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Ron Rivera said WR Curtis Samuel will be week-to-week with his groin injury. "We're just going to continue to be smart with it."

Samuel missed just about all of the camp and preseason with the groin injury, but was finally able to return in Week 4 with the hope of continuing to trend up in Week 5. Instead, he didn't make it through the team's loss to the Saints. Samuel seems poised to miss Week 6 with the week to week tag, and perhaps even longer.

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott (knee) and WR Amari Cooper (hamstring) are questionable Week 5 against the New York Giants according to Jon Machota of The Athletic. Both are expected to play.

Look for the two to have their normal workloads after strong Week 4 performances.

The Washington Football Team will be without WRs Dyami Brown (knee) and Cam Sims (hamstring) according to Nicki Jhabvali of The Washington Post. RB Antonio Gibson (stress fracture in shin) and WR Curtis Samuel (groin) are questionable.

That is a lot of wide receiver depth in question behind Terry McLaurin. Samuel did not play well in his first action of the season Week 4 and may have lingering issues with the groin injury that landed him on IR.

If Gibson would to miss the game, Jaret Patterson would see a boost and J.D. McKissic would carry the ball more than normal.

Cowboys WR Amari Cooper (ribs) and RB Ezekiel Elliott (knee) did not practice Wednesday according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News.

Neither player is in danger of missing Week 5 as of now but both should log at least limited work ahead of Friday's final injury report.

The Bills offense, though, has been pretty good too, putting up 35-plus points in each of the past three games. Among the positives has been the team’s leader in touchdown catches, tight end Dawson Knox.

The numbers are there as far as TDs go at least: Knox's four touchdown catches are the second-most in the NFL and tied for the most among tight ends (Bucs' Rob Gronkowski). He is tied with wide receivers Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley for the most red zone targets (six) on the team and leads the team in red zone receiving yards with 29. The third-year tight end has at least one score in each of the past three games, the first Bills tight end to do that since Charles Clay in 2016. His hot touchdown streak extends to the 2020 postseason, which he finished with two scores, the story pointed out.

On the downside, he's not putting up huge receiving yards (averaging a career-high 36 yards per game), Knox has taken a step forward as both a receiver and a blocker in the running game, an area of his play both Allen and coach Sean McDermott praised after Sunday's 40-0 win over the Texans. If Knox is still on your wire, he may be worth a stash if he continues to emerge or you need a bye-week option.

Amari Cooper showed he won't be slowed by a combination of a fractured rib and a hamstring injury. The latter saw him miss a series early in the battle between the Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

Cooper didn't finish the day with a explosive stat line, but his 69 receiving yards led the team and he reeled in all three of his targets from Dak Prescott, including a 35-yard touchdown catch that Prescott placed perfectly over his shoulder. As for his future status, it's worth watching but Cooper expects to be good, "as long as he can run." He expects to rehab and get treatment and could be limited this week in practice.

WFT HC Ron Rivera told reporters Friday that WR Curtis Samuel (groin) will be active Week 4 at Atlanta.

For the first time this season, WFT will have their starting receivers active. Their matchup against Atlanta is not ideal with Taylor Heinicke under center but having multiple field-stretchers adds another level to a stagnant offense.

WFT WR Curtis Samuel returned to practice Wednesday according to Ben Standig of The Athletic. He was on IR due to a hamstring injury. He has 21 days to be placed on the 53-man roster to play in 2021.

WFT has been struggling with big plays, something Samuel is known for. His return cannot come soon enough for a team reeling on both sides of the ball.

Wide receiver Curtis Samuel‘s debut for the Washington Football Team has been delayed by a groin injury, but it may not be a long way off.

Samuel is eligible to come off of injured reserve in time to face the Falcons in Week 4 and head coach Ron Rivera discussed that prospect when he spoke to reporters at a Monday press conference. Rivera said the team will make a call in a couple of days about whether they will shoot for having Samuel in uniform in Atlanta.

Once Samuel does practice, the team will have a three-week window to add him to the active roster, the story said. The story also talked about how the coaches are excited to see where he is. He could provide a big boost to the Washington offense.

Broncos WR K.J. Hamler tore his ACL yesterday I'm told.

Related players: Tim Patrick, Diontae Spencer

It's another blow to the Denver offense which has already lost Jerry Jeudy. Courtland Sutton remains the WR1 but Tim Patrick and Diontae Spencer now move up the ranks to battle for the WR2 spot. Patrick should probably be targeted on wires this week as he finished with a nice 5-98-0 line despite a run-heavy attack in Week 3 against the Jets.