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Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said Monday that Claypool won't be present at the team's facilities this week or available for Thursday's game against the Commanders, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Eberflus' comments on Claypool's status came after the wideout was a healthy inactive for Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Broncos. As Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune notes, the coach said Sunday that Claypool -- who wasn't even in attendance at Soldier Field after being told to stay home for the Week 4 game -- was expected to be back in the building for Week 5 prep, but those plans apparently changed. The Bears and Claypool seem to be headed for a divorce, either through a trade or the wideout's release. The former Steeler tallied just four receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown on 14 targets through the Bears' first three games, despite playing more than 75 percent of the snaps on offense in each of those contests.

Metchie caught one of two targets for 22 yards in Sunday's 30-6 win over the Steelers.

Metchie turned a short crossing route into his first career reception of more than 20 yards. He's been active for three consecutive games following a hamstring injury that cost him the season opener, and the 2022 second-round pick has averaged 15 snaps and been targeted five total times while active. It's unclear if Noah Brown's eventual return from a groin injury will impact Metchie's usage.

Hutchison played exclusively on special teams in Sunday's 30-6 win over the Steelers in Week 4.

This marked the second consecutive week that Hutchinson was not used on offense. The sixth-round pick has one catch on two targets for nine yards through the first four weeks.

Dell caught one of three targets for 16 yards, had two carries for 13 yards and returned two punts for 14 yards in Sunday's 30-6 win over Pittsburgh.

Dell was a popular free-agent fantasy acquisition after a Week 3 breakout (5-145-1), but he failed to build on that performance. The rushing attempts, however, were an interesting wrinkle. Houston's ground game had done little the first three games before producing its first 100-yard game of the season Sunday. Dell remains third on the depth chart at WR but played nearly as many snaps (50) as Nico Collins (54) and Robert Woods (51), as the Houston offense is put more in the hands of rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud.

Tillman caught one of three targets for five yards in Sunday's 28-3 loss to the Ravens in Week 4.

Tillman was targeted for the first time this season and made his first NFL grab. All the targets came on the Browns' final possession, including two in the red zone. The rookie remains buried on the WR depth chart and has played only 44 snaps through four weeks, but as he grows more comfortable with the scheme, his role in the passing game could increase coming out of the team's Week 5 bye.

Goodwin caught his lone target for one yard in Sunday's 28-3 loss to Baltimore.

The reception was Goodwin's first of the season. The speedy veteran has played 11.4 percent of the offensive snaps and been targeted five times through the first four weeks. The Browns are off in Week 5.

Peoples-Jones caught one of four targets for seven yards and returned three punts for 24 yards in Sunday's 28-3 loss to the Ravens.

It wouldn't be accurate to say that Peoples-Jones' production suffered with rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson under center instead of Deshaun Watson (shoulder), as the wideout hasn't seen more than four targets in any game this season and managed a single catch in three of four contests. Peoples-Jones leads Cleveland's wideouts in snaps but has just 14 targets after four weeks. The Browns are off in Week 5.

Moore caught two of four targets for 20 yards and ran once for minus-20 yards in Sunday's 28-3 loss to Baltimore.

The five targets and touches were season lows for Moore, who clearly missed starting quarterback Deshaun Watson (shoulder). All the team's skill players did, as Cleveland produced just 214 yards of offense with rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson under center. With a bye week on tap in Week 5, Watson gets extended time to heal, and head coach Kevin Stefanski time to fix a broken offense.

Berrios secured all six of his targets for 43 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 48-20 loss to the Bills.

Berrios also carried the ball once for 11 yards. With River Cracraft (shoulder) out until Week 8 at the earliest, Berrios is clearly Miami's best option as a No. 3 wideout behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, putting him in the mix as a weekly option in deeper fantasy formats. The Dolphins' offense should find more success against the Giants in Week 5.

Rice had three catches on five targets for 32 yards in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Jets.

Rice finished with a pedestrian stat line in a rare down game from Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City's aerial attack. The defending Super Bowl champions still got the win, and the rookie wideout maintained his role as one of the team's primary options behind star tight end Travis Kelce. Rice's five targets only trailed Kelce's nine, which shows the trust Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid have in him just four games into his pro career. Rice's next chance to grow that trust -- and in turn, his role on offense -- will come on the road against Minnesota next Sunday.