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Chark caught four of nine targets for 32 yards in Sunday's 26-3 loss to the Texans in London.

Chark finished with a season-low receiving yardage total, as the entire Jaguars offense was stuck in low gear throughout. This was just a small bump in the road for Chark's second-year breakout campaign. It's unclear at this point whether he'll be catching passes from Gardner Minshew or Nick Foles after Jacksonville's Week 10 bye, but you should continue to deploy Chark as you normally would either way.

Hopkins caught eight of 11 targets for 48 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 26-3 win over the Jaguars in London. He also rushed once for six yards.

Hopkins' one-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter completed the scoring and erased any doubt about this one. The star wide receiver has caught at least eight balls in each of his past four games, totaling 37 receptions over that span. His yardage output wasn't impressive in this one, but Hopkins made up for that by scoring his fourth touchdown of the season. The buy-low window on Hopkins was open during his five-game touchdown drought, but it has long since slammed shut heading into Houston's Week 10 bye.

The Giants announced that Shepard re-entered the NFL's concussion protocol. The wideout has been ruled out for the Giants' Monday night game against the Cowboys.

Shepard cleared the five-step concussion protocol earlier this week and was set to return from a three-game absence, but he reported a recurrence of the concussion symptoms after meeting with the Giants' medical staff Saturday evening, per Dan Duggan of The Athletic. With Shepard's absence now extended by at least one more contest, Golden Tate, Evan Engram and Saquon Barkley should be locked in as the Giants' clear top three options in the passing game.

McKenzie is back on the active roster Week 9 against Washington.

It's essentially been a rotation between McKenzie, Robert Foster and Duke Williams on the active roster over the last few weeks. McKenzie and Foster will get the call in Week 9, with Williams representing a healthy scratch. McKenzie saw a season-high 21 snaps back in Week 7 when he was last active, which he turned into two receptions for 11 yards.

Berrios (hamstring) is officially active for Sunday's matchup with the Dolphins.

Berrios was a limited participant for practice throughout the week, and has yet to miss a game while dealing with the issue. The 24-year-old should slot into his starting punt return role for Sunday's game, while contributing depth at the receiver position on offense.

Samuel (shoulder) is listed as active Sunday versus the Titans, Brendan Marks of The Charlotte Observer reports.

After putting in a DNP/FP/DNP practice regimen this week, Samuel will tough out his shoulder injury and continue to serve as one of the Panthers' starting wide receivers. He has a fair matchup on tap against a Tennessee defense that has allowed 8.4 yards per target and six touchdowns to wideouts through eight games.

Thielen (hamstring) is listed as active Sunday in Kansas City.

The Vikings tabbed Thielen as questionable to play after logging limited practices throughout Week 9 preparations. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com more or less confirmed that designation Saturday, noting Thielen was "50-50" to return following a one-game absence. Per Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Thielen completed a stretching routine and otherwise tested out his right hamstring during a pregame warmup, after which the Vikings cleared him to suit up. That said, it remains to be seen if Thielen will take on his usual workload, or merely serve as a decoy.

Miller (ankle) was released off the Panthers' practice squad injury list with an injury settlement Saturday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Miller joined Carolina's practice squad ahead of Week 8 but suffered the ankle injury during his brief stint with the team and moved to the injured list. The 26-year-old hasn't seen game action since 2017 with the Texans.

Cooks' visit with a concussion specialist during the Rams' Week 9 bye was reportedly "positive," leaving Los Angeles optimistic the receiver's latest head injury won't necessitate a long-term recovery, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Cooks was diagnosed with his second concussion of the season after exiting the Week 8 game against the Bengals. The injury was Cooks' fifth documented concussion of his playing career, so the Rams will be sure to exercise extra caution before working him back into the mix. The Rams should provide an update regarding where he stands in the concussion protocol when the team holds its first official practice of Week 10 on Wednesday.

Conley will start at receiver Sunday against the Texans with Dede Westbrook (neck/shoulder) inactive, John Oehser of the Jaguars' official site reports.

Conley has already occupied a regular spot in three-receiver sets, but Westbrook's absence should only open up more opportunities on offense for the former Chief. Over the past two games, Conley has drawn seven targets in both contests and has hauled in seven passes for 186 yards and a score.