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Cooper (illness), who was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday after testing positive for the virus, won't be available for Sunday's game against the Chiefs nor the Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day game against the Raiders in Week 12 due to his status as an unvaccinated player, The Dallas Morning News reports.

Vaccinated players who test positive for the virus are eligible to resume team activities once they're asymptomatic for a 48-hour period and submit two negative test results 24 hours apart, whereas unvaccinated players are subject to an automatic 10-day quarantine. With that timeline in mind, Cooper will be forced to sit out two games because of the quick turnaround for the Cowboys' Week 12 contest. While Cooper is out, the Cowboys are likely to move CeeDee Lamb to a perimeter spot opposite Michael Gallup, allowing Cedrick Wilson to slide into Lamb's regular position out of the slot. On the plus side for Cooper, his stint on the reserve/COVID-19 list should give him some extra time to heal up from the hamstring injury that has hindered his production and limited his snaps in recent weeks. Cooper's next chance to play again will come Dec. 2 in New Orleans in a second straight Thursday game for Dallas.

Boykin (finger) won't play Sunday against the Bears.

Boykin popped up on the Ravens' Week 11 injury report Friday and will now sit out at least one game with his finger injury. The absence of the 2019 third-rounder is of more import to his team's wideout depth than it is to fantasy managers, however, given that Boykin has just one catch in five games this season.

Montgomery (finger) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Eagles.

Montgomery has mostly been a part-time slot receiver this season, but he picked up a handful of backfield snaps in the first quarter of last week's game at Tennessee with Alvin Kamara (knee) inactive, only to then suffer an injury of his own. Other players might be more likely to play through a finger injury, but Montgomery needs to catch passes to be useful even if he's lining up in the backfield. With both him and Kamara out this week, the Saints may bring Tony Jones (ankle) back from injured reserve to work behind expected starter Mark Ingram in the backfield. The team also has Dwayne Washington, a core special teamer who has taken all of 86 snaps on offense in 47 regular-season games with the Saints.

Wilson is expected to serve as the Cowboys' top slot receiver Sunday against the Chiefs after Amari Cooper (illness) was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Wilson has held down a regular spot in three-receiver sets this season alongside Cooper and CeeDee Lamb, but he was limited to just one snap in last week's blowout win over the Falcons after Michael Gallup (calf) made his return from a seven-game absence. With Cooper now sidelined for both this weekend's game and the Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day contest against the Raiders in Week 12 following his positive test for the virus, Wilson will benefit from a temporary bump in playing time. Lamb and Gallup are still likely to handily outpace Wilson in terms of snaps and targets while serving as the Cowboys' boundary receivers the next two weeks, but Wilson could get enough volume to make himself relevant in deeper leagues. While Gallup was sidelined Weeks 2 through 9, Wilson turned in a 16-256-3 receiving line on 24 targets.

Benson is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Browns due to a knee injury, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Benson was a late addition to the Lions' Week 11 injury report, as the knee issue rendered him a limited participant in Friday's session. After the 24-year-old was a healthy inactive Weeks 6 and 7, he's re-entered Detroit's wideout rotation in both of the past two games, handling 72 and 69 percent snap shares between those contests but drawing just three targets. Even if he's able to move past the knee injury in advance of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff, Benson can't be relied upon to handle meaningful volume in the Detroit passing attack.

Claypool (toe) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Chargers, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Claypool cleared up any concern about his ability to return this weekend from a one-game absence by practicing fully Friday. With Claypool back in the fold, Ray-Ray McCloud is the most likely candidate to see a downsized role after playing a season-high 69 percent of the snaps in last week's 16-16 tie with the Lions. Expect Claypool, Diontae Johnson and James Washington to compose most of the Steelers' three-receiver sets in Los Angeles.

The Ravens list Brown (thigh) as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bears.

Brown's thigh injury kept him from practicing Wednesday and Thursday, but he was able to get back on the field in a limited capacity Friday to keep the door open for himself to play this weekend. Given his lack of full reps this week, Brown could be viewed as a game-time call leading up to the 1 p.m. ET kickoff, but if active, the wideout should continue to fill a high-volume role in the Baltimore passing attack. The Ravens could be without two depth receivers, as Miles Boykin (finger) has been ruled out for Week 11, while Devin Duvernay (knee) is listed as questionable.

The Cowboys placed Cooper on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, ruling him out for Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Cooper may also miss a second game, with the Cowboys hosting the Raiders four days later on Thanksgiving Day. Assuming no other players test positive or are deemed close contacts, Dallas is left with CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup, Cedrick Wilson, Noah Brown and Malik Turner as the options at wide receiver Sunday in Kansas City.

Bateman (illness) doesn't carry an injury designation in advance of Sunday's game against the Bears after practicing fully Friday, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

The same applies to QB Lamar Jackson (illness), which sets the stage for the ascending rookie wideout to suit up this weekend against 3-6 Chicago. In the process, Bateman should continue to see his share of looks in the Baltimore passing offense after having logged eight targets in each of his last two games, resulting in 11 catches for 132 yards in that span .

Duvernay is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bears after he was a limited participant in Friday's practice due to a knee injury.

Duvernay didn't appear on either of the Ravens' first two injury reports of the week, so his late addition could be indicative of an in-practice setback. In any case, the Ravens weren't discouraged enough by Duvernay's knee issue to rule him out for Sunday's contest, so he'll still have a chance to avoid the inactive list. If Duvernay ends up sitting out this weekend, the Ravens could need Sammy Watkins to handle a larger role at receiver after he played only one-third of Baltimore's offensive snaps last week against the Dolphins in his return from a three-game absence due to a thigh injury.