11:43 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders placed defensive end Chase Young on the reserve/physically unable to perform list Tuesday, leaving him unavailable for the first four games of the season. Young opened camp on the active/PUP list after tearing his right ACL and MCL in a Nov. 14 game vs. the Tampa

12:41 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — Lions rookie receiver Jameson Williams won’t be available for at least the first four weeks of the 2022 season. The team announced it has placed Williams on the reserve/non-football injury list as it trims down to the 80-player limit by the Tuesday deadline. Players on the reserve/NFI list

12:44 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The surprise wasn’t that Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur ultimately decided not to play Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the key starters in Thursday’s preseason finale at Kansas City; it was that he was actually considering it. Rodgers has not played in a preseason game since

10:54 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins placed cornerback Mackensie Alexander on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his season one week after he signed with the team. Alexander was injured in Miami’s preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday, but Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel indicated he didn’t believe there was reason for

2:52 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs tight end Blake Bell had surgery to repair what coach Andy Reid has termed an “unusual” hip flexor injury, leaving them without their primary backup to Travis Kelce for at least the start of the regular season. Bell hurt the hip on a touchdown catch

8:27 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals star safety Jessie Bates III returned to the team facility Tuesday after missing training camp and signed his franchise tender, the team announced. Bates was unable to reach a long-term extension this offseason with the Bengals, who placed the $12.911 million franchise tag on the fifth-year safety in March. Bates,

11:30 AM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN Jamey Rootes, who was the Houston Texans‘ first team president, has died at the age of 56. His wife, Melissa, confirmed the news on Facebook, saying he died “after a battle with mental health issues.” Rootes was hired by late Texans owner Bob McNair in 2002, the franchise’s first season,

9:09 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders will retire quarterback Sonny Jurgensen’s No. 9, making him the fourth player in franchise history to earn that honor. Jurgensen, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983, also served as an analyst on the team’s radio broadcast from 1981 to 2019 and was

7:00 AM ET Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings We’re closing in on the start of the 2022 NFL regular season, which means it’s time for one last

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN In a little more than two weeks, the NFL regular season returns. Training camps are winding down, the final cut-down day is approaching (Aug. 30) and the last of preseason games will be played this weekend. What better time than now to present our 2022 NFL preseason Power Rankings to