NFL Player News

Evans (hamstring) won't return to Sunday's contest versus the Jets.

Evans had a visible limp as he made his way to the sideline in the middle of the fourth quarter and was ruled out not long afterward. The Buccaneers are slated to get Chris Godwin (ankle) back in action in the near future, so if Evans' injury ends up being serious, reinforcements are on the way in the receiving corps.

Evans departed Sunday's contest against the Jets due to a hamstring injury.

Evans limped off the field in the middle of the fourth quarter and was considered questionable to return not long afterward. At the time he exited, he'd notched four catches (on eight targets) for 33 yards and one touchdown.

Pierce (concussion) won't return to Sunday's game against the Titans.

Pierce thus finishes his Sunday with four catches on five targets for 67 yards. The wideout's status will now need to be monitored ahead of next weekend's game against the Rams, but if Pierce doesn't get cleared for Week 4 action, Adonai Mitchell would likely see added snaps versus Los Angeles.

McLaurin exited Sunday's game against the Raiders with a quadriceps injury.

Prior to the Commanders deeming him questionable to return early in the fourth quarter, McLaurin had three catches (on four targets) for 74 yards, including a team-high 56-yard connection with fill-in starting QB Marcus Mariota. With Noah Brown (groin) inactive, Deebo Samuel, Jaylin Lane, Luke McCaffrey and Chris Moore are Washington's healthy and available wide receivers.

Pierce exited Sunday's game against the Titans to be evaluated for a concussion.

Before his departure, Pierce caught four of his five targets for 67 yards. In his absence, Adonai Mitchell, Ashton Dulin and Anthony Gould are candidates to log added snaps behind Michael Pittman and Josh Downs.

Cooper has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Rams due to a shoulder injury, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Cooper suffered the injury during a kick return, which has been deemed severe enough for him to miss the rest of Sunday's contest. John Metchie will be the Eagles' fourth wide receiver behind A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Jahan Dotson the rest of the way due to Cooper's injury.

Brown was forced out of Sunday's game against the Texans with a shoulder injury.

Before that, Brown had caught two of his three targets for seven yards. In his absence, Brian Thomas, Travis Hunter and Parker Washington figure to lead the Jaguars' Week 3 WR corps.

Palmer (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against the Seahawks.

Palmer went from a limited practice Wednesday to a DNP both Thursday and Friday this week, so his unavailability Sunday isn't a surprise. Fellow wideout Devaughn Vele (hip) also isn't playing Week 3, so Mason Tipton and Kevin Austin could be looked to for some reps in the passing game.

Vele (hip) is inactive for Sunday's tilt against Seattle.

Vele logged a limited practice both Thursday and Friday due to a hip injury, and the issue is bothersome enough to keep him out of Sunday's contest. The second-year wideout caught just two passes on four targets for 16 yards during the Saints' first two games, but his absence will nonetheless reduce the depth of the team's wideout corps. Mason Tipton could get more work on offense as a result.

Lambert-Smith is inactive for Sunday's game against the Broncos.

With Lambert-Smith not in the mix Sunday, Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston, Keenan Allen, Tre' Harris and Derius Davis are the Chargers' available WRs versus Denver. Through his first two games this season, Lambert-Smith was on the field for 20 snaps on offense and didn't catch his lone target.