NFL Player News

Allen gathered in eight of 15 passes for 98 yards during Sunday's 13-10 loss at Detroit.

Allen dominated the attention of Philip Rivers, more than doubling the next Charger (Austin Ekeler - 6) in terms of targets. Granted, Allen was helped by an absent Hunter Henry (knee) and a limited Mike Williams, who was active but contained to just five looks himself. Still, only two of Allen's catches went for more than 15 yards while nearly half of his targets fell incomplete, with one intercepted by Lions cornerback Darius Slay to ice the game with 1:10 remaining in the fourth quarter. Moving forward, Allen should continue to be Rivers' favorite pass catcher by a long shot due to the injuries littering the Chargers' receiving corps.

Kirkwood suffered a hamstring injury in pregame warmups and won't play in Sunday's game against the Rams, Christopher Dabe of Sports Illustrated reports.

Kirkwood was slated for a depth role in a rematch of last season's NFC Championship, but, as evidenced by this news, won't be able to play. With the Temple product now sidelined, Deonte Harris will slide into the fourth receiver role for the contest.

Lockett recorded 10 receptions for 79 yards on 12 targets in Sunday's 28-26 win over the Steelers.

After being targeted just twice in Week 1, Lockett's doubters were plentiful. However, the Seahawks opened up their playbook in this contest and allowed QB Russell Wilson to toss the ball 35 times, and Lockett had a 34.2 percent target share. Many of those looks came on shorter pass attempts, however, which explains his uncharacteristic 7.9 YPC after he averaged 16.9 yards per grab last season. It may also be a harbinger of more of a slot role for Lockett going forward, especially when David Moore (shoulder) returns.

Winfree (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game versus the Bears.

The rookie sixth-round pick is officially a healthy scratch. This won't shake up the Broncos' offense since he's listed as the No. 4 wideout anyway, so expect Diontae Spencer to see a slight uptick on his snap count this week.

Doss is active, and will play in Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Doss was a healthy scratch for Monday's game against the Broncos but, as evidenced by this news, will make his NFL debut Sunday. It's unclear what sort of role the Oakland-born product will have in the offense, but behind Tyrell Williams, the receiving core is quite unproven.

Winfree (coach's decision) is expected to be inactive for Sunday's game against the Bears, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports.

Kils noted that the rookie was out early on the field doing some work, suggesting that he'll likely be a healthy scratch for the game. Winfree's absence from the game likely won't effect the offense from a fantasy perspective, considering he's buried on the receiver depth chart.

Samuel was warming up with the 49ers' first-team offense Sunday and is expected to remain in the starting lineup against the Bengals, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

Samuel drew the start at receiver opposite downfield threat Marquise Goodwin in the Week 1 with over the Buccaneers, finishing with three grabs for 17 yards while playing 88 percent of the offensive snaps. While the rookie will retain his starting spot in Week 2, coach Kyle Shanahan already indicated Friday that the Samuel is likely headed for a downturn in snaps. With that in mind, expect Dante Pettis to have an enhanced role in the game plan after logging only two snaps in the season opener.

Meyers is inactive for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.

Meyers, who logged eight snaps in Week 1, will sit this one out as a healthy scratch, with Antonio Brown slated to make his debut with the Patriots on Sunday.

Crabtree is active for Sunday's contest at Baltimore, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

As expected, Crabtree will take the field Week 2 after being a healthy scratch in the regular-season opener. It's unclear if Crabtree will supplant KeeSean Johnson or Damiere Byrd in the wide receiver pecking order, but the veteran appears poised to be the third or fourth option behind Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk.

Isabella (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Sunday in Baltimore, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Isabella made waves during the offseason program, but a knee injury suffered early in training camp appears to have put him behind the eight ball, resulting in just special teams work in the season opener and a healthy scratch Week 2. With Michael Crabtree set to make his Cardinals debut Sunday, Isabella may need an injury and/or a downturn in play from another wide receiver in this corps to see the field on game day.