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Robinson (knee) is active for Monday's game versus the Vikings.

After being listed as limited on the Bears' injury reports Thursday through Saturday, Robinson was tagged with a 'questionable' designation. Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio seemed to clear up Robinson's status earlier Monday, and indeed the team has cleared him to play Week 10. Robinson has a nice matchup on tap against a Minnesota secondary that is banged up and has given up 9.3 yards per target and an NFL-worst 16 touchdowns to wide receivers in eight contests this season.

Carter was waived by the Texans on Monday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The 27-year-old was removed from his duties as the kick returner and split punt returns with Will Fuller during Sunday's loss to the Browns, and the Texans decided to part ways. C.J. Prosise handled kickoff returns in his place. Carter has one catch for eight yards, returned 12 kickoffs for 250 yards and 11 punts for 96 yards in nine games this season.

Moore caught two of three targets for 16 yards and rushed once for two yards in Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Rams.

Moore handled a season-high 61 percent snap share, but that translated to his lowest yardage and reception total since Week 5. There's a chance his opportunities increase further in Thursday's matchup against the Cardinals, as coach Pete Carroll said Monday that Tyler Lockett has a "bit of a knee sprain," according to Brady Henderson of ESPN.com. If Lockett's unable to play Thursday, Moore will operate as the No. 2 wide receiver behind DK Metcalf, and there should be plenty of opportunities to go around considering Lockett was targeted 20 times against the Cardinals in Week 7

Coach Pete Carroll said Monday that Lockett has a "bit of a knee sprain" and is considered day-to-day ahead of Thursday's game versus the Cardinals, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

Carroll added that there was discomfort and swelling in Lockett's knee, too. While the coach relayed that it's not a serious injury, the Seahawks are on a short week and may decide that it's best to rest Lockett to avoid further aggravation. We'll have a better idea of his status when the team releases practice reports Tuesday and Wednesday. If Lockett ends up sitting out, David Moore and Freddie Swain both figure to see more reps against the Cardinals.

Coach Matt LaFleur said the Packers will wait until Wednesday's deadline to decide whether to activated Lazard (abdomen) from IR but added that "it's probably promising," Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

Lazard officially resumed practicing Oct. 28, so Green Bay's 21-day window for evaluation will come to a close Wednesday. If the team doesn't activate Lazard by then he'll revert to season-ending IR, but it sounds as though LaFleur anticipates getting the 24-year-old wideout back. Once back to full health Lazard stands to reclaim a starting role in Green Bay's receiving corps, but in the short term he may be eased back into action.

Lockett (knee) is listed as a non-participant on Monday's estimated injury report, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle reports.

Lockett appears to have picked up a knee injury during Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Rams, in which he caught five of nine targets for 66 yards. It's possible that the Seahawks are simply allowing Lockett rest on a short week, but until he resumes practicing in full the 28-year-old's status for Thursday night will remain murky. The last time Lockett faced off against Arizona's secondary -- a Week 7 primetime matchup -- he posted 15 catches, 200 yards and three scores.

Watson did not log any statistics over four snaps from scrimmage during Sunday's 46-23 win over the Panthers on Sunday.

The fourth-year receiver's snap count on offense was his lowest of the season, and he failed to log any offensive statistics for the fourth consecutive game as a result. Watson did see his second-highest level of participation on special teams (20 snaps), and he's seems likely to remain limited to that role unless multiple injuries strike the receiver depth chart ahead of him.

Ridley (foot) got work in with trainers on the side at Monday's practice, Jason Butt of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Interim coach Raheem Morris said that he'll have a better idea of Ridley's availability for Week 11 on Wednesday, when the third-year wideout will be scheduled to get in some individual work. Ridley hasn't played since Week 8 due to a mid-foot sprain, but he's now had the Falcons' bye to get healthy and appears to have a shot at suiting up in New Orleans on Sunday.

Johnson failed to bring in his only target in the Buccaneers' 46-23 win over the Panthers on Sunday.

The rookie played just nine snaps from scrimmage overall, not entirely surprising considering the Buccaneers' receiving corps was at full health. Johnson was overthrown by Tom Brady on his one target, and he now has logged just two targets in the pair of contests Antonio Brown has played in thus far.

James logged 69 offensive snaps (97 percent) and finished with three receptions (five targets) for 26 yards in Sunday's 27-13 loss to New Orleans.

James got the rare start despite both Brandon Aiyuk and Kendrick Bourne returning from one-game layoffs. The 25-year-old was coming off of a career game (13 receptions for 184 yards and a touchdown) against the Packers, but he was unable to replicate that success, despite rocketing up the depth chart. With a bye week on deck, the 49ers' receiving corps may see the much-needed return of Deebo Samuel (hamstring) when the team reconvenes. In that event, James could fall back into a special teams/situational role, but he also could stick in the rotation as a slot man after jumping in front of Kendrick Bourne and Trent Taylor on the depth chart. The 2018 seventh-round pick does offer big-play potential that the two aforementioned wideouts do not, so there could be some deep-league and DFS intrigue if that scenario holds true.