NFL Player News
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Matthew Wright K | KC
Matthew Wright: Joins Chiefs' practice squad
Kansas City signed Wright to its practice squad Tuesday, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.
Interim starting kicker Spencer Shrader is dealing with a hamstring injury ahead of Friday's game versus the Raiders, so it would stand to reason that Wright could be the Chiefs' plan at kicker for Week 13. He has already kicked for a different team this season, making all of his three field-goal tries and converting all three of his extra-point attempts in Week 6 with the 49ers.
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Carson Steele RB | KC
Chiefs' Carson Steele: Notches pair of touches versus Cats
Steele accrued one carry for four yards and reeled in one of two targets for nine yards during Sunday's 30-27 win versus the Panthers.
Steele totaled just 11 snaps in Sunday's contest, though that marks a very minor uptick from the eight he saw a week ago. He has two touches to his name in each of the last two weeks, and his work figures to trail off even more with Isiah Pacheco's (ankle) return from injured reserve looming. Steele can safely be left on the waiver wire in the majority of fantasy formats.
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Peyton Hendershot TE | KC
Chiefs' Peyton Hendershot: Going to IR
Kansas City placed Hendershot (calf) on its injured reserve list Tuesday, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.
Hendershot suffered a calf injury during Sunday's game at Carolina, and now he'll be forced to miss at least the Chiefs' next four outings as he recovers. Travis Kelce and Noah Gray are currently the only healthy tight ends on Kansas City's 53-man roster, but the team did add rookie undrafted free agent Baylor Cupp to its practice squad Tuesday.
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Patrick McMorris SAF | MIA
Dolphins' Patrick McMorris: Gets activated from IR
Miami activated McMorris (calf) from injured reserve Tuesday.
In a corresponding transaction, the Dolphins waived veteran safety Marcus Maye. A rookie sixth-round draft pick, McMorris has yet to make his NFL debut, but he's been a full practice participant for both of the past two weeks and could get be available as a depth option in the secondary Thursday versus the Packers.
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Samaje Perine RB | KC
Chiefs' Samaje Perine: Tallies three touches in Week 12
Perine totaled one carry for 13 yards and hauled in both of his targets for 11 yards during Sunday's 30-27 victory against the Panthers.
Perine continues to serve a purpose as a receiver out of the backfield for the Chiefs, and he logged a carry Sunday for the first time since Week 13. However, his work amounted to just three total touches for 24 yards, aside from the 104 yards he racked up as a kick returner. He could continue to serve a role in the return game moving forward, especially with Isiah Pacheco's (ankle) impending return presumably siphoning away more of Perine's backfield reps.
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Azeez Ojulari LB | NYG
Giants' Azeez Ojulari: Still not practicing Tuesday
Ojulari (toe) did not participate at the Giants' walkthrough practice Tuesday, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
Ojulari suffered a toe injury during Sunday's game versus the Buccaneers, and he hasn't been able to practice yet ahead of Week 13. If he's not able to manage a full practice first, he'll likely carry an injury designation into Thursday.
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Justin Watson WR | KC
Chiefs' Justin Watson: Another dud in Week 12
Watson tallied one reception (on two targets) for 15 yards during Sunday's 30-27 victory versus Carolina.
There likely aren't many fantasy managers utilizing Watson on their squads, and for good reason. Despite sporting the heaviest snap share among wideouts on the team (64 percent), Watson has just 18 catches for 218 yards and no touchdowns to his name. He's turned in no more than three catches in a game all season and hasn't tallied more than two in any of the last three weeks. Unless he finds pay dirt, a feat he has yet to accomplish, Watson's weekly fantasy upside remains minimal.
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Armon Watts DT | NYG
Giants' Armon Watts: Doesn't practice Tuesday
Watts (shoulder) did not participate at the Giants' walkthrough practice Tuesday, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
Watts presumably picked up a shoulder injury during Sunday's game versus the Buccaneers, and now his availability for Week 13 is in doubt. If he can't practice in full beforehand, he'll probably carry an injury designation into Thursday.
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JuJu Smith-Schuster WR | KC
Chiefs' JuJu Smith-Schuster: Quiet effort versus Panthers
Smith-Schuster reeled in one of his two targets for six yards during Sunday's 30-27 victory versus the Panthers.
While Smith-Schuster was third among wide receivers in terms of reps -- 41 snaps for a 55 percent snap share -- he was unable to do much with them. The 28-year-old wideout has turned in just one catch in each of the last two games, totaling a combined 14 yards. Barring injuries to other top targets in the passing attack, Smith-Schuster can likely be left on the waiver wire in the majority of fantasy formats.
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Spencer Shrader K | KC
Chiefs' Spencer Shrader: Misses practice with hamstring injury
Shrader didn't practice Tuesday due to a right hamstring injury, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.
According to Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com, Shrader injured his hamstring in a private workout Monday. After being signed off the Jets' practice squad earlier this month, Shrader has handled kicking duties for Kansas City in place of the injured Harrison Butker (knee) for the past two games, converting on all nine of his kicks (six extra-point attempts, three field-goal tries). With the hamstring injury now putting Shrader's status in question for Friday's game against the Raiders, the Chiefs signed Matthew Wright to their practice squad Tuesday. Wright will presumably be elevated from the practice squad and serve as Kansas City's kicker this week if Shrader can't play.