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Today the Jaguars signed Chase McLaughlin off the Vikings’ practice squad, putting him on their active roster as Jacksonville’s sixth kicker this season. McLaughlin will have to go through the league’s COVID-19 protocols before he can begin practicing with the team.

The Jaguars needed McLaughlin because kicker Josh Lambo was injured on Sunday.

Baker Mayfield did not test positive, a person familiar with the situation said Sunday, but came into close contact with a staff member who tested positive for the virus Saturday. The person who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the staff member is not a coach.

Mayfield’s return to team headquarters hinges on further testing.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski did not indicate if Mayfield would be allowed back in the facility Wednesday after being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Sunday. As the Browns (5-3) returned from their bye weekend, Stefanski considered Monday as a “bonus” day in preparation for Sunday’s home game against the Houston Texans. He said Mayfield participated in virtual calls in the morning and would go over the tape from practice with the coaches, the story said.

Bruce Arians said that Mike Evans was open a bunch on Sunday. “He didn’t get targeted. That’s all. Mike was open."

Related players: Antonio Brown, Chris Godwin, Tom Brady

Evans was targeted a team-high six times, as were RB Leonard Fournette and Godwin. Brown was targeted five times. Evans led the group with a 4-64-0 line so it sounds like maybe Arians wasn't happy with Brady. There wasn't much positive in the Bucs loss to the Saints on Sunday night.

RB Kenyan Drake and CB Dre Kirkpatrick still day-to-day after missing the Dolphins game.

Related players: Chase Edmonds

Edmonds was held in check in Week 9 taking over the as the lead back with Drake out, but the good news was he handled a majority of the workload in the loss to Miami. If Drake is out, Edmonds should again see the workload in a matchup against Buffalo.

Lost in the stunning Tampa Bay blowout loss was the fact that Antonio Brown is back.

He’s not all the way back. He caught only three passes for 31 yards on five targets, and he stopped on one route that resulted in an interception. But he was able, after playing only one game in nearly two years, to participate in 39 offensive snaps.

Related players: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin

The story noted that’s more than anyone expected from Brown, who joined the Buccaneers only recently and who first became eligible to practice just five days ago. Brown also had an impressive back-end-of-the-ball catch on a laser from quarterback Tom Brady. It happened well after the outcome of the game was no longer in doubt, but it was a glimpse of what he and the Bucs can do, the story went on to say. Evans and Godwin were each targeted 6 times while Brown had five targets.

Bucs WR Chris Godwin is officially questionable for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints, according to Greg Auman of The Athletic.

Head coach Bruce Arians expects Godwin to play, but know that he could be a decoy coming back from a broken finger.