The Kansas City Chiefs activated linebacker Joe Mays from injured reserve Saturday and waived linebacker Jerry Franklin.

Mays has played 61 NFL games in six seasons with the Houston Texans (2013), Denver Broncos (2010-12) and Philadelphia Eagles (2008-09). He joined the Chiefs as a free agent in March and was placed on injured reserve Sept. 2 with a designation to return. His career numbers include 194 tackles (141 solo), 18 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, six pass breakups and one forced fumble.

Franklin has played 20 NFL games in three seasons with the Chiefs (2014) and Chicago Bears (2012-13). He has served primarily on special teams, recording 11 tackles.

—New York Giants starting running back Rashad Jennings did not make the team’s trip to Seattle for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks and was ruled out.

Jennings has been out for a month with a knee injury. Rookie Andre Williams will continue to fill in for Jennings.

—The Seahawks activated cornerback Jeremy Lane from the injured reserve/designated for return list, making him eligible to play against the Giants.

Lane was placed on injured reserve with the designation to return following the season opener against Green Bay when he sustained a groin injury. This was the first week he was eligible to return.

To make room for Lane on the roster, center Stephen Schilling (knee) was placed on injured reserve.

—The Green Bay Packers downgraded safety Morgan Burnett from probable to questionable for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.

Though the Packers made the announcement, they did not say if or when Burnett aggravated his calf injury. After starting the first seven games of the season, Burnett missed the Packers’ last game against the New Orleans Saints. Green Bay is coming off a bye.

The Packers also signed offensive tackle Jamon Meredith to the active roster and placed wide receiver Kevin Dorsey on injured reserve.

—The Baltimore Ravens signed cornerback Rashaan Melvin off the Miami Dolphins’ practice squad.

To make room for Melvin on the roster, the Ravens placed cornerback Jimmy Smith on injured reserve. Smith had season-ending foot surgery.

—Former New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards told radio station WPEN-FM this week that the team “babied” quarterback Mark Sanchez, who is making his first start with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night against the Carolina Panthers.

After leading the Jets to consecutive AFC championship games in 2009 and ’10, Sanchez fell out of favor with the Jets and he signed with the Eagles in March.

Edwards, a teammate of Sanchez during the Jets’ playoff runs, said the team protected the quarterback by emphasizing a run-heavy offense.

“You have to remember Mark was 20 years old when he was drafted. He was a kid,” Edwards said. “They babied him and never really allowed him to man-up in the NFL, which is a league full of men.”

—Houston Texans linebackers coach Mike Vrabel wrote on Twitter that his three Super Bowl rings were stolen from his home. Vrabel won the rings as a linebacker for the New England Patriots.

“To all the Houston area pawn shops: 3 super bowl rings are headed your way. Courtesy of the (expletives) who smashed our back door in,” Vrabel tweeted.

Vrabel helped the Patriots win Super Bowls during the 2001-02, 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons.

—The San Francisco 49ers promoted linebacker Chase Thomas from the practice squad to the active roster.

Thomas originally signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2013 out of Stanford.