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Denver Broncos safety Brandon Jones may have suffered a pectoral injury on Sunday in the win over Green Bay and is having an MRI done, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Jones has been a huge contributor to Denver's top-five defense with 78 total tackles, 7 passes defended, 2 QB hits, 1 interception, and 1 fumble recovery.
After an MRI, it has been reportedly confirmed by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that Green Bay Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons has suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2025 NFL season. Parsons went down on a non-contact play during Sunday's loss to the Denver Broncos, then left the game and did not return. In his first season with the Packers after being traded to Green Bay just before the start of the season, Parsons made an immediate impact on the defense. He'd appeared in 13 of the team's 14 games to this point, recording 41 total tackles, 26 QB Hits, 12.5 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. This is Parsons' first major injury as a pro, and he faces a long recovery path of at least nine months.
Houston Texans defensive tackle Mario Edwards is done for the year after tearing his pectoral muscle. Edwards ends his 11th NFL season with 13 total tackles, 4 QB hits, 2 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks. Head coach DeMeco Ryans also added updates on rookie running back Woody Marks (ankle) and cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. (oblique), who both left Sunday's game early with injuries. Ryans said both players should be fine, but it is something they are monitoring.
Houston Texans linebacker E.J. Speed is expected to be available for the team's Week 16 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders despite missing Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals with a knee injury. Speed had appeared in every game this season until Week 15.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren is receiving fluids after waking up sick on Monday morning. Despite the illness, Warren is still optimistic about his ability to play in Week 15's matchup on Monday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins.
The New York Jets have fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after the team's 48-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15. The Jets are the third-worst scoring defense in the league, allowing 28.4 points per game. To cap it off, the Jets gave up six touchdowns to Trevor Lawrence on Sunday, five passing and one on the ground. Wilks was brought onto the staff by head coach Aaron Glenn after he was hired during the 2025 offseason.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson went down holding his shoulder on Sunday during the team's loss to the Denver Broncos, but did not suffer a serious injury, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Watson had three receptions for 29 yards on Sunday.
Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka confirmed that rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart was evaluated for a concussion again in Week 15, ESPN's Jordan Raanan reported Sunday. He missed just two plays before returning to the game, but his evaluation for a potential concussion speaks to a larger concern. As Raanan notes, Dart's evaluation in Week 15 marked his fifth such exam to check for a concussion so far in his pro career. Just over a month ago, it was reported that the team wanted Dart to adjust his rushing style to err on the side of caution, presumably hoping he'd avoid taking the big hits that could put him at greater risk for a concussion. Dart had missed Weeks 11 and 12 with a diagnosed concussion — and no doubt, the Giants will want him to remain healthy moving forward, showing flashes of a potential franchise quarterback in the making. Dart has rushed for 400 yards and seven touchdowns this year while completing 62.5% of pass attempts for 1,802 yards, 13 passing touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
The bad luck continues for Packers WR Christian Watson, who's battled a myriad of injuries through his NFL career. This time, it was labeled a chest injury, as he went down in pain against the Broncos. He was ruled out with the injury and reportedly left the stadium in an ambulance, The Athletic's James Palmer reported. Watson entered the 2025 rehabbing a torn ACL suffered in the playoffs last season and has dealt with hamstring issues throughout his career since he was selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. Prior to Week 15, Watson had logged back-to-back games with 80-plus yards and a score. ESPN's Rob Demovsky reported that Watson did travel home with the team after the game, following his evaluation at a local hospital.
The Green Bay Packers may have lost star pass rusher Micah Parsons for the rest of the season. Parsons is feared to have a torn ACL, and will undergo an MRI to determine the extent of the injury Monday, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Parsons, 26, went down with a non-contact injury during the team's loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 15. It didn't look good in the moment, and there's "not a lot of hope" that the MRI will provide a more optimistic result, per Rapoport. Losing Parsons would be a crushing blow for the Packers, who gave up two first-round picks and Kenny Clark to acquire Parsons in August.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking for linebacker help down the stretch. The team reportedly found that Monday, signing Anthony Walker Jr. off the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Walker, 30, is an eight-year NFL veteran who started eight games with the Miami Dolphins last season. Walker has not played in an NFL game this season. Over his career, he has 581 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan didn't mince words when asked about the team's decision to place WR Brandon Aiyuk on the reserve/left squad list earlier this week. "We haven't seen him in forever," Shanahan told reporters in his post-game presser on Sunday. That statement comes just weeks after it was announced that the team had reportedly voided approximately $27 million in guarantees in Aiyuk's contract for the 2026 season. Aiyuk hasn't played since Week 7 of the 2024 season, when he suffered a torn ACL that he's rehabbed to this point in the season. He started the year on the active/PUP list; Shanahan then noted back in August that the team didn't expect Aiyuk to return until October at the earliest. Time will tell how Aiyuk's latest chapter in his saga with the 49ers will play out, but signs certainly do continue to "point toward divorce" for the two sides as San Francisco keeps rolling without him, currently just one game behind the No. 1-seeded Los Angeles Rams.
The first-place Los Angeles Rams (11-3) enter Week 16 on a short turnaround, set to face the 11-3 Seattle Seahawks in a must-win divisional matchup on "Thursday Night Football." They may have to do so without star wideout Davante Adams, however; Adams aggravated a previous hamstring injury in Sunday's win over the Lions. Despite averaging 56.4 receiving yards per game — the third fewest in a single season throughout his NFL career — Adams has played an integral role for Matthew Stafford and the Rams with 14 receiving touchdowns in as many games.