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Smith was elevated from the Jets' practice squad Saturday, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports.

With the Jets' wide-receiver room hit hard by COVID, Smith will suit up in a second-straight week. He should get a handful of snaps on offense and special teams.

Winston was elevated from the Saints' practice squad Saturday.

Winston has been elevated for a second-straight game and will likely get a chance to return punts again since Deonte Harris is suspended. The 25-year-old saw five offensive snaps in Week 14 and managed to catch his only target for five yards.

Powell was activated from the practice squad as a COVID-19 replacement Saturday.

Powell has been elevated ahead of the Rams' last two games and has played a total of 14 snaps, all on special teams. He's again ticketed for a similar role in Week 15 against the Seahawks.

Bachman was elevated to the active roster Saturday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Bachman was on the team during training camp, but he ultimately was waived with an injury settlement. The 2019 undrafted free agent has played in just one official game over the course of his career.

Samuel (hamstring) didn't practice Saturday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

After stringing together three appearances in a row, Samuel again showed up on Washington injury reports this week, only this time sitting out with a hamstring issue as opposed to the groin concern he's dealt with since the offseason program. He'll have a bit more time than normal to get himself right with with the team's Week 15 game in Philadelphia getting pushed back to Tuesday. That said, if Samuel misses his ninth contest of the campaign, Terry McLaurin (concussion), DeAndre Carter, Adam Humphries, Dyami Brown, Dax Milne and Antonio Gandy-Golden could be the Football Team's options at wide receiver with Cam Sims (illness) on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Rams activated Beckham (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday.

After landing on the reserve list Tuesday due to a positive test of the virus, Beckham has cleared the necessary protocols to return to the active roster. He'll thus be available for Week 15 action against the Seahawks, though the game has been rescheduled from Sunday to Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Schwartz cleared the NFL's five-step concussion protocol and is now listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Raiders, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Schwartz had initially been deemed out for the contest, which was originally scheduled for Saturday. Due to COVID-19 concerns within the Cleveland organization, the NFL pushed back the Week 15 contest to Monday at 5 p.m. ET contest, giving the wideout renewed hope of playing. If Schwartz is active following a three-game absence, he could have a role in Cleveland's receiving corps along with Donovan Peoples-Jones and Rashard Higgins, especially if Jarvis Landry (illness) isn't activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list by Monday afternoon.

Goodwin (foot) is listed as doubtful for Monday's contest against the Lions.

Goodwin hasn't practiced all week so this isn't exactly a surprise. Expect Jakeem Grant and Damiere Byrd to see a healthier workload in the event Allen Robinson is unable to return off the reserve/COVID-19 list in time for Monday's game.

The Dolphins didn't activate Waddle from the reserve/COVID-19 list in advance of Sunday's game against the Jets, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.

Waddle first landed on the list Thursday after testing positive for the virus, per Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network. He'll thus target a potential return to action Week 16, when Miami faces the Saints on Dec. 27. In Waddle's absence, the Dolphins' top targets for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will likely be wideouts DeVante Parker and Albert Wilson, tight end Mike Gesicki and running back Myles Gaskin.

The Cardinals placed Hopkins (knee) on injured reserve Saturday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Hopkins was poised to miss significant time due to a torn MCL, which was supposed to be addressed via surgery Friday. He has a wide range of recovery timelines, from six weeks on the low end to as much as 2-to-4 months on the other, per Josina Anderson of CBS Sports. Clearly, the latter timetable would rule Hopkins out through the entire postseason, but in any case the Cardinals will roll with A.J. Green, Christian Kirk, Rondale Moore, Antoine Wesley and Andy Isabella at wide receiver for the rest of the regular season and likely the playoffs, too.