NFL Player News

Brown (knee/rest) didn't take part in practice Thursday.

After not being seen at the open part of Thursday's session, Brown officially went down as a non-participant, one day removed from logging a limited practice due to knee and rest. The absence may have been related to maintenance of the knee issue that has lingered since Week 16 prep, and there's an expectation from the Eagles that he'll be available for Sunday's wild-card game versus the Packers, according to Tim McManus of ESPN.com. Friday's injury report will unveil whether or not Brown enters the weekend with a designation ahead of Philadelphia's playoff opener.

Harty (knee/personal), who remains on IR, practiced in full Thursday and is listed as questionable for Saturday's wild-card round matchup against the Steelers.

Harty has put forth a FP-DNP-FP practice pattern together since having his 21-day practice window opened Tuesday, and he's now listed as dealing with a personal issue in addition to his knee injury. It looks like the depth wideout and return specialist could be healthy enough to contribute Saturday versus Pittsburgh, but he'll first need to be activated from IR in order to be eligible to play in the AFC wild-card clash.

Fehoko (elbow), who still remains on injured reserve, practiced in full Thursday and is officially listed as questionable for Saturday's road wild-card round matchup against the Texans.

Fehoko had his 21-day practice window opened Tuesday, and he's since logged a LP-FP-FP activity pattern. He'll need to be activated from IR in order to be eligible to play Saturday, but it looks like the depth wideout could be able to contribute during Los Angeles' road wild-card clash at Houston.

Wilson (hamstring) is ruled out for Saturday's road wild-card round matchup against the Ravens, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Wilson won't be activated from IR in time to suit up Saturday, though he has consistently practiced in full since having his 21-day window opened. For another chance at returning for postseason action, Wilson needs the Steelers to emerge victorious over Baltimore and advance to the divisional round.

Metchie (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Saturday's wild-card round game against the Chargers after practicing fully Thursday.

Metchie, who was listed as a non-participant Tuesday, was limited Wednesday and closed out the Texans' practice week with an uncapped session Thursday, which bodes well for his chances of being available for Saturday's 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff. If, however, Metchie ends up limited or out versus Los Angeles, added snaps behind top wideout Nico Collins would be available for some combination of Robert Woods, Diontae Johnson and Xavier Hutchinson.

Shepard (foot/knee) was a limited practice participant Thursday.

Shepard maintained his activity level from Wednesday's walkthrough, giving him one more opportunity to return to full participant this week. Friday's injury report will reveal whether or not he heads into the weekend with a designation for Sunday night's wild-card game versus the Commanders.

Palmer (foot) has been ruled out for Saturday's wild-card round game against the Texans.

Palmer, who was unable to practice this week, thus will target a potential return to action in the divisional round of the playoffs, should the Chargers advance. In Palmer's absence, wideouts DJ Chark and Derius Davis are candidates to see added snaps alongside Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston (thigh/illness), provided Johnston is available after being deemed questionable for Saturday's contest.

Crowder (groin) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

Crowder has kicked off preparation for the wild-card round with back-to-back capped practices due to a groin injury, leaving him just one more chance to get back to full participation Friday or else risk entering the weekend with a designation ahead Sunday's game at Tampa Bay. Since returning from injured reserve Week 15 at New Orleans, he's had a modest role in the Commanders offense, putting together an 8-67-2 line on 12 targets over the last four contests.

Johnston (thigh/illness) is listed as questionable for Saturday's wild-card game against the Texans.

After producing a career-best 13-186-0 receiving line on 14 targets in the Chargers' Week 18 win over the Raiders, Johnston has been tending to a pair of health concerns that have kept him out of one practice and limited him in two others leading up to the playoff opener. Head coach Jim Harbaugh hasn't shed much light on the severity of the thigh injury or illness, but Johnston's status will now be worth keeping close tabs on leading up to Saturday's 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff. With the Chargers ruling out Joshua Palmer (foot) for the wild-card game, DJ Chark and Derius Davis would be next in line to take on more reps behind No. 1 wideout Ladd McConkey if Johnston is unable to play.

Agholor is expected to handle an increased role at wide receiver during Saturday's wild-card round game against the Steelers, with Zay Flowers (knee) ruled out, Jamison Hensley of ESPN reports.

Agholor sat out Baltimore's regular-season finale against the Browns as a healthy scratch, though he missed the team's prior two games while recovering from a concussion. Rashod Bateman will be called upon to step up as the Raven's top wideout with Flowers sidelined, and tight ends Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely are also capable of shouldering greater roles in the receiving game. Agholor, though, could see one of his highest snap shares of the year while working as the No. 2 receiver behind Bateman, with Tylan Wallace and Devontez Walker also inheriting expanded depth roles.