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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.

Jacksonville signed Trammell to a reserve/futures contract Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.

In his only appearance this regular season, Trammell caught two of his three targets for 40 yards, but he also lost a fumble. In 2025, he'll be fighting for a roster spot among a group of wide receivers that mostly disappointed in the most recent campaign.

Hopkins didn't take the field in Week 18 versus the Broncos.

Hopkins wasn't among the inactives for Sunday's regular-season finale, but the Chiefs opted to rest their starters with the No.1 seed locked up heading into the contest. Kansas City has a bye week on tap before they start their postseason run in the divisional round, and Hopkins should rejoin the action then.

Indianapolis signed Montgomery to a reserve/futures contract Monday.

Montgomery didn't suit up for a regular-season game with the Colts in 2024, though he did log seven appearances with the team back in 2023. The 28-year-old will spend the offseason working to again earn a reserve gig with Indianapolis.

Jacksonville signed Cephus to a reserve/futures contract Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.

In his only appearance in the 2024 regular season, Cephus played just six offensive snaps and did not draw a target. However, rookie first-rounder Brian Thomas was the only Jaguars wide receiver to log more than 400 receiving yards during the most recent campaign, so the room may have some openings heading into the 2025 league year.