2025 NFL Week 2 Buzz: Eagles Add Depth With RB Tank Bigsby

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 newest on what’s occurring across the league getting into Week 2: 

Eagles Add Depth With Bigsby Commerce

The Philadelphia Eagles are buying working again Tank Bigsby from the Jacksonville Jaguars in trade for 2026 fifth- and sixth-round picks,  in keeping with 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, AJ Dillon and second-year participant Will Shipley. However Bigsby will give the Eagles loads of worth as a returner. 

49ers Damage Issues: Kittle Out; Purdy Iffy

San Francisco 49ers star tight finish George Kittle will miss at the very least a number of weeks with a hamstring harm and quarterback Brock Purdy’s standing for this week is in query after he damage his left shoulder and toe within the season opener.

Coach Kyle Shanahan stated the staff hasn’t determined but whether or not to put Kittle on injured reserve which might sideline him for 4 weeks or preserve him on the lively roster in case he can return earlier.

Purdy’s standing stays in query for this week with Shanahan saying that the toe harm is extra of a priority than his non-throwing shoulder.

“We’re unsure,” Shanahan stated of Purdy’s standing for this week. “We’ve to see the way it heals and the way the week goes on it.”

Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy ‘day-to-day’

Whereas there was concern that Chiefs’ extensive receiver Xavier Worthy may require surgical procedure after dislocating his shoulder in Week 1 towards the Chargers, he’ll as an alternative try and rehab the harm relatively than going beneath the knife from the outset.

Worthy damage his shoulder within the opening minutes of the Chiefs’ season-opening loss to the Chargers in Brazil, when he collided with tight finish Travis Kelce on a crossing route. Chiefs coach Andy Reid didn’t present a lot of an replace on Monday, when he spoke briefly with native reporters, saying solely that the staff was taking it “daily.” 

“He is rehabbing and dealing his shoulder,” Reid stated, “and we’ll simply see the place it goes. See the place we find yourself.”

The Chiefs could possibly be with out each worthy and rookie receiver Jalen Royals of their Week 2 matchup, a Tremendous Bowl rematch towards the Eagles. Royals missed final week’s observe and missed Friday evening’s recreation with a knee harm.

Julian Blackmon could possibly be out for Saints season

New Orleans’ beginning security, Julian Blackmon, might find yourself lacking the remainder of the 2025 season. Saints’ coach Kellen Moore revealed the information on Monday, after Blackmon detailed ache in his shoulder post-game.

Blackmon, acquired by New Orleans after Tyrann Mathieu retired on the eve of coaching camp, performed for the Saints’ complete season opening 20-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. He even went residence from the Superdome earlier than expressing concern to staff medical employees that soreness in his shoulder could possibly be extra critical than he initially believed, Moore stated.

Moore didn’t instantly say which reserve security could possibly be promoted to the beginning lineup wen the Saints host San Francisco on Sunday. Prospects embrace Ugo Amadi, Jonas Sanker and Jordan Howden.

49ers prolong McKivitz

The San Francisco 49ers have already locked up an impending free agent, as they prolonged proper sort out Colton McKivitz on Monday. McKivitz agreed to a three-year, $45 million extension that features $27 million in assured cash.

The 29-year-old McKivitz stated final week that he hoped to succeed in a long-term deal to stay in San Francisco, and the perimeters have been capable of do it shortly. 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 position after Mike McGlinchey left as a free agent earlier than the 2023 season and has been a constant and sturdy participant ever since.

Jauan Jennings present process MRI, 49ers signal Bourne

Large receiver Jauan Jennings will endure an MRI on his shoulder on Monday morning, per NBC Sports activities, and in what is perhaps a associated transfer have introduced again hideout Kendrick Bourne on a one-year deal.

Jennings exited Sunday’s Week 1 recreation towards the Seahawks, and whereas he was by no means formally dominated out for a return, he didn’t reenter the competition. This was the second extensive receiver harm of the sport for the 49ers, as George Kittle damage his hamstring within the first quarter and was pulled from the sport. High extensive receiver Brandon Aiyuk continues to be recovering from final season’s torn ACL.

Bourne performed with the 49ers beginning in 2017, and remained with them by means of 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’ harm stays unknown, he did have 77 receptions in 2024, with 975 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns: with Aiyuk out, his position is predicted to be important as soon as extra in 2025.

Russell Wilson stays Giants QB for Week 2

Regardless of simply 168 yards passing with out a landing in Week 1, Giants coach Brian Daboll asserted that Russell Wilson will stay New York’s beginning quarterback in Week 2, per FOX Sports activities’ Ralph Vacchiano. 

Wilson threw simply 17-for-37, a 46% completion share, towards 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 acknowledged that “We’ve to do a greater job all the way in which round” – the story of who would be the Giants’ QB exists in any respect because of the preseason efficiency of 2025 1st-round decide, Jaxson Dart. Dart was made QB2 on the Giants’ depth chart earlier than the season started, over veteran Jameis Winston.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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