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13 reports

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Week

Depth chartWeek 2Active
Browns HC Todd Monken says QB Deshaun Watson will start Sunday at Tampa Bay.
Starter
Deshaun Watson
Opponent
Tampa Bay
1 more fact on the full report
Deshaun WatsonQB, CLE Cleveland Browns 1 more player or team on the full report
@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 14, 2026
Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open
Depth chartWeek 1Active
Cooper Rush will start at quarterback for Atlanta against Pittsburgh with Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. inactive; Jack Strand is backup and Olamide Zaccheaus is emergency QB.
Starting QB
Cooper Rush
Backup QB
Jack Strand
3 more facts on the full report
Jack StrandQB, ATL
Depth chartWeek 1Active
Falcons will start Cooper Rush at QB in season opener vs. Steelers, ending weeks of debate between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr.
Starting QB
Cooper Rush
Opponent
Steelers
1 more fact on the full report
Michael PenixQB, ATL
Depth chartWeek 1Out
With Tua Tagovailoa sidelined by oblique injury, Cooper Rush will start for the Falcons at Pittsburgh in Sunday's opener.
Injury
oblique injury
Status
ruled out
2 more facts on the full report
Tua TagovailoaQB, ATL Cooper Rush
InjuryWeek 1
With Tua Tagovailoa hurting, Cooper Rush took all the reps with the 1s.
Player
Tua Tagovailoa
Status
hurting
1 more fact on the full report
Tua TagovailoaQB, ATL Cooper RushQB, ATL
Depth chartWeek 1
Drew Lock coming in for injured Sam Darnold.
Change
Drew Lock coming in for injured Sam Darnold
Sam DarnoldQB, SEA Drew LockQB, SEA
@AdamSchefter on X,
InjuryWeek 1Active
Patrick Mahomes set to start Monday night vs. Broncos, nine months after tearing his ACL and LCL.
Injury
ACL and LCL tear
Timeline
Nine months removed
1 more fact on the full report
Patrick MahomesQB, KC Denver Broncos
Depth chart
Tua Tagovailoa named Falcons starting quarterback for regular-season opener vs. Steelers.
Player
Tua Tagovailoa
Team
Falcons
3 more facts on the full report
Tua TagovailoaQB, ATL Atlanta Falcons 1 more
Depth chartActive
Raiders officially named Kirk Cousins their starting QB for Week 1 vs. Miami.
Status
Official starting QB
Team
Raiders
2 more facts on the full report
Kirk CousinsQB, LV Las Vegas Raiders
Depth chartActiveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Cleveland Browns name Deshaun Watson as starting QB, not Shedeur Sanders.
Starting QB
Deshaun Watson
Team
Cleveland Browns
1 more fact on the full report
Deshaun Watson
Depth chartActiveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Deshaun Watson has been named Cleveland's starting quarterback for week 1 at Jacksonville.
Position
starting quarterback
Team
Cleveland
2 more facts on the full report
Deshaun Watson
Depth chartUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Raiders HC Kubiak has not named a starting QB for the regular season despite benching Kirk Cousins and starting rookie Fernando Mendoza in a 22-20 preseason win over the Texans.
Player Benched
Kirk Cousins
Player Started
Fernando Mendoza
3 more facts on the full report
Kirk Cousins
TransactionActive
Kyler Murray named starting QB for the Vikings after signing a minimum deal this offseason while still getting paid by Arizona.
Signed
minimum deal with the Vikings
Still Paid By
Arizona
2 more facts on the full report
Kyler MurrayQB, MIN Arizona Cardinals 1 more

Players in the news

Carson WentzQB, MIN
Kyler MurrayQB, MIN
Brock BowersTE, LV
Michael PenixQB, ATL
Cooper RushQB, ATL

Teams in the news

Chicago BearsCHI
Minnesota VikingsMIN
Las Vegas RaidersLV
Atlanta FalconsATL
Carolina PanthersCAR

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Cooper RushQB, ATL

5 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 13, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open

Cooper RushQB, ATL

3 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 11, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open

QB, ATL

2 more players or teams on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 11, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 10, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open

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Sep 9, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 8, 2026

Covered in the Brief: Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open

player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 7, 2026

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 2, 2026

QB, CLE

Shedeur SandersQB, CLE

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 24, 2026

QB, CLE

Cleveland Browns

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 24, 2026

QB, LV

Fernando MendozaQB, LV

1 more player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 21, 2026

player or team on the full report

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 11, 2026