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  • Josh Palmer WR | BUF

    Bills' Joshua Palmer: Outside top three on depth chart

    The Bills list all of DJ Moore, Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman (foot) ahead of Palmer on their unofficial depth chart for Week 1 posted Tuesday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.

    During his first season in Buffalo in 2025, Palmer produced a 22-303-0 receiving line on 37 targets over his 12 appearances before missing both of the team's playoff contests due to an ankle injury. Though he was declared fully healthy ahead of training camp, Palmer looks like he may have been surpassed in the pecking order at receiver by Coleman, a 2024 second-round pick who showed promise as a rookie but fell out of favor with the Bills toward the end of the past season. While the Bills retained most of their offensive coaching staff from 2025 with Joe Brady getting promoted from coordinator to head coach after Sean McDermott was dismissed, Coleman appears to be entering the upcoming season with a clean slate and could be prioritized ahead of Palmer, whose need as a vertical threat had already been lessened following the acquisition of Moore.

  • Ravens' Devontez Walker: Sits out Tuesday's practice

    Walker didn't participate in Tuesday's practice while tending to an undisclosed injury, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

    Per Giana Han of TheBaltimoreBanner.com, Walker was in uniform for the practice session, but he was working out to the side and mostly limited to agility work. The Ravens will post their first Week 1 injury report Wednesday, when the nature of Walker's health concern -- as well as the extent of his practice participation -- will be revealed.

  • Rome Odunze WR | CHI

    Bears' Rome Odunze: Won't practice Tuesday

    Head coach Ben Johnson said that Odunze (leg) won't practice Tuesday, but the wide receiver is considered "more day-to-day," and the Bears remain optimistic he'll play in Sunday's season opener versus the Panthers, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.

    Johnson didn't provide many specifics regarding the right leg injury that Odunze sustained in a practice last Thursday, though the coach noted that the issue isn't an aggravation of the foot injury that kept the wideout sidelined for the final five games of the 2025 regular season, per Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com. Odunze will still have three more chances to fit in some practice activity before the Bears decide on his status for Sunday's contest, but at this stage, the third-year receiver seems likely to play.

  • Zay Flowers WR | BAL

    Ravens' Zay Flowers: Looks to be practicing fully Tuesday

    Flowers (lower body) was on the field for practice Tuesday and appears to be participating fully, Sam Cohn of The Baltimore Sun reports.

    Baltimore won't release its first Week 1 injury report until Wednesday, but assuming Flowers doesn't appear on the report or is listed as a full practice participant, he'll be in the clear to suit up Sunday in Indianapolis. Rewarded with a four-year, $140 million extension earlier this summer, Flowers remains on track to serve as the Ravens' clear No. 1 pass catcher heading into his fourth NFL campaign.

  • Makai Lemon WR | PHI

    Eagles' Makai Lemon: Listed as starting receiver, punt returner

    Lemon is listed as a starting wide receiver for the Eagles and their top punt returner on the unofficial depth chart released Tuesday, Andrew DiCecco of InsideTheBirds.com reports.

    The rookie joins DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks as the top three receivers on the depth chart, though Wicks may be prioritized ahead of Lemon in two-wide sets to begin the season. Wicks turned in a strong training camp, while Lemon spent considerable time on the sideline while tending to a hamstring injury. The first-round pick will likely need to impress early in the season before pushing past Wicks as the No. 2 receiver.

  • Malachi Fields WR | NYG

    Giants' Malachi Fields: Looks set to begin season as No. 2 wideout

    Fields appears on track to open the season as the Giants' No. 2 wide receiver after the team released Darius Slayton on Monday, Matt Iegros of USA Today reports.

    Prior to his release, Slayton looked like the leading candidate to handle the perimeter role opposite Malik Nabers (knee). Those duties instead could fall to Fields, a third-round rookie out of Notre Dame. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 222 pounds, Fields drew positive buzz in training camp and the preseason for his physicality and ability to make plays downfield. The Giants still have veterans Darnell Mooney and Odell Beckham on hand to push for playing time, but Fields often took reps ahead of both players while Nabers was sidelined or limited to non-contact portions of practice for much of camp.

  • 49ers' De'Zhaun Stribling: Suited up for practice Monday

    Stribling (shoulder) is in full uniform for Monday's practice in Melbourne, Australia, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

    The practice session is technically taking placing Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne local time, but regardless, Stribling's participation is a positive sign as he looks to rebound from a minor shoulder injury. It remains to be seen what the rookie wideout's level of practice participation will be, but to this point there hasn't been any indication that he's in any danger of missing the season opener versus the Rams. Stribling appears in line for a big role in San Francisco's offense as one of the team's top three wideouts alongside veterans Mike Evans (adductor) and Deebo Samuel.

  • Chargers' Brenen Thompson: Returns to practice Monday

    Thompson (undisclosed) was a participant in Monday's practice, Alex Insdorf of BoltBeat.com reports.

    Thompson has returned to practice after missing the last two weeks with an undisclosed issue. It remains to be seen how the rest of Thompson's practice week will unfold, but there is a chance the fourth-round rookie could suit up for Sunday's opener against the Cardinals.

  • Gary Jennings WR | LAC

    Gary Jennings: Cut from LAC's practice squad

    The Chargers cut Jennings from the practice squad Monday, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.

    Jennings signed with the practice squad Tuesday after being waived from the Chargers' 90-man roster on cutdown day. The wide receiver was cut to make room for cornerback Isas Waxter, who signed with the practice squad in a corresponding move.

  • Van Jefferson WR | WAS

    Van Jefferson: Returning to Washington

    Jefferson signed with the Commanders' practice squad Monday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

    The wide receiver was released by Washington on Aug. 30. Jefferson has 166 career regular-season catches for 2,226 yards and 13 touchdowns across six different NFL campaigns. In Washington, he joins a receiver room that thins out significantly after veterans Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs.

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