NEW YORK — New York Jets linebacker Jarrad Davis will be sidelined through the first several weeks of the regular season with an ankle injury.

Jets Coach Robert Saleh said Monday that Davis’ injury will keep him out until around the team’s bye week in mid-October. New York will evaluate whether the linebacker will be placed on injured reserve with a chance to return. If he returns after the bye, he will have missed five games.

Davis was hurt when another player rolled onto his left ankle during the second quarter of the Jets’ preseason victory over the Packers in Green Bay on Saturday. He walked gingerly to the blue medical tent on the sideline, but was then taken to the locker room on a cart.

Saleh was vague when asked about the nature of Davis’ injury, specifically whether it’s to his upper ankle.

“It is an ankle, but not necessarily a high-ankle sprain,” Saleh said. “But it’s enough that it’ll be treated like one.”

GIANTS: New York is heading into its final preseason game with the status of star running back Saquon Barkley uncertain.

Coach Joe Judge had plans to meet with team doctors to discuss what the 24-year-old will be able to do during joint workouts with the New England Patriots this week.

Barkley tore his ACL in the second game of last season and had reconstructive surgery in October. He has been rehabilitating his right knee for the past nine-plus months.

The Giants have been ramping up Barkley’s workload since training camp opened late last month, starting him on the physically unable to perform list. While he is off PUP, he still has not be given the green light to practice fully.

BROWNS: Kicker Cody Parkey is being placed on injured reserve, meaning Chase McLaughlin will likely begin the season as Cleveland’s starter.

Parkey, who had a solid season for the Browns in 2020 and his best known for his “double doink” miss for Chicago in the 2018 playoffs, sustained a quadriceps injury in Sunday’s exhibition win over the New York Giants.

Coach Kevin Stefanski wouldn’t rule Parkey out for the entire 2021 season, but he will miss significant time and that points to McLaughlin winning this summer’s kicking competition by default.

VIKINGS: Minnesota is bringing back defensive end Everson Griffen, yet another reunion with an established veteran in its attempt to revive the defense from a dismal 2020 season.

The Vikings signed Griffen after the 33-year-old was at the team facility for a tryout last week. The four-time Pro Bowl pick, who has 80 1/2 sacks in 11 seasons in the NFL, played last year for Dallas and Detroit. Contract terms weren’t immediately available.

CHIEFS: Kansas City released veteran defensive end Taco Charlton, offensive lineman Bryan Witzmann and defensive back Will Parks as it made the next round of roster cuts ahead of its preseason finale.

The Chiefs also waived linebacker Riley Cole and quarterback Anthony Gordon.

Charlton was a first-round pick of the Cowboys in the 2017 draft, but he’s been unable to break into a consistent role in the NFL. After not working out in Dallas he was claimed by the Dolphins in 2019, then signed with the Chiefs prior to last season, eventually appearing in seven games with a pair of sacks and a forced fumble.

TITANS: Tennessee may have seen enough to pick its kicker with one preseason game remaining.

The Titans waived injured kicker Tucker McCann, leaving Sam Ficken as the lone kicker on the roster after a strong week in practices and in Tennessee’s 34-3 win over Tampa Bay. Ficken made field goals from 48 and 58 yards and had five touchbacks on kickoffs against the Bucs.

BILLS: Duke Williams’ three-year bid to restart his career in Buffalo is over after the Bills released the receiver by waiving him because of an injury.

The team did not specify the injury, with the move coming after Williams managed an 8-yard catch on three targets in Buffalo’s 41-15 preseason win at Chicago on Saturday. Williams, who had no catches on three targets in Buffalo’s preseason opener at Detroit a week earlier, became the odd-man out in an ever-tightening competition for one of the team’s final roster spots at receiver.

The Bills also placed offensive lineman Forest Lamp on injured reserve, and signed running back Kerrith Whyte and cornerback Tim Harris. Buffalo closes its preseason hosting the Green Bay Packers on Saturday.

The 28-year-old Williams failed to play up to expectations during his two seasons in Buffalo, where he finished with 12 catches for 166 yards and a touchdown in five career games.

Williams was an undrafted free agent out of Auburn, who nearly quit football after spending the 2016 and ’17 seasons with the Rams. He rejuvenated his career in 2018, when he led the Canadian Football League in yards receiving, and finished tied for the league lead with 11 touchdowns and 88 catches.

He signed with the Bills the following year, and most memorably scored the decisive touchdown on a 7-yard catch in the fourth quarter of a 14-7 win at Tennessee in his NFL debut in October 2019.

49ERS: The San Francisco 49ers lost two depth players on defense to injuries that could impact their decisions as they prepare to cut down the roster before the regular season.

Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst suffered a high ankle sprain and linebacker Mychal Kendricks came down with turf toe during an exhibition victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Neither player is expected back until after the start of the regular season on Sept. 12 at Detroit, leaving the Niners with some questions about whether to keep them on the active roster until the cut-down day next week.

RAVENS: The Baltimore Ravens put linebacker L.J. Fort on injured reserve after he injured his knee over the weekend.

Fort left the team’s preseason victory at Carolina on Saturday night in the first half. Coach John Harbaugh confirmed Fort had a torn ACL.

The Ravens also released defensive back Jordan Richards, tackle Andre Smith and wide receiver Michael Dereus.

Fort started eight games for the Ravens in each of the past two seasons.