NFL Player News

The Lions placed Cephus (foot) on injured reserve Saturday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Cephus hurt his foot in last week's game against the Seahawks. He'll need to miss at least four games while on IR, but it's uncertain how soon he could be activated since Jameson Williams (knee) is expected to be ready to play in November.

The Vikings elevated Chisena on Saturday from their practice squad to their active roster for Sunday's matchup against the Bears, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Chisena draws his first elevation of the season and is in line to make his season debut in Week 5. The 25-year-old wideout has appeared in 25 games for Minnesota over the past two seasons, but he's played primarily on special teams, logging just 11 offensive snaps. The wideout has yet to catch a pass in the NFL.

Tennessee elevated Fitzpatrick from its practice squad to its active roster Saturday ahead of Sunday's game at Washington, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.

Fitzpatrick joined the Titans' practice squad before the season started, but he hasn't played a snap yet in 2022. He's behind Robert Woods, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Cody Hollister and Kyle Philips in Tennessee's wide receiver pecking order.

Renfrow (concussion) does not carry an injury designation into Monday's game against the Chiefs, Josh Dubow of The Associated Press reports.

Renfrow missed two consecutive games with a concussion, but the slot receiver was able to practice all week signaling his return. Mack Hollins has been a featured target (11-191-1) in Renfrow's absence and likely will still see plenty of snaps, but the Raiders figure to utilize the short-yardage target plenty in what could be an offensive shootout against the Chiefs.

Thornton (collarbone) was activated off injured reserve Saturday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Thornton was designated to return off injured reserve earlier this week, but it's still a bit surprising to see the rookie receiver officially rejoin the active roster so soon. The 2022 second-round pick put together a dynamic training camp prior to the injury, but don't expect Thornton to be a major contributor right away, especially if rookie QB Bailey Zappe continues to fill in for the injured Mac Jones (ankle).

Crowder (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Matt Parrino of The Syracuse Post-Standard reports.

This doesn't come as much of a surprise considering Crowder broke his ankle. Isaiah McKenzie (concussion) figures to be the biggest beneficiary of the injury provided he's able to play Sunday, but rookie Khalil Shakir could also make an emergence with more opportunities likely on the horizon.

Smith-Schuster (quadriceps) is listed as questionable for Monday's contest against the Raiders after experiencing hamstring tightness during practice this week.

Head coach Andy Reid seemed dismissive of the notion Smith-Schuster could possibly miss the big AFC West divisional matchup, but it's worth noting the veteran receiver appeared to pick up an injury to his hamstring at some point during practice Friday or Saturday. Since coming over from the Steelers this offseason, the 25-year-old has been a solid PPR option with 19 receptions off 27 targets, but he's failed to score a touchdown and has seen just two red-zone targets total this season.

Bandy has been elevated to the Chargers' active roster ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Browns,

With Keenan Allen (hamstring) still sidelined, Bandy has again been called up to provide depth at wide receiver. He will be eligible for just one more game-day activation this season.

Burks (toe) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Burks failed to practice all week due to turf toe suffered during last week's win over the Colts and it'll now cost the rookie the next four games. Expect Robert Woods to see a heavy dose of the targets, with Kyle Philips and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine also mixing in.

Gage (back) was added to the injury report Saturday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Falcons, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.

This is less than ideal news for Gage considering the slot receiver didn't have an injury designation following Friday's practice after weeks of dealing with a balky hamstring injury. The Buccaneers have gotten healthier at wide receiver over recent weeks with Chris Godwin officially back and Julio Jones (knee) trending in the right direction, so a precautionary absence for Gage wouldn't be overly surprising. Expect more news to emerge before the team's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff.