Mitchell is on injured reserve and out for the season with a knee injury.

Impacts: Mitchell played in 10 games last year, totaling five tackles.

Jones was placed on injured reserve by the Vikings due to a shoulder problem, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.

Impacts: Jones, who went undrafted out of Iowa, hasn't yet played in an NFL game.

The Patriots put Stokes on the reserve-injured list with a back injury.

Impacts: The veteran, signed by the Patriots earlier this month, was signed, cut and signed again by Detroit last season, but didn't see any action. He has also played for Miami, Cleveland, Green Bay and Atlanta.

Reed was placed on injured reserve by the Saints with a torn Achilles' tendon.

Impacts: Reed only played in four games for the Chiefs last year, and was released. He had started 15 games the previous season.

Jones has been cleared to play for the Dallas Cowboys this season.

Impacts: The cornerback-kick returner was suspended all last season, when he was with the Tennessee Titans, because of an accumulation of arrests and legal problems. He was traded to the Cowboys in April, then allowed by commissioner Roger Goodell to join the team in training camp and in preseason games. Goodell, however, was still waiting to decide whether to let Jones play in the regular season. That news came Thursday, hours before Dallas' final preseason game.

The Lions placed Bradley on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.

Impacts: Bradley started six games last year, seeing action in 15 contests.

Farwell will miss the rest of the season after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament against the Seahawks.

Impacts: Farwell, a three-year veteran, was voted special teams MVP by teammates and led the team in special teams tackles over the past two seasons.

Oakland placed Bowie on injured reserve with a season-ending knee injury. Bowie did not play at all this preseason due to the injury, the latest setback for the player acquired in the Randy Moss deal a year ago.

Impacts: The Raiders selected Bowie with the fourth-round pick they got from New England for Moss last year. He played just two games as a rookie and now is out for his entire second season. Moss had 98 catches for 1,493 yards and an NFL-record 23 touchdowns for the Patriots last season.

The Ravens placed Burgess on injured reserve with a wrist injury.

Impacts: The linebacker also spent part of last year - his rookie season - on IR with a hip problem. He was drafted in the sixth round in 2007.

The Ravens placed Talavou on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.

Impacts: Talavou, an undrafted free agent in 2007, has spent time with Atlanta and Seattle, but has not played in an NFL game. He will miss the season.

The Ravens placed Melton on injured reserve with a hand injury.

Impacts: He also spent all of last year on IR with a knee injury.