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Byrd hauled in two of five targets for 18 yards during Sunday's 31-9 loss at New Orleans.

Since sitting out Weeks 4 and 5 with a hamstring injury and being limited to 22 percent of the snaps on offense upon his return Week 6, Byrd has received his usual workload of at least 80 percent of those plays in two consecutive games. His production has been dismal for an outside receiver -- 10.5 YPC and 6.6 YPT on 27 targets through six appearances this season -- but the aforementioned workload gives him a chance, albeit slim, to make weekly contributions.

Sherfield (knee) was a limited practice participant Tuesday.

Since becoming a regular part of the passing game Week 4, Sherfield has received at least 52 percent of the offensive snaps in five straight games and as many as 80 percent two times during that span. His output has been lacking, though, as he's totaled four catches (on 10 targets) for 80 yards and no touchdowns. Wednesday's injury report will give a sense of his odds to suit up Thursday versus the 49ers.

Perriman was unable to haul in any of his four targets during Sunday' 27-23 loss to the Titans.

Though he had yet to link up with Jameis Winston to that point, Winston looked Perriman's way deep in the final moments of Sunday's loss with the Buccaneers attempting a comeback. However, Titans defensive back Logan Ryan seemed to run Perriman's route ahead of him and picked the pass off. After the game, head coach Bruce Arians blamed Winstons' two INTs on the receivers, including Perriman. The fourth-year player has been incredibly inefficient this season with just three catches for 16 yards on 16 targets. Sunday brings a Seahawks team that has surrendered plenty of passing yards this season, but expect them to be accumulated by the likes of Chris Godwin and Mike Evans instead.

Grant caught two of three targets for 32 yards during Monday's 27-14 loss to Pittsburgh.

Grant helped keep the Dolphins alive early in the fourth quarter when, down by 10 and facing a third and long, he found a spot along the sideline and snagged a 15-yard pass from a scrambling Ryan Fitzpatrick for the first down. As Miami's luck would have it, the team lost a fumble on the very next play. Grant got a nice contract in the offseason and while a big part of his value is as a returner, the Dolphins have not found many ways to get him the ball in an otherwise feeble offense. Monday's 32 yards marked a season high, and he's on pace for his smallest offensive output since his rookie season.

Humphrey signed with the Saints' practice squad Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Humphrey was waived by the Saints on Saturday but will remain with the organization after going unclaimed on waivers. The undrafted rookie saw action in four games and wasn't targeted on 41 offensive snaps.

Cooks has an appointment this week with a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

On Sunday against the Bengals in London, Cooks suffered his second concussion of the season and fifth of his playing career, so the Rams seem to be taking a prudent approach with the six-year pro. He was able to overcome a head injury suffered Week 5 and take the field 10 days later, and he has even more time to recover this time around with the team currently on bye. Cooks will aim to get through the concussion protocol prior to the Rams' next game Sunday, Nov. 10 at Pittsburgh.

The Packers waived Shepherd on Tuesday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

The Packers signed Shepherd as an undrafted free agent hoping he'd shape up as a return man, but his performance wasn't explosive enough to overcome the demerits. He muffed a punt in Week 6 that the Lions recovered deep in Green Bay's territory, and he has negative-9 yards on the punt return this year while he hasn't returned a kick farther than 25 yards. The Packers promoted Tremon Smith from the practice squad to take over as the team's main returner.

Patrick (hand) started catching the football Monday, although it's not clear when he will return to practice, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports.

General Manager John Elway has already stated Patrick will be one of the Broncos' two players designated to return from injured reserve, and the fact he's able to catch signals he's on the brink of returning to practice. He won't be eligible to play until after the Broncos' Week 10 bye, but there could be a respectable workload available for him once he's healthy after the Broncos traded Emmanuel Sanders to the 49ers. In four games following Sanders' Achilles injury last season, Patrick flashed his potential by posting 19 receptions for 242 yards. However, he'll compete with DeSean Hamilton, Fred Brown, Diontae Spencer and Juwann Winfree for the No. 2 or No. 3 spot behind Courtland Sutton.

Miller failed to come up with his only target in Sunday's 27-23 loss to the Titans.

Miller was coming off a three-catch performance against the Panthers in London during the Week 6 divisional matchup before the bye, with that trio of receptions the first of the rookie's career. However, he was disappointingly uninvolved against the Titans despite logging a total of 10 snaps from scrimmage in the contest. Miller was also supplanted on punt returns by T.J. Logan for the contest, and given that the latter managed a 40-yard runback on one of those opportunities, he may hang on to that job for the time being.

Harry is "trending in the right direction" in regards to his health, though coach Bill Belichick wouldn't tip his hand on whether or not Harry would be activated ahead of Week 9, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.

Harry began practicing last week and is eligible to return this Sunday, but we may not know until later in the week what his status is for Sunday's contest versus the Ravens. New England added to its wide receiver ranks prior to the trade deadline, picking up Mohamed Sanu, and also has Julian Edelman, Phillip Dorsett and Jakobi Meyers to turn to, so it wouldn't be a shock if the team opted to hold the rookie first-round selection out of action through its Week 10 bye.