NFL Player News

Thornton (hamstring) won't be activated from injured reserve for Sunday's game against the Bills, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.

Thornton has been a full practice participant for two weeks, and he can practice for one more week before the Raiders have to make a decision on activating him from IR or leaving him there for the rest of the year. He'll likely be activated, but it isn't clear there's a role for him in the offense.

Nailor (concussion) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at Las Vegas, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.

Nailor cleared concussion protocol after missing a Week 5 loss to the Patriots. He hasn't done much with his routes this year, but the lack of alternatives in Las Vegas should keep him in a role as the No. 2 or 3 wide receiver. Cody White has made a case for more playing time in recent weeks, benefitting from red-zone usage and then Nailor's absence.

Johnson (hamstring) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at Las Vegas, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.

Johnson was a new addition to the injury report this week, listed as limited Wednesday and Thursday before upgrading to full participation Friday. He made a big impact in the Week 5 win at Los Angeles, catching each of his four targets for 72 yards across just 14 snaps (21.9 percent snap share).

Palmer (shoulder) and DJ Moore (shoulder) are listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Las Vegas, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.

Both wideouts missed Monday's win over the Rams, in which each of Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir and Skyler Bell topped 60 percent route share, though many of those routes were on plays that ended up being Josh Allen scrambles. Bell likely will lose the most playing time if Moore and/or Palmer returns this week.

Moore (shoulder) will be listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Las Vegas, Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News reports.

Moore returned to practice Friday in a non-contact jersey, potentially setting up a game-time decision ahead of Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Fellow Bills wideout Joshua Palmer (shoulder) also is listed as questionable, after both Moore and Palmer missed an overtime win at Los Angeles in Week 5. Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir and Skyler Bell handled nearly all of the WR routes last week.

Tucker (quadriceps) is listed as questionable and considered a game-time decision for Sunday's matchup with Pittsburgh, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

For fantasy purposes, Tucker's availability is mostly of interest because of how it impacts the short-yardage expectations for Bucky Irving. The reintroduction of Tucker at the goal line didn't stop Irving from having his best game of the season last week, but that was against the Cowboys' defense, not the Steelers'. Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay are schedule for a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday.

Etienne (ankle) is listed as questionablefor Sunday's game against the Eagles.

Etienne was a full practice participant all week, while AJ Dillon (ankle) was absent and has already been ruled out for Sunday. Etienne might've taken over the No. 2 RB role even if Dillon had stayed healthy, so it remains to be seen how that play out if/when both are available at the same time. The Panthers will need to activate Etienne from injured reserve by Saturday evening to have him available for Sunday's game. If they don't do that, they'll need to look to the practice squad for depth behind Chuba Hubbard.

Dillon (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Eagles.

Meanwhile, RB Trevor Etienne (ankle) is listed as questionable and may be activated for injured reserve over the weekend. Either way, Chuba Hubbard figures to handle a large workload again.

Moore (shoulder) is practicing Friday in a non-contact jersey, ESPN's Nick Suss reports.

Listed as a non-participant the previous two days, Moore may nonetheless make a bid to play Sunday at Las Vegas. He missed a Week 5 win over the Rams after aggravating a shoulder injury in Week 4.

Spears (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Colts.

After being limited Wednesday and then sitting out Thursday's practice, Spears now carries a questionable tag into the weekend. He returned to full participation Friday, which suggests he's on track to be active ahead of the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff.