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Shaheed played nine of the Saints' 72 snaps on offense in Sunday's 30-26 loss to the Bengals, carrying once for a 44-yard touchdown and failing to haul in his lone target.

Signed off the practice squad Saturday, the undrafted receiver out of Weber State stepped in for his NFL debut Sunday while the Saints were without their top three receivers (Michael Thomas, Chris Olave and Jarvis Landry). Though Shaheed helped fill in for those players to some degree, he mainly served as a replacement for Deonte Harty (foot), who had been the Saints' top return man as well as a depth option at wideout before landing on injured reserve Saturday. Shaheed logged 26 return yards on the day, but he made his biggest imprint on the game just two minutes into the second quarter, when he took his first NFL touch to the house for a touchdown. Shaheed may be used as a gadget player on offense while he remains on the 53-man roster, but he's not likely to see enough usage to emerge as a bankable fantasy option.

Kirkwood (ankle) was a non-participant in practice Tuesday.

Kirkwood was also a DNP on Monday's practice estimate, which is putting his status for Thursday's game with the Cardinals in serious doubt. With Michael Thomas (foot) and Jarvis Landry (ankle) also unable to practice, the Saints could be thin at wide receiver Thursday.

Seattle signed Winston to its practice squad Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Winston was cut by Cleveland just prior to the start of the regular season, but he's now found another opportunity with the Seahawks. As long as there's no major shake-up to Seattle's active roster, though, the 25-year-old receiver's odds of earning playing time and targets remain long.

Arizona cut Berryhill from its practice squad Tuesday, Howard Balzer of SI.com reports.

Berryhill was brought onto the practice squad ahead of Week 3, but the Cardinals have decided to move on less than a month later. The rookie UDFA out of Arizona will now have to look for another opportunity elsewhere.

Thomas (foot) isn't taking part in Tuesday's practice, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.

Thomas hasn't practiced in any fashion since Week 3, and with the Saints facing a quick Week 7 turnaround and a Thursday night game in Arizona, the veteran wideout looks to be trending toward a fifth consecutive absence. Meanwhile, Jarvis Landry (ankle) also hasn't practiced this week and may be on track to sit out his third game in a row. The Saints' wideout corps looks as though it'll be depleted once again, even with Chris Olave off the injury report after clearing the concussion protocol.

Coulter was signed to the Bears' active roster from their practice squad Tuesday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.

Coulter failed to make the 53-man roster out of camp, but he was signed to the team's practice squad after clearing waivers. The third-year-pro pro will replace Ihmir Smith-Marsette on the active roster, as he was waived Tuesday.

Smith-Marsette was waived by the Bears on Tuesday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.

Smith-Marsette has played in every game this season, but he's failed to make an impact in the Bears' passing game, bringing in one catch on four targets for 15 yards. In a corresponding move, the Bears signed fellow receiver Isaiah Coulter to the active roster from their practice squad.

Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Sims is dealing with a hamstring injury, Missi Matthews of the Steelers' official site reports.

Sims has mostly contributed on special teams while appearing in Pittsburgh's past two contests, and he hasn't yet earned a target this season. If healthy, he projects to handle a similar role Sunday at Miami.

Robinson had three catches for 27 yards on five targets Sunday against the Giants.

The veteran played a season-high 78 percent of the offensive snaps Sunday and posted season highs in the box score as well. Robinson's playing time has ticked up in recent weeks due to Rashod Bateman's absence. Prior to Bateman's injury, Robinson was playing just over 40 percent of Baltimore's offensive snaps, so a role decrease could be in the offing if Bateman returns Week 7 against the Bengals.

Cobb was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain after exiting Sunday's loss to the Jets and is expected to miss 2-to-4 weeks, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Though Cobb will end up missing time due to the ankle issue, the veteran wideout at least avoided a longer-term setback after he was carted off the field Sunday. Operating without Cobb for the foreseeable future could prove significant for Green Bay's struggling offense, which has Sammy Watkins (hamstring) on injured reserve and Christian Watson (hamstring) also working to get healthy. Juwann Winfree and Amari Rodgers become candidates for increased snaps behind Allen Lazard and Romeo Doubs.