49ers
- OLB Aldon Smith hasย officially been reinstated from suspension. He’ll participate in Tuesday’sย walk-through. (Matt Maiocco)
Chargers
- The Chargers are expected to get RB Ryan Mathews,ย ILBย Manti Te’o, Sย Jahleel Addae, rookieย OLB Jeremiah Attaochu and OLB Melvin Ingram back from injury this week. (Eric D. Williams)
Packers
- HC Mike McCarthy wouldn’t commit to Clay Matthews staying at inside linebacker, despite a solid performance against the Bears.
โClay Matthews is not an inside linebacker. Heโs a football player,โ McCarthy said, via ESPNWisconsin.com. โThe focus [during the offseason] was to play more players on defense, move Clay around and create challenges for the offense.ย Weโll see here he plays this week.โ
Redskins
- WR Leonard Hankerson (knee) is expected to make his seasonย debut against the Buccaneers this weekend. (John Keim)
Vikings
- HC Mike Zimmer said that he’s hopeful TE Kyle Rudolph will be able to return this weekend.
“He … did a little bit everything, more than individual (drills), he did stuff,” said Zimmer, via Brian Murphy of the Pioneer Press. “We’re hopeful but we’ll see as the week goes on.”
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