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InjuryWeek 7Out
Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed out with knee injury; RB Velus Jones Jr. out with hamstring injury.
Shaheed Injury
knee injury
Shaheed Status
will not return tonight
Jones Jr. Injury
hamstring injury
Jones Jr. Status
out
Rashid ShaheedWR, SEA Velus Jones Jr.RB, SEA Seattle Seahawks
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 25, 2026, 10:35 PM EDT
Permalink: Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed out with knee injury; RB Velus Jones Jr. out with hamstring injury.
PerformanceWeek 7Active
Kendal Daniels had the game-sealing interception to help the Falcons beat the 49ers one week after he was immobilized by medical personnel and rushed to Grady Hospital.
Player
Kendal Daniels
Team
Falcons
Opponent
49ers
Play
game-sealing interception
Recent Event
immobilized by medical personnel and rushed to Grady Hospital one week prior
Kendal Daniels
InjuryWeek 7Out
Panthers right tackle Taylor Moton suffered a fractured fibula in Sunday's 43-13 loss to the Buccaneers and will be out indefinitely.
Player
Taylor Moton
Team
Panthers
Position
right tackle
Injury
fractured fibula
Game
43-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday
Context
in his second game back after returning from offseason blood clot treatment
Taylor Moton
InjuryWeek 7Out
Texas left tackle Trevor Goosby will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury against Ole Miss.
Injury
knee injury
Opponent
Ole Miss
Date
Saturday
Draft Status
No. 8 pick in ESPN mock draft
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 25, 2026, 4:37 PM EDT
PerformanceWeek 7ActiveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
JJ McCarthy gets a win in his first start as the Giants QB.
Player
JJ McCarthy
Team
Giants
Event
first start
Outcome
win
New York Giants
Depth chartWeek 7Active
Puka Nacua officially is active for Rams vs. Raiders.
Player
Puka Nacua
Team
Rams
Status
active
Opponent
Raiders
Puka NacuaWR, LAR Los Angeles Rams
PerformanceWeek 7Active
Christian McCaffrey has returned to the locker room.
Player
Christian McCaffrey
Status
returned to the locker room
Christian McCaffreyRB, SF
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab),
PerformanceWeek 7
Broncos CB Pat Surtain is inactive.
Player
Pat Surtain
Team
Broncos
Position
CB
Status
inactive
Pat Surtain IIDB, DEN Denver Broncos
PerformanceWeek 7
Kenneth Walker III has rushed for more yards and touchdowns in one less game than all Seahawks RBs combined; Jaxon Smith-Njigba has more receiving yards and touchdowns than all Chiefs WRs combined.
Subject
Kenneth Walker III with Kansas City Chiefs
Comparison
More rushing yards and touchdowns than all Seahawks RBs combined in one less
Also
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has more receiving yards and touchdowns than all Chiefs WRs
Kenneth Walker IIIRB, KC Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Depth chartWeek 7Update: read the earlier report this one follows
Actives today include Tank Dell, Jordan Mason, Dylan Sampson, Baker Mayfield. Inactives include Breece Hall, Calvin Ridley.
Active
Tank Dell (Texans WR), Jordan Mason (Vikings RB), Dylan Sampson (Browns RB)
Inactive
Breece Hall (Jets RB), Calvin Ridley (Titans WR)
Tank DellWR, HOU
InjuryWeek 7QuestionableUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Rams optimistic WR Puka Nacua will play vs Raiders despite calf injury; Nacua was feeling better Saturday.
Injury
calf injury
Status
questionable for Sunday's game
Opponent
vs. the Raiders
Update
feeling better Saturday
Puka Nacua
InjuryWeek 7Out
Jets RB Breece Hall unlikely to play today after missing three games with quad strain.
Player
Breece Hall
Team
Jets
Injury
quad strain
Games Missed
three games
Status
hasn't been a full participant yet
Breece HallRB, NYJ
TransactionWeek 7
49ers could make run at Colts DT DeForest Buckner, per sources.
Player
DeForest Buckner
Current Team
Colts
Potential Trading
49ers
Prior History
Played for 49ers from 2016 through 2019
DeForest BucknerDL, IND Indianapolis Colts San Francisco 49ers
Depth chartWeek 7Active
J.J. McCarthy will become the Giants' 12th different starting QB since Eli Manning retired after the 2019 season, starting on Sunday.
Status
will become the Giants' 12th different starting QB
Context
since Eli Manning retired after the 2019 season
J.J. McCarthyQB, NYG New York Giants
InjuryWeek 7Injured reserveUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Chiefs LT Josh Simmons headed to IR after team meeting altercation with Andy Reid.
Player
Josh Simmons
Team
Chiefs
Position
LT
Incident
told to leave a team meeting by Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes after trading
Response

LB, ATL

OL, CAR

Oct 25, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT

Permalink

Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 25, 2026, 2:35 PM EDT

WR, SEA

WR, LAR

Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 25, 2026, 7:07 AM EDT

Permalink

frustrated Simmons later apologized

Status

heads to IR to try to get healthy

Josh SimmonsOL, KC Kansas City Chiefs

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