NFL Player News

Diggs won't practice Thursday due to an illness, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott told Getzenberg that he hopes to have the wideout back on the field later this week, but Diggs' status is now worth monitoring as Monday's game against the Bengals approaches. In his last outing in the Bills' Week 16 win over the Bears, Diggs caught both of his targets for a season-low 26 yards.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Watson (hip) will return to practice Thursday as a limited participant, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

After missing the entire second half of Sunday's 26-20 win in Miami with the hip issue, Watson was a spectator Wednesday in the Packers' first Week 17 session. The rookie wideout looks like he'll be able to go through at least a handful of drills Thursday, a positive development with regard to his chances of playing Sunday against the Vikings. Ultimately, the Packers will wait until after Friday's practice before deciding whether Watson approaches the Week 17 contest with an injury designation.

New York signed Taylor to the practice squad Thursday, Ethan Greenberg of the team's official site reports.

Taylor takes the spot of linebacker Kai Nacua on the practice squad. Taylor logged 25 total appearances with the Packers over the 2020 and 2021 seasons, in which span he secured seven of nine targets for 80 yards and one touchdown. Now with the Jets, Taylor will provide some emergency depth at wide receiver.

The Colts re-signed Coutee to the practice squad Thursday.

Coutee appeared in six games with the Colts this season, and he's now a candidate to bump up from the practice squad for the team's final two appearances, should it be warranted. He takes the spot of Dominique Dafney on Indianapolis' practice squad.

Goodwin (shoulder/wrist) didn't take part in practice Wednesday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Goodwin had his practice reps capped last week due to wrist and ankle injuries, and he headed into the weekend as questionable. He eventually was active Saturday at Kansas City and started for an absent Tyler Lockett (hand), but Goodwin ended up third in snaps among Seahawks wide receivers behind DK Metcalf's 69 and Laquon Treadwell's 65 with 39 (of 76). Goodwin, who was held without a reception on four targets, briefly exited from the contest on account of the wrist issue, which played a factor in Treadwell out-snapping him. There's a chance Lockett returns for Sunday's contest versus the Jets, which likely would push Goodwin further down Seattle's depth chart, assuming both players are active.

Lockett (hand) was listed as a non-participant at Wednesday's walk-through practice, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Seattle head coach Pete Carroll told Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times earlier Wednesday that Lockett "did everything" in the team's walk-through and "looked great." Per Brady Henderson of ESPN.com, Lockett also took part in warmups, but the fact that his left hand still is enduring swelling and has stitches didn't allow him to mix into any drills. There's an optimistic tone from the Seahawks that Lockett will be able to play Sunday against the Jets, which he may be able to do without practicing this week. Ultimately, his status could come down to a game-time decision ahead of a 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff.

Sutton (hamstring) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Ellie Kinney of the Broncos' official site reports.

Fellow wideouts Jerry Jeudy (ankle), and Kendall Hinton (hamstring) also began the week as limited participants, making all three players' statuses worth tracking as Sunday's game against the Chiefs approaches. Sutton was back in action in Week 16 after missing two games with a hamstring issue and logged a 79 percent snap share in Denver's 51-14 loss to the Rams.

Hinton (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday as a limited participant.

Hinton stepped on the practice field for the first time since he suffered the hamstring injury in a Week 14 loss to the Chiefs. The Broncos will face Kansas City against this Sunday, but it's not guaranteed that Hinton will be available if he fails to advance to full participation in practice by the end of the week.

Jeudy was a limited participant at practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury, Ellie Kinney of the Broncos' official site reports.

Jeudy was sidelined for Weeks 11 and 12 due to an ankle injury and had his practice reps managed to some extent in Weeks 13 and 14, but he hasn't been included on Denver injury reports either of the past two weeks. Per Mike Klis of 9News Denver, Jeudy headed to the locker room with a trainer during Wednesday's practice, but he was able to finish the session. His ability to get back on the field suggests he's not dealing with too serious of a setback, if any, but his activity will still need to be monitored in practices Thursday and Friday to get a sense of his availability for Sunday's game in Kansas City.

Cracraft (calf) didn't practice Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.

Cracraft has been held out of three straight games due to a calf injury and remains sidelined to start Week 17 prep. He's trending toward another absence, but he'll have two more opportunities to practice before Miami needs to make a decision on his status for Sunday's matchup against New England.