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Freeman was active for the Texans' Week 12 loss the Jets and was limited to five snaps on special teams.

Freeman made his Houston debut after being claimed off waivers from Carolina in early November. He was active for the first time after the Texans waived Phillip Lindsay earlier in the week, leaving Freeman third on the depth chart behind Rex Burkhead and David Johnson. As the youngest back on the active roster for a team that's 2-9, Freeman could work his way into the rotation if the Texans are serious about developing younger players, but he may eventually drop to fourth on the depth chart if Scottie Phillips (ankle) returns from injured reserve later this season.

Williams recorded one carry for one yard and failed to catch his lone target in Sunday's 16-10 win over the Browns.

Williams continues to be an afterthought for the Ravens, as he played just two snaps in the game despite having recently moved up to third on the depth chart following the release of Le'Veon Bell. Veterans Devonta Freeman and Latavius Murray are splitting the workload at running back, leaving little opportunity for Williams.

The Patriots have signed Ozigbo to their practice squad.

Ozigbo has previously played for the Jaguars and Saints, and was just released by Jacksonville on Nov. 27. Overall, he has only played in three NFL games. The 25-year-old will now look to make an impression on the team's practice squad.

The Cardinals have placed Ward (concussion) on their reserve/COVID-19 list, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Ward has been sidelined since sustaining a concussion in Week 8. The Cardinals are coming off a bye week, and it is unclear if he was nearing a potential return on that front. Regardless, he will now be sidelined at least until he can clear the league's COVID protocols. As a result, James Conner and Eno Benjamin remain the team's only healthy backs.

Armah was waived by the Saints on Tuesday, Katherine Terrell of The Athletic reports.

Armah was inactive for the Saints' Week 12 31-6 loss to Buffalo via a coach's decision. He will presumably be a prime candidate to revert to the team's practice squad should he end up clearing waivers. The Saints will now opt to go without a fullback for the immediate future.

Ahmed had seven carries for 17 yards during Sunday's win over the Panthers. He also secured his only target for nine yards.

Ahmed had his most carries since Week 8 during Sunday's convincing win, but he worked behind both Myles Gaskin and new backfield addition Phillip Lindsay. The reserve running back hasn't logged a single game this season with either 4.0 yards per carry or a touchdown.

McKinnon (hamstring) was put on injured reserve Tuesday, Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star reports.

The running back suffered a hamstring injury in Week 11 against the Cowboys but will now miss at least three weeks before he can be activated. McKinnon's absence is unlikely to have much of an impact on the team's backfield, which was already dominated by Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Darrel Williams.

Murray had eight carries for 14 yards in the win over the Browns.

Though Murray's volume stayed in line with what he saw in his return against Chicago, his effectiveness was limited. The Browns bottled up Murray to the tune of 1.8 yards per carry, and his longest rush was good for four yards. Baltimore, as a team, averaged a meager 3.4 yards per carry, so Murray wasn't the only Raven who had trouble finding traction Sunday. Still, it's telling that Devonta Freeman doubled Murray's carry count and appears to be the lead back for the Ravens heading into Week 13 against the Steelers.

Kamara (knee) was limited at Tuesday's practice.

Kamara earned the same listing on Monday's injury report, but on a positive note he at least has maintained his activity level on back-to-back days after missing the past three games due to a sprained MCL. Meanwhile, Mark Ingram (knee) again practiced in full Tuesday, putting himself in a better spot to be the Saints' lead runner Thursday against the Cowboys. If Kamara doesn't do enough to be cleared for his first game action since Nov. 7, Ingram will be just that Week 13.

Kelley carried the ball once for five yards while also catching two of three targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 28-13 loss to the Broncos.

Kelley's longest pass reception went for 17 yards in which he hurdled over a Denver defender to almost get the first down. The 2020 fourth-round pick was on the field for 23 percent of all offensive snaps. Fellow backup running back Justin Jackson did not play an offensive snap, and Larry Rountree was inactive because of a coach's decision, two major positive signs for Kelley. Darius Bradwell did make his 2021 season debut and played sparingly, but at least for the moment Kelley seems to sit second on a complicated running back depth chart.