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Carolina cut Johnson from its practice squad Tuesday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Less than a week after linking up with Carolina's practice squad, Johnson is now back at square one. He'll have to look for his next opportunity to make an impression with a different team.

Pittsburgh cut McCutcheon from its practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Less than a month after linking up with Pittsburgh's practice squad, McCutcheon is now on his way out. He'll have to look for another opportunity to make an impression with a different team.

Pittsburgh cut McCutcheon from its practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Less than a month after linking up with Pittsburgh's practice squad, McCutcheon is now on his way out. He'll have to look for another opportunity to make an impression with a different team.

Pittsburgh cut McCutcheon from its practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Less than a month after linking up with Pittsburgh's practice squad, McCutcheon is now on his way out. He'll have to look for another opportunity to make an impression with a different team.

Pittsburgh signed Agnew to its practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Agnew actually tried out with Pittsburgh back before its regular-season opener, and he's now being brought on board ahead of Week 11. The Steelers already have six healthy wideouts on their active roster, but Agnew's experience as a returner could help his case to be elevated as the second half of the year plays out.

The Panthers activated Thielen (hamstring) from injured reserve Tuesday, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.

Carolina is on bye Week 11, but since Thielen's 21-day evaluation window came to a close Tuesday, he wouldn't have been eligible to play again this season had the Panthers not activated him. After having his window opened Oct. 23, Thielen was a limited participant in four of the Panthers' ensuing six practices, but he was listed as a non-participant in all three sessions during Week 10, which could hint at a setback in his recovery from the right hamstring injury he suffered back in Week 3. The bye week will provide Thielen with some added healing time, but his status for the Panthers' next game Nov. 24 versus Kansas City is still very much up in the air. Whenever he does rejoin the lineup, Thielen should step back into a prominent role after Diontae Johnson was traded to Baltimore on Oct. 29.

Chark played one offensive snap in the 27-17 win over the Titans on Sunday.

Chark finally made his season debut after missing the past nine games due to a groin injury, but in a matchup that significantly favored the Chargers from the jump, the veteran figured to be a smaller cog in a run-heavy offense. It'll be interesting to see if Chark gets more run against a Cincinnati pass defense next week that has been incredibly vulnerable this season.

Palmer tallied 36 yards on his one reception (two targets) in the 27-17 win over the Titans on Sunday.

The Chargers once again finished with more rushing attempts (39) than pass attempts (18), limiting any sort of volume Palmer might have been able to compile. It's a feast or famine fantasy system in Los Angeles dependent on wide receivers scoring touchdowns. It's possible there will be more passing volume against the porous Bengals defense next week.

Gipson didn't catch his lone target in Sunday's 31-6 loss to the Cardinals.

Gipson remained quiet on offense despite ranking third among Jets wide receivers with a 41 percent snap share. He usually chips in some return yardage on special teams, but the Jets didn't register a kickoff return or punt return in the lopsided loss, as it was a lethargic effort in all three phases of the game.

Johnson secured three of four targets for 25 yards during Sunday's 23-15 loss to the Dolphins.

Johnson earned the most targets and catches among Rams depth receivers, out-pacing Tutu Atwell (one catch for six yards) and Jordan Whittington (zero targets). While Johnson has proven to be a reliable option for Matthew Stafford this season, his 10 snaps tied a season low, and he'll be hard to trust on fantasy rosters given his reduced time on the field. A Patriots defense that just held the Bears to 120 passing yards is up next for the Rams in Week 11.