THE DROP-BACK: Tuesday November 9 - Russell Wilson set to return on Sunday

seahawks

Russell Wilson is medically cleared to return this week for the Seattle Seahawks and of course he had to announce it himself. Wilson posted this video on Twitter, indicating that himself and his finger should be ready to take on the Packers in Week Ten.

It’s Time. pic.twitter.com/DVdHxn9hos

— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) November 8, 2021

packers

Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Jordan Love didn't have the best Sunday, and it began (or continued) to spark questions of if Love is genuinely the Packers' future. Head coach Matt LaFleur isn't blaming Love for having to be ready at the last minute. "I thought Jordan, I was really proud of the way he played. He hung in there; he was taking hits and delivering the ball. I thought he did a really good job."

patriots

There is a new New England Patriots controversy among us. Quarterback Mac Jones appeared to twist Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns' ankle after a sack. However, head coach Bill Belichick says he thinks Jones was just trying to pursue the ball and didn't intentionally twist Burns' ankle. I tend to side with Belichick, even though the video does look kinda bad. Jones later agreed, saying he was just trying to make a tackle on Burns.

"I think he thought Burns had the ball," Bill Belichick says to @TheGregHillShow, when asked what he saw from the Mac Jones play in which he held on to Brian Burns leg after the strip sack.

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) November 8, 2021

lions

Detroit Lions backup Tim Boyle is being designated for return from injured reserve and should practice this week. With the way things are going for the Lions (and specifically, starter Jared Goff), it's not out of the question to wonder if we could see Boyle (or fellow backup David Blough) on the field soon.

The #Lions are opening the practice window for QB Tim Boyle, source said. He’d been out since thumb surgery Aug. 30. They now have three weeks to activate Boyle from IR.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 8, 2021

Panthers

Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold suffered a concussion and shoulder injury last week and went for an MRI on Monday to check on the status of the same shoulder. Darnold did not have his best day Sunday, and head coach Matt Rhule was not committing to Darnold yet in Week Ten.

jets

Zach Wilson is expected to practice this week for the New York Jets, but his status is still very much up in the air. Mike White is looking more like the assumed starter (although that could change in the coming days), as head coach Robert Saleh says they don't want to rush Wilson back too soon.

QB Zach Wilson (knee) will practice this week, according to Jets coach Robert Saleh.

Asked if Wilson will play Sunday, Saleh said "Yeah. If he’s fully healthy, for sure. But we’ll see how he is. ... We're not in any hurry to rush him back."

— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoSNY) November 8, 2021

- other notes -

• The Broncos placed Drew Lock on the COVID-19 reserve list after he tested positive.
• Tua Tagovailoa​ was listed as limited in practice Monday.