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Olave (concussion) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay, Jeff Nowak of WWL Louisiana reports.

Long-time Saints beat reporter Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football says he'll be "pretty surprised" if Olave plays. Olave has been a full practice participant for the past two weeks and wants to play, but the Saints have concerns about both his concussion history and conditioning level. They'll need to active him from injured reserve Saturday if he's going to play Sunday.

Polk (shoulder) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bills, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.

Polk was the No. 37 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and posted a miserable rookie season, finishing the year with 12 catches for 87 yards and two touchdowns on 33 targets. After opening the season as a starter, Polk fell behind Kayshon Boutte, DeMario Douglas and Kendrick Bourne on the depth chart. At 0.35 yards per route run as a rookie, Polk was dead last among 111 qualifying wide receivers.

Ford-Wheaton (shoulder) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

The 24-year-old wideout began the Giants' week of practice with back-to-back limited sessions due to a shoulder injury sustained in early December. Ford-Wheaton then upgraded to full participation Friday, suggesting he's recovered from the issue enough to suit up in Week 18. The West Virginia product has played almost strictly on special teams this season and is expected to reprise that role in Sunday's divisional matchup.

Odunze (illness) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Odunze returned to full practice participation Friday after an illness kept him out the previous two days. He had one of his better games of the year the last time he faced Green Bay, catching six of 10 targets for 65 yards in a 20-19 loss in Week 11.

Nacua will be held out of Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.

Nacua finished the regular season with 990 receiving yards, one year after setting the rookie record. He'll be back in action for the wild-card round against Detroit, Minnesota, Washington or Green Bay.

Kupp will be held out of Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.

The same goes for QB Matthew Stafford, RB Kyren Williams and WR Puka Nacua, among others. Kupp and Co. will be back on the field for the wild-card round to host the Lions, Vikings, Commanders or Packers.

Nabers (toe) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Nabers was added to the injury report Thursday as a limited participant, after playing through the same toe injury last week and putting up a 7-171-2 receiving line against Indianapolis. He'll close out his rookie season against a Philadelphia defense that's arguably been the best in the league this season but likely will be resting a lot of key players this week.

Samuel (rib) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

Buffalo has been one of the healthiest teams in the NFL all season, and that trend continues for Week 18. Samuel's the only questionable player for the Bills, while linebacker Terrel Bernard (quadriceps) is out. Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic believes Samuel could be among the team leaders in playing time at wide receiver if he suits up, as Buffalo is expected to rest key contributors -- including star quarterback Josh Allen -- for the majority of Sunday's regular-season finale.

London (knee) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Panthers.

Added to the injury report Thursday as a limited participant, London returned to full participation Friday and should be fine for his usual workload come Sunday. The real question mark is fellow wideout Darnell Mooney, who was also added to the injury report Thursday (with a shoulder injury) and then didn't practice Friday. Mooney is listed as questionable and may end up a game-time decision.

Boyd (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Texans, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Signed to a one-year, $2.4 million deal back in May, Boyd's 2024 season in Tennessee will be one to forget. Across 16 games, he registered a 39-390-0 line on 57 targets as the Titans' slot receiver. His per-game averages of 2.4 catches for 24.4 yards were his lowest since 2017, Boyd's second season in the NFL. It also marked his first season without a touchdown. Boyd is scheduled to head back to the free-agent market in March at 30 years old.