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Taylor was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a back injury.

Since sitting out Weeks 3 and 4 due to a thumb injury, Taylor has played north of 50 percent of the snaps on offense in each of the Jets' last four games, cobbling together a 15-138-2 receiving line on 20 targets over that stretch. Provided the back issue doesn't prevent him from practicing Thursday and Friday, Taylor should be able to handle his usual role this Sunday in Kansas City.

Ferguson (ankle) is returning to practice Wednesday, opening his 21-day window to return, Gary Klein of the LA Times reports.

Ferguson has been out since sustaining an ankle injury against the Broncos in Week 3. He has upward of 21 days to be activated off IR. A return in Week 9 may be optimistic at this stage and will hinge on his practice participation for the remainder of the week. Regardless, Ferguson is trending toward being back on the field in the near future.

Kelce (ankle) was listed as limited in Wednesday's practice.

Kelce logged a limited session this past Thursday before practicing fully a day later. He then approached Week 8 action without an injury designation, en route to recording a 78 percent snap share and catching five of his seven targets for 67 yards in the Chiefs' 28-24 loss to the Broncos. Chances are, the tight end's listed limitations Wednesday were maintenance-related, and he will now have two more chances to work fully ahead of Sunday's game against the Jets.

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday that Njoku (fibula) has been designated for return from injured reserve, Alex Insdorf of BoltBeat.com reports.

The transaction opens up a 21-day window wherein Njoku can be evaluated for a return to the 53-man roster. The veteran tight end has been out of action since sustaining the fibula injury Week 2, but if he's able to turn in a full practice at some point over the next three days, he could have a chance at being activated from IR ahead of Sunday's game against the Texans. Once he's back in the fold, Njoku could push Charlie Kolar and Oronde Gadsden for snaps at tight end.

The Texans released Mitchell-Paden from the practice squad Wednesday.

Mitchell-Paden failed to appear in a 2026 regular-season game after signing to the Texans' practice squad to begin the campaign. In two games with the Saints in 2025, the 27-year-old recorded one reception for 14 yards on 55 total snaps (33 offensive).

Henry (foot) wasn't on the field for the media-access portion of Wednesday's practice, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Henry was unable to return to Sunday's 24-19 win over the Dolphins after exiting in the second quarter due to the foot issue. The Patriots haven't provided many details regarding the severity of the injury, but Henry will be sidelined as the team begins Week 9 prep. Henry will have two more chances to potentially practice this week before the Patriots decide whether he'll take a designation into Sunday's game against the Packers.

The Browns elevated Ryan from the practice squad to the active roster Wednesday.

Ryan has suited up seven times for the Browns so far this season. With another elevation ahead of Week 9, the 23-year-old is eligible to play for Cleveland once again against the Saints. He has spent the majority of his in-game snaps on special teams.

Sharp went without a target while playing 19 of the Buccaneers' 60 snaps on offense in Sunday's 16-0 win over the Falcons.

After logging single-digit snaps on offense in each of the first six games of the season, Sharp appears to have firmly supplanted Ko Kieft as the Buccaneers' No. 3 tight end behind Cade Otton and Payne Durham. Sharp played a quarter of the snaps in a Week 7 win over the Buccaneers before bumping up to a season-high 32 percent share during Sunday's victory. The rookie sixth-round pick out of LSU will likely continue to be utilized mainly as a blocker; he's drawn just one target (a 21-yard reception) while running only nine total routes so far this season.

Head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Ferguson (ankle) will work with the Cowboys' training staff during Wednesday's practice, Briana Aldridge of CBS News Texas reports.

Such comments are an indication that Ferguson will go down as a DNP to kick off Week 9 prep, something that'll be revealed on Wednesday's injury report. Ferguson is tending to a low-ankle sprain in the wake of this past Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.

Higbee caught one of two targets for 14 yards against the Chargers in Sunday's 24-9 victory.

Higbee logged a hearty 83 percent offensive snap share, most among Rams tight ends. However, he got little attention from quarterback Matthew Stafford, recording just two targets. Higbee had a nice run in Weeks 3-5, when he logged 18 catches for 212 yards across the three-game span. However, since then he's posted just seven receptions for 50 yards across his subsequent three contests. As such, it's hard to trust Higbee on a week-to-week basis right now even with the Rams down multiple pass catchers in Davante Adams (hamstring - IR), Terrance Ferguson (ankle - IR) and Colby Parkinson (ribs).