NFL Player News

Mixon (foot) won't be activated for Monday night's game against the Steelers, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports.

The report notes that Mixon could still return before the close of the season, but this week some combo of Giovani Bernard, Trayveon Williams and Samaje Perine will handle the Bengals' rushing duties versus Pittsburgh.

Edmonds (ankle) was working out on a side field during the portion of Thursday's practice open to the media, suggesting he'll be listed as a non-participant for the session, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury indicated Wednesday that Edmonds would likely be a game-time decision for Sunday's tilt with the Eagles, so the running back's lack of activity with the main group for a second straight day isn't too surprising in that context. Should Edmonds' ankle injury prevent him from suiting up Week 15, top back Kenyan Drake would likely take on a heftier snap share after playing between 45 and 56 percent of the Cardinals' offensive plays in each of the past five weeks.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Elliott (calf) won't practice with the team Thursday and will instead perform a workout on the side under the supervision of Dallas' training staff, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Per Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News, McCarthy relayed that the running back is "still having after effects" with his bruised calf following his appearance in the Cowboys' win over the Bengals last weekend. Listed as questionable ahead of that contest, Elliott gained clearance to play and handled a relatively normal workload, playing 63 percent of the offensive snaps and finishing with 59 total yards on 14 touches (12 carries, two receptions). Given that McCarthy didn't term Elliott's restrictions in practice as a setback, the 25-year-old is still seemingly on track to suit up Sunday against the 49ers.

Ekeler (quad) is expected to play Thursday night against the Raiders, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

The report adds that wideouts Keenan Allen (hamstring) and Mike Williams (back) are viewed as game-time decisions for the contest. Either way, Ekeler's status will be confirmed upon the release of the Chargers' inactives prior to Thursday's 8:20 ET kickoff. Assuming he suits up, Ekeler would be in line to continue to head the team's Week 15 backfield, with Kalen Ballage and Justin Jackson in reserve.

Taylor was a limited participant during Wednesday's practice due to a quadriceps injury, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Taylor hasn't suited up in game action since Week 3, as he continues to manage the quadriceps injury. Taylor is still behind Damien Harris, James White (foot) and Sony Michel on the running back depth chart, so even if he were to return, he likely wouldn't affect much from a fantasy perspective.

Homer (knee) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Homer hasn't practiced since Nov. 18, when he was also dealing with wrist and thumb injuries. The 22-year-old has distanced himself from those two issues, but the second-year running back is still bothered by a knee injury. He'll need to take the practice field by Friday to have a chance to suit up in Sunday's game against Washington. Once he's healthy, Homer could usurp DeeJay Dallas for the No. 3 running back spot due to his special-teams prowess.

Coach Kliff Kingsbury said Edmonds (ankle) will be a game-time decision for Sunday's contest against the Eagles, Kevin Zimmerman of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Edmonds made a surprise appearance on Wednesday's practice report as a non-participant due to an ankle injury. When acting as Kenyan Drake's direct backup this season, Edmonds has averaged 8.4 touches per game in those 12 outings. If those reps suddenly are up for grabs, it's anyone's guess who among Jonathan Ward (shoulder), rookie seventh-rounder Eno Benjamin or practice squad member D.J. Foster would be in line for those snaps.

The Browns signed Kelly to their practice squad Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Kelly was cut by the Browns on Tuesday but returned to the club just 24 hours later. Kelly has been with the practice squad since the beginning of the season, and has posted 83 yards on 30 carries and 27 yards on two receptions in his NFL career to this point.

Updating a previous report, the Cowboys officially listed Elliott (calf) as a non-participant at Wednesday's practice, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

Prior to the session, coach Mike McCarthy told Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News that Elliott would be limited, with the Cowboys watching him to "see how he responds" from the bruised calf that he played through in Sunday's win over the Bengals. Later, Elliott was spotted doing resistance work with the team's training staff, per Gehlken. Considering he eventually was listed as a non-participant, Elliott was evidently unable to progress to individual or team drills. Elliott has two more chances to get some reps in to prove he's ready for this weekend's game against the 49ers.

Robinson (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Robinson also had a cap on his practice reps last week due to a knee issue, but he managed to shed his injury designation in time to suit up in Jacksonville's loss to the Titans. The rookie received his lowest amount of carries (12) since Week 6 in that contest, but that can likely be attributed to the fact that Jacksonville fell into an early deficit and never quite got back into the game. Robinson could face another unfavorable game script Sunday in Baltimore.