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Injury
George Kittle visited orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles. His Achilles recovery is ahead of schedule.
Player
George Kittle
Team
49ers
4 more facts on the full report
George KittleTE, SF San Francisco 49ers
@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 20, 2026
PerformanceActiveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Raiders No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza expected to play first half vs. Texans, Aidan O'Connell to replace him second half.
Player
Fernando Mendoza
Team
Raiders
3 more facts on the full report
Fernando Mendoza
InjuryQuestionable
Lions TE Sam LaPorta suffered a hip injury during practice and has missed multiple practices this week, leaving his status for Detroit's regular-season opener unclear.
Injury
hip injury
Event
suffered during recent practice
1 more fact on the full report
Sam LaPortaTE, DET Detroit Lions
InjuryOut
Ravens C Danny Pinter suffered a torn patella tendon in yesterday's joint practice with the Vikings.
Injury
torn patella tendon
Incident
joint practice with the Vikings
1 more fact on the full report
Danny PinterOL, BAL Baltimore Ravens 1 more
TransactionSigned
Taylor Rapp signed with the Denver Broncos.
Signed with
Denver Broncos
Taylor RappDB, DEN Buffalo Bills 1 more player or team on the full report
@AdamSchefter on X,

Players in the news

Ezekiel ElliottRB
Javonte WilliamsRB, DAL
Taylor MotonOL, CAR
Grant CalcaterraTE, PHI
Landon DickersonOL, PHI

Teams in the news

Dallas CowboysDAL
Philadelphia EaglesPHI
Carolina PanthersCAR
Las Vegas RaidersLV
Baltimore RavensBAL

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Las Vegas Raiders

@AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 20, 2026

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