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Jones sustained a knee injury in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Bills in London and is questionable to return.

Jones had been listed as questionable heading into the day with a knee issue that had sidelined him for Jacksonville's previous two games, but it's unclear if his departure Sunday is an aggravation of the prior health concern or if he's dealing with a new injury. Either way, Jones will presumably be evaluated in the locker room before the Jaguars determine whether he's fit to return to the game for the fourth quarter. He recorded three catches for 23 yards and a touchdown prior to his exit.

Metchie (illness) is officially active for Sunday's game against the Falcons.

The 23-year-old was labeled questionable for Week 5 due to an illness, but it's not a surprise he's suiting up Sunday after he put in a full practice Friday. Metchie has just four catches for 52 yards in three games this season and is likely to operate as Houston's No. 4 wideout in Atlanta with Nico Collins, Robert Woods and Tank Dell all available.

Reynolds (groin) is active for Sunday's game versus the Panthers.

After a week in which he logged a pair of capped practices due to a groin injury, Reynolds will be available to the Lions offense Sunday and may even serve as the top target for quarterback Jared Goff with Amon-Ra St. Brown (abdomen) sidelined. Reynolds is welcoming second-year pro Jameson Williams to the lineup for the first time this season after the latter served a four-game gambling suspension. Having said that, Williams is slated to have a limited role off the bat, so Reynolds should have easy access to targets while working with TE Sam LaPorta and WRs Kalif Raymond and Marvin Jones.

Williams (non-injury) is listed as active Sunday versus the Panthers.

With a suspension for violating the NFL's gambling policy behind him, Williams will be available to the Lions offense for the first time this season. On its face, the situation would seem to be a positive one for the second-year pro with top wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (abdomen) sidelined. However, coach Dan Campbell mentioned earlier in the week that Williams would be eased into action, per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported Sunday morning that Williams was slated for a limited role. Thus, it'll be difficult to trust Williams to produce Sunday, even with St. Brown out.

Claypool (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Miami acquired Claypool on Friday, giving him minimal time to learn the playbook. Given that, it comes as little surprise that he won't suit up for his new squad just two days later. His next chance to play will come in Week 6 against Carolina.

Beckham (ankle) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Steelers.

Beckham, who didn't practice at all before being sidelined in Weeks 3 and 4, was able to work Wednesday through Friday this week -- albeit in a limited fashion -- and he'll be back in action Sunday, as will fellow WR Rashod Bateman (hamstring), who missed last weekend's contest against the Browns. With that, QB Lamar Jackson will have his top three wideouts (Beckham, Zay Flowers and Bateman) available for the first time since Week 2. In the two contests that he has played in this season, Beckham has caught five of his seven targets for 66 yards.

St. Brown (abdomen) is listed as inactive Sunday against the Panthers.

After a week in which he was sidelined at practice due to an abdominal injury, St. Brown will miss his first game since Week 4 of last year and just the second game of his two-plus campaigns in the NFL. With St. Brown out, the Lions' receiving corps will be paced by WR Josh Reynolds (groin) and TE Sam LaPorta, though Jameson Williams will be making his season debut alongside those two and the likes of fellow WRs Kalif Raymond and Marvin Jones.

Williams (not injury related), who is listed as questionable but on track to play Sunday against the Panthers, is expected to be limited to around 20 snaps in his season debut, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

After missing the first four games of the season while serving a suspension for violating the NFL's gambling policy, Williams was cleared to return to practice this week and was a full participant in sessions Wednesday through Friday. Though the time off while he served his suspension has allowed Williams to heal up from his preseason hamstring injury, the Lions don't appear ready to turn him loose for a full-time role in his 2023 debut. Even though he'll likely be in store for a light snap count Sunday, Williams could still be heavily targeted during his limited time on the field, as the Lions are expected to be without two of their top pass catchers in Amon-Ra St. Brown (abdomen) and Jahmyr Gibbs (hamstring).

Claypool (coach's decision) isn't expected to be active Sunday in the Dolphins' game against the Giants, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Though Claypool didn't play in the Bears' 40-20 win over the Commanders on Thursday before being dealt to Miami a day later, his lack of practice time with his new team looks as though it'll result in his Dolphins debut being delayed until Week 6. Claypool's status will be made official when the Dolphins release their inactive list approximately 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff.

Agnew (quadricep) is active for Sunday's game against the Bills in London.

The quad injury kept Agnew from playing in the Jaguars' first game in London in Week 4 versus Atlanta, but he'll be back in action Sunday after turning in a trio of limited practices this week. In addition to Agnew, the Jaguars are getting Zay Jones (knee) back from a two-game absence, so the team's receiving corps will have all of its key contributors available Sunday. Agnew will likely serve as Jacksonville's No. 4 wideout and top return man.