NFL news, injury updates: Daniel Jones to sign with Vikings, Week 13 playoff clinching scenarios and more

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said the two will play “as long as they’re OK. We’ll check on it again today, try to take it day by day. If they’re good after today, then we’ll play them.”

Pacheco, who has led the team in rushing the past two seasons, has been out all year with a broken leg. Omenihu has not played since suffering a torn ACL in last season’s AFC Championship game.

Packers receiver Romeo Doubs is out for the Packers’ Thursday night game versus the Dolphins, via ESPN’s Adam Scheffer.

Doubs is still in concussion protocol. He is Green Bay’s second-leading receiver with 34 catches for 483 yards and two TDs.

Also out for the Packers is cornerback Jaire Alexander, still recovering from a torn PCL in his right knee. Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper will also miss his second consecutive game with a hamstring injury.

Brock Purdy was cleared to throw and is participating, though limited, in the 49ers practice on Wednesday, reports the Mercury News’ Cam Inman. The hope is that he can play in Sunday night’s game versus the Bills but that will depend how the QB responds.

Last week at this time, Purdy only did light throwing and left Thursday’s practice before having an MRI. He was eventually ruled out of San Francisco’s 38–10 loss to the Packers.

Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and defensive back Jalen Ramsey were full participants in practice on Wednesday. Both are expected to be active for Thursday night’s matchup with the Packers.

Hill and Ramsey have appeared in all 11 of the Dolphins’ games so far this season.

With Gardner Minshew out for the season with a broken collarbone, Aidan O’Connell will start Friday against the Chiefs, head coach Antonio Pierce announced.

O’Connell has played only four games season and not since the Raiders’ 20-15 loss to the Rams on Oct. 20.

On the season, O’Connell has thrown for 455 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions with a 63.4 completion percentage.

Forearm soreness has caused the Giants to list quarterback Tommy DeVito as questionable for Thursday’s game against the Cowboys.

DeVito also will not travel with the team to Dallas but will instead arrive later Wednesday night as he is undergoing further evaluation.

On Tuesday, head coach Brian Daboll told reporters that he’s “hopeful” that DeVito will be able to play, but that it’s “not 100%.” Later that day, DeVito said “the plan is to play.”

If DeVito can’t go Drew Lock will get the start.

Daniel Jones has found his new team.

The former New York Giants quarterback is expected to sign with the Minnesota Vikings, according to NFL Network. The move came shortly after Jones requested his release from the Giants after losing his starting job earlier this month. According to ESPN, the Vikings will pay him $375,000 for the rest of the season while the Giants will pay him $11.8 million.

Jones will reportedly sign with Minnesota’s practice squad, which would give him the opportunity to work with a non-Giants NFL coaching staff for the very first time in his career. And considering starting QB Sam Darnold’s impressive turnaround with the Vikings this season, there may not be a better place for a struggling quarterback to land.

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Lawrence last played on Nov. 3 and has been dealing with a shoulder injury. Surgery was reportedly an option the Jaguars quarterback was considering, but getting back on the field this week is an encouraging sign for his status for Sunday’s game against the Texans.

The Commanders have placed Seibert on IR and will likely bring up Zane Gonzalez from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.

Seibert missed two extra points during their loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Prior to Week 12 he had been perfect on extra points this season — 22 for 22.

He has already missed two games this season with a hip injury.

The Minnesota Vikings announced Tuesday that they have signed ex-Commanders linebacker Jamin Davis to their 53-man roster.

Davis was a first-round pick (19th overall) by the Commanders in the 2021 NFL draft. The Commanders released Davis in October. Davis played 50 games including 36 starts in Washington in three-plus seasons.

Davis tallied 282 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits and seven sacks during his tenure with the team. He saw limited action in five games off the bench this season while posting 13 tackles and zero sacks.

Davis initially signed with the Packers practice squad following his release before the Vikings signed him to their active roster on Tuesday.

The New York Giants are placing pass rusher Azeez Ojulari on injured reserve with a toe injury, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports. The injury will not require surgery but is expected to take multiple weeks to heal, per the report.

Details of the injury and a return date aren’t clear. Ojulari will miss a minimum of four games on injured reserve. Ojulari has six sacks and 10 quarterback hits this season in 11 games including five starts.

New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito is dealing with forearm soreness on his throwing arm that could sideline him for Thursday’s Thanksgiving game against the Dallas Cowboys.

This is according to head coach Brian Daboll, who told reporters on Tuesday that he’s “hopeful” that DeVito will be able to play, but that it’s “not 100%” that he will. Backup Drew Lock will get reps at practice with Giants starters on Tuesday.

Full details are here.

Starting Bucs safety Jordan Whitehead has a torn pec from Sunday’s win over the New York Giants that will cost him multiple weeks, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reports. The injury won’t require surgery and isn’t necessarily season-ending, per the report. There’s a chance he could return this season or for a potential run in the playoffs.

A day after Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew suffered a season-ending injury, his quarterback counterpart Aidan O’Connell is back at practice.

The Raiders announced that O’Connell returned to practice Monday after missing four weeks with a fractured thumb. There’s a chance he returns from injured reserve in time for Friday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, but his status for the game remains unclear. The Raiders could be in the market for a quarterback either way.

For all the latest on the Raiders quarterback situation, read here.

Aaron Rodgers, at least for now, is still the New York Jets’ starting quarterback.

Rodgers, despite the Jets’ struggles and his apparent injuries in recent weeks, will “absolutely” be the team’s starting quarterback on Sunday in their game against the Seattle Seahawks. Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday that Rodgers is the healthiest he’s been in the past month coming off their bye week, and the team isn’t yet considering shutting him down for the rest of the season.

Ulbrich also denied knowing anything about reports that Rodgers has been resisting medical scans offered by the Jets. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported earlier this week that Rodgers didn’t want to “reveal the severity of his injuries out of fear of having to come off the field,” which is why he apparently has denied the medical scans.

While Ulbrich didn’t say the report was inaccurate, he insisted he knew nothing about it.

“News to me,” Ulbrich said, via ESPN’s Rich Cimini.

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Daniel Jones is now officially a free agent.