2025 NFL Week 2 Buzz: Jets CB Sauce Gardner, Payments DT Ed Oliver Damage Updates

Who’s beginning, who’s damage, and who’s on the transfer? 

NFL information is nonstop, and we’re breaking all of it down week by week this season.

Here is the most recent on what’s taking place across the league coming into Week 2:

Jets star cornerback will play in Week 2

New York cornerback Sauce Gardner will play within the group’s Week 2 matchup at house in opposition to the Buffalo Payments regardless of coping with a groin damage in the course of the week. Gardner, a two-time All-Professional, totaled two passes defended and two mixed tackles within the Jets’ Week 1 loss at house to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Payments defensive lineman out

Buffalo defensive sort out Ed Oliver will miss the group’s Week 2 matchup in New York on account of an ankle damage that he suffered in observe this week. Final week, Oliver totaled one sack, one pressured fumble and 6 mixed tackles in Buffalo’s chaotic win at house over the Baltimore Ravens.

Reed suffered a fractured collarbone within the first quarter of Inexperienced Bay’s Week 2 win over Washington and can miss six-to-eight weeks, per NFL Media. The third-year receiver totaled 55 receptions for 857 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2024 and had a 17-yard landing in Inexperienced Bay’s Week 1 victory in opposition to Detroit.

Raiders’ Brock Bowers headlines rising record of injuired TEs

A number of the NFL’s prime pass-catching tight ends won’t play in Week 2 on account of accidents. Essentially the most notable is Bowers, who damage his knee in Week 1. Bowers reportedly missed observe on Sept. 11, however Las Vegas does not play till Monday night time, so he has extra time to get wholesome. 

Philadelphia’s Dallas Goedert has been dominated out after lacking observe for the second straight day on Sept. 11 as he offers with a knee damage. Denver’s Evan Engram, who’s coping with a calf damage, must be good to go Sunday.

Dolphins maintain players-only assembly

Miami held a players-only assembly after its 33-8 loss to Indianapolis in Week 1. Gamers-only conferences are likely to occur when a group is in a determined spot, so it is fascinating that the Dolphins’ leaders known as for this after only one week. The Dolphins went 8-9 final season and missed the playoffs.  

The second-year receiver took half in observe on Sept. 11. Worthy suffered a shoulder damage on the opening possession of Kansas Metropolis’s Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil. Final season, Worthy totaled 59 receptions for 638 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Godwin (ankle) and Wirfs (knee) might make their 2025 debut in Tampa Bay’s Week 2 street matchup in opposition to Houston, per FOX Sports activities’ Greg Auman. Godwin, who has 4 1,000-plus receiving yard seasons beneath his belt, was cleared to observe on Sept. 11, nearly 11 months after struggling a season-ending ankle damage. Wirfs, a two-time All-Professional, had knee surgical procedure in July.

San Francisco’s beginning quarterback will miss two-to-five weeks with turf toe, NFL Media reported. Purdy, a 2023 Professional Bowler, suffered toe and left shoulder accidents throughout San Francisco’s Week 1 win on the street in opposition to Seattle. He totaled 277 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, two interceptions and a 92.2 passer score, whereas finishing 74.3% of his passes. Backup Mac Jones will begin in Purdy’s place.

Cashman will miss a number of weeks on account of a hamstring damage, head coach Kevin O’Connell introduced. Cashman, who totaled a profession excessive in mixed tackles (112) and sacks (4.5) final season, totaled three mixed tackles in Minnesota’s Week 1 street victory over Chicago.

New York is reportedly releasing WR and kick/punt returner Gipson. Gipson signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2023, serving as each a kick and punt returner ever since. In New York’s Week 1 loss to Pittsburgh, he fumbled a kick return.

Inexperienced Bay prolonged Watson, including a 12 months to his contract at $13.25 million. Watson is within the midst of recovering from an ACL tear that he sustained in Week 17 of the 2024 season. He is now beneath contract via the 2026 season.

San Francisco is placing an finish to the Moody experiment. The kicker will likely be waived after struggling within the group’s Week 1 win in opposition to Seattle, NFL Media reported. Moody missed two kicks in that sport, doinking a 27-yarder earlier than getting his 36-yard area aim within the third quarter blocked. Moody ultimately made a 32-yard area aim. Moody, who the 49ers drafted within the third spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft, struggled within the 2024 season as effectively. He solely made 10 of 20 area targets from past 40 yards final season, placing his job in jeopardy.  

Elsehwere, Kittle will likely be positioned on injured reserve, per ESPN, and miss at the very least a number of weeks on account of a hamstring damage. 

Contemporary off their Week 1 win over the Jets, the Steelers are including some reinforcements. Peppers was surprisingly launched by the New England Patriots in late August after three seasons with the group. He had 78 whole tackles and two interceptions in 2023 earlier than lacking the vast majority of the 2024 season on account of damage. 

Philadelphia is buying Bigsby from Jacksonville in trade for 2026 fifth- and sixth-round picks, per ESPN. Bigsby, 24, rushed for 766 yards and 7 touchdowns in 2024. He additionally averaged 32.5 yards per kick return. Bigsby joins a crowded RB room in Philadelphia, with All-Professional Saquon Barkley, A.J. Dillon and second-year participant Will Shipley.

The 49ers have already locked up an impending free agent in McKivitz, who agreed to a three-year, $45 million extension that features $27 million in assured cash. The 29-year-old McKivitz mentioned final week that he hoped to succeed in a long-term deal to stay in San Francisco, and each side have been in a position to do it rapidly. McKivitz had been enjoying beneath a one-year, $7 million extension that he signed in March 2024 and now has a deal that ranks 14th greatest amongst proper tackles in common annual worth. McKivitz moved right into a beginning function after Mike McGlinchey left as a free agent earlier than the 2023 season and has been a constant and sturdy participant ever since.

Jennings will bear an MRI on his shoulder on Monday, per NBC Sports activities, and in what may be a associated transfer have introduced again WR Kendrick Bourne on a one-year deal. Jennings exited Week 1’s sport, and whereas he was by no means formally dominated out for a return, he didn’t reenter the competition. Prime broad receiver Brandon Aiyuk remains to be recovering from final season’s torn ACL. Bourne performed with the 49ers beginning in 2017, and remained with them via the 2020 season. His career-high in receiving yards got here in 2021 with the Patriots, when he put up 800 yards on 55 receptions, additionally a career-best. Whereas the severity of Jennings’ damage stays unknown, he did have 77 receptions in 2024, with 975 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns: with Aiyuk out, his function is anticipated to be vital as soon as extra in 2025.

Regardless of simply 168 yards passing with no landing in Week 1, head coach Brian Daboll asserted that Wilson will stay the Giants’ beginning quarterback in Week 2, per FOX Sports activities’ Ralph Vacchiano. Wilson threw simply 17-for-37, a 46% completion share, in opposition to the Commanders in a 21-6 defeat. Whereas Daboll spoke largely of watching again tape and his religion in Wilson in the long term, he said that they “should do a greater job all the way in which round.” The story of who would be the Giants’ QB exists in any respect as a result of preseason efficiency of 2025 first-round choose, Jaxson Dart. Dart was made QB2 on the Giants’ depth chart over veteran signal-caller Jameis Winston earlier than the season started.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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