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Smith (hamstring) is participating in Saturday's practice, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Smith has been working through a hamstring injury, which prevented him from practicing Thursday before he returned for Friday's session in a limited capacity. His status for Monday night's game against the Bears will be more clear once the Eagles announce their injury designations following Saturday's practice. Smith is coming off a 10-117-1 receiving line (on 13 targets) against the Titans in Week 2, and if were to be ruled out or limited against Chicago, then Dontayvion Wicks, Makai Lemon and Darius Cooper would all be in line for more targets from Jalen Hurts.

The Titans elevated Carter from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Carter is set to suit up for Sunday's game against the Giants. The running back played in 13 games for the Cardinals in 2025, logging 92 carries for 333 yards and a touchdown, as well as 33 receptions for 267 yards. Carter is set to be the No. 4 option if Tyjae Spears (ankle) is ruled out and inactive if Spears is all set to play.

The Colts elevated Westbrook-Ikhine from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Westbrook-Ikine is set to be an emergency option at wide receiver for the Colts' Week 3 game against the Texans. With Alec Pierce (heel) and D.J. Montgomery (abdomen) on IR, the 29-year-old will sit behind Deion Burks and Anthony Gould as they fill in for the injured Ashton Dulin (ankle).

The Colts signed Gould from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Gould was elevated to the active roster for the Colts' Week 2 overtime loss to the Chiefs. The wide receiver played nine special-teams snaps in the loss, not touching the field for the offense. Now a member of the active roster, Gould will likely continue in his role as a special-teamer due to the absence of Ashton Dulin (ankle).

The Jets signed Pritchett from the practice squad to the active roster Sunday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

The Jets signed Pritchett to the practice squad Sept. 2 after waiving the wide receiver on cutdown day. The second-year player out of South Alabama has yet to play in an NFL contest. If Adonai Mitchell (finger) cannot suit up for Sunday's game against the Lions, Pritchett is set to be the No. 4 option for the Jets in his debut.

The Jets elevated Shepard from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

Shepard is set to suit up as the No. 6 wide receiver for the Jets in Sunday's game against the Lions. The new practice squad face was elevated for a scenario where Adonai Mitchell (finger) is unable to play in Sunday's contest. If Mitchell receives the green light, Shepard may spend his first elevation with the team inactive.

The Jets elevated Sanders from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

Sanders will once again be the Jets' primary kicker for the third consecutive week and is set to suit up for Sunday's game against the Lions. The 30-year-old has now expended all three of his practice squad elevations, meaning he will need to be signed to the Jets' active roster to kick for the team in Week 4 against the Bears.

Delpit (shoulder) said he will play in Sunday's game against the Panthers, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Delpit said he feels good enough to take the field in Sunday's game. The strong safety has been dealing with a shoulder injury he likely suffered in the Browns' Week 2 win over the Buccaneers. Delpit's presence means rookie second-rounder Emmanuel McNeil-Warren likely won't see many snaps in the contest.

Pierce (heel) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

A stint on IR requires a player to miss at least four games, but Pierce is expected to be sidelined for several weeks while rehabbing from a heel injury that he aggravated during the Colts' overtime loss to the Chiefs in Week 2. The good news for Pierce is that X-rays game back negative on the heel, but in his absence, the Colts will rely more heavily on Josh Downs, Keenan Allen, Darius Slayton and Tyler Warren in the passing game. In a corresponding move, Anthony Gould was signed from the Colts' practice squad to the active roster.

Flowers (hamstring) is expected to "test his injury" prior to Sunday's game against the Cowboys, and if he suits up he "will likely be on a pitch count," Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Flowers was limited on Friday's injury report and given a questionable designation for Week 3, so the door is open for him to take the field Sunday in Brazil. However, it appears a final call on his availability will not be made until the Ravens release their inactives 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, and even if Flowers is active he may not handle a full complement of snaps. Rashod Bateman would be the favorite to pick up the Slack if Flowers is limited or unavailable altogether.