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The Colts signed Pancol to the practice squad Tuesday.

Pancol wasn't drafted out of Duke earlier this year and spent the offseason with the Jaguars before being waived with an injury designation in August. He's yet to appear in a regular-season NFL contest.

Legette (hip) said that he anticipates being available for Monday's game against the 49ers, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Before injuring his hip late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 30-27 overtime win over the Falcons and not returning, Legette delivered one of his best performances of the season, finishing the afternoon with four catches for 83 yards and a touchdown on eight targets. Though Legette acknowledged Tuesday that he's still banged up two days after the game, he's optimistic that he'll suit up in San Francisco, especially given that he'll have an extra day to heal up before the Panthers resume practicing Thursday.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott said that Samuel (elbow/neck) won't practice Tuesday, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

Samuel is banged up after handling a season-high 50 percent of the offensive snaps and recording two catches for 19 yards in Sunday's 44-32 win over the Buccaneers. If Samuel is unable to play Thursday against the Texans, Elijah Moore and Keon Coleman -- both healthy inactives in Week 11 -- could suit up and bolster the Bills' depth at receiver behind Khalil Shakir, Joshua Palmer (knee/ankle) and Tyrell Shavers.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott said that Hardman (calf) won't participate in Tuesday's walk-through practice, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

With no on-field activity so far this week, Hardman's availability for Thursday's game against the Texans would appear to be in jeopardy. After the Bills signed him off the practice squad this past week, Hardman failed to haul in his lone target in Sunday's 44-32 win over the Buccaneers but ran back his lone kickoff return for 61 yards prior to exiting with the calf issue. Ray Davis -- who returned four kickoffs for 158 yards Sunday -- would be a candidate to step in as the Bills' top return man if Hardman can't play Week 12, and Brandon Codrington could also be promoted from the practice squad to help out on returns.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott said that Kincaid (hamstring) won't participate in Tuesday's walk-through practice, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

Since Tuesday represents the Bills' most extensive on-field work of the week, Kincaid appears likely to remain out for a second straight game Thursday versus the Texans. While Kincaid sat out the Bills' Week 11 win over the Buccaneers, Dawson Knox operated as the clear top tight end, logging 77 percent of the offensive snaps and recording one catch for 23 yards on three targets. Jackson Hawes served as the No. 2 option at the position, playing 34 percent of the snaps without drawing a target.

Weaver caught two of three targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 41-22 loss to the 49ers.

Weaver returned to action in Week 11 after missing Week 10 due to an ankle injury. In his return, the second-year wideout recorded his first two receptions of the season and played 72 percent of Arizona's offensive snaps, by far his highest snap share of the 2025 campaign. Weaver's increased usage coincided with teammate Marvin Harrison missing the contest due to appendicitis and quarterback Jacoby Brissett attempting 57 passes against San Francisco. Weaver should remain far off the fantasy radar in Week 12 when the Cardinals host the Jaguars.

Stroud (concussion) is expected to practice Tuesday, but the quarterback appears unlikely to be available for Thursday's game against the Bills, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle anticipates that the Texans will list Stroud as a limited participant Tuesday in what would mark his first practice activity of any kind since sustaining a concussion in the team's Nov. 2 loss to the Broncos. Though Stroud still has a chance to clear the five-step protocol before Thursday, the short week definitely works against him. Davis Mills appears headed for a third consecutive start, but Stroud is tracking toward a return in Week 13 versus the Colts.

Highsmith (pectoral) is expected to be a limited participant in practice this week, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Highsmith didn't play in last Sunday's win over the Bengals after he failed to practice all last week. Prior to going down with his injury, Highsmith was filling up the box score, posting 4.0 sacks across Weeks 9 and 10. Getting Highsmith back in the lineup would be a big boost to a Pittsburgh defense that has started to turn a corner in recent weeks.

Chestnut returned two kickoffs for 49 yards while playing all 18 of his snaps on special teams in Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Texans.

Chestnut went unused on offense for the second game in a row, as the Titans had Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears handle all of the snaps at running back. So long as Pollard and Spears are healthy, Chestnut doesn't look like he'll have a chance at earning meaningful touches, but he should continue to suit up on game days due to his standing as a core special-teams player. He ended up seeing his first chances of the season as a kickoff returner after Chimere Dike was forced out of Sunday's game early due to a chest contusion.

Martin-Robinson went without a target while playing just one of the Titans' 59 snaps on offense in Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Texans.

Martin-Robinson brought in a one-yard catch for a touchdown in the Titans' Week 6 loss to the Raiders, but he's otherwise gone without a look in the passing game over his 10 appearances on the season. Though the reserve tight end will likely continue to see limited action on offense throughout the season, Martin-Robinson is locked in as a core special-teams contributor for Tennessee.