NFL Player News
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Will Sheppard WR | GB
Will Sheppard: Quickly waived by Pack
The Packers waived Sheppard on Monday.
Sheppard was signed to the active roster ahead of Green Bay's Thanksgiving matchup against the Lions. While he was active for the contest, he did not log a snap. Sheppard is a candidate to rejoin the Packers' practice squad.
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Jalin Hyatt WR | NYG
Giants' Jalin Hyatt: Healthy scratch in Week 13
Hyatt (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Monday at New England, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
For a second time this season -- and first time since Week 8 -- Hyatt is a healthy scratch, and this will mark his seventh time overall that he won't log an offensive snap through 13 games. The Giants' available wide receivers for Monday's matchup are Wan'Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Isaiah Hodgins, Gunner Olszewski and Dalen Cambre. Hyatt's next chance to suit up follows the team's Week 14 bye on Sunday, Dec. 14 against the Commanders.
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Marvin Harrison Jr. WR | ARI
Cardinals' Marvin Harrison: In danger of more missed time
Coach Jonathan Gannon said Monday that Harrison's heel injury is similar to the one that kept Max Melton (heel) out of Sunday's loss at Tampa Bay, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports. Gannon also noted that Harrison is "going to see the doc later on here."
Harrison thus appears to be in danger of missing this coming Sunday's game against the Rams after exiting Week 13 in the fourth quarter and not returning to action. He already sat out Weeks 11 and 12 following an appendectomy, so his activity level thus bears watching Wednesday through Friday to see if the Cardinals' receiving corps again will be shorthanded Week 14. In such a such a scenario, Michael Wilson would reclaim the No. 1 role for at least one more contest, while expanded workloads for Greg Dortch and Xavier Weaver also would be on tap.
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Austin Trammell WR | JAC
Austin Trammell: Waived by Jacksonville
The Jaguars waived Trammell on Monday, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.
The 27-year-old played a season-high 33 offensive snaps during Sunday's blowout win at Tennessee, but he's now lost his place on the active roster after failing to secure any of his four targets. Trammell was elevated to the active roster from Jacksonville's practice squad in late October and caught three of 10 targets for 46 yards across five games.
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Tim Patrick WR | JAC
Jaguars' Tim Patrick: Secures lone target
Patrick caught his lone target for 11 yards during Sunday's 25-3 win against the Titans.
Patrick played just seven offensive snaps, which ranked fifth among Jacksonville's wideouts in the blowout victory. The 32-year-old played at least 29 offensive snaps in each of the previous three games but was relegated to a depth role Sunday with Brian Thomas (ankle) returning to action. Patrick has caught just eight passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games this year.
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George Pickens WR | DAL
Cowboys' George Pickens: Limited in practice Monday
Pickens (calf/knee) was limited in Monday's practice, Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com reports.
Pickens had his practice reps limited last week with the same injuries and ultimately didn't carry an injury designation into last Thursday's win over the Chiefs. He ended up drawing a season-high 13 targets against Kansas City, turning in a 6-88-0 receiving line on 74 percent of the offensive snaps. He should be fine for Thursday night's game against the Lions.
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Kalif Raymond WR | DET
Lions' Kalif Raymond: Remains out of practice Monday
Raymond (ankle) did not practice Monday.
Raymond was injured in the Lions' Week 12 win over the Giants and missed last Thursday's loss to the Packers. If both Raymond and Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) are unable to play Thursday night against Dallas, the Lions would likely roll with a three-wide set of Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa and Tom Kennedy. It's also notable that Sam LaPorta (back) remains on injured reserve.
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Amon-Ra St. Brown WR | DET
Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown: Sits out practice Monday
St. Brown (ankle) didn't practice Monday.
As expected, St. Brown was idle to begin the practice week ahead of Thursday's game against the Cowboys. St. Brown was injured early in the first quarter of last Thursday's loss to the Packers and was diagnosed with a low-ankle sprain. If St. Brown is unable to play Week 14, Tom Kennedy would likely be the next man up as the slot receiver, but Jameson Williams should again be the biggest beneficiary in terms of target volume.
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Jordan Whittington WR | LAR
Rams' Jordan Whittington: Held without a catch
Whittington failed to secure his only target during Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Panthers.
Sunday's game against Carolina marked the third time in the last five games that Whittington was held without a catch, a concerning trend made more troubling by a three-catch, 82-yard performance by Xavier Smith. Whittington actually played the least of the Rams' backup wide receiver corps, with both Smith and Konata Mumpfield logging 20 snaps to Whittington's 18. Tutu Atwell (hamstring) is trending towards a return for the Week 14 contest against the Cardinals after logging three full practices last week as well, which would push Whittington further down the depth chart.