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  • Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Not practicing again

    Butker (ankle) didn't practice Thursday, Adam Teicher of ESPN.com reports.

    Butker hasn't played since Week 1, when he suffered a sprained ankle. The fact that he's not practicing to begin Week 5 doesn't bode well for his early chances of suiting up Monday against the Raiders, but the Chiefs may wait until their final session of the week Saturday before ruling on Butker's status. If Butker remains out for another week, Matthew Wright, who made both of his field-goal attempts and all five point-after tries Week 4 against the Buccaneers, would likely be elevated from the practice squad again.

  • Cairo Santos K | CHI

    Bears' Cairo Santos: Not on Wednesday's report

    Santos (personal) was not listed on the Bears' practice report Wednesday.

    Santos rejoined the Bears after sitting out the team's Week 4 loss to the Giants due to personal reasons. The 30-year-old made all four of his field-goal tries but missed two of his six extra-point attempts over the first three weeks, though both failed kicking attempts came during Chicago's storm-stricken season opener against the 49ers.

  • Bengals' Evan McPherson: Limited at practice

    McPherson was a limited participant at practice Wednesday with a groin injury, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

    McPherson may have picked up the injury in the Bengals' Week 4 win over the Dolphins, but his participation in practice in some capacity indicates it's probably not too severe. Regardless, the second-year kicker's status will be one to monitor ahead of a primetime matchup at Baltimore this Sunday.

  • Jake Elliott K | PHI

    Eagles' Jake Elliott: Hoping to play

    Elliott (ankle) didn't practice Wednesday but said he hopes to be ready for Sunday's game in Arizona, Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

    Elliott played through the injury in Sunday's 29-21 win over the Jaguars, though it may have been a factor in him missing one of his extra-point tries. His Week 5 matchup with Arizona appears favorable if Elliott is deemed healthy enough to play, something the Eagles may determine in practice this week, or perhaps in the hours leading up to this Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff.

  • Matt Prater K | BUF

    Cardinals' Matt Prater: Ruled out for Week 5

    Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Prater (hip) has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 5 matchup against the Eagles, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

    Prater was limited by a hip issue throughout practices ahead of Week 4, but he still suited up and made all four of his kicks, though he didn't handle kickoff duties. The hip injury seems to have gotten worse, so the veteran kicker will take the week off. In his absence, Matt Ammendola, who recently served as Harrison Butker's replacement in Kansas City, will operate as Arizona's kicker in Week 5.

  • Chargers' Dustin Hopkins: Dealing with quad issue

    Chargers head coach Brandon Staley said Wednesday that Hopkins is dealing with a quadriceps injury and will be a limited participant in practice, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

    Hopkins made both of his field-goal attempts and all four of his extra-point tries during the team's Week 4 win over the Texans, but he appears to have come away from the game with an injury. The severity of the issue remains unclear, but he'll have two more practices to shake off the injury before team needs to make a decision on his status for Sunday's game in Cleveland.

  • Broncos' Brandon McManus: Misses extra point

    McManus made his only field-goal attempt but missed one of three extra-point tries in Sunday's 32-23 loss to the Raiders.

    McManus has now missed a kick in three of four games this season. Despite those misfires, he still sports 28 points on the campaign, ranking in the middle of the pack among kickers league-wide.

  • Jason Myers K | SEA

    Seahawks' Jason Myers: Hits double figures

    Myers made two of three field-goal attempts and all six of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 48-45 win over the Lions.

    Myers nailed a 56-yarder but went wide left from 39 yards on his second field-goal attempt. In rebounding with a 25-yard make later, along with a bunch of PATs along the way, Myers still finished with a season-high 12 points, hitting double digits for the second game in a row.

  • Brett Maher K | LAR

    Cowboys' Brett Maher: Scores season high

    Maher made all four of his field-goal attempts but missed one of two extra-point tries in Sunday's 25-10 win over the Commanders.

    Maher converted from 53, 45, 28 and 29 yards on his field goals, which, despite missing a PAT, helped him accumulate a season-high 13 points. Through four games, Maher now sports 35 points, ranking third among kickers league-wide.

  • Mike Badgley K | BUF

    Michael Badgley: Finds new home quickly

    Badgley signed with the Lions' practice squad Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

    Badgley was cut by the Bears on Monday after making all four of his field-goal attempts in their loss to the Giants in Week 4. With Austin Seibert (groin) questionable for Sunday against the Patriots, Badgley would likely be the man to replace him if Seibert is unable to play.

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