NFL Player News
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Luther Burden III WR | CHI
Bears' Luther Burden: Absent from Tuesday's session
Burden (ankle) was a non-participant in Tuesday's walk-through practice.
Burden was one of two receivers the Bears estimated as non-participants Tuesday, with Rome Odunze (foot) also missing. While Odunze has been sidelined for the Bears' past two games, Burden has seen his playing time increase and has capitalized on his opportunities, stringing together a 10-151-0 receiving line on 13 targets. However, after tweaking his ankle in the third quarter of Sunday's 31-3 win over the Browns, the rookie wideout is being viewed as day-to-day ahead of a critical matchup with the Packers in Week 16. Burden will still have two more chances to potentially fit in some practice activity this week before the Bears decide on his availability for Saturday's game.
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Rome Odunze WR | CHI
Bears' Rome Odunze: Sits out first Week 16 practice
The Bears listed Odunze (foot) as a non-participant in Tuesday's walk-through practice.
Despite being active for Sunday's 31-3 win over the Browns, Odunze ended up missing his second consecutive contest after he aggravated the stress fracture in his foot while warming up prior to the opening kickoff. Head coach Ben Johnson suggested Monday that the Bears could look to shut down Odunze for a period of time to give him the opportunity to fully move past the foot issue, but the wideout hasn't officially been ruled out from playing in this Saturday's key NFC North matchup with the Packers. That being said, Odunze's lack of activity to begin Week 16 prep isn't an encouraging sign that he'll be ready to play.
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John Rhys Plumlee WR | PIT
John Rhys Plumlee: Cut by Pittsburgh
The Steelers cut Plumlee from the practice squad Tuesday, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.
With Aaron Rodgers past his wrist issue, Plumlee is no longer needed as depth behind Rodgers, Mason Rudolph and rookie Will Howard. The 24-year-old Plumlee has never appeared in a regular-season NFL contest.
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Chris Tyree WR | NO
Chris Tyree: Works out for Pittsburgh
Tyree (undisclosed) worked out for the Steelers on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Tyree went undrafted out of Notre Dame earlier this year and signed with the Saints. However, he was injured early on during training camp and eventually cut with an injury settlement. Tyree is still waiting to make his regular-season NFL debut.
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Ke'Shawn Williams WR | CIN
Bengals' Ke'Shawn Williams: Claimed by Cincinnati
The Bengals claimed Williams off waivers Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Williams was cut by the division-rival Steelers on Monday and quickly lands on his feet as a potential replacement for Charlie Jones (ankle) after he was injured in the Bengals' Week 15 loss to the Ravens. Williams played just nine offensive snaps across eight games with the Steelers but did handle 18 kickoff returns for 425 yards and 11 punt returns for 112 yards.
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Andre Baccellia WR | ARI
Cardinals' Andre Baccellia: Lands on IR
The Cardinals placed Baccellia (neck) on injured reserve Tuesday, Zach Gershman of the team's official site reports.
Arizona signed practice-squad member Jalen Brooks to replace Baccellia on the 53-man roster and in the receiver room. Baccellia exited this past Sunday's 40-20 loss to the Texans in the second quarter due to a neck injury suffered during a collision on a kickoff return. Though he was able to fly back to Arizona after a brief hospital stay in Houston, Baccellia's injury was deemed severe enough to keep him out for the Cardinals' final three games. The 28-year-old wideout will finish the 2025 season with two catches for eight yards on four targets and 236 yards on nine kickoff returns over his five appearances.
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Jalen Brooks WR | ARI
Cardinals' Jalen Brooks: Signs to active roster
The Cardinals signed Brooks to the active roster Tuesday, Zach Gershman of the team's official site reports.
Brooks had one more practice squad elevation before he needed to be signed to the active roster, but the Cardinals chose to ink a deal before that was necessary. The receiver played 47 offensive snaps in Week 15, accumulating one catch for 19 yards on three targets. He also racked up 132 yards in five kick returns. Brooks was likely deemed valuable enough to sign due to the persistent injuries to fellow receivers Marvin Harrison (heel), Xavier Weaver (hamstring) and Andre Baccellia (neck).
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JuJu Smith-Schuster WR | KC
Chiefs' JuJu Smith-Schuster: Comes up empty in Week 15
Smith-Schuster didn't haul in his lone target during Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Chargers.
Smith-Schuster saw an increase in his snap share Sunday, with Hollywood Brown (personal) out of commission and Tyquan Thornton leaving with a possible concussion. Even so, the veteran wideout wasn't a factor in the offense, and now starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes is done for the year due to a torn ACL. There's little to like about Smith-Schuster's fantasy profile the rest of the way in 2025.
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Konata Mumpfield WR | LAR
Rams' Konata Mumpfield: Helps fill in for Adams in Week 15
Mumpfield failed to haul in his lone target while playing 32 of the Rams' 72 snaps on offense in Sunday's 41-34 win over the Lions.
Mumpfield's 44 percent snap share placed him third among Rams wideouts behind Puka Nacua (56 percent) and Davante Adams (46 percent). Nacua's snap count was suppressed due to a mid-game bout with cramps, while Adams aggravated a hamstring strain during the contest. With Adams' availability for Thursday's game against the Seahawks seemingly in jeopardy, Mumpfield would likely stand to be one of the main beneficiaries from a playing-time standpoint if the six-time Pro Bowler is unable to play. However, the Rams are also likely to lean heavily on two, or even three, tight-end packages like they did this past Sunday, when Colby Parkinson, Terrance Ferguson and Davis Allen all handled snap shares exceeding 70 percent. With that in mind, Mumpfield may not shape up as an especially enticing fantasy option.
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Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR | MIA
Dolphins' Nick Westbrook-Ikhine: No catches vs. Steelers
Westbrook-Ikhine failed to secure his only target during Monday's 28-15 loss to Pittsburgh.
Westbrook-Ikhine has now gone four straight games without recording a target, with Monday's loss accounting for his only target in that span. He remains off the fantasy radar even heading into a favorable Week 17 home game against the Bengals.