NFL Player News

Head coach Jesse Minter said Friday that the Ravens have ruled out Jackson (ankle) for Sunday's game at Cleveland, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Considering Jackson hasn't practiced since spraining his left ankle in the middle of the Ravens' Week 4 win at Tennessee, it comes as no surprise that Minter again made the decision to keep the team's No. 1 QB on the sideline Sunday. With Jackson in street clothes this weekend, Baltimore will continue to roll with Tyler Huntley leading the offense. Jackson's next chance to play is Sunday, Oct. 25 against the Bengals.

Head coach Mike Vrabel said Friday that the Patriots won't make a call on Brown's (ankle) status for Sunday's game against the Jets until Saturday, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.

Since the Patriots designated Brown for return from injured reserve Wednesday, he logged back-to-back limited sessions to begin Week 6 prep, but the team won't make a decision to activate him until it's absolutely required to do so (by 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday). If he's given the green light to play for the first time since Week 1, when he sustained a right high-ankle sprain, he'll rejoin a New England receiving corps currently populated by Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas, Efton Chism and Kyle Williams.

Penix (ribs) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Bears, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

Thus, the rib injury that Penix suffered late in the fourth quarter of last Sunday's overtime loss to the Ravens is behind him. Through his three appearances this season, he's completed 52 of 77 passes (67.5 percent) for 719 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

Head coach Mike Macdonald said Friday that Price "should be looking at a sooner rather than later return after" the Seahawks' next game in Week 7, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

Price was placed on injured reserve after Week 3 due to a lingering chest injury, and while he must miss one more contest to meet the minimum four-game requirement on the list, he appears as if he'll be ready to go when first eligible in Week 8 against the Bears on Monday, Nov. 2. In the meantime, the Seahawks are expected to get back fellow RB Zach Charbonnet (knee), so Price may be relegated to a lessened role once he's healthy enough to play again.

Waller (toe) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at Philadelphia.

Waller should be fine to handle his usual role after upgrading to full practice participation Friday. He was limited Wednesday and Thursday, coming out of a Week 5 bye.

Mayfield (thumb) will not play Sunday, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Coach Todd Bowles confirmed what had been made obvious by Mayfield's continued absence from practices. There hasn't been anything said about his Week 7 chances, but the fact that it wasn't even a close call for Week 6 isn't the best sign. Jalon Daniels will make another start Sunday against Pittsburgh.

Croskey-Merritt (groin) wasn't present for Friday's practice, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

After sitting out Thursday's practice due to the groin issue, Croskey-Merritt isn't looking great for Monday's matchup with the 49ers. An absence would put Rachaad White and Austin Ekeler in larger roles, with RB Craig Reynolds also a candidate to take some snaps if he's called up from the practice squad.

Diggs (hamstring) was going through stretching at Friday's practice, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

After sitting out Thursday's practice, Diggs is showing at least modest signs of progress ahead of a Monday matchup with the 49ers. He missed last week's game against the Giants, while Terry McLaurin returned from a hamstring injury of his own.

McLaurin is getting a veteran rest day Friday, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

McLaurin returned from a hamstring injury for last week's 27-27 tie with the Giants. He was a limited participant this Thursday, listed with the hamstring injury again, but his absence Friday is apparently about maintenance/rest, not a result of any concern or setback related to his hamstring. Washington's final injury report will come out Saturday, ahead of a Monday night road matchup with San Francisco.

Smith (hamstring) is practicing Friday, Jimmy Kempski of The Philly Voice reports.

Smith returned to practice Thursday as a limited participant, after missing the past two games. If he does play against the Panthers on Sunday, he'll be catching passes from backup QB Tanner McKee.