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Lions RB Isiah Pacheco will miss time with an MCL sprain but is expected back for the start of the season, HC Dan Campbell said Monday. Pacheco is the favorite for the No. 2 RB job behind Jahmyr Gibbs, but this isn't a great look for a guy with an extensive injury history.

Patriots TE Hunter Henry agreed to a two-year extension worth $16 million with $14.5 million guaranteed and a $4.2 million signing bonus. Henry is entering his age-32 season, so this move likely means Henry stays with the Patriots for the rest of his career. This move locks Henry into the starting role for the foreseeable future despite rookie TE Eli Raridon drawing buzz throughout training camp.

Bears WR Luther Burden’s groin injury timeline stretched today, with the WR now expected to miss the entire preseason, about a month, after initial estimates suggested only “a little bit of time.” The good news is that ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Bears still expect him back for the regular season.

ESPN's Jordan Raanan believes WR Malik Nabers is "trending towards being ready Week 1 for the Dallas Cowboys." Nabers has participated in 9 of 10 training camp practices so far, per Raanan, and "looked better as the summer progressed." Nabers is expected to join 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work within the next couple of weeks.

After a relatively quiet start to training camp, Eli Raridon is beginning to look the part. Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald reported, “The third-round rookie had more receptions from [Drake] Maye than he has in any other practice to date, including during his two-minute drill.” Callahan later added, “He was open and available over the middle, downfield, and on checkdowns.”

The reports coming out of Jacksonville all seem to be indicating the same thing: Parker Washington has been the star of training camp. He only continued that in Sunday’s practice with three more catches on 3 targets that included a deep ball from Trevor Lawrence per Mia O’Brien of ESPN Radio.

After Teddy Bridgewater retired earlier in the day, the Lions were quick to sign Josh Dobbs to a one-year, $1.425 million contract to be their backup QB, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.

Just months removed from the Titans spending a top-five pick on Carnell Tate, it’s already appearing to pay dividends. After what’s been a great start to training camp, Tate caught 3 more touchdown passes from Cam Ward during Sunday’s practice per Jim Wyatt of TennesseeTitans.com.

Commanders LT Laremy Tunsil tore his left triceps in Saturday's practice and will likely require surgery, NFL Network reports. That'll leave Washington without a key blocker, and it's not yet clear how long they'll miss him. The NFL Network report says only that Tunsil will miss "at least a significant portion of the regular season."

Colts WR Josh Downs isn't expected to remain out long with his groin injury. HC Shane Steichen said Sunday that the injury isn't serious and that Downs could return as soon as Tuesday's joint practice with the Patriots, according to ESPN's Stephen Holder.

Bears WR Luther Burden is expected to miss "a little bit of time" with a groin injury suffered in Saturday's practice, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. It's relatively good news, although Burden's health will be worth monitoring closely the rest of the summer. He missed time last August with a calf injury, which might have contributed to the slow start to his rookie season. We're not moving Burden in the WR rankings for now but will let you know if that changes.

Most camp health updates focus on injuries that a player is dealing with or returning from. For Bills TE Dalton Kincaid, though, it's worth noting that he has yet to miss a workout. That's because Kincaid spent portions of each of the past two years managing a PCL tear. Last year proved especially rough as Kincaid played just 37.6% of Buffalo's offensive snaps across his 12 games and ranked just 48th among TEs in total routes run. Kincaid still elected to pass on surgery for the PCL this offseason.

Seahawks RB Jadarian Price missed his second straight practice on Saturday. HC Mike Macdonald said that the rookie is dealing with knee soreness and should be back in a few days. Price has been one of Seattle’s training-camp standouts, even flashing as a receiver despite being used there rarely in college. He’s expected to open as the starter, at least until Zach Charbonnet returns from his ACL injury.

Eagles OC Sean Mannion said the tush push will remain part of the team's offense this year. In addition to making a change at OC this offseason, the Eagles also lost offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland, who was a big proponent of the tush push. But it sounds like QB Jalen Hurts will still be a key figure in the team's short-yardage and goal-line plans.

Ravens HC Jesse Minter said Saturday that WR Zay Flowers is “day to day” with a quad contusion, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec. That doesn’t sound like an injury that should affect his season at all, but we’ll watch for any reason to reconsider that.

Colts WR Josh Downs sat out practice Saturday with a groin injury, according to Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star. We’ll look for more details before worrying about the situation.

Bears WR Luther Burden left Saturday's practice with an apparent lower-body injury, according to ESPN's Courtney Cronin. The departure followed a tie-up with CB Tyrique Stevenson.

Ravens third-round rookie WR Ja'Kobi Lane has generated regular praise out of his first training camp. But the highest praise came Saturday from longtime Baltimore beat writer Jamison Hensley of ESPN. And it merits a thought exercise with these Ravens.

Less than a year removed from both a fractured fibula and torn achilles, Daniel Jones is back to impressing at Colts training camp. Stephen Holder, a Colts reporter for ESPN, says it was “Daniel Jones’ best day of camp so far. Flawless.” He later said, “In fact, I would argue it was better than any practice he had in camp last year, pre-injury.”

After an offseason that didn’t see any newcomers to challenge for the top quarterback spot, we’re nine days into Browns training camp and there isn’t a clear lead for it. Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports that there is “Zero apparent separation in the ongoing quarterback battle” between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders.