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Zach Pascal WR | NYG
Colts' Zach Pascal: Takes over kick return duties
Pascal played 18 snaps on offense in Sunday's win at Washington, but wasn't targeted in the passing game. He had one kickoff return for 19 yards.
Pascal has taken over as Indy's kickoff returner and he's working as the No. 4 receiver. However, he may not get many balls thrown his way on offense.
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Nelson Agholor WR | BAL
Eagles' Nelson Agholor: Heavy workload to continue
Agholor will remain the Eagles' No. 1 wide receiver for the foreseeable future with Alshon Jeffery (shoulder) week-to-week and Mike Wallace out for the next few weeks due to a fractured fibula.
Jeffery's recovery from surgery to repair a torn right rotator cuff has extended into the season, but Wallace's situation only came to light Sunday, when he limped off the field in the first quarter. Even if Jeffery gains his long-awaited clearance to play Sunday versus the Colts, Agholor is poised to lead a wide receiver corps that currently includes DeAndre Carter, Shelton Gibson and Kamar Aiken. Agholor has opened the season playing 140 of the Eagles' 151 offensive snaps, which he's turned into 16 catches for 121 yards and one touchdown on 22 targets.
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Breshad Perriman WR | IND
Redskins' Breshad Perriman: Signing with Washington
Perriman is signing a contract with the Redskins, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Perriman appears to be a consolation prize for the Redskins, who were reportedly in the mix to acquire Josh Gordon from the Browns earlier Monday. In any case, the 2015 first-rounder will now try to resuscitate his career with a Washington team that currently has a solid receiving corps headlined by Jordan Reed, Jamison Crowder and Paul Richardson. It's not clear what sort of role Perriman will have out of the gates.
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Robert Foster WR | NYG
Bills' Robert Foster: Involved in offense
Foster caught his first two NFL passes on three targets for 30 yards during Sunday's loss to the Chargers.
Foster, an undrafted rookie free agent from Alabama, was a roster-bubble decision that the team decided to keep. He's continued to work his way up -- after Jeremy Kerley got cut Saturday, Foster was one of only four wideouts the Bills suited up Sunday, and he saw action on 47 percent of the offensive plays. While that's still modest usage, it's mildly impressive he's already the No. 4 guy on the team, and all it may take is another injury or two before Foster starts getting meaningful volume, albeit in a weak offense.
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Kenny Britt WR | NE
Kenny Britt: Books workout with New England
Britt (hamstring) scheduled a workout with the Patriots on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The Patriots released Britt on Aug. 22 with an injury designation, but the team's decision to welcome him back for a workout suggests he's now reasonably healthy. With the team seemingly not fully comfortable with its existing depth wideouts, Britt might be viewed as an upgrade over No. 5 receiver Corey Coleman, who signed with the team last week. However, any hope for a reunion between Britt and the Patriots may have been extinguished after Rapoport reported Monday that the team is nearing a deal with the Browns to acquire Josh Gordon.
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James Washington WR | ATL
Steelers' James Washington: Gets limited looks despite ample snaps
Washington hauled in one of five targets for a 14-yard touchdown Sunday in the Steelers' 42-37 loss to the Chiefs.
After seeing limited usage as the Steelers' No. 4 wideout in the season-opening tie with the Browns, Washington climbed to the third spot on the depth chart Week 2 with head coach Mike Tomlin making Justin Hunter a healthy inactive. Though Washington was on the field for 66 of the Steelers' 80 offensive snaps and proved useful for fantasy owners that activated him thanks to the first-half touchdown, his output was somewhat disappointing considering that Ben Roethlisberger uncorked 60 passes on the afternoon. Fellow receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) and Antonio Brown (17) more than tripled Washington's target total, revealing a clear divide regarding where the rookie stands in the team's passing attack. Washington's usage should grow as he establishes more familiarity with Roethlisberger, but he's unlikely to make a consistent week-to-week fantasy impact when both Brown and Smith-Schuster are healthy and the offense has a more balanced run/pass ratio.
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Laquon Treadwell WR | IND
Vikings' Laquon Treadwell: Scores TD, but has crucial drops
Treadwell had two receptions for 23 yards on six targets, including a 14-yard touchdown, in Sunday's tie with Green Bay. However, he had three drops, including one that bounced off his hands and led to an interception.
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins kept throwing to Treadwell despite his struggles, but he had an awful game and his key drop late in the game that led to an interception will likely impact his playing time going forward - especially with the Vikings signing wide receiver Aldrick Robinson on Monday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Phillip Dorsett WR | LV
Patriots' Phillip Dorsett: Catches five passes Sunday
Dorsett was on the field for 56 of the Patriots' 61 snaps on offense in Sunday's 31-20 loss to the Jaguars.
In doing so, Dorsett caught five of his seven targets for 44 yards. That marks back-to-back seven-target games for Dorsett, who continues to see added opportunities while Julian Edelman serves a four-game suspension. With Edelman still out for two more weeks, Dorsett remains on the fantasy radar as this coming Sunday night's tilt against the Lions approaches.
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T.J. Jones WR | DET
Lions' TJ Jones: No targets in Week 2
Jones logged 16 snaps but was not targeted during Sunday's 30-27 loss to the 49ers.
Jones was only called on to occasionally spell Golden Tate and Kenny Golladay, who each earned over 80 percent of the offensive snaps while Marvin Jones logged 100 percent of them. Unless an injury strikes one of those wideouts above him on the depth chart, Jones is nothing more than an afterthought in the fantasy realm.
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DJ Moore WR | BUF
Panthers' D.J. Moore: Scores on first career reception
Moore hauled in one of his two targets for a 51-yard touchdown reception Sunday in the Panthers' 31-24 loss to the Falcons. He also gained seven yards on his lone carry of the afternoon.
Though the rookie first-round pick has yet to carve out a major role in the Panthers' passing game, he put his dynamic speed and athleticism on display in Week 2. With Carolina trailing by 14 points late in the fourth quarter, Moore found a soft spot in the defense around the Atlanta 35-yard line, then stiff-armed a would-be tackler and outran multiple defenders for the score. Quarterback Cam Newton looked Moore's way again for a potential game-tying touchdown as time expired, but the wideout let a Hail Mary heave slip through his hands in the end zone while being blanketed by the Atlanta secondary. Despite the disappointing end to his day, Moore, who logged 17 offensive snaps for the second straight week, appears to have earned himself more opportunities in the Panthers' games to come. In his Monday meeting with the media, head coach Ron Rivera said one of his primary objectives will be to get Moore more involved offensively going forward, per Joe Person of The Athletic.