The Detroit Lions are opening the practice window for rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker.

Hooker tore his ACL last November while at Tennessee.

Despite the injury, the Lions took Hooker with the No. 68 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Dan Campbell said that a big reason for opening his practice window is for the team to start building him up. 

"Yeah, by rule we can't coach him, so that's why," Campbell said. "I mean we can't -- we can have him in meetings, but he can't be out there and going through any fundamental work. You've just got to kind of stand there. So, that's where it helps, to be able to actually do individual work with him, have him take a snap. That's why it's big. I mean it'd be nice to just do some of those things with him, but that's why you've got to get him on the roster. Otherwise, rules don't allow for him to do any of that."

The Lions will now have 21 days to activate Hooker onto the 53-man roster. If they do not, they'll revert to injured reserve for the remainder of the 2023 season. 

Aaron Rodgers has been cleared to practice exactly 11 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn Achilles. 

The Jets have 21 days to decide whether to activate Rodgers from injured reserve. The period expires Dec. 20, four days before they face the Washington Commanders, which is the game he's targeting for a return.

Rodgers turns 40 on Saturday and is attempting an unprecedented comeback from Achilles surgery. 

Robert Saleh said Rodgers is cleared for functional football activity but not cleared for contact. 

On Tuesday, Rodgers told "The Pat McAfee Show" that his decision to return will be based on two factors: his health and the team's standing in the playoff race.

Jonathan Taylor will undergo thumb surgery on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Jim Irsay says the Indianapolis Colts are hoping he misses just two to three weeks.

Taylor rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns in the Colts' victory Sunday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played the entire game. He played 42 snaps in the game and carried the ball 15 times.

The Colts will turn to Zack Moss with Taylor sidelined.

Jonathan Taylor may miss some time with a thumb injury.

Taylor rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns Sunday in the Indianapolis Colts' victory over the Buccaneers and played the entire game. 

Taylor's workload had consistently increased in recent weeks, with the share of carries between him and backup Zack Moss tilted more toward Taylor lately. 

Joe Burrow had successful wrist surgery on Monday, the Cincinnati Bengals have announced.

The procedure was to repair a torn ligament, an injury that was suffered on Nov. 16 against the Baltimore Ravens.

"The procedure went as planned and he is expected to make a complete recovery," the team said in a statement. "Joe will return to Cincinnati this week to be with the team and begin the recovery and rehab process."

Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce is active for Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars as he returns from an ankle injury.

Pierce, who had been listed as questionable, has appeared in seven games this season for Houston, rushing for 327 yards and a touchdown on 109 carries. He is second on the team in rushing, behind Devin Singletary (471).

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was officially placed on injured reserve Saturday, the team announced.

Burrow suffered a season-ending right wrist injury in the team's Week 11 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 16.

On Friday, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Burrow was going to formally be placed on injured reserve by the end of the weekend and that the quarterback was still "most likely" going to have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his wrist.

Jake Browning, who has been with the team since 2021 and won the backup job heading into this season, will make his first career NFL start. AJ McCarron, who is in his second stint with the club, was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday's contest versus Pittsburgh (6-4).

Miami Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips left Friday's 34-13 win over the New York Jets with an Achilles injury and did not return, casting a dark cloud over an otherwise dominant performance from the Dolphins' defense.

Phillips went down with a non-contact lower leg injury late in the fourth quarter; the television replay showed what appeared to be his calf firing - a telling sign of a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Justin Jefferson wants to return to the field for the Minnesota Vikings after missing six games with a hamstring injury, but the wide receiver isn't going to rush back.

He has been questionable for the past two weeks after the Vikings opened up his practice window on Nov. 8 after a stint on the injured reserve.

Jefferson posted on X that he is more concerned about his long-term health than helping fantasy football managers. He was the consensus No. 1 overall pick in fantasy drafts.

"My health is wayyyy more important than you winning your fantasy games. It doesn't matter how many times y'all flood my dms talking about me selling your team. I DONT CARE," he wrote.

The Vikings have an extra day to prepare this week as they'll face the Chicago Bears on Monday night, and Kevin O'Connell did tell reporters Monday that Jefferson will likely be questionable again. 

The injury Aaron Jones suffered on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers doesn't seem to be as bad as the Green Bay Packers initially feared.

Jones suffered a knee injury on a two-yard run shortly before halftime.

The running back has an MCL sprain and is considered week-to-week, according to a report. Jones is unlikely to play against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.