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The Patriots are expected to lean more heavily on Douglas in the passing attack in the coming weeks after Kendrick Bourne (knee) sustained a season-ending ACL tear in Sunday's loss to the Dolphins, Chad Graff of The Athletic reports.

In Week 8, Douglas led the team's wide receivers in snaps (41) and caught a season-high five passes on seven targets for 25 yards. With Bourne on injured reserve and DeVante Parker in the NFL's concussion protocol, Douglas will likely be busy Sunday against the Commanders. If Parker is sidelined, JuJu Smith-Schuster and possibly Tyquan Thornton could also be in store for expanded roles in the team's thinned-out receiver ranks. The season-long absence of Bourne should enable Douglas to maintain steady volume moving forward, making him particularly interesting in PPR formats.

The Eagles signed Jones off their practice squad Wednesday.

Jones has looked solid in a depth role at wideout after being elevated from the practice squad for the past two games, hauling in two of three targets for 11 yards and a touchdown between those contests. He's now earned a promotion to the active roster ahead of Sunday's matchup with Dallas, but Jones is still expected to remain behind A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Olamide Zaccheaus in the pecking order at receiver.

Tucker failed to record a single target in Monday's 26-14 loss to the Lions.

After playing 48 percent of the Raiders' offensive snaps in Week 7, Tucker's playing time took a major hit in Week 8 as he played just 13 percent of snaps Monday. The rookie wideout was not a part of the game plan, with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo failing to connect with the speedster on any of his six snaps. With limited usage on a struggling offense, Tucker should remain far off the fantasy radar when the Raiders host the Giants in Week 9.

Crowder secured all seven of his targets for 95 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 38-31 loss to the Eagles.

Crowder played 23 of the Commanders' 72 offensive snaps Sunday after playing nine offensive snaps through the first seven games of the season. The veteran wideout had his best game of the 2023 campaign by far, finding the end zone for the first time and recording season-highs in catches and yards. Despite the solid performance, Crowder remains difficult to trust for consistent fantasy production based on his minimal offensive usage to start the season. Nonetheless, the ninth-year receiver will look to earn more playing time when the Commanders visit the Patriots in Week 9.

Tillman will likely serve as the primary replacement for Donovan Peoples-Jones, whom the Browns traded to the Lions on Tuesday, Terry Pluto of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Tillman, a rookie third-round pick out of Tennessee, has been inactive the last three games and was a healthy scratch on two of those occasions. When he was active for the Browns' first four games of the season, Tillman averaged 11 snaps per contest and was targeted a total of three times. The Browns' decision to move Peoples-Jones doesn't come out of nowhere; he was in the final year of his contract and seemingly fell out of favor as a priority in Cleveland's passing game. The trade may not immediately mean much for Tillman as a fantasy asset, but he could be active going forward and may be an injury away from capturing a more significant role.

Goodwin moved up a spot on the depth chart after the Browns traded Donovan Peoples-Jones to the Lions on Tuesday, Camryn Justice of News 5 Cleveland reports.

The loss of Peoples-Jones doesn't open up many targets for others -- he had just 18 over seven games -- but he was on the field more than any other Cleveland wide receiver. Following the trade, the top three receivers in terms of snap count are Amari Cooper, Elijah Moore and Goodwin. David Bell and Cedric Tillman fill out the position group. While Goodwin has just three catches (nine targets) thus far, he's expected to be on the field more than the 11 snaps per game he's averaged to this point in the season.

Turner reverted to the Raiders' practice squad Tuesday.

Turner played 14 snaps on special teams during Las Vegas' loss to the Lions on Monday and managed to record a tackle on a kick return. The 26-year-old will now await his next opportunity to be called up for action.

Olszewski re-signed with the Giants' practice squad Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

No surprise here, as Olszewski was cut following his elevation to the active roster for Week 8 against the Jets. He ultimately saw 11 snaps on special teams (30 percent) and averaged 9.3 yards on six punt returns. The 26-year-old is likely to be elevated in Week 9 to once again play a punt-returning role.

The Cardinals placed Smith (undisclosed) on the practice squad injured list Tuesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

It's unclear when Smith picked up the injury, but he won't be able to be called up by the Cardinals for the next four games. He's eligible to be promoted from the practice squad Nov. 26 against the Rams.

Hopkins (toe) was listed as limited on Tuesday's practice estimate, Ben Arthur of FoxSports.com reports.

Like running back Derrick Henry (ankle), Hopkins is going through Week 9 prep with a cap on his reps. Hopkins will have just one more opportunity to log all on-field work this week before the Titans potentially hand him a designation for Thursday's game in Pittsburgh.