NFL Player News

Shaheed (knee) is listed as out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Gregg Bell of 933 KJR reports.

With Shaheed out last week, Tory Horton handled a 72 percent route share in Seattle's loss to Chicago. It'll likely be a similar look this week with Horton and Cooper Kupp taking most of the WR snaps alongside Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The big difference will be under center, where Drew Lock is filling in for Sam Darnold (quad) for the second time this season.

Burks (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Rams.

With Burks out and Dyami Brown (calf) injured in Friday's practice, the Commanders could be digging even deeper into their depth at wide receiver after Terry McLaurin suffered a season-ending knee injury two weeks ago. Look for Stefon Diggs and Antonio Williams to be every-down wideouts against Los Angeles.

Nabers (knee) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game in Philadelphia.

Nabers was held out of drills Thursday due to a knee injury, but his return to all activity one day later lines up with head coach John Harbaugh's assessment of the situation Friday, when he told Matt Citak of the Giants' official site that the wide receiver "practiced fully" and is "full go" for Week 9. As a result, Nabers will look to build upon the massive 36-509-2 line on 51 targets that he's accrued over the last four contests.

Smith (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Smith thus will sit out for the fifth time in six games due to a hamstring injury. Fellow WR Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) also won't play Sunday, leaving Makai Lemon, Darius Cooper, Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore to man the Eagles' receiving corps. Smith's next chance to suit up is Sunday, Nov. 22 versus the Steelers.

Hollins (calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Packers.

The Patriots would need to activate him from injured reserve by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday to have Hollins available for Sunday's game against the Packers. The team could certainly use him with A.J. Brown (knee) out again, but Hollins never made it back to full practice participation, instead logging limited sessions Wednesday through Friday.

St. Brown (ribs) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

After a round of limited practices this week, St. Brown's status for Sunday is in question. It's worth wondering if the Lions could sit the star wideout against a perceived inferior opponent to help his ribs heal. If St. Brown does miss Sunday's game, Jameson Williams and Isaac TeSlaa would play every-down roles at wide receiver, with Sam LaPorta possibly benefiting the most as the player who runs his routes in the same area of the field as St. Brown.

Samuel (hamstring) didn't participate in the early portion of Friday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

With Samuel absent from the initial stage of practice Friday after sitting out Wednesday and Thursday's sessions, he's trending toward an absence Sunday against the Raiders, as is fellow WR Mike Evans (Achilles). Confirmation of the duo's status is set to arrive later Friday once the 49ers' final Week 9 injury report is posted.

Wicks (ankle) is listed as out for Sunday's game against the Giants.

After sitting out practice Friday, Wicks will miss a third straight game for Philadelphia. He'll now have the Week 10 bye to try and get right coming out of the break. The Eagles will continue to roll with Makai Lemon and Darius Cooper as theirs Nos. 1 and 2 receivers against New York this week.

Evans (Achilles) didn't participate in the portion of Friday's practice open to the media, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

With Evans now having been absent from the media-viewing portion of practice again Friday, his status for Sunday's game against the Raiders remains in serious doubt. After a round of likely DNPs, Evans' return may have to wait until Week 10, though the veteran wideout has been known to play despite logging DNPs. It could be another patchwork week at wide receiver for the Niners.

Watson (ribs) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's contest at New England.

Despite being limited on all three of the Packers' Week 9 injury reports due to the broken rib he sustained during last Thursday's win against the Panthers, Watson will be available to Green Bay's offense. It stands to reason he'll wear some sort of protection around his midsection Sunday, but he nonetheless is a plug-and-play option due to his 42-708-6 line on 66 targets through the first eight games of the campaign.