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Kirkwood was elevated from the Panthers' practice squad Saturday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Kirkwood made just one appearance during the 2020 campaign and hauled in one of two targets for 13 yards. He'll serve as depth at wide receiver while Terrace Marshall (concussion) is out.

Kinsey was elevated from the Titans' practice squad Saturday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Kinsey will join the active roster for the first time this season to provide depth at wide receiver. Even though Chester Rogers (groin) has been ruled out, Kinsey is unlikely to play a significant role.

Coutee was elevated to the Colts' active roster from the practice squad Saturday, according to the team's official Twitter account.

Coutee was added to the team's active roster ahead of a Sunday night tilt against the 49ers. The former Texans wideout will provide the Colts' offense with some much-needed depth at wide receiver with T.Y. Hilton ruled out and Parris Campbell placed on injured reserve. Even so, one can assume that Coutee will be hard-pressed to make much noise for fantasy purposes right out of the gate, as Michael Pittman and Zach Pascal are favorites to lead the team at the position.

Cleveland failed to secure his lone target in Thursday's 17-14 loss to the Browns.

Cleveland played on just four of the Broncos' 50 offensive snaps Thursday. The 24-year-old wideout was elevated from the team's practice squad ahead of the contest to serve as depth for Denver's offense. Despite his extremely limited role in the passing game, Cleveland was mostly a contributor on special teams, playing on 70 percent of special teams snaps in the game. With fellow wideout Jerry Jeudy making his return from an ankle injury in the near future, Cleveland will likely have a difficult time seeing the field going forward. The Broncos will square off against Washington in Week 8.

Hinton caught both of his targets for 15 yards in Thursday's 17-14 loss to the Browns.

Hinton played on just 48 percent of the Broncos' offensive snaps Thursday, down from 63 percent in Week 6. Denver trailed Cleveland for the majority of the contest, yet Hinton could not get in on much of the action in the passing game. The 24-year-old is likely to see his involvement on offense take a significant dip with fellow wideout Jerry Jeudy set to make his return from an ankle injury in Week 8. Hinton will remain off the fantasy radar when the Broncos host Washington on Oct. 31.

Patrick secured two of five targets for 16 yards in Thursday's 17-14 loss to the Browns.

Patrick played on 94 percent of the the Broncos' offensive snaps, but he was essentially a non-factor Thursday night. The Denver offense had trouble getting anything going, which ultimately impacted Patrick's ability to produce for fantasy. Unfortunately for 27-year-old wideout, he is likely to see a drop in playing time and target share as fellow wide receiver Jerry Jeudy is set to return from his ankle injury that landed him on IR. Patrick has been solid for the Broncos in Jeudy's absence, but he will be difficult to trust in fantasy lineups once Jeudy takes the field. Up next for the Broncos is a matchup against Washington in Week 8.

Broncos head coach Vic Fangio said Friday that he expects Jeudy (ankle) to return from injured reserve in advance of the team's Week 8 game against Washington on Oct. 31, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.

Jeudy was cleared to practice last weekend, and he apparently hasn't experienced any setbacks with his right ankle in the days that have followed. In fact, the wideout received medical clearance for Thursday's eventual 17-14 loss to the Browns, but Fangio said Jeudy was held out of the contest since the Broncos only held walk-through sessions rather than full practices Monday through Wednesday. With the benefit of a normal slate of practices during the upcoming week, Jeudy should be back to full speed for Halloween game and ready to settle back into a starting role alongside Courtland Sutton.

Metcalf didn't practice Friday due to a foot injury, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

After being listed as a full participant in the Seahawks' first Week 7 practice Thursday, Metcalf didn't take any reps with his healthy teammates a day later. While the downgrade in activity would normally be cause for concern, Metcalf also sat out the Seahawks' second practice of Week 6 with the same injury, only to head into the team's game against the Steelers without a designation. Assuming Metcalf's absence Friday was part of a pre-planned maintenance program, he should still be ready to handle a normal workload Monday night against the Saints.

Slayton (hamstring), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, expects to play, Jordan Ranaan of ESPN.com reports.

Though he's missed the Giants' last three games and will take a designation into the weekend, Slayton told Ranaan that he felt good after practicing on a limited basis Friday for the third consecutive day. Citing a source, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com also relays that the Giants are planning on having Slayton back for the Week 7 contest, and he could immediately find himself filling a high-volume role in the New York passing attack if he suits up. New York will be without three key pass catchers in Kenny Golladay (knee), Saquon Barkley (ankle) and Kadarius Toney (ankle), while three more in Sterling Shepard (hamstring), John Ross (hamstring) and Evan Engram (calf) are listed as questionable.

Giants head coach Joe Judge implied Shepard (hamstring) will be a game-time decision ahead of Sunday's contest against the Panthers, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports. "We'll kind of move him around and see where he's at," Judge said Friday. "Some things that kind of accumulated throughout the course of a season. We'll see where he's at going into the game."

After returning from a two-game absence due to a hamstring injury to play 92 percent of the Giants' offensive snaps in last week's loss to the Rams, Shepard was added back to the practice report Thursday when the same injury cropped up again. He finished the week with a pair of limited practices to take a questionable designation into Sunday, but Shepard's status looks like it could come down to a gameday workout. If Shepard avoids the inactive list ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoff, he could be poised for a high-volume role in the passing attack with all of Kenny Golladay (knee), Kadarius Toney (ankle) and Saquon Barkley (ankle) already ruled out for Week 7.