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Watson (chest) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice.

The Chiefs listed Watson as a limited participant on Monday's estimated report, but he didn't encounter any restrictions when the team held a more traditional practice session Tuesday. The 26-year-old receiver is in line to play Thursday against the Chargers, after he failed to catch his only target during last Sunday's season opener against the Cardinals.

Humphrey was signed to the Patriots' active roster Tuesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Humphrey was elevated to the Patriots' active roster prior to last Sunday's season opener against the Dolphins, as fellow receiver Jakobi Meyers (knee) was listed as questionable for the contest. Meyers ended up playing, and the 225-pounder subsequently reverted back to the team's practice squad Monday. However, with RB Ty Montgomery (knee) being placed on injured reserve Tuesday, Humphrey was signed to New England's active roster once again. The 24-year-old provides the team with added WR depth ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Steelers, and he could serve as a contributor on special teams.

Smith-Schuster (shoulder) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice.

Kansas City listed Smith-Schuster as a limited participant on Monday's estimated report, but he didn't face any restrictions when the team held a more traditional practice session Tuesday. The wideout looks to be in the clear to play Thursday against the Chargers, coming off a solid debut in last week's 44-21 win over the Cardinals in which he recorded six receptions for 79 yards on eight targets while playing 46 of Kansas City's 70 snaps on offense.

The Saints released Dixon from their practice squad Tuesday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Dixon will cede his spot on the practice squad to veteran running back Latavius Murray. An undrafted rookie receiver out of Nicholls State, Dixon will hope to catch on with another organization's practice squad.

The Steelers waived Roberson from their practice squad Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.

Roberson originally signed with Dallas as an undrafted free agent back in May, but he was later waived by the team in August. The rookie receiver then signed with Pittsburgh's practice squad last Wednesday, but he was cut loose again Tuesday. He'll now search for another opportunity elsewhere.

The Patriots placed Montgomery on injured reserve Tuesday due to an apparent aggravation of a right knee injury, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

After initially injuring his knee Aug. 26 and turning in only limited participation in practice last week, Montgomery was listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's game against the Dolphins. He ultimately gained clearance to play in the Patriots' season-opening 20-7 loss, logging 21 snaps while accounting for 13 yards and New England's only touchdown across five touches (two carries, three receptions). With Montgomery's move to IR ensuring that he'll miss at least the next four games, rookie Pierre Strong or practice-squad running back J.J. Taylor could step in as the third option in a backfield rotation headlined by Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson.

Moore hauled in their only target for 30 yards during Sunday's 44-21 win over Arizona.

Moore wasn't heavily involved in the offensive gameplan in the opener, logging just 13 total snaps on offense. However, his lone reception did come while Patrick Mahomes was under center early in the second half. He could move up in the pecking order should other wideouts miss time, but it appears he's mainly in development mode early in the season.

Hardman recorded three receptions (on six targets) for 16 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 44-21 win over the Cardinals.

Hardman played 56 percent of the offensive snaps in the opener, ranking behind both Marquez Valdes-Scantling and JuJu Smith-Schuster. While the six targets are an encouraging number, the fact that he turned them into just three grabs for just 16 yards -- albeit with a score -- isn't particularly appealing from a fantasy perspective. However, two of his incompletions came on passes where he was targeted 20-plus yards down the field, so there's optimism for some significant gains if he can connect with quarterback Patrick Mahomes on some of those moving forward.

Valdes-Scantling reeled in all four of his targets for 44 yards and rushed once for a loss of three yards Sunday versus the Cardinals.

Valdes-Scantling tied for fourth on the team in targets, falling behind Travis Kelce (nine), JuJu Smith-Schuster (eight) and Mecole Hardman (six) while matching Jerick McKinnon on the day. On a more positive note, MVS did log the most snaps of any pass catcher in the contest (51), suggesting some more productive days may be ahead of him.

Allen remains likely to miss Thursday's game against Kansas City, but the Chargers are optimistic his hamstring injury isn't a long-term concern, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

After exiting the Chargers' Week 1 win over the Raiders, Allen is facing an uphill battle to make it back on the field given Week 2's quick turnaround, but his absence from game action might not last any longer than that. According to Pelissero, recent tests on his hamstring didn't reveal a significant injury, leaving the team optimistic the wideout will be ready to go for its Week 3 matchup with the Jaguars. Even though Allen isn't expected to practice Tuesday or Wednesday, the Chargers will likely wait at least one more day before formally ruling the receiver out for Thursday's contest. Wideouts Mike Williams, Joshua Palmer and DeAndre Carter, tight end Gerald Everett and running back Austin Ekeler are likely to represent the top targets in the passing game for quarterback Justin Herbert during Allen's absence.