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  • Packers' Christian Watson: Held out of Tuesday's session

    The Packers listed Watson (chest/shoulder) as a non-participant in Tuesday's walk-through practice.

    Watson avoided a major injury after he was briefly hospitalized following a hard fall to the turf during Sunday's 34-26 loss to the Broncos, but his availability for this Saturday's game in Chicago still appears to be very much up in the air. His absence Tuesday doesn't come as a major surprise, and he'll likely need to get in some on-field work by Thursday in order to put himself on a path to play this weekend. Head coach Matt LaFleur said that a decision on the wideout's status could be taken "up to game time," per Zach Kruse of USA Today.

  • Packers' Dontayvion Wicks: Sidelined for walk-through practice

    Wicks (ankle) was listed as a non-participant for Tuesday's walk-through practice.

    The Packers listed Wicks on their Week 15 injury report with the same ankle issue, but he played Sunday and finished with one catch for six yards on two targets while playing 28 of 66 snaps. Green Bay hasn't indicated that Wicks is dealing with any sort of setback, but the wideout's lack of activity Tuesday creates a little doubt regarding his availability for Saturday's game against the Bears. If he does play, Wicks could be primed for a larger role in the passing game with Christian Watson (chest/shoulder) looking like more of a question mark at this stage.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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: 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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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