NFL Player News
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Cooper Kupp WR | SEA
Seahawks' Cooper Kupp: Two catches in Week 18
Kupp caught two of three targets for 29 yards in Saturday's 13-3 win over the 49ers.
Kupp hasn't posted more than 50 receiving yards in a game since Week 10, and he has just two touchdowns through 17 regular-season games. Still, the veteran receiver ranks second on the team with 593 receiving yards, while Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the way with a league-high 1,793 yards. Kupp's veteran experience should help the Seahawks in the playoffs, however, starting in the NFC divisional round after the bye week.
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Ja'Corey Brooks WR | WAS
Commanders' Ja'Corey Brooks: Sticking around Washington
The Commanders signed Brooks (undisclosed) to a reserve/future contract Monday.
Brooks will stick around Washington after spending the 2025 campaign as a member of the practice squad. He was elevated for the Week 6 loss to the Bears, failing to record any stats over seven offensive snaps. The wide receiver also ended the year on the team's practice-squad injured list with an undisclosed injury, but he now appears to be healthy ahead of the offseason. With the new deal, Brooks will get the chance to train with the Commanders during the team's offseason activities prior to the 2026 season.
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Rashid Shaheed WR | SEA
Seahawks' Rashid Shaheed: Mild impact in crucial win
Shaheed caught his lone target for two yards in Saturday's 13-3 win over the 49ers. He returned one kick for 34 yards and two punts for 30 yards.
Shaheed cleared concussion protocol in just six days, and he managed to handle a 46 percent snap share in the win. However, Shaheed didn't draw Sam Darnold's attention much. He has just two catches (three targets) for 10 yards over the last three weeks, and he has recorded more than eight receiving yards just three times through nine games with the Seahawks. It's tough to pinpoint when Shaheed will break off a big play, making him a frustrating fantasy option. His next chance to play will be in the NFC divisional round.
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Hal Presley WR | TEN
Titans' Hal Presley: Signs future deal with Tennessee
The Titans signed Presley to a reserve/future contract Monday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Presley caught on with the Titans' practice squad in late October after being cut by the Chiefs in mid-September. The undrafted free agent did not appear in a regular-season game in his rookie year, but he'll participate in offseason activities with Tennessee and aim to crack the active roster for the 2026 campaign.
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Xavier Restrepo WR | TEN
Titans' Xavier Restrepo: Staying in Tennessee
Restrepo signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on Monday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Restrepo was not selected by a team during the 2025 NFL Draft, but he opted to follow University of Miami teammate and No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward to the Titans. Restrepo stuck around on the practice squad after failing to crack the 53-man roster at the end of training camp and was elevated to the active roster for Weeks 12 and 13. He caught three passes (on seven targets) for 41 yards over that two-game span and demonstrated that collegiate chemistry with Ward, but Restrepo was carted off the field during the Titans' Week 13 loss to the Jaguars due to an ankle injury. Now healthy, Restrepo will have a whole offseason to develop his skill set and figures to be a long-shot candidate to make the Titans' 53-man roster for the 2026 season.
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Chris Blair WR | ATL
Falcons' Chris Blair: Sticking around Atlanta
The Falcons signed Blair to a reserve/future contract Monday, Tori McElhaney of the team's official website reports.
Blair spent the entirety of the 2025 campaign as a member of the practice squad with Atlanta, appearing in three contests in December. The wide receiver played 12 snaps on offense in those games, failing to record any stats. Blair will now get an opportunity to train with the Falcons during the offseason, and he'll look to impress in order to attempt to get a shot with the active roster in 2026.
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Phillip Dorsett WR | LV
Raiders' Phillip Dorsett: Inks future deal with Las Vegas
The Raiders signed Dorsett to a reserve/future contract Monday.
Dorsett signed to the Raiders' practice squad in early September after failing to make the team's 53-man roster at the end of training camp. His lone elevation to the active roster came in Week 17 against the Giants, but he ended up being a healthy scratch for that contest. The veteran wide receiver has not appeared in a regular-season game since 2023, but he'll participate in offseason activities with the Raiders in the hopes of earning a spot on the active roster for 2026.
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Jackson Meeks WR | DET
Lions' Jackson Meeks: Signs future deal with Detroit
The Lions signed Meeks to a reserve/future contract Monday.
Meeks spent the entirety of the 2025 season with Detroit's practice squad, earning a pair of elevations to the active roster. The wide receiver didn't record any stats while playing five snaps on offense and 23 snaps with the special-teams unit in those contests. Meeks will now have an opportunity to train with the Lions in the offseason, and he'll attempt to crack their initial 53-man roster ahead of the 2026 season.
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Curtis Samuel WR | BUF
Bills' Curtis Samuel: Out for wild-card round
Samuel (elbow) will not have his 21-day practice window opened ahead of the Bills' AFC wild-card game against the Jaguars on Sunday, Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News reports.
Samuel landed on injured reserve in late November due to an elbow injury, and he hasn't progressed enough in his recovery to return for the opening round of the AFC playoffs. Samuel was a healthy inactive for the first three weeks of the regular season, but when he did play, he was often listed on the injury report for a variety of reasons. He appeared in just six regular-season games for Buffalo and logged seven catches (on nine targets) for 81 yards and a touchdown while returning nine kickoffs for 223 yards.