NFL Player News
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Dan Chisena WR | CAR
Panthers' Dan Chisena: Sticking around in Carolina
Chisena signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on Monday, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.
Chisena spent most of the 2026 season on Carolina's practice squad but was elevated for one game during the 2025 regular season. He has 38 regular-season appearances but just three catches in his NFL career. Chisena will likely get a chance to compete for a roster spot in training camp.
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Tyrell Shavers WR | BUF
Bills' Tyrell Shavers: One catch in wild-card round
Shavers caught one of two targets for 14 yards during Sunday's 27-24 wild-card win over the Jaguars.
Shavers returned to the game after having a knee injury checked out by trainers, but his only catch of the game came prior to his exit. The 26-year-old wide receiver has appeared in every game for the Bills since the start of the regular season. Barring a setback with his knee, Shavers will be available to fill his usual depth role on offense in the AFC divisional round Saturday at Denver, and he may be counted on even more than usual if teammate Gabe Davis can't recover from the knee injury he suffered Sunday.
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Tylan Wallace WR | CLE
Ravens' Tylan Wallace: Role gets scaled back in 2025
Wallace had four catches for 45 yards and a touchdown on eight targets over 14 games in the 2025 regular season.
Wallace was coming off his best season in 2024 when he caught 11 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets. His usage and efficiency tailed off this year, and he was a healthy scratch in two of Baltimore's final three games. Wallace's special-teams chops had been his biggest asset through his first four seasons in Baltimore, but his role diminished on that front as well. He will hit free agency this offseason and will turn 27 in May. Wallace never truly hit his stride as a receiver in Baltimore but he was an accomplished wideout in college who racked up 205 catches for 3,434 yards and 26 touchdowns at Oklahoma State.
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Devontez Walker WR | BAL
Ravens' Devontez Walker: Impresses with limited opportunites
Walker had six catches for 136 yards and three touchdowns on eight targets across 12 regular-season games in 2025.
Walker has a unique stat line through his first two seasons. He's had seven catches on 11 career targets, but those grabs have gone for 157 yards and three touchdowns. Five of his seven catches have gone for over 20 yards. Dating back to his rookie season, Walker's first three catches all went for touchdowns. While that efficiency is promising, it's difficult to take much away from seven catches in two seasons. Walker might still be a worthwhile target in deeper dynasty formats. DeAndre Hopkins was on a one-year deal in Baltimore this past season, and two pass-catching tight ends, Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar, are hitting free agency. Additionally, Baltimore will be installing a new coaching staff and offense in 2026. Walker may never be a high-target type of receiver, but there's a chance that he works his way into a significant snap share in three-wide sets in Baltimore, depending on how the offseason unfolds.
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Demario Douglas WR | NE
Patriots' DeMario Douglas: One catch Sunday
Douglas caught one of his two targets for three yards in Sunday's 16-3 wild-card win over the Chargers.
Douglas recorded a 33 percent snap share in the contest, per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, and once again saw a modest target share in an offense that tends to spread the ball around. The slot man carries modest fantasy upside as the Patriots divisional-round game against either the Steelers or Texans this coming weekend approaches.
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Kyle Williams WR | NE
Patriots' Kyle Williams: One catch in wild-card win
Williams caught his only target for seven yards in Sunday's 16-3 wild-card win over the Chargers.
Per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the 2025 third-rounder was tied for the third-highest workload with DeMario Douglas (21 of 64 snaps) in a New England WR corps led by Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte. As the Patriots' divisional-round game against either the Texans or Steelers approaches, Williams remains a speculative fantasy option due to his lack of consistent volume in his team's passing offense.
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Gabe Davis WR | BUF
Bills' Gabe Davis: Getting MRI on knee
Davis (knee) will undergo an MRI on Monday to diagnose the nature and severity of the injury that forced him out of Sunday's 27-24 wild-card win over the Jaguars, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The Bills had difficulty providing an initial diagnosis for Davis' injury Sunday due to the amount of swelling in his left knee. The veteran wide receiver had to be carted off the field in the second half. In the event that Davis is ruled out for Buffalo's upcoming divisional-round matchup against Denver on Saturday, Jan. 17, Tyrell Shavers and Keon Coleman could be positioned for expanded roles on offense.
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Kayshon Boutte WR | NE
Patriots' Kayshon Boutte: Four catches versus Chargers
Boutte caught all four of his targets for 66 yards in Sunday's 16-3 wild-card win over the Chargers.
Boutte was listed as questionable after being limited in practice Thursday and Friday due to a hamstring injury. Per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the wideout logged a 53 percent snap share Sunday, a lighter workload than he usually sees, but Boutte still ended up pacing the team in catches and was second to RB Rhamondre Stevenson in the receiving yards department. Boutte -- who averaged 16.7 yards a catch during the regular season -- will continue to be a mainstay in the Patriots passing attack in the team's divisional-round game against either the Steelers or Texans this coming weekend.
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Keenan Allen WR | LAC
Chargers' Keenan Allen: Inefficient in wild-card loss
Allen had three receptions on eight targets for 25 yards in Sunday's 16-3 loss to the Patriots in the wild-card round.
Allen suffered a disappointing end to his return to the Chargers in 2025 when he finished Sunday's playoff loss with a catch rate below 50 percent. The 33-year-old wasn't on the same page with QB Justin Herbert like they were during the regular season when the duo connected on 66 percent of their attempts, resulting in a 81-777-4 receiving line for the veteran receiver. Allen will become an unrestricted free agent in 2026, so the future Hall of Famer will be in control of his destiny should he decide to return for a 14th season.
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Ladd McConkey WR | LAC
Chargers' Ladd McConkey: Leads team with 32 receiving yards
McConkey had three receptions on four targets for 32 yards in Sunday's 16-3 wild-card loss to the Patriots.
The Chargers failed to keep QB Justin Herbert upright against New England's aggressive pass rush Sunday, resulting in barely any shots being taken downfield in a muted performance by the offense. McConkey wound up leading the team in receiving and grabbing the longest reception (20 yards) of the night for his club despite registering a forgettable stat line in the season-ending loss. The sophomore had a down year in 2025, finishing the regular season with 16 fewer receptions, 360 less yards and one fewer touchdown in the same amount of games played as his stellar rookie campaign (82-1,149-7). McConkey will attempt to reestablish himself as one of Justin Herbert's top receiving options and budding stars of the league when the Chargers regroup this upcoming offseason.