NFL Player News

McLaurin exited Sunday's game against the Raiders with a quadriceps injury.

Prior to the Commanders deeming him questionable to return early in the fourth quarter, McLaurin had three catches (on four targets) for 74 yards, including a team-high 56-yard connection with fill-in starting QB Marcus Mariota. With Noah Brown (groin) inactive, Deebo Samuel, Jaylin Lane, Luke McCaffrey and Chris Moore are Washington's healthy and available wide receivers.

Pierce exited Sunday's game against the Titans to be evaluated for a concussion.

Before his departure, Pierce caught four of his five targets for 67 yards. In his absence, Adonai Mitchell, Ashton Dulin and Anthony Gould are candidates to log added snaps behind Michael Pittman and Josh Downs.

Cooper has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Rams due to a shoulder injury, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Cooper suffered the injury during a kick return, which has been deemed severe enough for him to miss the rest of Sunday's contest. John Metchie will be the Eagles' fourth wide receiver behind A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Jahan Dotson the rest of the way due to Cooper's injury.

Brown was forced out of Sunday's game against the Texans with a shoulder injury.

Before that, Brown had caught two of his three targets for seven yards. In his absence, Brian Thomas, Travis Hunter and Parker Washington figure to lead the Jaguars' Week 3 WR corps.

Palmer (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against the Seahawks.

Palmer went from a limited practice Wednesday to a DNP both Thursday and Friday this week, so his unavailability Sunday isn't a surprise. Fellow wideout Devaughn Vele (hip) also isn't playing Week 3, so Mason Tipton and Kevin Austin could be looked to for some reps in the passing game.

Vele (hip) is inactive for Sunday's tilt against Seattle.

Vele logged a limited practice both Thursday and Friday due to a hip injury, and the issue is bothersome enough to keep him out of Sunday's contest. The second-year wideout caught just two passes on four targets for 16 yards during the Saints' first two games, but his absence will nonetheless reduce the depth of the team's wideout corps. Mason Tipton could get more work on offense as a result.

Lambert-Smith is inactive for Sunday's game against the Broncos.

With Lambert-Smith not in the mix Sunday, Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston, Keenan Allen, Tre' Harris and Derius Davis are the Chargers' available WRs versus Denver. Through his first two games this season, Lambert-Smith was on the field for 20 snaps on offense and didn't catch his lone target.

Smith-Njigba (illness) is listed as active Sunday against the Saints.

Smith-Njigba was tacked on to the Seahawks' Week 3 injury report Saturday as questionable due to an illness. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Smith-Njigba is dealing with "a bug" and that the team wanted to see how the wide receiver felt when he arrived at Lumen Field on Sunday morning to ensure he was good to go. Smith-Njigba's active listing confirms as much, and he'll be looking to build upon the 17-227-0 line on 22 targets that he's accumulated through two games this season.

The 49ers downgraded Jennings (ankle/shoulder) from questionable to out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

As expected, Jennings will end up missing his first game of the season after his pair of injuries prevented him from practicing in any capacity this week. With Jennings sidelined, Ricky Pearsall will be locked in as the No. 1 target for quarterback Mac Jones, who will make a second straight start in place of the injured Brock Purdy (toe/shoulder). Jennings' absence should also open up more reps and targets for wideouts Kendrick Bourne and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

Horn (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Horn will be a healthy scratch for a third consecutive week despite Xavier Legette (hamstring) being inactive. David Moore will join Tetairoa McMillan and Hunter Renfrow in the Panthers' starting offense while Brycen Tremayne and Dalevon Campbell work in rotation. Horn's next chance to make his NFL regular-season debut is Week 4 against the Patriots on Sunday, Sept. 28.