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Dulin made Indianapolis' final 53-man roster due to his role on special teams, where he's the gunner on punts, The Athletic reports.

While Dulin is a special teams star, he will have a limited depth role as a wide receiver. He likely won't get but a few snaps unless there's an injury to the top four wideouts (T.Y. Hilton, Parris Campbell, Zach Pascal, Michael Pittman Jr.).

Patmon has made Indy's final 53-man roster, The Athletic reports.

Patmon came out of Washington State for the 2020 Draft as an unpolished receiver, but the Colts were enamored enough by his frame (6-foot-4, 228 pounds) and his senior-season production (58-762-8) that they took a flier on him in the sixth round. He had an impressive training camp and the Colts decided to keep him over two veterans (Marcus Johnson and Daurice Fountain). Patmon will have a limited reserve role initially, however.

Powell is expected to be Atlanta's primary returner for Week 1, Kelsey Conway of the Falcons' official site reports.

The 23-year-old Powell will prepare to make his first regular-season appearance in over 20 months after riding out 2019 as a member of the Falcons' practice squad. When last active on special teams with Detroit in 2018, Powell picked up eight yards on two punt return attempts as well as 43 kick return yards on two additional returns (across six total games played). Powell beat out undrafted rookie Chris Rowland for this opportunity after the Falcons parted ways with 2019 return specialist Kenjon Barner over the offseason.

The Raiders waived Doss on Saturday.

Despite averaging 23.3 snaps per game over eight contests with the Raiders last year, Doss was cut by the team to start the 2020 season. Since he has experience with the Raiders, he could stick around as a practice squad member.

Ateman was waived by the Raiders on Saturday.

Ateman geared up in 11 games for the Raiders last season and caught five of 10 targets for 116 yards, but even with Tyrell Williams (shoulder) going to IR, the offseason additions of Henry Ruggs, Bryan Edwards and Nelson Agholor were enough to push Ateman to the roster bubble. If he clears waivers, he'll likely be retained on the practice squad.

Butler was waived by New Orleans on Saturday, Amie Just of Nola.com reports.

For the second straight summer, Butler appeared on track to land on the team's final 53-man roster, but he couldn't make the cut. He spent last season on the team's practice squad and may end up there again if he clears waivers.

Callaway is included in the Saints' final 53-man roster, Amie Just of Nola.com reports.

The undrafted free agent out of Tennessee earned a roster spot as the team's fifth wideout thanks to a productive training camp. He's unlikely to take the field in his rookie season, with Michael Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, Tre'Quan Smith and Deonte Harris firmly ahead of him on the depth chart.

The 49ers activated Samuel (foot) from the active/non-football injury list Saturday.

With the move official, Samuel can continue his quest to play Week 1 following more than two months spent in recovery mode due to a Jones fracture in his left foot. Along the way, he was spotted running sprints on the side during an Aug. 26 session and may return to the practice field in the lead-up to the season opener Sept. 13 versus the Cardinals.

The Chargers may be without Williams (shoulder) for most of September, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

Williams is nearly two weeks removed from suffering a sprained shoulder, which was expected to require 2-to-4 weeks to recover. If the absence includes Week 1 and at least one of the Chargers' two subsequent games, he's clearly trending toward the latter end of that range. As long as Williams is sidelined, snaps at outside receiver will be available for Jalen Guyton and Joe Reed.

The Bills waived Foster (concussion) on Saturday, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

After hauling in 27 passes for 541 yards during his rookie season in 2018, Foster was pushed out of the starting lineup due to the additions of John Brown and Cole Beasley last season. Foster's target share bottomed out as a result, and with Stefon Diggs on board, it was likely to remain near zero. He's an intriguing deep threat, however, as all three of his receptions in 2019 went for 20 or more yards. He'll try utilizing that to carve out a niche elsewhere.