NFL Player News

Head coach Sean McVay told reporters Monday that Skowronek has "ankle and some back issues" that could keep him out of Wednesday's practice, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.

Skowronek played 34 snaps on Sunday -- five on offense and 29 on special teams -- and did not record any stats. His practice participation after Wednesday will provide a better indication as to his availability for Week 15 against the Commanders. Skowronek has six catches on 10 targets for 44 yards and a touchdown in 13 games this season.

Campbell (knee) is inactive for the Giants' matchup versus the Packers on Monday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports.

Campbell was a late addition to New York's injury report but now will miss his first game of the season due to a knee injury. With the 26-year-old out, Gunner Olszewski likely will fill in as the team's returner.

Philips is active for Monday night's game against the Dolphins, John Glennon of NashvillePost.com reports.

Philips was a healthy scratch Week 13 against the Colts, but he'll be back in the mix Monday. In the process, Philips will provide the Titans with wide receiver depth, as well as offer the team an option in the return game. In seven games this season, Philips has logged a 13-166-0 line on 19 targets.

Watkins was held without a target in Sunday's loss to the Cowboys.

Watkins has appeared in six games for the Eagles this season and has gone catch-less three times. He wasn't the only Eagle who struggled to make an impact Week 14, as Jalen Hurts completed just 18 passes, all of which went to A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith or Dallas Goedert.

Coach Sean McVay confirmed Monday that Atwell is in the NFL's concussion protocol, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.

Atwell was limited to just nine snaps before his departure from Sunday's 37-31 overtime loss to the Ravens. If the wideout is unable to gain clearance to play this weekend against the Commanders, Demarcus Robinson would be in line to see added snaps behind the team's top two pass catchers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp.

Smith-Njigba caught four of seven targets for 25 yards in Sunday's 28-16 loss to the 49ers.

Smith-Njigba looked like he was starting to heat up ahead of Week 14. However, Drew Lock got the starting nod in place of Geno Smith (groin), and Smith-Njigba only caught short passes as a result. Smith-Njigba's longest catch of the day was for 11 yards against this fierce divisional foe. He'll continue to work as the No. 3 wideout in this rotation, but the rookie's upside has been limited all year. He has yet to surpass 63 receiving yards in a game, and he hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 8.

Coach Jonathan Gannon noted Monday that all signs point to Brown (heel) being able to practice this week, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Brown exited the Cardinals' Week 13 win over the Steelers due to a heel injury, but the wideout appears to have benefited from the team's subsequent bye week. Assuming Brown is indeed able to practice without issue in the coming days, he'll have a chance to suit up Sunday against the 49ers, who sit atop the NFC West standings with a 10-3 record.

Palmer (knee) was listed as a full participant on Monday's practice estimate.

The Chargers didn't actually take the practice field Monday, but if they had, Palmer would have been in line for his first uncapped practice since having his 21-day practice window opened this past Wednesday. Palmer will need to be activated from injured reserve in order to play Thursday against the Raiders, but he seems to be trending in the right direction for a banged-up Chargers offense that's likely to be without quarterback Justin Herbert (finger) for at least Thursday's game and listed wide receiver Keenan Allen (foot) as a non-participant Monday.

Bateman caught two of four targets for 24 yards Sunday in the Ravens' 37-31 overtime win over the Rams.

Bateman was out-snapped and out-targeted by Nelson Agholor and once again was held under 30 receiving yards. He has a mere 11 percent target share on the season and is drawing targets on only 17 percent of his routes, the latter of which ranks in the 42nd percentile among receivers. To compound the volume issues, Bateman is catching just 55 percent of his targets. His usage has ticked up slightly since Baltimore had to reconfigure the target distribution in Mark Andrews' (ankle) absence, and the bulk of the passing game is centered on the trio of Zay Flowers, Odell Beckham and Isaiah Likely.

Agholor caught all five of his targets for 32 yards in Sunday's 37-31 overtime victory over the Rams.

This marks Agholor's busiest day in terms of targets since Week 5, when he also drew five targets against the Steelers. The veteran wasn't overly explosive with his opportunities, but he was efficient, reeling in every pass thrown his way. The Ravens had interesting usage with its receiving corps Sunday: Zay Flowers led the group with a 97 percent snap share, which is the norm, but Agholor was next in line among receivers with 60 percent. Odell Beckham and Rashod Bateman also each played over 45 percent of the snaps, respectively, meaning that the Ravens were comfortable giving high snap volumes to four different wideouts. Agholor generally vacillates between 35 percent to 50 percent of the snaps, so Sunday was potentially an outlier both in terms of snap and target shares. Baltimore's receiver usage will be an interesting detail to monitor in the upcoming game against the Jaguars on Sunday.