NFL Player News

Shenault (ankle) was a non-participant at Monday's walk-through practice, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official website reports.

Shenault has missed two straight games since the Panthers' bye week due to an ankle injury sustained against the Dolphins in Week 6. His failure to participate in any way at the walk-through practice does not bode well for his chances to suit up on a short week. Still, more clarity will be gained as the week progresses.

Flowers caught his lone target for an 11-yard gain Sunday against the Seahawks.

This marks back-to-back weeks in which the talented rookie has been held under 20 receiving yards. Sunday's low-production outing was the product of Baltimore building a substantial lead and running out the clock, though, seeing as Lamar Jackson only dropped back 26 times and threw for 187 yards with no touchdowns. It is worth noting that Odell Beckham and Rashod Bateman outproduced Flowers, however. Flowers draws a tough matchup against a strong Cleveland defense Week 10.

St. Brown (hamstring) has been designated to return from IR by the Bears.

This move opens a 21-day window in which Chicago can evaluate St. Brown at practice. If and when the Bears feel his health and preparation is up to par, the wideout could be activated from IR. If that indeed occurs, St. Brown will have the opportunity to compete with the likes of Tyler Scott, Velus Jones and Trent Taylor for receiving reps behind DJ Moore and Darnell Mooney.

Chark (elbow) was listed as a non-participant for Monday's walk-through practice, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Chark was listed as questionable with the elbow injury ahead of Sunday's game against the Colts, but he ultimately suited up and played 41 of 71 snaps on offense in a 27-13 loss, finishing with two catches for nine yards and a touchdown on three targets. The Panthers didn't indicate that Chark aggravated the elbow injury during the contest, so his listed non-participation Monday could well be maintenance related. Carolina is facing a quick turnaround for Week 10 with a Thursday night matchup in Chicago.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Watson (back/chest) wasn't diagnosed with a concussion after exiting late in Sunday's 20-3 win over the Rams, but the team is still monitoring the receiver's progress, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

Though Watson avoided a concussion when he recorded his lone reception of the game late in the fourth quarter -- an acrobatic and contested 37-yard catch -- he landed hard on the field and was forced out with a pair of injuries. While LaFleur didn't suggest that the back or chest issues are major concerns for Watson, the second-year receiver's practice activity during the upcoming week still could be affected. Watson previously missed the Packers' first three games of the season due to a hamstring injury.

Arizona waived Baccellia on Monday, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Just two days after signing with Arizona's active roster, Baccellia is now headed to waivers. In a corresponding move, the Cardinals claimed center Doug Kramer from waivers.

The Jets elevated Taylor from their practice squad for Monday's game versus the Chargers, Ethan Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.

Taylor was called up for the second straight game Monday. In Week 8 at the Giants, he did not draw a target on 22 offensive snaps.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Chase is day-to-day with a back injury, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.

Though Chase handled a typical snap share (90 percent) on offense on his way to finishing with four catches for 41 yards on eight targets in Sunday's 24-18 win over the Bills, Taylor said the receiver was playing through a back issue that got worse as the game went along. Taylor added that Chase is still feeling sore Monday and noted that the 23-year-old may get a day off of practice to begin Week 10 prep. At this stage, Taylor hasn't committed to Chase being cleared ahead of next Sunday's game against the Texans, so his practice activity will bear watching in the days to come.

Skowronek rushed once for minus-2 yards during Sunday's 20-3 loss to the Packers.

A week removed from his first career receiving touchdown, Skowronek saw an uptick in usage with 15 snaps on offense, tripling his total from last week. The added usage didn't translate on the stat sheet, as the third-year veteran had just one touch on offense while committing a hold on a punt return that pushed the Rams back to their own 10-yard line. The Rams have a bye in Week 10 before hosting the Seahawks in Week 11, and Skowronek will almost assuredly continue to function as a depth piece barring a rash of injuries to the players ahead of him in the pecking order.

Brown caught two of four targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 20-17 win over the Patriots.

Brown took advantage of a small bump in playing time with Curtis Samuel (foot) inactive, though Jamison Crowder was the primary replacement in the slot and got 14 more snaps than Brown (37-23). Brown and Byron Pringle should continue rotating in Week 10 at Seattle, but neither is likely to see more than three or four targets.