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Sean McDermott says Bills WR Keon Coleman will not play Sunday against Kansas City.

Related players: Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Curtis Samuel

It was possible that Coleman was going to miss multiple weeks of action with the wrist injury and that's now already confirmed. It's the second-straight week Coleman will be out. The Bills are hoping to get back Cooper this week, but if they don't Shakir and Hollins will be the top WRs with Samuel likely also involved. Hollins had a 4-86-0 line with Shakir collecting a 6-58-0 line in Week 10 against the Colts.

Head coach Jerod Mayo said that [a recent] run of events were a sign of the stamp that Drake Maye is already putting on the team.

“Drake has addressed the offense numerous times,” Mayo said, via a transcript from the team. “I think it goes back to now he’s starting to really take control of the offense and the team. When you go out there and you perform at a high level, that’s the first step. The next step is to bring others with you, and I think he’s on his way to doing that.”

The story said Maye addressed the offense after a poor practice on Wednesday. Maye said after Sunday’s game that he stressed that the “little things are adding up and hurting us” while trying to push the team to be sharper, the story said. Maye and the Pats won 19-3 over the Bears this past week. Maye should only have a chance to keep getting better and better as the Pats will put more pieces around him going forward.

Sean McDermott said that WR Amari Cooper (wrist) and FB Reggie Gilliam (hip) will be questionable vs. the Colts.

Related Players: Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

Keon Coleman has already been declared Out (and will "probably" miss multiple weeks), so it would be quite the blow to the passing offense if Cooper misses as well. Shakir should be locked into WR2 slots in fantasy.

Sean McDermott has ruled out wide receiver Keon Coleman on WGR550

Related Players: Amari Cooper, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

Still no word on whether Amari Cooper will be playing, but we should see Shakir continue in his role that has seen him hit 7+ targets in three straight games. He's a WR2 in Week 10.

Second straight day with no practice for Keon Coleman.

Amari Cooper continues to be limited. Christian Benford fully participating is a good sign.

Related Players: Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

It seems as though Cooper is still dealing with his wrist issue as well, so the Bills might be right back to having an extremely thin WR room once again for Week 10. Consider Shakir a high-floor WR2 if either or both of his teammates miss.

Sean McDermott said that WR Keon Coleman won't practice on Wednesday and that it could be "more than just this week," but that they are still evaluating. He is not ruled out for this week's game vs. the Colts.

Related Players: Amari Cooper, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

It seems as though Cooper is still dealing with an issue as well, so the Bills might be right be to having an extremely thin WR room once again for Week 10. Consider Shakir a high-floor WR2 if either or both of his teammates miss.

Bills rookie WR Keon Coleman will have tests done on his wrist today. Stay tuned.

Related players: Amari Cooper, Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel, Mack Hollins, Josh Allen

With Cooper missing Week 9, the Bills could find themselves even more short at WR as they enter Week 10, which is an early Sunday game at the Colts. If Coleman has to miss time, it should mean more targets for Shakir, Samuel and Hollins, depending on Cooper's status going forward.

Patriots QB Drake Maye cleared concussion protocol and will play Sunday against the Titans.

Maye suffered the concussion last week against the Jets on a hit by linebacker Jamien Sherwood that landed the defender a fine. The Titans usually sport one of the better defenses but cornerback L’Jarius Sneed will not play. Still, given the worries about the offense, Maye ranks outside our top 25 quarterbacks this week.

Bills coach Sean McDermott said that LB Terrel Bernard should be good to go for Sunday's game.

WR Amari Cooper, WR Curtis Samuel and CB Christian Benford will be listed as questionable.

Related Players: Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

Cooper's second game in a Bills uniform was a bit of a letdown, considering his 4-66-1 stat line in limited action the week before. Shakir and Coleman are nice WR3 options this week, with a slight bump to their floors if Cooper were to miss.

Patriots OC Alex Van Pelt says the team is going into the week open-minded about the QB situation.

Van Pelt says he's very hopeful that things keep going the way they're progressing with rookie QB Drake Maye in concussion protocol.

Otherwise, Van Pelt won't discuss injuries.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Looks like they're going to run this down to the wire after it was announced that Maye is in "phase three" of the five-phase protocol yesterday. If Brissett gets the start, all New England fantasy options get a downgrade.