interceptions and 15 passes defensed in 69 games (22 starts).

  The Jets selected Davis in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of California.

  The Dolphins already are without safety Ifeatu Melifonwu (undisclosed), a former Detroit Lions starter who signed with Miami in March but started camp on the active/non-football injury list.

  Dante Trader Jr., a fifth-round pick this year, has not practiced since late last week due to an undisclosed injury.

  --Field Level Media

Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely injured his ankle near the end of practice on Tuesday and will be out "a few weeks," coach John Harbaugh said.

• "We'll know more tomorrow. It's going to be a few weeks, though," Harbaugh said. "(Likely) rolled his ankle, foot area. We'll get an MRI tomorrow and see exactly what needs to be done. But it'll be a few weeks. It's good that it's this early in camp."

  Likely, 25, played in 16 regular-season games (nine starts) last season and caught 42 of 58 targets for 477 yards and six touchdowns. He also had seven receptions on nine targets for 126 yards and one TD in two playoff games last season.

  He has 108 career receptions for 1,261 yards and 14 touchdowns in 49 regular-season games (19 starts), and another 11 catches for 176 yards and two scores in five postseason games (one start).

  The Ravens selected Likely in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Coastal Carolina.

  --Field Level Media

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Trey Lance will start the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game against the Detroit Lions on Thursday in Canton, Ohio.

• Lance, 25, is expected to play into the third quarter before giving way to DJ Uiagalelei. Traditional starter Justin Herbert is in line to sit out the contest, while veteran backup Taylor Heinicke will serve as the emergency quarterback.

  "He's had a heck of a camp," Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said on Tuesday of Lance, the No. third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

  "... I just want to get Trey Lance game experience. With his career and then in college, he doesn't have as much as most guys."

  Acquired by the Chargers in April, Lance played in four games last season with the Dallas Cowboys and made one start -- completing 20 of 34 passes for 244 yards in a 23-19 home loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 18.

  While Harbaugh announced his decision on Lance, he also noted that wide receivers Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston will not play in the game.

  --Field Level Media

Raiders coach Pete Carroll refused to comment on the reported human relations complaint that led to the team releasing $100 million defensive tackle Christian Wilkins.

• Carroll said Tuesday he had nothing to add on the matter beyond his July 25 comment that the Raiders saw "no clear path to his return."

  "Really I don't. I have no comment to make," Carroll said. "We made a decision on what we're doing and we're moving with it. We'll see how that all unveils itself over time."

  Wilkins signed with the Raiders in March 2024 but was released earlier this week. ESPN reported Wilkins attempted to kiss a teammate on top of the head in the locker room and the action was not appreciated. The Raiders have not confirmed the report nor the effort to void the final $35.2 million in guarantees remaining on the deal.

  The team claimed it discussed a second surgical procedure with Wilkins, NFL Network reported, and he didn't fully comply.

  Wilkins filed a grievance with the NFL Players Association in an attempt to recoup the guaranteed money, according to multiple reports.

  Wilkins hasn't played in a game since October, when he was placed on season-ending injured reserve. He signed a four-year, $110 million contract as an unrestricted free agent and at his energetic introductory press conference, described himself as a character and "sick, twisted individual up here."

  With no clarification from Raiders' decision-makers, teammates have been left to try to tiptoe around what has become an increasingly murky situation.

  "We pretty much kind of moved on from the situation. I really don't want to comment further on it," defensive tackle Adam Butler said.

  "But I will say, whatever you're going through as a person -- athlete, non-athlete -- whatever your struggle is, you got something going on in life, just talk to somebody. Get some therapy. Whatever your deal is, is your deal. Somebody out there in this world full of millions of people is willing to listen. Willing to listen, hear you out, and work through whatever you need to work through. But don't make any hasty decisions. Get help."

  --Field Level Media

Detroit Lions starting cornerback Terrion Arnold left Tuesday's practice and is being evaluated for a hamstring injury, the team announced.

• Arnold, 22, limped off the field and worked with a trainer on the sidelines, according to reports.

  Detroit selected Arnold with the 24th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Alabama.

  He started 15 of 16 regular-season games as a rookie, made 60 tackles and defended 10 passes. He also started the Lions' lone playoff game and made six tackles.

  Head coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday that safety Kerby Joseph is dealing with "knee irritation" which has kept him out of the last few practices in Allen Park, Mich. Campbell expects Joseph to return to practice after the Lions play the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.

  Joseph, 24, was selected first-team All-Pro in 2024, when he made 83 tackles, defended 12 passes and made a league-leading nine interceptions -- returning one for a touchdown -- in starting all 17 regular-season games.

  The Lions picked him in the third round of the 2022 draft out of Illinois. He has 247 career tackles with 31 passes defended and 17 interceptions in 49 games (46 starts).

  Also on Tuesday, the Lions signed running back Jacob Saylors and waived tight end Luke Deal with an injury designation.

  --Field Level Media

Kansas City Chiefs wideout Marquise "Hollywood" Brown left Tuesday's practice on a cart with an ankle injury.

• Brown, 28, was limping after appearing to injure his lower right leg on a play in the back of the end zone.

  The former first-round pick played in only two games in his first season with Kansas City in 2024 due to a preseason sternoclavicular injury in his left shoulder. He caught nine passes for 91 yards and no touchdowns after returning in December.

  The Chiefs re-signed Brown in March to a one-year, $7 million deal with $6.5 million guaranteed, per Spotrac.

  Brown has 322 catches for 3,735 yards and 28 touchdowns in 74 career games (66 starts) with the Baltimore Ravens (2019-21), Arizona Cardinals (2022-23) and Chiefs. The Ravens drafted him 25th overall in 2019.

  Fellow wide receivers Xavier Worthy (head) and Skyy Moore (hamstring) also left Tuesday's training camp session early, according to a team reporter.

  --Field Level Media

Cover star Saquon Barkley and Philadelphia Eagles teammate Lane Johnson lead the seven players who received 99 ratings for the "Madden NFL 26" video game, EA Sports announced Tuesday.

• Joining the Super Bowl LIX champion running back and right tackle in the prestigious "99 Club" are reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and fellow quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals and Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings, and defensive end Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns.

  The selections marked a changing of the guard, as none of the seven members received 99 ratings in the "Madden NFL 25" edition.

  Jefferson previously made the cut in 2024, as did Garrett in 2023. Allen (2024) and Jackson (2021) previously were featured on the Madden cover.

  --Field Level Media

The New York Jets are bringing back 40-year-old kicker Nick Folk, the team announced Tuesday.

• Folk has appeared in 242 games over 17 seasons with five teams, including the Jets from 2010 through 2016.

  He led the NFL in field-goal accuracy in each of the past two seasons with the Tennessee Titans: 96.7 percent (29 of 30) in 2023 and 95.5 percent (21 of 22) in 2024 -- the two highest marks of his career.

  With the Jets, Folk made 82.2 percent (175 of 213) of his field goals and 99.0 percent (204 of 206) of his extra-point attempts. He ranks second in franchise history in made field goals and points (729).

  Entering 2025, Folk ranks third among active players and 14th on the all-time list with 403 career field goals. Among active kickers, he trails Justin Tucker (417) and Matt Prater (407).

  Folk made the Pro Bowl as a rookie with the Dallas Cowboys (2007-09) and has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017) and New England Patriots (2019-22).

  The Jets signed former UFL kicker Harrison Mevis and released Anders Carlson in June. They waived undrafted free agent kicker Caden Davis on Tuesday.

  --Field Level Media

The San Francisco 49ers signed former UFL edge rusher Jaylon Allen on Tuesday.

• Allen, 25, originally joined the Denver Broncos as a 2024 undrafted free agent but was later waived with an injury settlement.

  Allen worked out with the 49ers last weekend following a similar tryout with the Arizona Cardinals, per reports.

  He tallied 23 tackles, 21 quarterback pressures and 1.5 sacks in 10 games for the Memphis Showboats in 2025.

  The 6-foot-2, 245-pound defensive end played college football at Memphis from 2019-23, recording 13 sacks, three fumble recoveries and 150 tackles in 60 games.

  The 49ers also placed defensive lineman Tarron Jackson on injured reserve.

  Jackson, 27, was a sixth-round pick by Philadelphia in 2021 and has 18 tackles in 24 games with the Eagles (2021-22) and Carolina Panthers (2024).

  --Field Level Media

An MRI revealed that Dallas Cowboys left tackle Tyler Guyton did not tear his ACL in practice on Monday.

• Guyton, 24, avoided the season-ending injury but will miss four to six weeks with a bone fracture in his right knee.

  He was injured when his leg got rolled up on during a padded practice at training camp in Oxnard, Calif.

  A first-round draft pick (29th overall) by Dallas in 2024, Guyton started 11 of his 15 games as a rookie last season.

  The recovery timeline gives Guyton a chance to be ready for the Sept. 4 season opener at Philadelphia.

  Getting reps in his place will be a group of tackles on the roster, including Hakeem Adeniji, Asim Richards, Matt Waletzko and sixth-round rookie Ajani Cornelius.

  And on Tuesday, the Cowboys said 23-year-old cornerback Caelen Carson hyperextended his knee and will miss four to six weeks of action. He suffered the injury on Monday.

  The Cowboys selected Carson in the fifth round in the 2024 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest.

  He played in six games (five starts) as a rookie before finishing the season on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. He made 27 tackles and defended four passes.

  The Cowboys currently are short-handed at cornerback. Josh Butler and Trevon Diggs are on the physically unable to perform list. Rookie third-round pick Shavon Revel Jr. and Butler both are recovering from surgery from torn ACL injuries in 2024.

  Dallas announced the signing of 28-year-old Christian Matthew, a former seventh-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2022 out of Valdosta State who spent part of last season with the Chicago Bears. He has 20 tackles and three passes defended in 20 career games (three starts).

  --Field Level Media

The Indianapolis Colts announced a contract extension on Tuesday with left tackle Bernhard Raimann.

• Terms were not disclosed, but NFL Network reported it was a four-year, $100 million deal with $60 million guaranteed.

  "Bernhard has worked extremely hard, and this contract extension is a testament to his character, dedication and persistence," general manager Chris Ballard said. "He exemplifies each of our team's four pillars and is a leader in our locker room. I'm excited for him and his family on this well-deserved contract extension."

  Raimann is happy the contract extension was completed and that he can focus on football.

  "It's just been great work with my agent and the Colts organization," he said. "... We've always wanted to be here. It's such a blessing to be here. We're just excited to be with the Colts for four more years."

  Raimann, 27, has started 40 of his 45 games since joining the Colts as a third-round pick (No. 77 overall) in 2022.

  He is one of four tackles with top-10 pass- and run-blocking grades from Pro Football Focus over the past two seasons, along with Jordan Mailata (Philadelphia Eagles), Trent Williams (San Francisco 49ers) and Terron Armstead (Miami Dolphins).

  Raimann's unique football journey includes growing up in Austria and starting his collegiate career as a tight end at Central Michigan.

  With a $25 million average annual value, Raimann's salary is tied for fifth among NFL left tackles with Laremy Tunsil of the Washington Commanders.

  --Field Level Media