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Wilson left Tuesday's practice on a cart after he suffered an injury, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.

It's not yet clear if the injury is considered serious or might impact Wilson's availability beyond the next few days. He's one of the many players competing for roles behind No. 1 receiver George Pickens, with the other top candidates to start being Van Jefferson and Calvin Austin. As a rookie third-round pick with 4.39 speed, Wilson offers the highest ceiling in the team's WR room besides Pickens in terms of both real-life and fantasy value.

Bobo seems to be solidifying his role as Seattle's No. 4 wide receiver, according to Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune.

Bobo made the team as an undrafted rookie last year, shining in the preseason and then getting playing time off the bench throughout the regular season. He drew targets on just 25 of his 148 routes, 16.9 percent, but took advantage of the limited opportunities with 19 catches for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Bobo had 64.8 percent of his yardage in a three-game stretch Weeks 6-8, and the lack of production thereafter suggests he's probably headed for a depth role again, not to mention the difficulty of gaining ground on the trio of DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

The Raiders signed Bynum on Monday.

The Cowboys actually worked out Bynum just two days prior, but it appears the USC product went in a different direction and signed with the Raiders. Bynum, an undrafted second-year wide receiver, appeared in one game with the Chargers last season, failing to record a stat. He'll likely be competing for a depth spot in Las Vegas' wide receiver room as the training camp progresses.

The Falcons signed Matthews on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Matthews impressed the Texans after going undrafted last offseason, but he unfortunately tore his ACL and missed all of 2023. The San Diego State product has now made a full recovery from his ACL tear and has agreed to terms with Atlanta following a successful workout. Expect Matthews to compete for a depth role in the Falcons' wide receiver room as the offseason progresses.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Monday that Cowing is expected to miss another week or so with his hamstring injury, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.

If Cowing misses one more week, he will have missed a total of 10 days of 49ers practice. However, it seems as if he'll definitely be ready for to go for the beginning of San Francisco's 2024 campaign. The 2024 fourth-round pick out of Arizona is expected to play a depth role in the 49ers' wide receiver room throughout his rookie season.

The Falcons are slated to sign Washington, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Washington last saw NFL regular-season action with the Cowboys in 2022, but the 2018 second-rounder did manage to record 114 catches for 1,629 yards and 11 TDs over four years with the Steelers (2018-21). With the Falcons, the 28-year-old will compete for depth slotting in a wideout corps currently led by Drake London and Darnell Mooney that also includes Ray-Ray McCloud, Rondale Moore and KhaDarel Hodge.

Coach John Harbaugh indicated that the unspecified issue that forced Bateman out of Monday's practice early is nothing serious, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Per Zrebiec, it looked like Bateman absorbed a hit in the rib/stomach area prior to his exit Monday, but Harbaugh described the wideout's issue as just soreness. With that in mind, consider Bateman, who's poised to play a key role in Baltimore's receiving corps this season, to be day-to-day.

McCloud has been getting regular first-team snaps and "seems to have the inside track on the slot receiver role" in Atlanta's offense, according to ESPN's Marc Raimondi reports.

Multiple Atlanta beat reporters have McCloud working ahead of Rondale Moore, not only during training camp but dating back to spring practices. It sounds like McCloud has even seen a good number of targets from Kirk Cousins, including passes deep downfield. That's somewhat surprising given that McCloud played for four different teams over the past six seasons and amassed more punt returns (138) and kickoff returns (108) than receptions (90). He did have a couple stints as a No. 3 receiver, including most of the 2021 season in Pittsburgh and a chunk of 2022 for the 49ers. There's a good chance McCloud factors in on punt/kick returns even if he's a significant part of Atlanta's offense.

Atwell is competing with Demarcus Robinson for the No. 3 WR role but may ultimately fall further down the depth chart, Cameron DaSilva of Rams Wire reports.

Atwell lost said role to Robinson down the stretch last season, despite starting the year strong while Cooper Kupp was sidelined by a hamstring injury. Atwell had 246 receiving yards Weeks 1-3, and then just 237 yards over 13 subsequent regular-season appearances (though he did score a 38-yard TD on his lone target in a playoff loss to Detroit). The 2021 second-round pick now seems likely to land in a depth role for the final year of his rookie contract, with some risk of falling behind not only Robinson but also sixth-round pick Jordan Whittington.

Davis went down with a thigh injury at Monday's practice, Sheena Quick of Fox Sports reports.

The undrafted wide receiver out of Western Kentucky, who posted an impressive 41-446-5 line with the UFL's Memphis Showboats this past spring, signed with Carolina earlier this summer after missing all of 2023 with a concussion, and it now appears that he's dealing with another injury. There's no word on the severity of Davis' injury at the moment, but this could definitely hurt the 25-year-old's chances of making Carolina's 53-man roster.