NFL Player News
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Davante Adams WR | LAR
Rams' Davante Adams: Doubtful for TNF
Adams (knee/hamstring) is listed as doubtful for Thursday's game at Seattle, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Adams missed Tuesday's walkthrough and Wednesday's practice due to a lingering hamstring injury and a new knee issue, which seemingly will combine to force his first absence of the campaign. His status will be confirmed about 90 minutes before Thursday's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff, but assuming he's inactive, the Rams will be banking on some combination of Konata Mumpfield, Tutu Atwell, Jordan Whittington and Xavier Smith to work alongside top WR Puka Nacua.
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Pat Bryant WR | DEN
Broncos' Pat Bryant: Full participant in practice
Bryant (hamstring) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.
Bryant appears back to full health after having missed Week 15 due to a hamstring issue. Barring any setbacks, the rookie wideout can be considered fully on track for Sunday's matchup against the Jaguars. He'll contribute as one of Denver's starting receivers in three-wide sets alongside Courtland Sutton and Troy Franklin, with Marvin Mims in the No. 4 role.
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Marquise Brown WR | PHI
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.