Who’s starting, who’s hurt, and who’s on the move?
NFL news is nonstop, and we’re breaking it all down week by week this season.
Here’s the latest on what’s happening around the league entering Week 2:
Eagles Add Depth With Bigsby Trade
The Philadelphia Eagles are acquiring running back Tank Bigsby from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for 2026 fifth- and sixth-round picks, according to ESPN.
Bigsby, 24, rushed for 766 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024. He also averaged 32.5 yards per kick return.
Bigsby joins a crowded RB room in Philadelphia, with All-Pro Saquon Barkley, AJ Dillon and second-year player Will Shipley. But Bigsby will give the Eagles plenty of value as a returner.
49ers Injury Concerns: Kittle Out; Purdy Iffy
San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle will miss at least a few weeks with a hamstring injury and quarterback Brock Purdy’s status for this week is in question after he hurt his left shoulder and toe in the season opener.
Coach Kyle Shanahan said the team hasn’t decided yet whether to place Kittle on injured reserve which would sideline him for four weeks or keep him on the active roster in case he can return earlier.
Purdy’s status remains in question for this week with Shanahan saying that the toe injury is more of a concern than his non-throwing shoulder.
“We’re not sure,” Shanahan said of Purdy’s status for this week. “We have to see how it heals and how the week goes on it.”
Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy ‘day-to-day’
While there was concern that Chiefs’ wide receiver Xavier Worthy might require surgery after dislocating his shoulder in Week 1 against the Chargers, he will instead attempt to rehab the injury rather than going under the knife from the outset.
Worthy hurt his shoulder in the opening minutes of the Chiefs’ season-opening loss to the Chargers in Brazil, when he collided with tight end Travis Kelce on a crossing route. Chiefs coach Andy Reid did not provide much of an update on Monday, when he spoke briefly with local reporters, saying only that the team was taking it “day by day.”
“He’s rehabbing and working his shoulder,” Reid said, “and we’ll just see where it goes. See where we end up.”
The Chiefs could be without both worthy and rookie receiver Jalen Royals in their Week 2 matchup, a Super Bowl rematch against the Eagles. Royals missed last week’s practice and missed Friday night’s game with a knee injury.
Julian Blackmon could be out for Saints season
New Orleans’ starting safety, Julian Blackmon, could end up missing the rest of the 2025 season. Saints’ coach Kellen Moore revealed the news on Monday, after Blackmon detailed pain in his shoulder post-game.
Blackmon, acquired by New Orleans after Tyrann Mathieu retired on the eve of training camp, played for the Saints’ entire season opening 20-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. He even went home from the Superdome before expressing concern to team medical staff that soreness in his shoulder could be more serious than he initially believed, Moore said.
Moore did not immediately say which reserve safety could be promoted to the starting lineup wen the Saints host San Francisco on Sunday. Possibilities include Ugo Amadi, Jonas Sanker and Jordan Howden.
49ers extend McKivitz
The San Francisco 49ers have already locked up an impending free agent, as they extended right tackle Colton McKivitz on Monday. McKivitz agreed to a three-year, $45 million extension that includes $27 million in guaranteed money.
The 29-year-old McKivitz said last week that he was hoping to reach a long-term deal to remain in San Francisco, and the sides were able to do it quickly. McKivitz had been playing under a one-year, $7 million extension that he signed in March 2024 and now has a deal that ranks 14th best among right tackles in average annual value.
McKivitz moved into a starting role after Mike McGlinchey left as a free agent before the 2023 season and has been a consistent and durable player ever since.
Jauan Jennings undergoing MRI, 49ers sign Bourne
Wide receiver Jauan Jennings will undergo an MRI on his shoulder on Monday morning, per NBC Sports, and in what might be a related move have brought back hideout Kendrick Bourne on a one-year deal.
Jennings exited Sunday’s Week 1 game against the Seahawks, and while he was never officially ruled out for a return, he did not reenter the contest. This was the second wide receiver injury of the game for the 49ers, as George Kittle hurt his hamstring in the first quarter and was pulled from the game. Top wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is still recovering from last season’s torn ACL.
Bourne played with the 49ers starting in 2017, and remained with them through the 2020 season. His career-high in receiving yards came in 2021 with the Patriots, when he put up 800 yards on 55 receptions, also a career-best.
While the severity of Jennings’ injury remains unknown, he did have 77 receptions in 2024, with 975 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns: with Aiyuk out, his role is expected to be significant once more in 2025.
Russell Wilson remains Giants QB for Week 2
Despite just 168 yards passing without a touchdown in Week 1, Giants coach Brian Daboll asserted that Russell Wilson will remain New York’s starting quarterback in Week 2, per FOX Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano.
Wilson threw just 17-for-37, a 46% completion percentage, against the Commanders in a 21-6 defeat. While Daboll spoke mostly of watching back tape and his faith in Wilson in the long run – he stated that “We have to do a better job all the way around” – the story of who will be the Giants’ QB exists at all due to the preseason performance of 2025 1st-round pick, Jaxson Dart. Dart was made QB2 on the Giants’ depth chart before the season began, over veteran Jameis Winston.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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