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Waddle (ankle) was listed as a limited participant on Tuesday's estimated practice report, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

The Dolphins didn't hold an actual practice Tuesday, but if they had, Waddle would have been able to match his activity from Friday. The wideout was sidelined for a second straight game in this past Sunday's 21-14 loss to the Bills, but the Dolphins are optimistic Waddle will be back in action for Saturday's wild-card game in Kansas City.

Rice (hamstring) was a full practice participant Tuesday.

While Rice managed the hamstring injury, Kansas City held him out of practice for the entirety of Week 18 prep before he was inactive for Sunday's 13-12 win over the Chargers. Even if he hadn't been nursing the injury, Rice may have played only limited snaps, as the AFC West champs opted to rest other key contributors such as quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce while the team was locked in as the No. 3 seed in the conference. Now that he's back on the field as a full practice participant, Rice looks like he'll head into Saturday's wild-card matchup with the Dolphins with no restrictions.

Toney (hip/ankle) was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice.

Toney missed Kansas City's final three games of the regular season due to his pair of injuries, putting his status for Saturday's wild-card game versus the Dolphins in question. Over 13 appearances in 2023, Toney played no more than 42 percent of the offensive snaps in any of them and recorded 27 catches for 169 yards and a touchdown to go with 31 rushing yards on 11 carries.

Watson didn't catch a pass (on one target) during Sunday's 13-12 win over the Chargers.

Watson was among those active for Sunday's regular-season finale, but he didn't play too much, which instead allowed Mecole Hardman (58 snaps), Richie James (48 snaps) and Justyn Ross (38 snaps) to claim the vast majority of action at wide receiver. Watson had played 45 percent or more of the offensive snaps in each of the previous seven games, and he will presumably claim that type of role in the postseason. Watson closes out the regular season with 27 catches for 460 yards and three touchdowns on 53 targets, finishing second among Chiefs wideouts in all of the categories to rookie Rashee Rice.

Tillman isn't practicing Tuesday due to a concussion, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.

Tillman recorded three catches for 43 yards on six targets while playing 34 snaps on offense in Sunday's 31-14 loss to the Bengals before he exited in the second half to be evaluated for a concussion. The wideout's absence from practice two days later suggests he's in the concussion protocol, putting his status in question for this Saturday's wild-card game in Houston. If Tillman is unable to play, David Bell -- who caught two TDs in Week 18 -- would likely serve as the team's No. 3 receiver behind Amari Cooper (heel) and Elijah Moore.

Cooper (heel/rest) won't practice Tuesday, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.

The fact that the Browns are attributing Cooper's absence from practice in part due to rest offers hope that his heel injury won't prevent him from playing in this Saturday's wild-card game in Houston. After producing a career-best stat line of 11 catches for 265 yards and two touchdowns on 15 targets in the Browns' Week 16 win over the Texans, Cooper missed the final two regular-season contests with the injury.

Brown (back) isn't participating in Tuesday's practice, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

Brown and fellow wideout Robert Woods (hip) were both absent from the Texans' first practice of the week after the two were sidelined for this past Saturday's 23-19 win over the Colts. Both receivers will have two more opportunities to mix into drills ahead of Saturday's wild-card game against the Browns. While Brown and Woods were sidelined in Week 18, John Metchie (one catch for five yards on two targets) and Xavier Hutchison (one catch for six yards on four targets) settled into top-three roles at receiver, but neither came through with a useful fantasy line.

Woods (hip) isn't participating in Tuesday's practice, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

Woods and fellow wideout Noah Brown (back) were both absent from the Texans' first practice of the week after the two were sidelined for this past Saturday's 23-19 win over the Colts. Both receivers will have two more opportunities to mix into drills ahead of Saturday's wild-card game against the Browns. While Woods and Brown were sidelined in Week 18, John Metchie (one catch for five yards on two targets) and Xavier Hutchinson (one catch for six yards on four targets) settled into top-three roles at receiver, but neither came through with a useful fantasy line.

Ross (hamstring) will not participate at practice Tuesday, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.

Ross was forced out of Sunday's win against the Chargers early with a hamstring injury, and he's now missing Kansas City's first practice of the new week. If he can't return to practice Wednesday or Thursday, he'll likely end up inactive for the wild-card round.

Shakir caught all six of his targets for 105 yards in Sunday's 21-14 victory over the Dolphins.

Gabe Davis left the game with a sprained PCL, but the Buffalo offense didn't miss a beat as Shakir stepped up. He finishes his second regular season with a 39-611-2 line, cementing himself as the clear No. 3 on the team -- not bad for a fifth-round pick. Shakir will be asked to handle No. 2 wideout duties behind Stefon Diggs if Davis isn't healthy in time for Sunday's playoff opener against the Steelers.