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Washington Football Team WR Curtis Samuel did not practice Wednesday according to Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post. Samuel tried to run and stretch but ended up leaving the practice field.

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The free agent signing is in danger of missing Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers and ceding work to rookie Dyami Brown and fellow free agent signee Adam Humphries. Samuel has dealt with injuries the entirety of his NFL career and continues to be a fantasy risk.

The Jets listed Tevin Coleman as the team's RB1 for Week 1.

Related players: Michael Carter, La'Mical Perine, Ty Johnson

Perine and Johnson were both listed as second on the depth chart leaving the rookie Carter buried. That had been the trend in preseason games with Carter only getting in those game late. Carter will need to make a sharp and quick climb in order to have value in typical redraft leagues. Until then, it may be hard to devote a roster spot to him.

Curtis Samuel day. What we know:
He practiced today, but limited. Ron Rivera didn't want to over-extend.
Concern is conditioning, not the groin, per Rivera.

The tweet went on to say Samuel isn't telling anyone if he's 100% or how close to it if he's not. As far as Week 1, the tweet quoted Samuel as saying, "Maybe, who knows. We'll see." It's been a frustrating summer for Samuel owners as the team hasn't seemed concerned about rushing Samuel back. Even if he goes in Week 1, it's hard to imagine he'll have a big workload. However it's something to monitor leading up to Sunday. Samuel is familiar with Rivera and the offense.

Dolphins coach Brian Flores said on Tuesday that veteran wide receiver Allen Hurns will eventually be placed on injured reserve after a Monday report that he will likely miss three months with wrist surgery. This comes as Miami has had Will Fuller out since the first practice of training camp, been without DeVante Parker for more practices than he’s participated in, had Albert Wilson miss the past week-plus and Preston Williams on the physically-unable-to-perform list since the start of camp.

“We’ll see about [Wednesday]. They’re day to day. They’re all working to get back,” Flores said. “Those become pretty competitive practices, very competitive practices. With guys who have been out, you kind of want to ease them back, so if they are back, I wouldn’t expect too much out of them. But getting closer, I would say.”

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The story went on to say Parker, Fuller, Wilson and Williams continued to sit out Tuesday, which was a lighter walkthrough session before the Dolphins welcome the Atlanta Falcons for joint practices on Wednesday and Thursday. With the slew of top wideouts missing, the Dolphins started Waddle with Hollins in Week 1 of the preseason. Bowden ended up leading wide receivers later in the game with four receptions for 47 yards.

Ron Rivera said Curtis Samuel practiced off to the side because they didn't want to risk him slipping on the field during the rain.

Keim went on to say that he didn't really notice anyone slipping on the turf Monday in the rain, so it seems the WFT is being really safe with Samuel. The team said Sunday they don't plan to rush him back, but they are comfortable because Samuel is familiar with Rivera's system.

Washington WR Curtis Samuel (groin) was activated off the Physically Unable to Perform list Sunday.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera stated the team will not rush Samuel back. Samuel continues to work on the sideline, in pads, with trainers. He has not fully practiced since June OTAs. As Jhabvala also tweeted, "Ron Rivera said Curtis Samuel does 'not necessarily' need preseason reps for them to feel comfortable with where he's at 'but he'll be out there.' Rivera reiterated that they're not going to rush him back." Washington also released WR Kelvin Harmon.

Amari Cooper has been activated from the PUP list by the Cowboys -- after passing his most recent physical.

Walker went on to tweet the expectation isn't that Cooper will be fully unleashed in practice immediately, but instead ramped up to make sure he's full speed for Week 1 without risking a preseason setback. But he's good to go at the moment.

Cowboys WR Michael Gallup is enjoying his increased work in slot. “That’s a whole different route tree than playing outside. ...Everybody labels me as just a ‘deep-ball threat,’ but I know I can do a whole lot more.” Been focused on route-running, conceptual details this camp.

Related players: Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb

Gehlken went on to tweet that all three Cowboy WRs can play from the slot, which will add a new wrinkle to the offense. As Gallup said, corners won't be able to follow anyone and will have to change up the defense. Gallup could have some later-round fantasy value with his ranking of 49th and an ADP of the ninth round in 12-team leagues.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera said there is currently no timetable for a return for WR Curtis Samuel (groin).

“There's no timetable for Curtis. He's been in the system, he knows it. Yeah, you'd love for him to catch a few reps maybe in the last preseason game, but we're not going to rush him out there,” Rivera said Sunday. It certainly sounds like there’s a pretty good chance we don’t see Samuel at all during the preseason, especially now that it’s only three games. The hope is he’ll be back for Week 1 against the Chargers. The time lost also means lost opportunities to build an early connection with new quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. This will certainly be worth monitoring over the next few weeks.