ESPN reported it is an arm injury for Vera-Tucker, selected by the Jets with the 14th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. ESPN further said the 26-year-old is seeking more opinions as to whether he will need surgery.

He was named a team captain on Monday, and it was not clear when or how the injury occurred.

Vera-Tucker, who played in college at Southern California, has been prone to injuries in his career. After playing in, and starting, 16 games as a rookie, he played only a combined 12 in the following two seasons due to torn triceps in 2022 and a torn Achilles in 2023.

Last season, Vera-Tucker appeared in 15 games. He has started all 43 of his NFL games and has 10 career penalties.

While Xavier Newman is listed as Vera-Tucker's backup on New York's unofficial depth chart, it is possible center Joe Tippmann could move to right guard, with Josh Myers being plugged in at center.

He will earn $15.3 million this season on his fifth-year team option. He is set to become a free agent in 2026.

That's because there won't be a Friday night clash in the opening week in 2026. Hans Schroeder, the COO of NFL Media, confirmed that with reporters on Tuesday.

The little-known Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 prohibits NFL games from being broadcast within 75 miles of a college or high school football game between the second Friday night in September and the second Saturday in December.

And since the NFL now opens the season on the first Thursday after Labor Day, the date of that federal holiday dictates where the second Friday falls on the calendar.

Under the law, the next eligible Friday night slot won't come until 2029.

The NFL could find a way around that, however, if it decides to hold a Friday game in the afternoon on a non-holiday weekend. That wouldn't violate the law, which specifies games cannot start at 6 p.m. or later. An international game conceivably could start in prime time locally with a Friday afternoon start time in the United States.

The league has added a Black Friday game. This year, the Chicago Bears will travel to Philadelphia to meet the Eagles in a 3 p.m. game on Nov. 29.

Goedeke was a second-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2022 and swung out to tackle after spending his rookie year at left guard.

He started all 17 games in 2023 and made 13 more starts in 2024, having recovered from an early-season concussion.

The average annual value of his new contract -- $22.5 million -- makes Goedeke the third-highest paid right tackle in the NFL, behind only Detroit's Penei Sewell and Philadelphia's Lane Johnson. Last year the Bucs signed left tackle Tristan Wirfs to a five-year extension, making him currently the second-highest paid left tackle in the league ($28.12 million per year).

The Chiefs beat Jim Harbaugh and the AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers twice last season on the way to 15 wins and the top seed in the conference, falling short in a three-peat bid with a Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in February.

This week, the Chiefs begin a march they hope ends with another shot at the Lombardi Trophy on foreign soil in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Being a first-time visitor to the country, All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones views Week 1 as a celebration of Kansas City's success -- and a big test. Primarily of the Chiefs' readiness, but also of Jones' tourist acumen. He said he's bringing two TVs -- a new LG model that can be checked -- and a serious appetite with fingers crossed he's permitted to sample plenty of the culinary options.

"I think it's sweet we get to play internationally first game of the season," Jones said. "That's a challenge for us as a team. Division rivalry. We also get a chance to test where we're at."

If Jones is fixated on feijoada, then the Chargers would be glad to serve a Week 1 upset and end a seven-game losing streak to the Chiefs.

The Chargers featured one of the NFL's best defenses last year in Harbaugh's first season as their head coach, then invested in multiple running backs in the offseason to further his preferred old-school approach.

After signing Najee Harris in free agency, the Chargers used a first-round pick to select Omarion Hampton. Known for his speed, Hampton wowed Harbaugh with his vision and ability to pick through traffic in the preseason. Harris missed training camp and preseason due to a July 4 eye injury, but Harbaugh said Monday there is a "possibility" he will be ready to play Friday.

"Everything he does -- conditioning, everything -- it's too easy (for him). You have to try to pull him back," Harbaugh said. "It's clear and obvious, all of us have to pick it up to get on his level."

Herbert had 23 touchdowns and three interceptions in his first season under Harbaugh. The Chiefs surrendered two total TD passes and sacked him five times in their two 2024 meetings.

Five weeks after reporting to training camp, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said he can sense energy on the rise for a "quote-unquote real game."

Spagnuolo gave new cornerback Kristian Fulton, a free-agent addition from the Chargers who practiced daily against Ladd McConkey last year, the floor at the first defensive meeting of the week to stress the importance of knowing McConkey's whereabouts and how he impacts the Los Angeles game plan.

"The first slide I put up last week said, ‘All 22 need to be aware of where 15 is,'" Spagnuolo said of placing McConkey on the top of the scouting report this week. "I asked the guys if (they) knew what we mean. It meant all 22 eyeballs. Every one of them, the D-line included, need to know where he is. We feel that strongly. That's going to be a major, major focus."

McConkey had 1,346 yards and 91 receptions between the regular season and playoffs last season to set team records. He'll be Herbert's lead target even with Keenan Allen back in the fold after one season in Chicago. Allen owns the Chargers' franchise marks with 904 receptions and 10,530 yards in the uniform.

With Rashee Rice suspended for six weeks by the NFL, the pecking order at wide receiver is not as clear for the Chiefs. Xavier Worthy, a first-round pick in 2024, developed into the No. 1 option for Patrick Mahomes in 2024 with the speed to get deep. Hollywood Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton, and rookie fourth-round pick Jalen Royals are the other options for Kansas City, along with tight end Travis Kelce. Reid said Brown (foot, ankle) was able to "do everything" in practice on Tuesday while Royals (knee) remained out.

No NFL team has matched Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs' level in the past decade. Kansas City has won nine AFC West titles in a row and played in the Super Bowl five of the past six seasons. Their 19-17 win over the Chargers on Dec. 8 clinched the division title last season.

In 12 career games against the Chargers, Mahomes has 3,270 passing yards and 27 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He's only thrown more TD passes against one opponent: the Raiders (33). His last loss to the Chargers came in 2021: A 30-24 defeat with three TDs and two interceptions.

"We have a lot of motivation going into this season," said Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis. "Prove some people right -- prove some people wrong. Fired up and super excited to get this thing started and prove what we got and prove what we are made of."

Speaking on the "Nightcap" podcast with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner said his experience with the Browns left him permanently embittered.

"I think I'm going to be pissed at them and hate them forever," said Manziel, 32. "It is what it is, man. No love for the Browns, I'm rooting for 0-16 seasons every season."

He later had brief stops in the Canadian Football League, the Alliance of American Football and Fan Controlled Football before leaving the sport.

Manziel acknowledged personal responsibility, saying he "let an amazing opportunity slip," but he faulted Cleveland for failing to put him in the right situation to develop as a quarterback.

The Browns, who have started 40 quarterbacks since 1999, went 3-14 last season and are expected to begin 2025 with veteran Joe Flacco under center and 2025 draft picks Dillon Gabriel (third round) and Shedeur Sanders (fifth) as reserves.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said the back is Dickerson's only health concern after he missed most of training camp due to an Aug. 10 right knee injury and resulting procedure.

The defending Super Bowl champions host the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night in the season opener.

Philadelphia's injury report had only one player not practicing, reserve quarterback Tanner McKee (fractured right thumb), meaning recently acquired Sam Howell likely will be the backup for starter Jalen Hurts.

Defensive tackle Jalen Carter (shoulder), linebacker Josh Uche (groin) and safety Andrew Mukuba (hamstring) were full participants.

Dickerson, 26, went down while blocking on a pass play and remained on the field for several minutes during the Aug. 10 practice. After an MRI, he had a procedure on the meniscus in his right knee.

A second-round pick in 2021, Dickerson has started 62 of 63 regular-season games played for the Eagles. He has also started nine playoff games, including all four last season as Philadelphia won Super Bowl LIX.

He has established himself as an elite interior offensive lineman and collected Pro Bowl accolades each of the last three years. He earned a 79.2 overall Pro Football Focus grade last season, ranking 13th among 136 qualifying guards.

The 33-year-old Woods, going into his 13th season, was behind five receivers on the 53-man roster: Calvin Austin III, DK Metcalf, Scotty Miller, Ben Skowronek and Roman Wilson.

Pittsburgh signed Woods to a one-year, $2 million contract as a free agent in April. He received a signing bonus of $745,000.

Woods played the past two seasons with the Houston Texans, catching 20 passes for 203 yards over 15 games (four starts) in 2024, but he did not have a receiving touchdown for the first time in his 12 NFL seasons.

Woods' most productive seasons came with the Los Angeles Rams from 2017-21, catching 367 passes for 4,626 yards and 23 touchdowns while helping the team in an injury-shortened campaign to the Super Bowl LVI title in the 2021 season.

Over 171 career games (145 starts), Woods has 683 receptions for 8,233 yards and 38 touchdowns for the Buffalo Bills (2013-16), Rams, Tennessee Titans (2022) and Texans.

In February, Johnson cited upgrades on the offensive line as a critical foundation stone he planned to have in place by the time the Bears opened the regular season. The acquisition of big-ticket free agent center Drew Dalman and trades for veteran guards Joe Thuney (Chiefs) and Jonah Jackson (Rams) set the Bears up with three new starters.

Jones' position was considered open as he recovered from a fractured left ankle that required surgery in December.

But Johnson said at the annual NFL spring meetings in April that the Bears also challenged Jones to add weight. Johnson's assessment of Jones was that he has the light feet for the position, ideal for his primary job of protecting quarterback Caleb Williams, but not enough mass to move bodies in the running game.

Jones, a fifth-round pick in 2022 who has played in 40 career games, and right tackle Darnell Wright will keep their jobs as the starting tackles, at least to begin the regular season.

Trapilo, the 56th overall pick in April who played at GM Ryan Poles' alma mater (Boston College), is slotted as the "swing tackle" for the Bears to begin the season.

He started 36 games at Boston College and spent the previous two seasons at right tackle (2023, 2024) after starting at left tackle in 2022.

Parsons, now a member of the Green Bay Packers, made it a priority to stay in Dallas, the agent said, and wasn't going to sit out the season after a sit-in at Cowboys training camp over dissatisfaction with his current contract.

"I think the most important thing is Micah wanted to be a Cowboy," Mulugheta said. "He grew up cheering for the Cowboys, wore the blue and white at Penn State, wore it in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys. He wanted to be a Cowboy, and we did everything we could for him to remain a Cowboy."

Mulugheta said that despite the impasse in negotiations, Parsons, 26, would have played in the Cowboys' season opener on Thursday against the host Philadelphia Eagles. The agent said Parsons' camp never told the Cowboys otherwise.

"I mean, Micah loves the game too much," Mulugheta said. "He was going to play no matter what."

Green Bay quickly extended Parsons after trading three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to Dallas last Thursday. Parsons' new deal is a four-year, $188 million extension that includes $136 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with a $47 million annual average.

The Cowboys and Parsons never officially got to that point, with team owner and general manager Jerry Jones believing he had a handshake agreement with the player following a direct conversation with him on March 18.

Parsons said that the team had to then deal with his agent, Mulugheta, and that's where versions of the story went different directions. Jones said he offered the most guaranteed money for a non-quarterback in league history, reportedly more than $150 million.

Parsons said the Cowboys refused to talk with his agent as months went by, so there was no deal. Mulugheta said he tried several times before and after Parsons' March meeting with Jones to ask about a new contract.

"To expect somebody like Micah Parsons to be one of the best defenders in the NFL and also a great lawyer when it comes to contracts, I think it's a bit unfair," Mulugheta said. "His job is to go out there and chase quarterbacks, and our job is to go out there and chase commas for him. I'm not sure exactly why it went this way, but we were always prepared and open to negotiating a contract with the Jones family."

The agent said his client never believed he was actually negotiating a contract, and whether or not it was a miscommunication, Parsons just listened and "nodded his head out of respect."

"Obviously there's a power dynamic that's a little different there," Mulugheta said. "One guy's the owner of the team and the GM, and the other one is Micah Parsons, a young 25-year-old football player."

The agent said the Cowboys talked to Parsons about a five-year extension, not four, which he estimated could have cost the player $60 million to $70 million in future earnings.

On the health front, Parsons is dealing with a back injury, though he practiced with the Packers on what appeared to be a limited basis on Monday.

Before the deal, the Cowboys had placed Parsons on a five-day plan of a corticosteroid to help back inflammation and had him on a physical therapy program. Parsons may need an epidural injection to play Sunday against the Detroit Lions, according to reports from ESPN, NFL Network and The Athletic.

"What I will tell you, is that Micah is going to do everything he possibly can to get on the football field, the same way he did when he was in a Cowboys jersey," Mulugheta said.

A Pro Bowl selection in each of his four seasons, and three-time first-team All Pro, Parsons has racked up 52.5 sacks through the first 63 games of his career. He was the 12th overall pick by the Cowboys in the 2021 draft and the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year that season.

Dart, selected 25th overall out of Ole Miss, is listed ahead of 10-year veteran Jameis Winston after a promising preseason and training camp. New York opens the regular season on Sunday on the road against the Washington Commanders.

The Giants had the day off Tuesday. Head coach Brian Daboll and Wilson are scheduled to meet with the media on Wednesday.

Dart, 22, was 32-of-47 passing for 372 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the preseason and rushed for a TD against the New York Jets, igniting optimism around a position that became a trainwreck in 2024.

Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen moved on from Daniel Jones in November after he requested his release in response to being benched. Daboll and the Giants ran into more trouble when Tommy DeVito, Drew Lock and Tim Boyle failed to produce. New York lost 11 of its final 12 games in 2024, when it finished 3-14.

Daboll has committed to 36-year-old Wilson, a free-agent signee on his third team in three seasons, as the Giants' starter. Wilson and Winston, 31, were signed for different roles, with Daboll and Schoen made clear early in the offseason.

The move will constitute a reunion for the team and Davis, who spent the first four seasons of his NFL career in Buffalo. Contract details were not disclosed.

He signed a three-year, $39 million free agent deal with Jacksonville Jaguars in March 2024.

Per ESPN, Davis will be on Buffalo's practice squad as he works his way back from a torn meniscus sustained last season with the Jaguars. They released Davis on May 7 in a move that saw the team absorb a $20.3 million dead cap hit to be spread over two seasons.

Davis, 26, caught 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games (nine starts) last season before he was injured on Nov. 17 in a 52-6 loss to the Detroit Lions.

Davis had 163 catches for 2,730 yards and 27 touchdowns in 64 games (47 starts) with the Bills, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of UCF.

His successor, Graham Glasgow, is on track to start the team's Week 1 matchup versus the Green Bay Packers on Sunday after missing time during training camp with a lower leg injury, head coach Dan Campbell told reporters on Tuesday.

Glasgow, 33, is in his second stint with the Lions after they selected him in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He spent 2020-2022 with the Denver Broncos before rejoining Detroit in 2023.

He is moving over from the left guard spot, where he predominantly played last season. He did start one game at center for the Lions in 2024.

Glasgow has big shoes to fill in replacing Ragnow, who retired after just seven seasons due to citing he needed to prioritize his health and his family's future. He made four Pro Bowls and was a three-time second-team All-Pro center.

Head coach Mike Tomlin said Harmon won't play but linebacker Nick Herbig (hamstring) has a chance to be ready Sunday and is trending in that direction.

Harmon, selected by Pittsburgh with the 21st overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, was carted off the field with a knee injury during the team's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers on Aug. 21.

The Steelers later revealed that Harmon is dealing with an MCL sprain.

Harmon, 22, is expected to be a starter on the defensive line alongside Keeanu Benton and Cam Heyward. Isaiahh Loudermilk and rookie Yahya Black are likely to see increased playing time until Harmon returns.

Harmon spent three seasons at Michigan State before transferring to Oregon for his senior season in 2024. He played 14 games for the Ducks and posted 45 tackles (11 for loss), five sacks, four passes defended, two fumbles forced and two fumble recoveries.

On Tuesday, the NFC South rival New Orleans Saints announced Dimitroff will serve as a consultant. He is expected to assist executive vice president/general manager Mickey Loomis in all facets of the operation, per Sports Illustrated.

Dimitroff, 59, reportedly has spent time with the Saints through training camp.

He was named the NFL executive of the year in his first year with the Falcons in 2008 and again in 2010. He was fired by the team in 2020 after the team lost its first five games of the season.

Prescott was given some of the same lines during contract negotiations that Parsons heard from franchise owner Jerry Jones and the Dallas brass, specifically about performing in a contract year to earn another one with more security. There was friction between Jones and Prescott when the quarterback played the length of his rookie contract and subsequent franchise tag year before signing a four-year extension on the first game day of the 2024 season.

So when Jones pulled the plug and traded Parsons -- a two-time All-Pro pass rusher -- to the Green Bay Packers last Thursday, Prescott wasn't shocked. But he was surprised it unraveled so suddenly.

"I can't say I was completely surprised, but I definitely didn't think he was going to get traded, I'll say that," Prescott said. "But just with (how) their negotiations went down, obviously to some extent ... it seemed like it got personal on their ends, so that's why I wasn't surprised."

Prior to the trade, Prescott and head coach Brian Schottenheimer both expressed confidence Parsons would be on the field when the Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles kick off the regular season on Thursday night. He said he's glad not to be fielding questions about whether Parsons will play and is more comfortable knowing his former teammate is happy with the result.

"As much as anything, it's good that a solution happened. Micah got paid, got paid very well," Prescott said. "Great for him and his family. We'll see him here in about a month. Just honestly glad that, I can't say glad, but glad that we moved past that and everybody seems happy because of it."

Parsons, 26, continues to deal with a back injury that could impact his availability in Week 1 and beyond. The Packers visit the Cowboys for a Sunday night game in Week 4 on Sept. 28.

Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs still isn't prepared to see Parsons in another uniform.

"I think everybody was surprised," Diggs said of the trade. "I was really surprised, I really thought it was going to get done so we could just stay a family. Just him being here all his years, but unfortunately that's not what God had for him."

A Pro Bowl selection in each of his four seasons, Parsons has racked up 52.5 sacks through the first 63 games of his career. He was the 12th overall pick by the Cowboys in the 2021 draft.

Signed to a three-year contract worth up to $63.5 million in March, Diggs is working his way back from a torn ACL sustained while playing for the Houston Texans. He did not play in the preseason.

"As of today, he'll be out there," Vrabel said on WEEI 93.7 FM in Boston.

Diggs tops the team's depth chart among wide receivers ahead of Kayshon Boutte, Pop Douglas and Mack Hollins.

Diggs, 31, caught 47 passes for 496 yards and three touchdowns in eight games (all starts) last season with the Texans.

He has 857 career catches for 10,491 yards and 70 touchdowns in 144 regular-season games (136 starts) with the Minnesota Vikings (2015-19), Buffalo Bills (2020-23) and Texans. He also owns 69 receptions for 909 yards and four touchdowns in 14 postseason games.

The 2025 NFL season kick offs Thursday when the host Eagles raise their Super Bowl LIX banner before entertaining their NFC East foes, currently the subject of derision for trading away one of the best defenders in the game.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and his locker-room leaders refuse to discuss the possibility of a repeat.

"We're not talking anything about a title or anything. We're talking about the Dallas Cowboys," Sirianni said. "How do we put ourselves in the best position to win this football game ... and how do you continue to get better as the year goes on? That's your habits. That's all we're thinking about."

Yet the Week 1 spotlight will shine less on the champs and more on their opponents.

Dallas owner Jerry Jones ended a contract standoff with sack master Micah Parsons by trading him to the Green Bay Packers a week before the season opener. The Cowboys acquired defensive tackle Kenny Clark and the Packers' next two first-round draft picks, but they surrendered an All-Pro pass-rusher entering his prime.

Jones defended his decision, envisioning a world in which Parsons nets future stars for Dallas the same way the Herschel Walker trade did early in Jones' tenure.

"Our fans, as well as my mirror, are saying, ‘Come on, let's change something up. Let's do something a little different here,'" Jones said.

But those draft picks won't help this season, and fans in fact were incensed that Parsons was traded. Not even franchise quarterback Dak Prescott tried to spin the move too positively.

"I'm not going to say we're better," Prescott said. "We've got to go out there and prove it. We'd have to prove it even if (Parsons) was on this team, so I'm not going to say that by any means."

The Cowboys' defense already was behind the 8-ball after allowing 27.5 points per game last year, second-worst in the league (at 17.8 ppg, the Eagles were second-best). Rookie defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku will join Clark and journeymen Dante Fowler Jr. and Solomon Thomas in a remade defensive front.

Dallas traded for mercurial receiver George Pickens to line up opposite CeeDee Lamb, but the run game will be another question mark. Rico Dowdle left in free agency after a 1,000-yard season, and the Cowboys will balance vets Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders and rookie Jaydon Blue out of the backfield.

They'll all have to come together under a new coach in Brian Schottenheimer after the team moved on from Mike McCarthy. Promoted from offensive coordinator, the career assistant gets his first crack as a head coach.

"Nothing's changed. My goals haven't changed. Our team goals haven't changed," Schottenheimer said after the Parsons trade. "I hit the players on that ... after I talked about the tough couple of days for all the guys. It doesn't change. The standard is the standard."

The Eagles won't look much different from the team that routed the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in February. Saquon Barkley will try to replicate the ninth 2,000-yard rushing season in league history, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith still lead the receiving corps and the defense remains chock-full of former Georgia Bulldogs.

Whatever his critics say, two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jalen Hurts can call himself a Super Bowl champion as well. He threw for just 2,903 yards and 18 touchdowns in 15 starts last year, but had his fourth straight year with double-digit rushing touchdowns (14). No one will benefit more from the owners voting down attempts to ban the "tush push" play last spring.

Hurts' relationship with Sirianni, which appeared strained 12 months ago, has grown "day by day," per the quarterback.

"We obviously, both of us, love to work, love hard work, have a ton of grit to ourselves," Hurts said this week. "We're passionate about that. We express that through our work. So I think it's been able to grow and evolve."

The Eagles may not have three-time Pro Bowl left guard Landon Dickerson (back) for the opener as he missed practice Monday. Backup quarterback Tanner McKee (right thumb) also missed practice, while linebacker Joshua Uche (groin) and rookie safety Andrew Mukuba (hamstring) were limited.

The only Dallas player to miss practice Monday was defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey (back). Star cornerback Trevon Diggs and left tackle Tyler Guyton, both dealing with knee injuries, were full participants.

"He's looked really good in practice," Harbaugh said at a press conference. "Cleared for contact. Just take it one day at a time."

The Chargers open the season Friday against the Kansas City Chiefs in Sao Paulo, Brazil. If Harris can't play, then first-round draft pick Omarion Hampton is expected to tote the majority of carries.

Harris missed the start of training camp and didn't begin participating in football drills until mid-August. He didn't play in the preseason, but was activated from the non-football injury list last Tuesday.

The former Pittsburgh Steelers running back suffered what his agent described as a "superficial eye injury" during a July 4 fireworks mishap. The Chargers haven't disclosed further details about the injury.

Harris topped 1,000 rushing yards in all four of his seasons with the Steelers and has 4,312 yards and 28 rushing touchdowns in 68 NFL games (all starts). The Steelers selected him 24th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft and Harris made the Pro Bowl and the NFL All-Rookie team after that season.

Stafford missed the first several weeks of training camp, battling an aggravated disc in his back. According to ESPN, he has been a full participant in practice since Aug. 18, in both individual and team drills.

The 17-year veteran restructured his contract in the offseason, signing a two-year deal with cap hits of $47 million-plus in 2025 and 2026, according to Over The Cap.

Stafford, 37, played in 16 of 17 regular-season games for the 2024 Rams, who upset Minnesota in the wild-card round of the playoffs and lost a 28-22 decision to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

He threw for 533 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in those two contests after amassing 3,762 passing yards, 20 TDs and eight interceptions in the regular season.

The longtime Detroit Lions starter, Stafford led Los Angeles to its first Super Bowl championship in his first season of 2021. He is ranked 10th in NFL history with 59,809 passing yards.

McVay also believes left tackle Alaric Jackson, a Monday participant in practice, will start against Houston. He has been dealing with blot clots in his lower leg.

"I do believe that we'll be at our best with him out there," McVay told reporters.

The Packers acquired Parsons in a blockbuster deal with the Dallas Cowboys last Thursday and gave him the richest contract for a non-quarterback in NFL history, worth $47 million a year.

But before the deal, the Cowboys had placed Parsons on a five-day plan of a corticosteroid to help back inflammation and had him on a physical therapy program. Parsons may need an epidural injection to play Sunday against the Detroit Lions, according to reports from ESPN, NFL Network and The Athletic.

Monday was Parsons' first official day at Packers practice. He did not participate in practice with Dallas throughout training camp as he engineered a hold-in.

At his introductory press conference Friday, Parsons said, "Physically, I'm great."

A two-time All-Pro pass rusher and a Pro Bowl selection in each of his four seasons, Parsons has racked up 52.5 sacks through the first 63 games of his career. He was the 12th overall pick by the Cowboys in the 2021 draft but did not want to play 2025 on his fifth-year option, claiming that owner Jerry Jones tried to go around his agent.