NFL Player News
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Marquise Brown WR | KC
Chiefs' Hollywood Brown: Practices fully Wednesday
Brown (personal) practiced fully Wednesday.
Brown was unavailable for Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Chargers as he tended to a personal matter. The wideout's full participation in Wednesday's practice has him trending toward returning to the lineup this weekend against the Titans. If that's the case, Brown would bolster a Kansas City WR corps that could be without Rashee Rice and/or Tyquan Thornton (who are both in the NFL's concussion protocol) in QB Gardner Minshew's first start of the season.
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Savion Williams WR | GB
Packers' Savion Williams: Limited again Wednesday
Williams (foot) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Williams was also listed as limited during Tuesday's walk-through session. A lingering foot injury has forced the rookie third-round pick to sit out each of Green Bay's last three games. He'll have one more opportunity to upgrade his practice level ahead of Saturday's divisional matchup at Chicago.
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Tee Higgins WR | CIN
Bengals' Tee Higgins: Logs limited practice Wednesday
Higgins (concussion) was limited at practice Wednesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
Ben Baby of ESPN.com previously noted via coach Zac Taylor that Higgins remains in the NFL's concussion protocol, with the wideout now having two more chances to upgrade his practice participation level before the Bengals' Week 16 game statuses are posted. In his absence during the team's 24-0 loss to the Ravens on Sunday, Mitchell Tinsley logged added WR snaps alongside Ja'Marr Chase and Andrei Iosivas.
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Rashod Bateman WR | BAL
Ravens' Rashod Bateman: Logs full practice
Bateman (ankle) was a full participant in practice Wednesday.
Bateman is thus set to return for Sunday's matchup with New England after missing the Week 15 win at Cincinnati. His availability leaves less playing time for fellow wideouts DeAndre Hopkins and Devontez Walker, neither of whom has done much with Bateman bothered by various injuries in the second half of the season.
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CeeDee Lamb WR | DAL
Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb: Comes down with illness
Lamb didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness, Clarence Hill Jr. of AllDLLS.com reports.
Per Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Lamb wasn't present at the media-access portion of Wednesday's session, and now the reason has been revealed. Lamb will have two more chances to practice this week, or else he'll be at risk of entering the weekend with a designation for Sunday's game against the Chargers.
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Marvin Harrison Jr. WR | ARI
Cardinals' Marvin Harrison: Limited in walkthrough
Harrison (heel) was limited at Wednesday's walkthrough, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Since the Cardinals' Week 8 bye, Harrison has made just three appearances (Weeks 9, 10 and 13) while missing Weeks 11 and 12 following an appendectomy and Weeks 14 and 15 due to a heel injury. Coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday that Harrison felt "good" in his return to practice, and the Cardinals will take a wait-and-see approach as the team gears up for Sunday's game against the Falcons. Currently, Michael Wilson and Jalen Brooks are the only healthy wide receivers on Arizona's active roster, so getting Harrison back would be a boost to the passing game.
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Pat Bryant WR | DEN
Broncos' Pat Bryant: Returns to practice
Bryant (hamstring) is participating in Wednesday's practice, Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Bryant's hamstring injury prevented him from practicing in any capacity prior to being ruled out for Denver's win over Green Bay in Week 15, so for him to handle at least limited reps Wednesday represents a step in the right direction. After a quiet start to the year, the rookie third-rounder has averaged just over 40 receiving yards per game across his last six appearances.
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Devaughn Vele WR | NO
Saints' Devaughn Vele: Ruled out to face Jets
Saints head coach Kellen Moore said Wednesday that Vele (shoulder) is ruled out for Sunday's game against New York, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Vele is considered week-to-week due to a left arm injury sustained during New Orleans' win over the Panthers in Week 15, which makes his status uncertain for the Saints' remaining three regular-season games. The second-year wideout had shown improved chemistry with rookie quarterback Tyler Shough as of late, having averaged 59.8 receiving yards across his last four appearances and drawing at least five targets in each of those contests.
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Mike Evans WR | TB
Buccaneers' Mike Evans: Logs limited practice Wednesday
Evans (collarbone) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Evans returned to action last Thursday against the Falcons for the first time since breaking his collarbone during Week 7 action at Detroit, and he managed to log a 54 percent snap share en route to six catches (on 12 targets) for 132 yards. His practice limitations this week likely are related to maintenance, but his status still bears watching as the weekend draws closer to ensure he'll be available Sunday in Carolina.
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Van Jefferson WR | TEN
Titans' Van Jefferson: Misses practice Wednesday
Jefferson (back) didn't practice Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
Jefferson exited Sunday's 37-24 loss to the 49ers with a back injury after logging 31snaps, and the wideout will now has two more chances to practice in advance of this weekend's contest against the Chiefs. If Jefferson -- who has caught 24 passes for 280 yards and a TD in 14 contests to date -- is unavailable in Week 16, added snaps behind Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike would be available for James Proche and Mason Kinsey.