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The Cincinnati Bengals have placed RB Joe Mixon on the reserve/COVID-19 list. He will reportedly miss Week 18.

Related Player: Samaje Perine

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) and WR Marquise Brown (illness) are questionable for Week 17 against the Los Angeles Rams.

Related Player: Tyler Huntley

Expect Brown to play, but if Jackson is active, he could be extremely limited based on video taken of him during practice.

Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (shoulder) is questionable for Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Related Player: Darrel Williams

Williams will already see enough carries to dip into CEH's value, so both could be RB2 plays this week.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown did not participate in Thursday's practice.

Brown was not listed on Wednesday's injury report, so this appears to be a new injury for the wide receiver. We should get more information on the nature of the injury later today and should have a better idea of his Week 17 status following Friday's practice. Brown is currently our 24th ranked wide receiver for Week 17.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid told reporters Wednesday that everyone on the active roster has cleared COVID protocols, meaning TE Travis Kelce has been removed from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

The NFL informed clubs that unvaccinated players who tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days -- including #Colts QB Carson Wentz and LB Darius Leonard and #Chargers WR Mike Williams -- are now eligible to play Sunday provided symptoms have improved, per sources.

We reported earlier today the league and the NFLPA were in talks about this. You can read the complete memo on Pelissero's Twitter page. But some keys are vaccinated players can test out in less than five days. The five days is mandatory for unvaccinated players but it will allow those tested early in the week to still have a chance to play in the next game - obviously very important with the upcoming playoffs.

The Indianapolis Colts have placed starting quarterback Carson Wentz on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Tuesday.

Related players: Sam Ehlinger, Brett Hundley

It is unclear if Wentz was put on the list as a close contact or if he tested positive, but either way he will miss Sunday's key game against the Las Vegas Raiders, because he's an unvaccinated player. If he's a close contact he must quarantine for five days and then could return if he tested negative. If he tested positive he must quarantine for 10 days, according to the story. Rookie Ehlinger, barring the Colts bringing in a quarterback from the outside or going with practice squad quarterback Hundley, will start against the Raiders. Ehlinger missed the start of the regular season due to a knee injury suffered in a preseason game at Detroit.

Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is considered week-to-week with a bruised shoulder, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Edwards-Helaire sustained the injury during the Chiefs' Week 16 victory over the Steelers.

Related players: Darrel Williams

It doesn't necessarily rule out CEH against Cincy this week, but his status is certainly in doubt. The Chiefs got good news when an MRI said he didn't suffer a broken collarbone. Williams would be the lead back if CEH is out. It's an early afternoon game against the Bengals in Week 17.

Browns activated the following from COVID-19 reserve:
DE Jadeveon Clowney
G Drew Forbes
S Ronnie Harrison Jr.
CB Troy Hill
RB Kareem Hunt
DT Malik McDowell
T Jedrick Wills Jr.
LB Mack Wilson
They also placed LB Elijah Lee on the list.

Related players: Nick Chubb, D'Ernest Johnson

Chubb and Johnson have handled the load the last two weeks, and Chubb, especially, has been fantastic. Don't forget, Hunt was dealing with an ankle injury before hitting the COVID list. Reports say the ankle would have kept him out in Week 16, so Hunt is no lock to play in Week 17 as a result.