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Sills signed with the Giants' practice squad on Monday, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports.

Sills spent training camp and the preseason with the Bills but was let go over the weekend. The 23-year-old went undrafted out of West Virginia in April after catching 65 passes for 986 yards and 15 touchdowns last season.

Shepard (thumb) has been practicing without a splint for more than a week, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Shepard was held out for the entire preseason after he fractured the tip of his left thumb on the second day of training camp. He said he'll be ready for the season opener Sunday in Dallas, with a good chance to draw steady targets as the unquestioned No. 1 wide receiver while Golden Tate serves a four-game suspension. It remains to be seen if the Giants even list Shepard on their Week 1 injury report.

Though Harry (ankle), whom the Patriots placed on injured reserve Monday, is expected to return to action later this season, he can't practice for at least six weeks, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Assuming Harry ends up as one the the team's short-term IR options, a likely outcome in the absence of any setbacks, he won't be eligible to play in games until at least eight weeks have elapsed since the date of his IR placement. With a midseason return a best-case scenario for the rookie wideout, the Patriots will move forward with a receiving corps headed by Julian Edelman, Josh Gordon, Phillip Dorsett and Demaryius Thomas, with UDFAs Jakobi Meyers and Gunner Olszewski in reserve.

Hollins made the Eagles' 53-man roster and will start the season as the No. 5 wide receiver, Eliot Shorr-Parks of Sports Radio 94 WIP Philadelphia reports.

Hollins managed to beat out Greg Ward for the spot on the 53-man roster due to his abilities on special teams, as Ward looked better as a receiver throughout camp. Hollins caught 16 passes for 226 yards and one touchdown in 2018, but his place on the roster isn't overly secure.

Cooper (heel) -- who practiced Monday for the first time in about a month -- indicated afterward that he feels ready to play in Sunday's regular-season opener against the Giants, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports. "I didn't do everything, but I think I did enough," Cooper noted after Monday's session.

Additionally, Cooper indicated that the form of plantar fasciitis he is currently dealing with is different than what he experienced while at college with Alabama and during his rookie year in the NFL. "What I had before was worse than this and I was able to play on that," Cooper said Monday. "The plantar fasciitis I had before would really kind of bother me when I was directly cutting on that foot, but this one doesn't." Though the wideout's words are encouraging and set the stage for him to play this weekend, Cooper's situation will still be one to monitor out of the gate, and we expect him to be an injury-report regular, at least during the early stages of the 2019 campaign.

Cooper (feel) didn't feel any pain during Monday's practice and expects to be fine for Sunday's game against the Giants, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports. "I didn't feel any pain today," Cooper said. "But then again, I didn't do everything that I'll do in a game."

While generally optimistic, Cooper also acknowledges the possibility of feeling discomfort once he's going full speed in a game. He already mentioned that he dealt with the same foot issue during his sophomore season at Alabama and rookie season in the NFL, with the second instance more successful than the first. This has the makings of an ongoing story throughout the season, even with Cooper looking good for Week 1 after his Monday return to practice.

Morgan signed with the Bengals' practice squad on Sunday.

Stanley signed with Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent in May, but he was waived ahead of Saturday's roster deadline. The 22-year-old caught five passes for 63 yards as he played in only the first two preseason contests.

Ateman signed with the Raiders' practice squad Sunday, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.

Ateman spent the final seven games of last season on the active roster (catching 15 passes for 154 yards and one touchdown) after starting the season on the practice squad, and he'll begin the 2019 campaign in the same position. The 2018 seventh-round pick had eight catches for 101 yards as he garnered three stars in the preseason.

Harry (ankle) will be placed on IR, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

The first-rounder's ankle injury has lingered to the point that the Patriots plan to shut him down for now, though Reiss adds that Harry is expected to return at some point this season. In a corresponding move, the team will re-sign Demaryius Thomas.

Anderson (calf) is trending toward playing Sunday against the Bills, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

We'll look for added clarity on that front once the Jets put out their first injury report of the week, but barring any setbacks, it looks like there's a pretty solid chance that Anderson suits up for Week 1 action.