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Wentz (shoulder) was a full participant at Tuesday's walk-through practice.

Minnesota listed Wentz as a limited participant Monday on its initial Week 8 practice report due to his lingering left shoulder injury, but the quarterback never seemed to be at any risk of missing Thursday's game against the Chargers. Head coach Kevin O'Connell put to rest any concern about Wentz's status earlier Tuesday, announcing that the 32-year-old will make his fifth consecutive start Thursday while J.J. McCarthy (ankle) is set to be inactive as the team's emergency No. 3 quarterback. McCarthy is expected to reclaim starting duties once he's deemed 100 percent healthy, something that could happen as soon as Week 9 in Detroit. Over his prior four starts, Wentz has gone 2-2 while completing 66.9 percent of his passes for 7.5 yards per attempt and tossing five touchdowns against four interceptions.

Rozeboom tallied seven tackles (two solo) in Sunday's 13-6 win over the Jets.

Rozeboom was one of three Panthers with exactly seven tackles in the victory. It was the fifth time in seven games this season that Rozeboom has reached at least that number of tackles. On the campaign, the veteran linebacker has tallied 50 stops.

The Falcons placed Hayes (undisclosed) on the practice squad injured list Tuesday, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

The severity and nature of Hayes' injury isn't clear, but his placement on the practice squad IL means he won't be eligible to be elevated to the active roster for at least the next four games. That makes Week 12 against the Saints on Nov. 23 the earliest he could be elevated.

New Orleans placed McCoy (biceps) on its injured reserve list Tuesday.

The move comes as no surprise, as it was already known McCoy would miss the remainder of the season after he tore his biceps during Sunday's game at Chicago. Luke Fortner stepped in at center for the Saints after McCoy went down in Week 7, but the team could at some point opt to slide over Cesar Ruiz if Fortner proves to be a significant downgrade.

Greenlaw's one-game suspension was upheld Tuesday, and he will be sidelined for the Broncos' Week 8 home tilt against the Cowboys on Sunday, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.

The NFL handed Greenlaw a one-game suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct due to his actions following the Broncos' 33-32 win over the Giants on Sunday, when he verbally threatened a game official. With Greenlaw sidelined and Drew Sanders (foot) and Garret Wallow (hamstring) both on injured reserve, undrafted rookie Karene Reid will serve as the Broncos' top depth option at inside linebacker in addition to having his usual duties on special teams for Week 8. Greenlaw's next opportunity to play is Week 9 against the Texans on Nov. 2.

The Cowboys placed Keegan (neck) on injured reserve Tuesday.

Keegan has appeared in two games this season, logging 12 snaps on special teams. He'll miss at least the next four contests.

Branch's suspension has been lifted after he sat out Week 7, per the NFL's transactions log.

Branch was forced to miss Monday's game versus the Buccaneers due to a one-game suspension, but he has the okay to return to action now that the suspension was served. He should fill right back in as Detroit's top safety in Week 9 versus the Vikings.

TeSlaa failed to reel in his only target in Monday night's 24-9 win over the Buccaneers.

TeSlaa played just nine offensive snaps, his lowest total since Week 1, and he failed to bring in a potential 15-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff in the first quarter. The wide receiver remains the No. 4 option at his position behind Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Kalif Raymond heading into the team's Week 8 bye. TeSlaa has caught three of six targets for 54 yards and two touchdowns over seven contests so far this year.

The Saints signed Jones from their practice squad to their active roster Tuesday.

Jones was on New Orleans' active roster for the first five weeks of the campaign before being waived Oct. 7. He then signed to the team's practice squad, and he'll now return to the active roster in the wake of Kendre Miller's season-ending knee injury. When Jones was on the roster earlier in the campaign, he played almost exclusively on special teams, notching just two offensive snaps but racking up 183 kick-return yards. He may get a few more opportunities on offense moving forward but figures to still be third in the RB pecking order behind Alvin Kamara and Devin Neal.

Wright reverted to Tampa Bay's practice squad Tuesday, per the NFL's transactions log.

Wright was available for the Bucs in Week 7 with Bucky Irving (foot) still sidelined, but there were no offensive snaps left over for him behind Rachaad White (62) and Sean Tucker (7). He could be brought back up to the active roster in Week 8 at New Orleans if Irving sits out again.