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Diggs (knee) was listed as a non-participant in Monday's estimated practice, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Coach DeMeco Ryans has yet to give any updates on his star wideout after Diggs went down with a non-contact knee injury in Sunday's eventual win over the Colts. The Texans now have a quick Week 9 turnaround with a Thursday night game against the Jets up next. Nico Collins (IR, hamstring) isn't eligible to return until Week 10, so the Texans could be down to Tank Dell, Xavier Hutchinson, John Metchie and Robert Woods at wide receiver versus New York.

Conley suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday's 30-24 win over the Cowboys, David Lombardi of the San Francisco Standard reports.

Conley played 77 percent of the 49ers' offensive snaps in the win but drew just one target on the night, which he failed to reel in. According to Lombardi, the 32-year-old is considered week-to-week, but with San Francisco headed into a Week 9 bye, it's possible Conley won't miss any time.

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Samuel has been diagnosed with rib and oblique strains and is day-to-day, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

A Week 9 bye is coming at the right time for the 49ers, who have a laundry list of injuries and keep adding to it. Samuel was recovering from pneumonia before he was cleared to suit up Sunday against the Cowboys, and he recorded four catches for 71 yards on seven targets to go with four carries for 15 yards before sustaining the injuries. Samuel appears to have avoided anything serious, but his status will be murky until the 49ers return to practice next week.

The Steelers elevated Johnson to their active roster ahead of Monday night's matchup against the Giants, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Johnson was also elevated for the Steelers' Week 7 win over the Jets but didn't see the field. He'll add depth to Pittsburgh's wide-receiver room, as rookie Roman Wilson (hamstring) was just placed on injured reserve Monday. Expect Johnson to serve as a depth piece in the Steelers' WR corps while potentially contributing on special teams in Week 8.

Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday that Lazard (chest) is considered week-to-week, Antwan Staley of the New York Daily News reports.

Lazard isn't expected to go on injured reserve, but it does sounds like he's going to moss some more time after not playing in Sunday's Week 8 loss to the Patriots. With Lazard out, Mike Williams handled WR3 duties for the Jets, but he didn't see a single target on Aaron Rodgers' 28 pass attempts.

Jones caught one of two targets for 20 yards during Sunday's 30-27 loss to Green Bay.

Jones played a season-high 27 offensive snaps as the Jags' receiving corps was ravaged by injuries during Sunday's contest. The 26-year-old was targeted for the first time this season and should be more involved going forward with Christian Kirk (collarbone) out for the year. Jones could vault further up the depth chart in the short term since Brian Thomas (chest) and Gabe Davis (shoulder) are also banged up.

The Steelers placed Wilson (hamstring) on injured reserve Monday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

The third-round rookie's 2024 has been marred by injuries, and he'll now miss at least the next four games. Wilson will first be eligible to return Week 13 against the Bengals. After missing a bunch of time over the summer and the first few weeks of the regular season with an ankle injury, Wilson made his NFL debut Week 6 and is injured again. The Steelers will continue to roll with George Pickens, Van Jefferson and Calvin Austin as their top three wideouts.

Washington caught three of four targets for 46 yards during Sunday's 30-27 loss to the Packers.

The 22-year-old had a 73 percent snap share and delivered his most productive game of the season as the receiving corps dealt with injuries to Brian Thomas (chest), Christian Kirk (collarbone) and Gabe Davis (shoulder). Thomas' and Davis' availability remains up in the air, but Kirk already has been ruled out for the season. Washington should serve as Jacksonville's No. 3 wideout for the rest of the campaign, and he could move further up the depth chart in the immediate term if Thomas or Davis are forced to miss any time. Washington totaled 16 catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie in 2023 and now should have a chance to be significantly involved in the offense.

Agholor caught three of five targets for 36 yards and a touchdown Sunday against the Browns.

Sunday marked Agholor's highest single-game target count this season and he cashed in his first touchdown of the year with the additional opportunities. His five targets tied for second on the team and his 36 yards were tied for third. Agholor has just a 50.0 percent catch rate on the year -- which drags down his YPT (7.7) -- and he profiles as the No. 4 option in this passing game most weeks. The Ravens host the Broncos in Week 9.

Coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Higgins (quadriceps) is considered day-to-day, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

Higgins injured his quad in practice Friday and was unable to play in Sunday's loss to the Eagles. It sounds like he's avoided a serious injury, but it's unclear if he'll be able to make it back for next Sunday's game against the Raiders. With Higgins out versus Philly, Andrei Iosivas filled in as the No. 2 receiver, followed by rookie Jermaine Burton and veteran Trenton Irwin to round out the depth chart.