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Burgess signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on Tuesday.

Burgess was signed by Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent in May of 2024. He was unable to make the Bengals' 53-man roster at the end of training camp, but he opted to stick around on the practice squad. Burgess wasn't elevated to the active roster during the regular season, but he'll remain in Cincinnati and will participate in OTAs and minicamp during the offseason.

The Dolphins signed Black to a reserve/future contract Tuesday.

Black was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad Oct. 23, but he wasn't elevated to the active roster for a single game. The 26-year-old wide receiver's only NFL regular-season action came in 2021 with the Jets, when he played in Week 18 against the Bills and caught one pass (on two targets) for 10 yards.

The Chargers announced Tuesday that Fehoko (elbow) has had his 21-day window to return from IR opened, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.

Fehoko could potentially return from IR as early as Saturday's wild-card round playoff matchup against the Texans. Once cleared to retake the field, Fehoko will stand to contribute in a depth role in the Chargers' wide-receiver corps.

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said Palmer (foot) isn't in line to practice Tuesday, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

After exiting the Chargers' Week 17 win over the Patriots with a foot injury, Palmer didn't practice in any fashion last week before sitting out a 34-20 win over the Raiders in the regular-season finale, and he's yet to take any tangible steps forward in his recovery as the Chargers begin prepping for Saturday's wild-card game in Houston. In Palmer's absence in Week 18, DJ Chark stepped in as the Chargers' No. 3 wideout and finished with a six-yard touchdown reception across three targets.

The Ravens announced Tuesday that Harty (knee) has been designated for return from injured reserve.

Harty's 21-day practice window now opens, making him eligible to return to action potentially as early as Saturday's wild-card matchup against the Steelers. A knee injury has kept Harty sidelined since Week 6, but once cleared to play, he's expected to resume handling a key role in the return game for Baltimore.

Flowers (knee) wasn't seen taking part in practice Tuesday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Flowers' absence from the field Tuesday as the Ravens opened prep for Saturday's wild-card game against the Steelers wasn't particularly surprising, after the wideout was forced out of this past Saturday's 35-10 win over the Browns with a right knee injury. Though head coach John Harbaugh wouldn't confirm Monday that Flowers was dealing with a sprain, the second-year receiver seems to have avoided a season-ending injury and is considered day-to-day. His availability for Saturday remains unclear until he's able to return to practice, however.

The Chargers cut Shenault from their practice squad Tuesday.

In a corresponding move, the Chargers signed running back Ezekiel Elliott to their practice squad. Shenault will now have to look for his next opportunity to make an impression elsewhere.

Indianapolis signed Treadwell to a reserve/futures contract Monday.

Treadwell spent the 2024 campaign on the Colts' practice squad and was elevated for two regular-season games, but he wasn't targeted in either contest. The veteran wideout will spend the offseason competing to again earn a reserve role for the 2025 season.

Smith-Schuster caught one of two targets for four yards during Sunday's 38-0 loss versus the Broncos.

Smith-Schuster logged a heavy workload in the contest, playing 94 percent of the offensive snaps as one of the wideouts who saw additional action with Xavier Worthy, DeAndre Hopkins and Hollywood Brown all sitting out with the No. 1 seed already in hand coming into the Week 18 tilt. The veteran closed out the 2024 campaign with 18 catches for 231 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 26 targets and will rejoin the free-agent ranks this offseason once the team's postseason run concludes.

Worthy didn't take the field in the regular-season finale versus the Broncos.

Worthy joined a bevy of Chiefs regulars sitting out Week 18 with the Chiefs already locked into the top seed in the AFC. The rookie wideout closed out his rookie regular season with 59 catches for 638 yards and six touchdowns, and he will get an added week of rest with a bye during the wild-card round before rejoining the fray in the divisional round.