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Pickens (shoulder) was present at Friday's practice, Joe Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News reports.

After being listed as a limited participant Thursday due to the shoulder issue, Pickens' presence at practice Friday is at least a positive sign for his Week 7 availability Monday night against the Eagles. It's been a slow start to the 2026 season for Pickens, who has just one 100-yard receiving game and one touchdown through six contests as fantasy's overall WR24 in half-PPR points per game.

Nacua (calf) won't practice Friday and will be listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Las Vegas, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Nacua made an early exit from Thursday's practice due to a calf injury and officially went down as a limited participant. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Friday morning that Nacua's new health concern is "more minor than anything else" and "not significant." Nevertheless, Nacua is set for a pregame workout before the Rams make a decision on his status about 90 minutes before Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, per Barshop.

Rice (hamstring) will be out for Sunday's game at Seattle, Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star reports.

With Rice set to miss another game, the Chiefs are left with Xavier Worthy as their top wide receiver. Rice still hasn't returned to practice and thus seems in danger of missing time beyond Week 7.

Smith (hamstring) wasn't spotted at Friday's portion of practice open to the media, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.

Smith continues to miss practice with a hamstring injury that cost him two games prior to last Sunday's return against the Panthers. However, he may have aggravated the issue, considering his back-to-back DNPs to begin Week 7 prep. Makai Lemon, Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) and Darius Cooper would be in line for the wideout duties if Smith needs to sit Monday night against Dallas, though Wicks has an injury of his own.

Boston (foot) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Titans, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

Boston played through the same injury last week and took 92 percent of Cleveland's snaps on offense in a 13-10 win over the Ravens. He caught just one of five targets for 15 yards, showing the downside of being a deep threat in an offense with poor QB play.

Concepcion (calf/quadriceps) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Titans, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

Neither does fellow Browns wideout Denzel Boston, who has been limited in practice with a foot injury. There's been no indication that either WR was ever in serious danger of missing Sunday's game, so normal workloads can be expected unless there's an in-game setback.

Rice (hamstring/knee) was not present during the portion of Friday's practice open to the media, Pete Sweeney of The Kansas City Star reports.

Rice hasn't practiced since going down with his hamstring injury in Week 4 against the Raiders, so he's going to miss Sunday's game against the Seahawks. Xavier Worthy, Jalen Royals, Cyrus Allen and Nikko Remigio are on the 53-man roster at wide receiver, but the Chiefs elevated both Andrew Armstrong and Justin Watson last Sunday against the Chargers.

Egbuka (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Egbuka was doubtful to play, but the official designation is more definitive. Chris Godwin, Ted Hurst and Tez Johnson figure to take most of the WR snaps this Sunday at Carolina.

Egbuka (concussion) is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

Egbuka is still working his way through the league's concussion protocol, so Tampa Bay appears set to head into Week 7 with Chris Godwin, rookie Ted Hurst and Tez Johnson leading the wideout corps. Cade Otton could also see a bump in targets with Egbuka out of the picture.

Ridley (hip) will not practice Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Cleveland, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.

Ridley and Elic Ayomanor have been splitting WR snaps alongside No. 1 receiver Carnell Tate and slot man Wan'Dale Robinson. If Ridley were to miss Sunday's game, Ayomanor presumably would take on more playing time.