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Duvernay (hamstring) was limited in Tuesday's practice.

Duvernay wasn't on the injury report Monday, making him a mid-week addition prior to Thursday night's game against the Bengals. The veteran wideout and return man has played just 20 percent of the offensive snaps this season, catching four passes for 18 yards on nine targets.

Higgins (hamstring) was a non-participant in Tuesday's practice, Jay Morrison of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.

Per Chris Roling of USA Today, head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Higgins is day-to-day with his hamstring injury, while Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the wideout is expected to miss his second straight game Thursday against the Ravens. The short week works against Higgins, as the Bengals may only hold a walk-through session Wednesday, which would make it difficult for the team to properly gauge his health even if he gets back on the field. In the likely scenario that he sits, Tyler Boyd and Trenton Irwin would presumably step into expanded roles again behind No. 1 wideout Ja'Marr Chase.

Iosivas (knee) did not participate at practice Tuesday, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

After being estimated as a nonparticipant Monday, Iosivas officially missed Cincinnati's first practice of the week Tuesday. He'll probably need to return to practice Wednesday to have a shot to play Thursday.

New Orleans signed Kirkwood to its active roster Tuesday, Brooke Kirchhoker of NOF Network reports.

The Saints waived Kirkwood on Saturday, but now they've decided to bring him back on board. He's drawn just four targets over seven games in 2023, returning one reception for one yard.

Flowers secured five of six targets for 73 yards in Sunday's 33-31 loss to the Browns.

After seeing just one target in Week 9, Flowers bounced back with a solid performance Sunday. The rookie receiver led the Ravens in targets, catches and receiving yards, but failed to find the end zone in the contest. Through 10 games, Flowers has scored just one touchdown despite leading Baltimore with 68 targets. With favorable matchups down the stretch, the 23-year-old could have the opportunity to improve his fantasy production while continuing to soak up targets from Lamar Jackson. Flowers will look to maintain his role as Jackson's preferred option at wideout when the Ravens host the Bengals in Week 11.

Pittsburgh cut Washington from its practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Just three weeks after joining Pittsburgh's practice squad, Washington is now parting ways with the team. He's set to become a free agent and is still waiting to make his 2023 debut.

The Dolphins activated Cracraft (shoulder) from injured reserve Tuesday.

Since Cracraft was designated for return from IR on Oct. 25, his 21-day evaluation window was coming to a close, prompting Miami to add him back to the 53-man roster. Before the Dolphins began their Week 10 bye, Cracraft had been listed as a limited participant in each of the team's Week 8 and 9 practices, an indication that he may not yet be fully recovered from the shoulder injury he suffered in late September. Miami still has six other receivers on the roster, so the team can afford to take a cautious approach with him and hold him out this Sunday against the Raiders if there's any indication he's not 100 percent.

Raymond caught two of four targets for 46 yards during Sunday's 41-38 win over the Chargers.

While most of his production came on a 41-yard catch in the fourth quarter, Raymond continues to be among the most effective Lions receivers relative to the number of routes he actually runs. However, the punt-return specialist won't be much of a fantasy factor as long as he is only logging around a quarter of the offensive snaps each week. Not helping matters is that two other deep threats, Jameson Williams and Donovan Peoples-Jones (ribs), could each see their roles in the offense increase down the stretch.

Williams secured both of his targets for 18 yards during Sunday's 41-38 win over the Chargers.

While Williams has yet to put together a breakout performance, he seemingly took a step in the right direction while logging a career-high 52 percent of the offensive snaps coming out of Detroit's bye week. In addition to not dropping any of his passes, Williams made a key block during David Montgomery's 75-yard touchdown scamper that contributed heavily to the Lions' three-point win. Given that offensive coordinator Ben Johnson reportedly told Williams that his involvement in the offense won't grow unless he first improves as a blocker, per John Maakaron of Sports Illustrated, this performance should lead to a bigger role. However, one complicating factor is the presence of the recently acquired Donovan Peoples-Jones (ribs), who has yet to play a snap for the Lions as he gets healthy and learns the playbook.

Reynolds caught two of four targets for 15 yards during Sunday's win over the Chargers.

After snagging three touchdowns and topping 66 receiving yards four times over the first five games of the year, Reynolds has caught just four of eight targets for 121 yards without a score in four games since. Given that he didn't drop below 70 percent of the offensive snaps in any game over this stretch, playing time isn't to blame for Reynolds' decrease in production. With Donovan Peoples-Jones in the fold plus Jameson Williams fresh off a career-high 52 percent snap share, it could get even harder for Reynolds to earn targets down the stretch.