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Erickson notched a 16-yard reception across four targets in the Bengals' Week 17 win over the Browns. He finished the season with 43 catches for 529 yards and zero touchdowns to go along with 157 punt return yards.

Erickson will be a free agent this upcoming offseason, and it's uncertain whether the Bengals intend to re-sign him. He lost the primary kick-return duties this season, so his utility to the team has diminished despite being more active on offense.

Treadwell recorded nine receptions for 184 yards and a touchdown over 13 regular-season games in 2019.

Treadwell didn't make the team out of training camp, but he rejoined the Vikings before Week 4 and played the remainder of the team's regular-season slate. The 2016 first-round pick logged more than 20 offensive snaps on just one occasion, which came in Week 17 when the team rested its starters. Treadwell was then a healthy inactive for the first playoff game before suiting up and logging just three snaps in Saturday's divisional-round loss to the 49ers. Treadwell will be an unrestricted free agent this spring, and even if he re-ups with the Vikings, he'll be far from a lock to make the roster.

Lazard (ankle) didn't participate during the portion of Wednesday's practice open to the media, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Lazard missed some time in Sunday's divisional-round win over the Seahawks when teammate Aaron Jones fell on his legs. An ankle injury was cited at the time, which followed a week of practice in which Lazard was a full participant despite an ankle issue. The injury may be a residual effect from the regular season, but there doesn't seem to be any worry about his availability for this weekend's NFC Championship Game at San Francisco. Ultimately, Lazard's activity level to kick off this week will be noted later Wednesday.

Thompson signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on Tuesday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

The 24-year-old spent a week on Seattle's practice squad in the middle of the season and then rejoined the unit prior to the divisional-round loss in Green Bay. Thompson went undrafted out of Toledo in the spring and is still looking to make his NFL debut.

Hart signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on Tuesday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

Hart was let go by the Colts with an injury settlement in early September, and he joined the Seahawks' practice squad in late October and remained there for the rest of the season. The 23-year-old went undrafted out of Georgia State in the spring and will look to take advantage of spending a full offseason with the Seahawks.

Carter caught his lone target for 17 yards and lost a fumble on a kickoff return in Sunday's 51-31 playoff loss to the Chiefs.

In the midst of Houston's second-quarter collapse, Carter had the ball dislodged on a kickoff return, setting up Kansas City's third touchdown. To be fair, this was a team-wide disaster, but Carter's fumble fueled the Chiefs' gathering momentum after they had fallen behind 24-0. He finished the regular season with 11 catches on 14 targets for 162 yards, while averaging 22.0 yards on kickoff returns and 9.7 yards on punt returns. The 26-year-old was Houston's primary returner and supplanted Keke Coutee as the No. 4 wideout at the end of the year. Carter enters the offseason as an exclusive rights free agent, meaning the Texans can retain him with a one-year, league-minimum contract.

Davis signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on Monday.

Davis appeared in two games for Minnesota this season but spent most of 2019 on the team's practice squad. The undrafted rookie out of Sam Houston State will now have a full offseason with the team to prepare for his sophomore campaign.

Mitchell signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on Monday.

Mitchell was selected in the seventh round of April's draft but was unable to make the season-opening roster. The 21-year-old will battle for a depth role at wide receiver this offseason.

Turner, who didn't catch any of his three targets during Sunday's 28-23 divisional-round loss to the Packers, finished with 15 receptions for 245 yards and a touchdown over 15 regular-season games.

Turner was the team's No. 3 wide receiver during this playoff loss, and he had a costly drop, which would've been a first down, on the team's final offensive drive. Overall this year, Turner rotated with David Moore and Jaron Brown as the team's No. 3 wideout behind Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. Turner will be an exclusive-rights free agent in March, and he stands a good chance to make the 53-man roster in 2020 due to his consistent usage on special teams.

Hopkins acknowledged that he played through a painful rib injury Sunday in the Texans' 51-31 loss to the Chiefs in the divisional round, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

It's unclear at which point in the contest Hopkins suffered the injury, but after a brief examination in the locker room, he was deemed fit to return to action. Despite finishing the day with nine receptions for 118 yards on 14 targets, Hopkins' efforts weren't enough for the Houston offense to keep pace with a Patrick Mahomes-led attack that caught fire in the second quarter. The first-team All-Pro selection shouldn't be impacted by the injury by the time OTAs kick off in the spring, though he could opt to sit out the Pro Bowl next weekend for maintenance purposes.