NFL Player News

Coach Jim Harbaugh indicated after Wednesday's practice that Bateman exited early due to muscle soreness, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Bateman left practice 40 minutes into the session, but he at least returned to the sideline later on. The fact that he's not dealing with an injury is a good sign, but Bateman's reps could still be limited in future OTA practices.

Hodge will sign his contract tender from the Browns on Wednesday, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.

The Browns offered Hodge a contract tender in mid-March, allowing the team to retain his rights if they match another team's offer. While he's not a huge piece of the Cleveland passing attack, Hodge should be a valuable contributor on special teams once again in 2021.

Campbell (knee) was medically cleared last week and is 100 percent heading into the 2021 season, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports.

Campbell has had some tough luck with injuries thus far in his young career, but the 2019 second-round pick appears to finally be healthy again. He's coming off of a season in which he played just 63 offensive snaps across two games and recorded six catches for 71 yards, which follows a rookie campaign in which he played in just seven games due to injury. Despite the lackluster start to his career, the 23-year-old wideout could still be in store for a breakout season in 2021 if he can maintain some semblance of health. Indianapolis made no major additions at receiver this offseason, so Campbell should be in good position to find a regular spot in three-wideout formations.

Patrick signed the second-round tender he received from the Broncos on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old became a restricted free agent this offseason but was never likely to head elsewhere after Denver extended him a second-round tender. Patrick is coming off a productive 2020 campaign in which he caught 51 of 79 targets for 742 yards and six touchdowns in 15 games, and he should enter training camp competing with 2020 second-round pick KJ Hamler for the team's No. 3 wideout spot behind Courtland Sutton (knee) and Jerry Jeudy.

Sutton (knee) said Monday that "the game plan" is to be ready for training camp, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.

Sutton, who missed all but one contest last season after tearing his left ACL and MCL, said he feels "really good" at this stage of his recovery, per Stevens. Entering the fourth and final season of his rookie contract, Sutton appears set to serve as one of Denver's clear top targets alongside 2020 first-round pick Jerry Jeudy. The likes of Noah Fant, KJ Hamler, Tim Patrick and Albert Okwuegbunam (knee) also will demand targets, as will running backs Melvin Gordon and Javonte Williams, but Sutton is talented enough that his position atop the pecking order won't be challenged, as long as he's healthy. It may be fair to question whether Drew Lock or Teddy Bridgewater are capable of providing enough volume to feed such a crowded receiving corps, however.

Lipscomb has agreed to contract terms with the Titans.

Lipscomb has spent time on the Chiefs' and Packers' practice squads. The Vanderbilt product will hope that returning to the state of Tennessee will bring out the best in his game and help him secure a spot with the Titans.

Fountain signed a one-year contract with the Chiefs on Monday, his agent reports.

Fountain appeared in five games with the Colts last season, catching two of three targets for 23 yards. He'll be fighting an uphill battle to secure a spot on the Chiefs' roster but could find some success if he makes it with Patrick Mahomes throwing him the ball.

Taylor agreed to a contract Monday with the Bengals, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Cincinnati presumably views Taylor as an ideal replacement for Alex Erickson, who moved on to Houston in free agency earlier in the offseason. Like Erickson, Taylor has experience returning punts and playing out of the slot, but multiple injuries have limited the latter to only 12 appearances across the past two seasons. Even if health prevails in 2021, Taylor won't have much of a path to fantasy relevance while ranking behind at least Tyler Boyd, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Joe Mixon in the pass-catching hierarchy.

Lacy signed with the Bears on Sunday.

Lacy will try to make the roster as a depth option at wide receiver. He has made eight NFL appearances -- all with the Lions -- and caught three of 11 targets for 60 yards in that limited action.

Terry sat out Saturday's practice after landing on his hip Friday, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

Terry will try to recover from this hip injury quickly, as he's fighting an uphill battle just to get into the discussion for a roster spot after latching on with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent out of Florida State.