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Samuel reeled in both of his targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 34-28 win over the Cardinals.

Samuel operated as the Bills' fourth wide receiver Sunday, playing just 17 of Buffalo's 62 offensive snaps behind Keon Coleman (45), Mack Hollins (36) and Khalil Shakir (33). The first look at the receiving corps in Buffalo provided some clarity as to how Samuel could be deployed in the offense, as the 28-year-old was minimally involved despite the Bills finding themselves in a pass-heavy game script for much of the contest. Samuel will look to get more involved in Week 2 when the Bills visit the Dolphins.

Burton played four of the Bengals' 51 snaps on offense and went without a target in Sunday's 16-10 loss to the Patriots.

Even with Tee Higgins (hamstring) inactive for the contest and with Ja'Marr Chase handling a slightly lower snap share (84 percent) than normal after sitting out all of training camp and the preseason, Burton couldn't carve out much of a role on offense in his NFL debut. Andrei Iosivas filled in for Higgins in the starting lineup and played all 51 snaps, while Trent Irwin (33 snaps) and Charlie Jones (eight snaps) also saw more work than Burton. The rookie third-round pick appears to be viewed as more of a developmental piece and looks to be a long way from delivering value in redraft leagues.

Bell logged 13 snaps on offense (18 percent) Monday but did not log a reception in a 32-19 win over the Jets.

Bell made San Francisco's opening roster as expected after catching just six of 13 targets over 17 regular-season games as a rookie in 2023. The wideout didn't record a reception in Monday's win, and he did not get an opportunity to return a kickoff while rookie Jacob Cowing handled punt return duties. Given his current role, Bell doesn't move the fantasy needle heading into a Week 2 matchup against the Vikings.

Conley logged 29 snaps on offense (40 percent) but did not receive a target in Monday's 32-19 win over the Jets.

The veteran wideout made the 49ers' Week 1 roster but is stuck behind the unquestioned starting trio of Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings (ankle). Conley was also on the field for 16 snaps on special teams. He could become a deep-league option for a Week 2 matchup against Minnesota should Jennings miss that contest due to a minor ankle injury sustained in Monday's win over New York.

Hebert was waived from the Eagles' practice squad Tuesday.

Hebert wasn't able to make the Eagles' 53-man roster at the end of training camp, but he was offered a spot on the practice squad. He'll now look to join a team in need of wide receiver depth.

The Eagles signed Gray to the practice squad Tuesday.

Gray was battling through a shoulder injury during 49ers' training camp, and he was unable to make the 53-man roster. The 2022 third-round pick appeared in 13 regular-season games for San Francisco in his rookie year, posting one catch (on seven targets) for 10 yards while adding nine rushing yards on his lone carry. Gray will work to make another NFL appearance in his new home in Philadelphia.

Washington (quadriceps) is listed as a non-participant on Tuesday's practice report, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

The Dolphins only logged a walk-through practice Tuesday and released an estimated injury report Monday, but it's worrying to see Washington listed as a non-participant twice in a row. The rookie sixth-round pick missed Week 1 and looks like he could be in danger of also having to sit out Thursday's game against the Bills.

Wayne was cut from the Packers' practice squad Tuesday.

Wayne signed a practice squad deal with Green Bay after failing to get a spot on the 53-man roster. However, the team appears to want to go in a different direction with their wide receiver depth and signed T.J. Luther to their practice squad in a corresponding move.

The Browns cut Griffin from the practice squad Tuesday.

Griffin failed to make Cleveland's 53-man roster but began the season with a practice squad spot. Now, though, he's lost that spot to Kadarius Toney. Griffin will look to resurface on a practice squad somewhere in the league.

The Steelers signed Davis to the practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.

Davis spent time with the Saints during the preseason. Since going undrafted out of South Carolina State last season, Davis has yet to make his NFL debut. He'll now get a chance to continue his development in Pittsburgh.