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Green Bay elevated Winfree from its practice squad Saturday for Week 3.

Winfree was also elevated ahead of Week 1 at Minnesota, where he played in 15 percent of the Packers' offensive snaps and caught his lone target for 17 yards. After Sunday's game at Tampa Bay, he will be eligible for only one more elevation from the practice squad before he would have to be added to the team's active roster to play further. Winfree could be in line for more opportunities than he saw at the Vikings if one or both of Christian Watson (hamstring) or Randall Cobb (illness) sits out Sunday.

Toney (hamstring) is listed as doubtful for Monday's primetime matchup against the Cowboys, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Toney did not practice Friday or Saturday, which should tip off fantasy managers regarding his status for Monday. The 2021 first-round pick hasn't played much this season, recording only two receptions and two carries to date.

Robinson (knee) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's matchup against the Cowboys, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

This shouldn't come as much of a surprise given Robinson was unable to practice all week. The Giants should be relatively healthy at wide receiver otherwise, as only Kadarius Toney (hamstring/doubtful) is listed on the team's final injury report ahead of the aforementioned primetime game.

Jefferson (knee) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Despite insistence from head coach Sean McVay that Jefferson had not suffered a setback from what was reported to be minor offseason knee surgery, the third-year pass catcher is now set to miss at minimum the first two months of the regular season. Expect Ben Skowronek to once again see a sizable snap count behind the likes of Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson.

The Buccaneers elevated Beasley from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

This move comes as little surprise after the veteran joined the Bucs' practice squad earlier this week. With Mike Evans (suspended) and Chris Godwin (knee) out, and the trio of Julio Jones (knee), Russell Gage (hamstring) and Breshad Perriman (knee) all questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Packers, Beasley may see a healthy workload in his 2022 debut.

Toney (hamstring) is not expected to participate in Saturday's practice, according to head coach Brian Daboll, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

Toney was a DNP in Friday's practice after participating earlier in the week. The second-year wide receiver has played just 33 offensive snaps through the first two games of the regular season and has compiled 23 total yards across four touches. Given his downward-trending status, fantasy managers may need to prepare for the 2021 first-round pick to miss some time.

Jefferson (knee) didn't practice Friday and won't play in Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

The third-year pro still hasn't practiced since having minor knee surgery in early August, but his role as the No. 3 receiver appears fairly safe given the lack of production behind Cooper Kupp so far. Ben Skowronek, filling in as the No. 3, has managed only six catches for 41 yards on nine targets in two games, playing 88 and 86 percent of snaps on offense. Jefferson should be more of a threat if/when he moves past the knee surgery and reclaims his role. The lack of practice reps suggests that's unlikely to happen for Week 4 at San Francisco, though the Rams haven't officially ruled him out beyond Week 3.

Proche (groin) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

Proche missed two consecutive practices prior to sitting out the team's Week 2 loss to Miami. However, he returned to practice this week with back-to-back limited sessions before being a full participant Friday. Regardless, even if Proche is available, he'll likely have a tough time garnering many targets behind Rashod Bateman, Devin Duvernay and Demarcus Robinson.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Friday that Doubs is "probably gonna have to take more of a load" Sunday at Tampa Bay, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

LaFleur's statement makes sense after the Packers ruled out Sammy Watkins (hamstring) and deemed Randall Cobb (illness) and Christian Watson (hamstring) questionable for Week 3. The team at least will have top wide receiver Allen Lazard available for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but the options behind him won't be known until about 90 minutes before Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. A 2022 fourth-round pick, Doubs showed immense promise during the preseason and so far has gathered in six of eight targets for 64 yards through two contests. If he's called upon for even more work alongside Lazard this weekend, a breakout performance may be possible for Doubs.

Meyers (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Ravens after returning to a limited practice Friday, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Fortunately for those considering the Patriots' leading pass catcher in fantasy lineups, the team kicks off at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday. If Meyers -- who has caught 13 of his 19 targets for 150 yards in two games -- ends up out or limited this weekend, DeVante Parker, Kendrick Bourne and Lil'Jordan Humphrey would be candidates to see added opportunities versus Baltimore alongside fellow wide receiver Nelson Agholor. Meanwhile, the team's top tight ends (Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith) also could see added involvement in the team's offense Week 3.