Preseason is winding down, and that means two different kinds of stories collide: teams making real roster decisions, and the results of games that mostly don't matter anymore. Roster cuts to 53 players are due next Sunday, August 30, which means this week is when bubble players get their last real look — watch snap counts more than stat lines. On the injury side, Raiders rookie running back Ashton Jeanty left Sunday's practice early with what looked like a right knee injury;

Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons is targeting a mid-October return after offseason ACL and meniscus procedures. That's a deliberately conservative timeline for a knee that also needed meniscus work — teams are increasingly willing to sit a star through the start of a season rather than rush a return and risk re-injury. It's a useful reminder for anyone recovering from a knee injury at any level: meniscus tears complicate ACL recovery because the meniscus is what actually cus