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Wims (coach's decision) is listed as inactive for Sunday's contest against the Lions, Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Wims will be a healthy scratch after earning just six offensive snaps during the Bears' Week 9 blowout win over the Bills. Chicago will deploy four active receivers against the Lions with Kevin White (coach's decision) also sidelined.

Slater (illness) is active for Sunday's matchup with the Titans.

Slater was a late addition to the injury report after coming down with an illness over the weekend. He doesn't have a large role on the offense so his illness shouldn't impact the team much, even if he is slightly limited during the game.

Holmes (neck) is active for Sunday's contest against the Jets.

Holmes was a full participant at practice Thursday and Friday, so his active status isn't very surprising. He'll likely see his usual role as a depth wideout for Buffalo.

Anderson (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills.

With Anderson out, Quincy Enunwa (ankle) and Jermaine Kearse are slated to serve as QB Josh McCown's top wideout targets Sunday.

Wright (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game versus the Chiefs, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Wright signed with the team six days prior to this contest, so he wasn't expected to have much of an impact if he did play. The Cardinals will work with four wideouts in a game where they're expected to throw early and often if they're behind against one of the league's best offenses.

The Saints are expected to work out Marshall early this week with the intention to sign him to a contract, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Prior to the Saints inking Bryant to a deal Wednesday, both Marshall and Kamar Aiken went through auditions, only to remain free agents. In his first practice Friday, though, Bryant suffered an injury that an MRI later determined to be a torn Achilles. Bryant joins four other wide receivers on IR in New Orleans -- also, Ted Ginn (knee), Cameron Meredith (knee), Tommylee Lewis (knee) and Travin Dural (arm) -- necessitating yet another signing at the position. Between an injury-plagued 2017 and sparse usage with the Seahawks this season, Marshall combined for 29 catches (on 56 targets) for 290 yards and one touchdown in 12 games.

Grant (Achilles), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Packers, is expected to play, a source told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

The Achilles injury has plagued Grant for a few weeks now, but the wideout has apparently convinced the Dolphins' training staff that the issue is something he can continue to play through after he practiced Wednesday through Friday in a limited fashion. Even so, Grant looks to be no better than the fourth option at receiver in a middling Dolphins passing attack after playing only 51 percent of the offensive snaps in the 13-6 win over the Jets in Week 9, trailing both DeVante Parker (89 percent) and Danny Amendola (82 percent). Grant did play one more snap in the contest than Kenny Stills, but Stills was limited while returning from a one-game absence due to a groin injury and is expected to step into a larger role Sunday.

Slater is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans with an illness.

Slater likely fell ill at some point Saturday or early Sunday, as he wasn't included on New England's injury report throughout the week. The late addition isn't the most encouraging sign for his availability, but the Patriots will see how he progresses in the next few hours before determining his status for the 1 p.m. EST kickoff. Though listed as a receiver on the roster, Slater rarely sees snaps on offense and instead makes his biggest impact on the Patriots' special-teams units.

Washington did not receive a single target in Thursday's 52-21 win over Carolina.

The rookie receiver played more offensive snaps (46) than JuJu Smith-Schuster (42) but never saw a look from Ben Roethlisberger all game. This was the first time Washington failed to be targeted since Week 1 but it was his fourth game without a reception. With just seven catches for 66 yards and a touchdown this season he just isn't a significant piece of Pittsburgh's offense.

Davis (concussion) won't carry an injury designation into Monday's game against the 49ers.

Davis suffered the concussion Week 6 against the Eagles and appears set to make his return to the field after he was a full practice participant Friday and Saturday. It has yet to be announced the 23-year-old has officially cleared the concussion protocol so he may still require clearance from an independent neurologist, but he appears on track to return to his role as the Giants' top option on kick returns.