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The Broncos signed Davis to their practice squad Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Davis signed with the Broncos as an UDFA this offseason and was waived shortly after, but he now has another chance to make an impression on Denver's coaches. Barring a rash of injuries, though, he's probably still a long way away from his NFL debut.

Shenault (illness) was a full participant in practice Tuesday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Shenault was a DNP on the team's estimated practice report Monday but with the team holding an actual practice Tuesday, he was able to participate in full. He should be good to go Thursday against the Falcons.

Shepard (knee) said Tuesday that his left ACL operation was a success, and he was rehabbing the following day, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.

Shepard tore his ACL in Week 3 and underwent surgery at the end of October. He was placed on IR and ruled out for the 2022 campaign, marking back-to-back seasons ended by devastating injuries. The wideout has already turned his focus toward rehabbing for the 2023 campaign, but given his injury history, he could find it difficult to find employment as a free agent in the offseason.

Taylor had his busiest day of the year Sunday with two catches on two targets for 14 yards, three carries for 18 yards, 52 yards in punt returns and 15 more yards on a kickoff return.

With the Bengals up 42-7 in the third quarter, most of their starters were rested, and Taylor got more work on offense. He played 26 offensive snaps, twice as many as he had in any other game in 2022. With Ja'Marr Chase (hip) expected to be out at least one more game following Cincinnati's Week 10 bye, Taylor could be the Bengals' No. 3 receiver, ahead of Mike Thomas.

Moore didn't catch his lone target during Sunday's 20-17 overtime victory versus the Titans.

Moore hasn't been relied on for a heavy role during his rookie campaign, logging no more than a 33 percent offensive snap share in a game thus far. However, given the draft capital the team put into Moore -- a second-round pick -- it's unlikely he will be forgotten yet. Still, the Chiefs acquired Kadarius Toney at the trade deadline and already sport three capable options in JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Mecole Hardman, along with star tight end Travis Kelce, so there may be few snaps remaining for Moore this season.

Toney gathered in both of his targets for 12 yards during Sunday's 20-17 overtime victory against the Titans.

Toney only took the field for nine offensive snaps following his trade to Kansas City from the Giants before last Monday's trade deadline. Toney is also notably recovering from a Grade 2 hamstring pull he suffered in Week 2, and Sunday marked his first action since then. Toney should see his playing time grow as he becomes more familiar with the offense, but it's a promising start to see him involved early.

Valdes-Scantling caught his only target for 12 yards during Sunday's 20-17 overtime victory against Tennessee.

While the Chiefs gave Valdes-Scantling a healthy contract prior to the 2022 campaign, it hasn't proved fruitful for either the team or MVS. The deep threat has finished with 90-plus yards on a pair of occasions but has yet to reach pay dirt and saw a season-low one target Sunday night. New acquisition Kadarius Toney is also viewed as a deep threat. He could get more involved in the coming weeks, which could impact Valdes-Scantling's snap totals in the future, especially with Mecole Hardman (6/79/1 Sunday) outproducing him of late.

Proche had two catches for 22 yards on two targets Monday against the Saints.

Monday's box score was an anomaly for Baltimore. Per Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com, Lamar Jackson was the first quarterback in over 30 years to complete passes to 10 different players while having no more than 12 completions overall. In other words, Baltimore spread the ball around with Mark Andrews (shoulder) and Rashod Bateman (foot) sidelined. With that wide distribution, Proche's two catches tied for the team lead. Bateman is done for the season, so Proche could continue to have a role in the offense. It's worth noting, however, that his snap count dipped from 46 in Week 8 to 17 in Week 9.

Dortch recorded one catch (on one target) for zero yards and one carry for three yards during Sunday's 31-21 loss to the Seahawks.

Since opening the season with at least 55 receiving yards in each of the Cardinals' first three games, Dortch has been afforded just seven touches for 27 yards and one TD in six contests in the meantime. His snap share during that stretch has ranged from three to 53 percent of the offensive plays, while DeAndre Hopkins and Rondale Moore have been the beneficiaries of Marquise Brown's (foot) IR stint. Arizona also gave recent addition Robbie Anderson a large workload Sunday (83 percent, three targets), meaning Dortch may continue to struggle for reps on offense.

Bandy caught five of his eight targets for 26 yards in Sunday's 20-17 win over the Falcons.

Given Bandy somehow tallied negative yards across eight targets combined the previous two weeks, Sunday's performance is admittedly an upgrade, but with Bandy slotted into what amounts to a "bubble specialist" role, it's hard to imagine the yards-per-target figure improving noticeably. The undrafted rookie did play 79 percent of the offensive snaps with both Keenan Allen (hamstring) and Mike Williams (ankle) out, so it's possible Bandy could have some value in deeper PPR leagues next week with the status of both stud wideouts still up in the air.