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Sutton (ribs) does not carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Zac Stevens of BSNDenver.com notes that coach Vic Fangio confirmed Friday that Sutton is "fine" despite missing Thursday's practice with sore ribs. "He just had a little bit of discomfort yesterday after getting one of his weekly lifts in," Fangio said. "We were cautious with it and luckily he's fine." Two games into the 2019 season, Sutton has hauled in 11 of his 15 targets for 160 yards while starting opposite Emmanuel Sanders. Looking ahead, as long as he stays healthy, Sutton should continue to see decent volume in Denver's Joe Flacco-helmed passing attack.

The 49ers placed Taylor (foot) on injured reserve Friday.

This was always a possibility after the slot receiver suffered a Jones fracture in August. He'll now be out through the first half of the season, perhaps aiming to return at some point in November or December.

Perriman (quadriceps) doesn't have a designation on the Buccaneers' final injury report for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Perriman returned to a full practice Friday after logging limited sessions the previous two days. He's seen nine targets in two games working as the Bucs' No. 3 receiver, catching just two passes for 10 yards. Perriman at least has the matchup working in his favor this week, with the Giants yielding 13.4 yards per target to wide receivers.

Sutton (ribs) returned to practice Friday, Troy Renck of Denver 7 News reports.

Sore ribs led to Sutton being held out of Thursday's practice, but his return to the field Friday bodes well for his chances of suiting up Sunday against the Packers. We'll revisit Sutton's status once Denver's final Week 3 injury report is posted to see if the wideout ends up listed as questionable or free of an injury designation.

Slayton (hamstring) is on track to make his NFL debut Sunday in Tampa Bay, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Bothered by a hamstring injury since July, the rookie fifth-round pick missed the entire preseason and the first two weeks of the regular season. There's still some chance Slayton is a healthy scratch, but he doesn't have a designation on the final injury report for Week 3. With Bennie Fowler (hamstring) listed as questionable and both Cody Latimer (concussion) and Golden Tate (suspension) out, the Giants may be left with Slayton, Russell Shepard, TJ Jones and Cody Core behind No. 1 receiver Sterling Shepard.

Johnson said he'll be a big part of the game plan Sunday in San Francisco, Mark Kaboly of The Athletic reports.

Johnson and James Washington both saw bumps in snap share Week 2 against Seattle, taking on more work at the expense of Donte Moncrief and Ryan Switzer. There's still no lock for regular playing time apart from JuJu Smith-Schuster, as Moncrief, Switzer and Johnny Holton haven't necessarily fallen all the way out of the offense. New starting quarterback Mason Rudolph had plenty of reps with Johnson and Washington throughout the offseason program, training camp and preseason.

Adams (personal) is expected to play in Sunday's game against the Broncos, Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports.

Adams was excused from practice Friday to attend to a personal matter. It doesn't sound like a threat to his Sunday availability, but he does have a tricky matchup with potential shadow coverage from Chris Harris, who helped limit Chicago's Allen Robinson to four catches for 41 yards in Week 2. Of course, Adams is always a good bet to lead the Packers in targets, and he's gotten the better of some quality cornerbacks the past few years, including Minnesota's Xavier Rhodes last week.

Davis hauled in three of his four targets for 44 yards in Week 3 against Jacksonville.

Davis made a highlight-reel, one-handed catch in the game, but he was otherwise quiet in the Titans' Week 3 defeat. He has now seen no more than five targets in all three games this season, and has just six receptions for 82 yards on the campaign. It's been a disappointing start to the season for Davis, who was out-targeted by A.J. Brown, Adam Humphries and Delanie Walker on Thursday. On a more positive note, the team will shift to a dome setting for their Week 4 contest against Atlanta, which could result in a faster-paced game and more targets for Davis.

Adams is absent from Friday's practice due to a personal matter, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

There hasn't been any suggestion of Adams missing Sunday's game against Denver, but we should know more Friday afternoon when the Packers release their final injury report. The wide receiver could be looking at shadow coverage from Broncos cornerback Chris Harris this week.

Montgomery was excused from Friday's practice for personal reasons, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

It's not clear why Montgomery was permitted to leave the team Friday, but unless he lands on the Jets' injury report, he figures to be available for Sunday's matchup with the Patriots.