Dylan Dreyer and Craig Melvin kicked off their week away from their usual spot on TODAY , but "for a good reason." At the top of the morning of Monday, September 15, Sheinelle Jones — back from her nine-month absence following the May passing of her husband Uche Ojeh — Al Roker , and Kaylee Hartung helmed the 3rd Hour desk, while Dylan and Craig were off in Norwalk, Connecticut. The two, along with Willie Geist and Craig's wife Lindsay Czarniak were away to be in attendance for Craig's Bottom's Up invitational, a charity golf tournament he hosts every year in honor of his late brother Lawrence Meadows, who died in 2020 after a years-long battle with stage 4 colon cancer.

Kicking off the Monday broadcast, Al shared that "Dylan and Craig are not here, but for a good reaso

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