Updating an earlier report, Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton (knee, head) suffered a knee injury earlier in the NFC Wild Card game that contributed to him going to the ground after a blow to the head. The knee injury will not require surgery.

Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant is expected to return to the team in 2018, according to team owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas Cowboys OT Tyron Smith (knee) will not need offseason surgery on his injured knee, according to vice president Stephen Jones.

Footballguys View: Great news for the Cowboys here. Smith dealt with knee problems later in the 2017 season but this injury wasn’t serious enough to warrant surgery.

Former Dallas Cowboys QB Kellen Moore was brought on as the quarterbacks coach Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to owner Jerry Jones. Additionally, running backs coach Gary Brown was re-signed.

Footballguys View: Moore goes from being a teammate of Dak Prescott, to his coach in one year. He retired after working as the Cowboys no3 quarterback for part of 2017. Moore will work with Jason Garrett closely to get the most out of the situation, and he’s always had a coaches mentality to approaching the game. It should be a near seamless transition for Moore.

New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski’s (concussion) official status will be unclear for a couple more days, but there is some optimism regarding his availability for the Super Bowl, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Footballguys View: The Patriots have two weeks for Gronkowski to get healthy. We’ll have an update on his status next week when the Patriots begin to practice in preparation for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis.

Jacksonville Jaguars RB Tim Cook was signed to a Reserve/Future contract Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Free-agent TE Kyle Carter (Vikings) was claimed by the New York Giants Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Footballguys View: Carter is known mostly as a blocker, H-back type of tight end who came out of Penn State as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He follows Pat Shurmur over from the Vikings to the Giants. Carter is not much of a receiving threat, so his dynasty stock in crazy deep leagues isn’t that interesting.

Free-agent WR Montay Crockett (Jaguars) was claimed by the Houston Texans off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Buffalo Bills QB Tyrod Taylor’s future with the team was not addressed Tuesday, Jan. 23, as head coach Sean McDermott declined to comment on the topic. McDermott simply said the coaching staff will continue to evaluate.

Free-agent CB Dexter McDougle (Saints) was signed to a Reserve/Future contract by the Jacksonville Jaguars Tuesday, Jan. 23.