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McMillan caught both his targets for 25 yards in Friday's 34-17 preseason win over the Jaguars.

The Panthers' starting offense played the entire first quarter, and McMillan helped set up the team's first touchdown of the night with a pair of receptions from Bryce Young. McMillan is the clear top downfield option in Carolina after a rookie campaign in which the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft recorded a 70-1,014-7 line on 122 targets over 17 regular-season games, before hauling in five catches on seven more targets for 81 yards in a wild-card loss to the Rams.

Head coach Liam Coen said after Friday's 34-17 preseason loss to the Panthers that Meyers jammed his right hand during Wednesday's joint practice with Carolina, Juston Lewis of The Florida Times-Union reports.

Meyers was wearing a brace on his right hand while observing Friday's exhibition contest from the sidelines. It's unclear whether the veteran wideout will be cleared to practice in the upcoming week, but the injury could prevent him from suiting up for Jacksonville's preseason finale against Tampa Bay on Friday, Aug. 28. Any time that Meyers misses means Travis Hunter and rookie sixth-rounders Josh Cameron and C.J. Williams would be in line for more reps alongside Brian Thomas and Parker Washington (undisclosed).

Cooper caught his only target for nine yards in Friday's 17-0 preseason win over the Steelers.

Cooper's lone catch came on a pass from fellow rookie Cade Klubnik in the two-minute drill to end the first half, with the Jets' second-string offense in the game. The rookie first-round pick out of Indiana has yet to work his way ahead of slot receiver Isaiah Williams, while Garrett Wilson and Adonai Mitchell appear entrenched as the team's top two wide receivers until further notice. Cooper's likely to feature in next Friday's preseason finale against the Giants, even if the Jets rest their veteran starters.

Wilson caught his only target for 10 yards in Friday's 17-0 preseason win over the Steelers.

The Jets' starters played the opening drive, which resulted in a touchdown. Geno Smith hit all seven of his pass attempts, including a 10-yard pass to Wilson to convert on 3rd-and-6 in Pittsburgh territory. The offseason addition of Smith gives the Jets' entire passing game a higher ceiling heading into 2026, and Wilson remains the team's top WR.

Reed won't play in Friday's preseason game in Denver, per Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site.

Reed briefly missed some practice time earlier this month but was able to play in preseason Week 1 at Pittsburgh, when he hauled in one of two targets for 19 yards. The Packers are resting only Reed among their receiving corps Friday, meaning all of Christian Watson, Matthew Golden and Savion Williams, among others, will be available for QB Jordan Love.

Mims (undisclosed) is in uniform ahead of the Broncos' preseason game against the Packers on Friday, Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reports.

Mims has been working through an unspecified injury, limiting him to side work during training camp practices. He's on the field in uniform, but it's unclear whether he will actually play in Friday's exhibition contest. If Mims does play, then he'll likely be limited to one or two offensive series and see minimal return work on kickoffs and punts.

Waddle is in uniform for Friday's preseason game versus the Packers, Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports.

After dealing with muscle tightness in his leg in early August, Waddle got back on the practice field Monday and progressed to team drills one day later. With his health seemingly not in question, he's poised to see his first game action with QB Bo Nix after Denver traded for the wide receiver's services back in March.

The Eagles signed Hayes to a contract Friday.

Haynes was waived by the Eagles last Saturday but has quickly found his way back to the team. The wide receiver likely gains another chance at the active roster due to Johnny Wilson (knee) being waived with an injury designation. Haynes may see some reps in Saturday's preseason game against the Patriots even though last Saturday made it clear he is one of the more expendable players currently on the roster.

Lambert-Smith caught two of four targets for 14 yards in Thursday night's 41-17 preseason loss to the 49ers.

Lambert-Smith also returned two punts for 15 total yards. The wide receiver played 34 percent of the Chargers' offensive snaps, garnering a decent amount of attention for the time he was on the field. The second-year player out of Auburn is fighting for position in the team's wide receiver corps, with Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston (lower body), Tre' Harris (undisclosed) and Brenen Thompson all currently set to see more snaps.

Robinson did not receive any targets in Thursday night's 41-17 preseason win over the Chargers.

Despite playing 25 percent of the 49ers' offensive snaps, Robinson did not see a target in the contest. The 31-year-old had some positive traction in camp, working with the first-team offense last week. While the wide receiver has earned a fair share of reps in preseason play, it has yet to pay off with box score production.