Linebacker Monty Rice signed with the Detroit Lions' practice squad on Tuesday. He'll be eligible to play on Sunday, when the Lions take on the Chicago Bears.

Each NFL team can elevate two players from its practice squad to active status for every game. Detroit elevated Rice with linebacker Trevor Nowaske set to miss Sunday's game because of an elbow injury.

A third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and a veteran of 38 NFL games, the former James Clemens High School standout was released by the New England Patriots at the end of the preseason.

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Another former Alabama high school star who wasn't eligible to play on Sunday when Saturday began is eligible now. The Cleveland Browns activated running back Quinshon Judkins from exempt/commission permission for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens.

The former Pike Road High School star was practicing with the Browns under the special status rather than an active-roster or practice-squad member after becoming the final player picked in the 2025 NFL Draft to sign his contract.

Cleveland picked Judkins in the second round on April 25.

One player with Alabama football roots who will not play on Sunday is Tennessee Titans offensive tackle JC Latham. The former Alabama standout will not be at right tackle when the Titans play the Los Angeles Rams because of a hip injury.

Latham played every offensive snap for Tennessee in his rookie season in 2024.

Safety Trey Washington won't play on Sunday for the Indianapolis Colts against the Denver Broncos, but the former Hewitt-Trussville standout did return to the NFL on Saturday.

The Colts re-signed Washington for their practice squad after releasing him on Tuesday. Washington joined Indianapolis from Ole Miss as an undrafted rookie in May. Waived on Aug. 26 at the end of the preseason, Washington rejoined the Colts as a practice-squad member the next day.