REPORT: SAINTS C ERIK MCCOY (BICEPS), RB KENDRE MILLER OUT FOR SEASON
New Orleans Saints center Eric McCoy is believed to have sustained a torn biceps Sunday that will end his season, according to an NFL Network report.
The Saints also lost running back Kendre Miller to a torn ACL in the same game, according to multiple reports Monday.
McCoy walked off the field holding his arm during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 26-14 loss to the Chicago Bears which dropped New Orleans to 1-6. Miller left the game after a 7-yard run in the first quarter and did not return.
In his postgame press conference, Saints head coach Kellen Moore admitted the severity of both McCoy’s and Miller’s injuries “might be a concern for us moving forward.”
McCoy, 28, is reportedly set to have surgery and will go on injured reserve.
This would be the second straight season in which an injury severely limited the playing time of the two-time Pro Bowl selection who has started all 88 games played in his seven-year career.
He sustained a groin injury in Week 3 last season that required surgery and kept him out for the bulk of the season. He ultimately played in seven games last season, after making 74 starts over his first five seasons with the Saints after being a second-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Luke Fortner, who New Orleans acquired from Jacksonville via trade this preseason, replaced McCoy after he left the game.
Miller has also dealt with multiple injuries causing him to miss 20 of the first 34 regular-season games, including a hamstring injury that kept him out of all but six games of the 2024 season.
The 23-year-old had been enjoying his healthiest season of his three-year career with the Saints, who drafted him in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He logged career highs in carries (47) and rushing yards (193) and also scored one touchdown.
Devin Neal is expected to take Miller’s spot for the Saints. He was a sixth-round pick this year after being a college star at Kansas.
REPORT: DOLPHINS TE DARREN WALLER (PECTORAL) WEEK-TO-WEEK
Miami Dolphins tight end Darren Waller is week-to-week after an MRI showed a strained pectoral muscle and not a full tear, NFL Network reported Monday.
Waller, 33, sustained the injury during Sunday’s 31-6 loss at Cleveland and did not catch a pass, ending his streak of three straight games with at least one touchdown.
After coming out of retirement, Waller caught 10 passes for 117 yards and four touchdowns in his first three games for Miami from Weeks 4-6.
A Pro Bowl selection with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, Waller has 360 catches for 4,241 yards and 24 scores in 90 games (64 starts) with the Baltimore Ravens (2015-16), Raiders (2018-22), New York Giants (2023) and Dolphins. He did not play during the 2024 season.
REPORT: CHIEFS DT OMARR NORMAN-LOTT (ACL) OUT FOR SEASON
Kansas City Chiefs rookie defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, NFL Network reported Monday.
The 2025 second-round draft pick sustained the knee injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s 31-0 home victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
After being attended to by medical staff, Norman-Lott was helped off the field by quarterback Patrick Mahomes and rookie cornerback Nohl Williams.
Norman-Lott, 23, has appeared in five games (one start) and recorded one sack and five tackles. He played a total of 73 defensive snaps.
Norman-Lott played two seasons at Tennessee (2023-24) after three at Arizona State (2020-21), collecting 13.5 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss in 44 games.
BROWNS TE DAVID NJOKU (KNEE) REMAINS DAY-TO-DAY
After missing Sunday’s game, Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku remains day-to-day with his knee injury, coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters Monday.
Njoku did not practice last week ahead of the Browns’ 31-6 home win over the Miami Dolphins. His 223 receiving yards this season rank third on the Browns’ roster, but trail behind rookie tight end Harold Fannin Jr. (290), who had a team-high four catches for 36 yards on Sunday.
Njoku, 29, is in his ninth season with Cleveland since he was selected 29th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. He has 374 receptions for 3,992 career receiving yards and 31 touchdowns, posting career highs of 81 catches for 882 yards and six touchdowns in 2023, when he earned his only Pro Bowl nod.
With Dillon Gabriel starting the last three games after Joe Flacco began the season as the Browns’ starting quarterback, Cleveland (2-5) ranks 30th in passing offense (178.3) and is tied for 30th in passing TDs (five).
Stefanski also shared that rookie defensive tackle Adin Huntington is in the concussion protocol coming out of Sunday’s game. He has 10 tackles, a half-sack and a quarterback hit in seven games this season.
The Browns play at New England (5-2) on Sunday.
COWBOYS OPENING 21-DAY WINDOW FOR DEMARVION OVERSHOWN
The Dallas Cowboys are planning to open the 21-day practice window for linebacker DeMarvion Overshown.
The pass-rusher broke the news Monday by posting the message “T-21” on X, as in a countdown of T-minus 21 days.
Overshown, 25, began the season on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from knee surgery and it was initially feared he could miss the entire 2025 campaign.
He tore the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament in the Cowboys’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 9, 2024.
A story on the team website confirmed that the Cowboys will officially make the move on Wednesday, giving them until Nov. 12 to decide whether to place him on the active roster or shut him down for the season.
“He is so fired up,” executive vice president and director of player personnel Stephen Jones said to 105.3 The Fan. “He’ll start to work back in. … He’s been itching at the bit to get back, but we wanted to make sure that after coming back from two injuries, unfortunately, that he was 100 percent and ready to go. He’s gonna have to have that ramp up period where he’s gotta get in football shape.
“He didn’t get any work in the offseason or training camp, so obviously there’s work to do there. It’ll probably take the fully allotted three weeks for him to get prepared, but hopefully after that bye, he’ll be ready to play football.”
Counted on now to help replace Micah Parsons, Overshown recorded five sacks, 90 tackles, one fumble recovery and an interception return for a touchdown in 13 games (12 starts) before the injury.
The Cowboys drafted Overshown in the third round out of Texas in 2023. He sat out his rookie season with a torn ACL in his other leg.
JETS’ QB1 CALL ON HOLD AS AARON GLENN SEEKS OUTSIDE INPUT
The day after benching starting quarterback Justin Fields at halftime, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn was no closer to his final answer on this week’s starter. Instead, Glenn plans to phone a friend.
Glenn said Monday the Jets (0-7) are going to take longer than usual to get the decision right after he pulled Fields in favor of Tyrod Taylor on Sunday. Taylor was intercepted twice in the second half and the Jets lost at home to the Carolina Panthers, 13-6.
The numbers are not great for Fields the past two games with 12 total sacks taken and 15 completions for 91 yards.
“That’s something that I want to continue to look at. It’s early on Monday,” Glenn said. “I said this (Sunday), there’s a lot of thought that goes into that for me personally and then being able to get with the staff. And then being able to ask other coaches that have been in this situation, and how they handled that.
“I’m not running away from the question at all. The thing is, I want to make sure I make the right decision. I don’t want to make rash decisions, either.”
His first call might be to Lions head coach Dan Campbell.
In Campbell’s first season in Detroit in 2021, the Lions lost their first eight games with Jared Goff at quarterback. Like Glenn this season, Campbell was frustrated by a number of close losses. He didn’t have a proven option behind Goff — Tim Boyle and David Blough were on the depth chart — and stayed the course throughout a 3-13-1 season.
As Glenn, previously defensive coordinator in Detroit, prepares for Week 8 wondering aloud who should start at QB, Goff leads the NFL in passer rating, has 1,390 yards and a completion percentage of 75.9 with 14 touchdowns and two interceptions.
Taylor was also sacked three times by the Panthers on Sunday with two picks and 10 completions in 22 attempts.
Fields said Sunday night he was surprised by Glenn’s decision to sit him in the second half.
“A little bit (surprised), but at the same time, I can’t be mad at the decision,” he said.
Glenn also gave a few injury reports during Monday’s press conference. Standout cornerback Sauce Gardner and reserve running back Kene Nwangwu are both in concussion protocol coming out of Sunday’s loss and defensive tackle Jay Tufele is dealing with a “mild” knee sprain.
The coach also said he expects running back Breece Hall, one of a few bright spots on the winless team with 448 rushing yards, to be “just fine” after getting dinged up.
Glenn did not have much of an update on wide receiver Garrett Wilson, who missed Sunday’s loss due to a knee injury he sustained the prior week. “I’ll have more information as far as Garrett going into practice this week,” Glenn said.
REPORTS: PANTHERS WITHOUT BRYCE YOUNG (ANKLE) FOR WEEK 8
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and is not expected to be available for Week 8 when Carolina hosts the Buffalo Bills, multiple outlets reported Monday.
Young was removed from Sunday’s win over the Jets and head coach Dave Canales said he was concerned about the potential for a long-term absence.
Young was unable to support his body weight with his injured right leg and ankle, but an MRI exam on Monday showed no major structural damage beyond the ankle sprain, according to reports.
Andy Dalton relieved Young in the 13-6 win at New York and will start this week for the Panthers (4-3) against the Bills (4-2).
With running back Chuba Hubbard returning to the Panthers on Sunday after a two-week absence, Canales said the offense is built for a running game, which should benefit the team in the event of an injury-sparked QB change. Rico Dowdle and Hubbard have a combined 799 rushing yards this season.
“It’s running the football,” Canales said of the strength of the offense. “And Andy can handle all those things and the pass game, the reps, the time on task with the group that we have, we’ve got to stay within the core of our system, and Andy’s fully involved in all that. So if he does play, that’ll be the mode.”
Young, 24, left the game after a quarterback sack in the third quarter.
Carolina’s defense helped preserve the victory with two interceptions in the second half by cornerback Jaycee Horn. The Panthers also had six sacks.
Dalton, 38, started five games last season and has appeared in 178 NFL games (168 starts) over 15 seasons. He is 382 passing yards shy of 40,000 for his career.
REPORT: NO STAFFING CHANGES EXPECTED FOR DOLPHINS
The Miami Dolphins aren’t planning any immediate staff changes despite their 1-6 start, NFL Network reported Monday.
The temperature intensified under fourth-year coach Mike McDaniel’s seat with Sunday’s 31-6 loss at Cleveland.
The Dolphins are heading toward a third consecutive playoff absence after wild-card losses in each of McDaniel’s first two seasons in 2022 and 2023.
McDaniel, 42, is now 29-29 following the mistake-filled loss to the Browns. Miami turned it over four times against Cleveland and has seven turnovers in its last two games, including six interceptions by Tua Tagovailoa.
Quinn Ewers took over midway through the fourth quarter Sunday for Tagovailoa, who also fumbled three times but did not lose one.
Adding to the sense of disarray, the Dolphins were penalized 11 times for 103 yards and converted only 1 of 13 third-down opportunities.
“We did everything we could to lose the game,” McDaniel said after the game. “You saw a lot of frustration from the season seep into our play. I felt like emotional overreactions in the first half were detrimental to us. Four drives were sustained by penalties defensively.”
McDaniel was asked about his job security.
“If I’m thinking about having a job, I need to be doing my job,” he said. “I think it’s offensive to all coaches, players and the organization if I’m spending that precious time thinking about myself.”
The Dolphins are on the road again this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons (3-3).
