The Indianapolis Colts activated center Ryan Kelly off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday.
Kelly was placed on the list Dec. 4 and sat out Indianapolis’ 31-0 rout of the Houston Texans the following day.
Kelly, 28, was the Colts’ first-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. The two-time Pro Bowl selection has started all 78 games in his career, including 12 this season.
The Colts (7-6) return from their bye week to host the New England Patriots (9-4) on Saturday (8:15 p.m. ET).
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The Jacksonville Jaguars placed linebacker Josh Allen on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.
Allen, 24, recorded 13 tackles and 2.5 sacks in eight games (seven starts) in 2020 before his season came to an end due to a knee injury.
Allen was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Kentucky.
He had 10.5 sacks, 23 quarterback hits and 44 tackles in 16 games (four starts) and made the Pro Bowl as a rookie.
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The Los Angeles Rams activated wide receiver Cooper Kupp from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Wednesday.
Kupp, who was placed on the list on Dec. 29, is in line to play in Saturday’s NFC wild-card game against the host Seattle Seahawks.
The 27-year-old Kupp has been an integral part of an offense that has struggled of late. He recorded team-leading totals in catches (92) and receiving yards (974) to go along with three touchdowns this season.
Kupp had five catches for 50 yards in the Rams’ 23-16 win over the Seahawks on Nov. 15 and eight receptions for 66 yards in a 20-9 setback in Seattle on Dec. 27.
Kupp has 288 catches for 3,570 yards with 24 touchdowns in 54 career games since being selected by the Rams in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Eastern Washington.
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The Los Angeles Rams placed tackle Bobby Evans and defensive back Nick Scott on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday.
Neither player practiced Thursday, and Justin Hollins, Brian Allen and Ogbonnia Okoronkwo were also held out as a precaution because at least one member of the team had tested positive.
Evans, 23, is the Rams’ backup tackle behind Joe Noteboom and Rob Havenstein. He has played in five games but just one offensive snap. The Rams drafted him in the third round (No. 97 overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma.
Scott, also 23, was a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft. The Penn State product has appeared in 13 games this season, making 14 tackles and playing for just 18 percent of the Rams’ defensive snaps. But he’s emerged as a key special-teams performer.
Edge rusher Jachai Polite remains on the COVID-19 list.
The Rams (9-4) host the New York Jets (0-13) on Sunday before a Week 16 showdown with the Seattle Seahawks that could decide the NFC West title.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed kicker Ryan Succop, punter Bradley Pinion and long snapper Zach Triner on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Tuesday.
The trio represents the first players to be added to the team’s list since defenseman lineman Benning Potoa’e on Nov. 30.
It is not immediately clear if any of the three players tested positive for COVID-19 or were close contacts with someone who had.
Succop, 34, has made 24 of 26 field-goal attempts and 38 of 41 extra-point tries in 13 games this season.
Tampa Bay can turn to Greg Joseph should Succop be unavailable to play for the Buccaneers (8-5) in their road game against the Atlanta Falcons (4-9) on Sunday. The Bucs on Tuesday used practice squad protection on Joseph, thus preventing any other team from signing him this week.
Pinion, 26, is averaging a career-best 45.6 yards per punt and 41.5 yards net this season.
Triner, 29, has participated in 116 special teams snaps this season.
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The Chicago Bears activated safety Eddie Jackson from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Friday.
Jackson was placed on the list Monday, however the Bears were allowed to activate him provided he had tested negative for the virus on two occasions during a five-day period.
Jackson, 26, is expected to start for Chicago (5-5) in Sunday night’s game at the Green Bay Packers (7-3).
A two-time Pro Bowl selection (2018, 2019), Jackson has 58 tackles, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 10 games this season.
Jackson has recorded 242 tackles, 10 interceptions, seven forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries while starting in all 56 games he has played with the Bears. Chicago selected him in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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The Minnesota Vikings placed wide receiver Adam Thielen on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced on Monday.
The news comes one day after Thielen reeled in eight catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns in the Vikings’ 31-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The game was the 100th of Thielen’s career.
Thielen, 30, leads the team in both catches (49) and touchdown receptions (11). He also has 646 receiving yards to trail only rookie Justin Jefferson (848) on the club.
Thielen has recorded 372 catches for 4,961 yards and 36 touchdowns in seven seasons with Minnesota.
The Vikings (4-6) host the Carolina Panthers (4-7) on Sunday.
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