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Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans labeled Dell as day-to-day after the receiver sat out practice Wednesday with a chest injury, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Dell appeared to suffer from sore ribs as well as an injury to his hand or wrist during Sunday's 34-7 loss to the Vikings, but his absence from practice Wednesday was attributed to a chest injury. In any case, Dell will have two more opportunities to resume practicing before a favorable home matchup against a leaky Jacksonville secondary that allowed four first-half passing touchdowns to the Bills in a blowout loss Monday.

Smith (concussion) is not participating in Wednesday's walk-through practice, Olivia Reiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Since suffering a head injury in this past Sunday's win over the Saints, Smith hasn't made enough progress through the NFL's five-step concussion protocol to resume practicing in any capacity. With A.J. Brown (hamstring) also not practicing Wednesday, Philadelphia could be without its top two wideouts for this Sunday's road matchup against the Buccaneers. In order to have a chance at playing Sunday, Brown will likely need to practice in some fashion Thursday and/or Friday and then gain clearance from an independent neurologist before exiting the protocol. Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson and practice squad player Parris Campbell will have to lead Philadelphia's wide receiver room if both Smith and Brown are unable to go Week 4.

Brown (hamstring) was not spotted on the field in the portion of Wednesday's walk-through practice that was open to the media, Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com reports.

Brown and DeVonta Smith (concussion) are both sitting out Wednesday's walkthrough practice. Brown has missed consecutive games and hasn't practiced since Sept. 13, while Smith remains in the concussion protocol due to a hit to the head suffered in Philadelphia's win over New Orleans this past weekend. While Brown's activity will need to be monitored Thursday and Friday to get a better sense of his availability for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, it's worth noting that the Eagles are on bye Week 5. If the Eagles have any lingering concerns about the star wide receiver's hamstring, he could be rested for another game before potentially making his return to action Week 6 versus Cleveland.

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said he expects Addison (ankle) to be listed as at least a partial participant in Wednesday's walk-through practice, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.

According to Seifert, O'Connell is hopeful that Addison will put an end to his two-game absence in this Sunday's game against the Packers. The second-year wideout is expected to be listed as a limited participant upon the release of Wednesday's injury report, which would represent an upgrade after he failed to practice in any capacity since suffering the injury in the Week 1 win over the Giants. If he ultimately is able to play Sunday, Addison would primarily eat into the role of Jalen Nailor, who scored in both contests that Addison was sidelined.

Dell (ribs/hand) doesn't appear to be practicing Wednesday, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

Dell continued playing after he took a hard hit to the ribs during Sunday's 34-7 loss to Minnesota, and he later suffered a hand/wrist injury on the final drive. Garbage-time production helped him to a season-high 62 receiving yards, but Dell may now be in some danger of missing a Week 4 home game against Jacksonville. He reportedly avoided structural damage, so a return to practice Thursday or Friday should put him on track to play.

Slayton (thumb) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Cowboys, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Slayton made a brief exit at the tail end of this past Sunday's win at Cleveland due to a thumb injury. He underwent X-rays that returned negative, but he was listed as limited on the Giants' practice reports issued Monday and Tuesday and thus will head into Thursday with a designation. Slayton's status will be confirmed about 90 minutes before an 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff, when the Giants release their inactive list.

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said that Allen (heel) will return to practice Wednesday as a partial participant, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Allen's heel injury has prevented him from practicing or playing the last two weeks, but he looks like he'll be back on the field Wednesday, albeit in a limited capacity. Eberflus said he's "hopeful" Allen will be able to suit up for Sunday's game against the Rams, per Scott Bair of Marquee Sports Network. Allen's heel issue may be something he has to manage over the course of the season, after the veteran wideout missed time due to the injury in mid-August and also dealt with a similar injury down the stretch of the 2023 season with the Chargers.

Valdes-Scantling hauled in one of his two targets for a seven-yard gain in Monday's 47-10 win over the Jaguars.

Valdes-Scantling finished as the surprising leader in playing time among Bills wideouts in Week 3. He took the field for 49 of the Bills' 64 offensive snaps, with his 77 percent snap share narrowly outpacing Mack Hollins (72 percent) and Khalil Shakir (55 percent). However, even with quarterback Josh Allen spreading the ball out liberally among his pass catchers through the first three weeks, Valdes-Scantling hasn't been able to make a mark in the box score. He's drawn just five targets this season and will likely continue to function mainly as a downfield threat who attracts attention from the defense and frees up looks for others underneath.

Zaccheaus failed to draw a target in Monday's 38-33 win over the Bengals.

After Zaccheaus saw three targets in both of the first two games, the veteran wideout was a complete non-factor in Monday's contest. Zaccheaus was on the field for just five of the Commanders' 59 offensive snaps while operating as Washington's No. 6 receiver. Zaccheaus is not a consideration for fantasy purposes as the Commanders visit the Cardinals in Week 4.

Brown secured both of his targets for 16 yards in Monday's 38-33 win over the Bengals.

Brown continued his underwhelming start to the 2024 season Monday, catching just two passes for the second straight week. After seeing snap shares north of 50 percent in both of the Commanders' first two games, Brown dropped all the way down to 23 percent Monday, trailing Terry McLaurin, Noah Brown and Luke McCaffrey among Washington receivers.