Jets quarterback Justin Fields‘ first (and maybe only) season with the organization will end on injured reserve. The Jets have placed Fields on IR with a knee injury, head coach Aaron Glenn announced (via Rich Cimini of ESPN).

More to come…

The New England Patriots made a series of roster transactions on Tuesday.

New England announced that offensive lineman Brenden Jaimes was signed to the active roster from the practice squad, defensive lineman Joshua Farmer was placed on injured reserve, running back Elijah Mitchell and wide receiver Brandon Smith was signed to the practice squad, and offensive lineman Sebastian Gutierrez was released from the practice squad — which might be the heftiest shuffle made all season.

Jaimes, 26, becomes an extremely valuable piece after injuries — Jared Wilson (concussion), Morgan Moses (knee) and Thayer Munford Jr. (knee) — caused major shuffling...

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports the Vikings are claiming QB Brett Rypien off waivers from the Colts.

It’s worth noting Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy has been ruled out with a hand injury and backup QB Max Brosmer will start.

Rypien, 29, wound up going undrafted out of Boise State in 2019 before signing a three-year, $1.755 million contract with the Broncos. Denver waived Rypien coming out of the preseason before re-signing him to their practice squad soon after.

The Broncos promoted Rypien to their active roster but waived him and re-signed him to their taxi squad. He was cut coming...

With injured quarterback J.J. McCarthy set to miss Week 17, the Vikings are welcoming Brett Rypien back to the organization. They claimed Rypien off waivers from the Colts on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com reports.

More to come…

ESPN’s Courtney Cronin reports the Bears are designating OL Luke Newman to return from injured reserve.

Newman will have 21 days to return to practice and get activated to the 53-man roster or he will revert to injured reserve for the rest of the season. He’s been out since Week 12 with a foot injury.

Newman, 23, was a sixth-round pick by the Bears in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Michigan State. He signed a four-year, $4,430,060 rookie deal through 2028 and is making a base salary of $840k in 2025.

In 2025, Newman has appeared in nine games...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers smashed the run in Sunday’s 29-24 win over the Detroit Lions, allowing only 15 yards on the ground. The Lions came into Sunday’s game with the fifth-best rushing offense.

Head coach Mike Tomlin credited rookie defensive tackle Derrick Harmon for playing a big role in shutting down the Lions’ rushing attack.

“I read some of the narrative about Derrick Harmon and his run game exploits, so I’m not going to do anything to diminish that. Maybe he is just the monster that the narrative says he is,” Tomlin said.

Heading into Sunday’s game, the Steelers...

The Washington Commanders announced they have waived WR Jamal Agnew with a failed physical.

We have waived WR Jamal Agnew with a failed physical

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 23, 2025

The team had claimed him off waivers from the Falcons yesterday.

Agnew, 30, is a former fifth-round pick of the Lions back in 2017. He played out his four-year, $2.65 million rookie contract and made a base salary of $645,000 in 2020.

Agnew was testing the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time when he signed a three-year, $21 million deal with the...

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports the Patriots are signing RB Elijah Mitchell to the practice squad.

Doug Kyed adds the Patriots are also signing OL Brenden Jaimes to the 53-man roster, and WR Brandon Smith to the practice squad. In correspondence, the Patriots are placing DL Joshua Farmer on injured reserve and releasing OT Sebastian Gutierrez from the practice squad.

Mitchell, 27, was a sixth-round pick out of Louisiana by the 49ers in the 2021 draft. He signed a four-year rookie deal with the team in May of that year worth $3,663,568, including a $183,568 signing bonus.

Mitchell was an...

Like many NFL fans, Rob Gronkowski spent the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s game looking for Derrick Henry.

The star running back tallied 128 yards and two touchdowns in the Week 16 clash, but the Baltimore Ravens curiously stopped using him down the stretch. Henry didn’t garner a single touch after finding the end zone with 12:50 remaining, and the New England Patriots erased an 11-point deficit to clinch a playoff spot with a 28-24 road win.

Gronkowski questioned Baltimore’s odd strategy on Tuesday’s “Up & Adams.”

“Derrick Henry was absolutely demolishing the secondary, the linebackers. He was getting through...

The Arizona Cardinals announced they have signed K Joshua Karty off the Rams’ practice squad to their roster.

They also poached CB Kalen King from the Panthers’ practice squad. They take the roster spots freed up by placing CB Garrett Williams and first-round DT Walter Nolen on injured reserve.

Karty, 23, is a former sixth-round pick by the Rams in the 2024 NFL Draft out of Stanford.

He was in the second year of a four-year, $4,158,388 rookie contract and set to earn a base salary of $960,000 in 2025 when the team waived him.

He went unclaimed on waivers...

The Miami Dolphins announced they have signed S Jack Henderson to the practice squad.

Henderson, 23, started his career at Southeast Louisiana State before transferring to Minnesota for his final two seasons. He signed with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Panthers cut him coming out of the preseason and he had a stint with the Bucs on the practice squad. He then signed with the Steelers’ practice squad in October but was released a little over a month later.

During his two years at Minnesota, Henderson recorded 103 total tackles, 14 tackles...

The New York Giants 2025 season has almost come to a close.

We’re giving the folks who collect responses and create our graphics a break for the Christmas holiday this week, we only have one question for you. That question is, of course: How confident are you that the Giants are heading in the right direction?

We don’t yet know who will be leading the Giants in 2026, though we’ve heard that they have an early shortlist of candidates.

That list includes:

• Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman
• Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury
• Indianapolis Colts defensive...