Overview
- NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport said Waddle is “trending in the right direction to play,” but the team has not given a final clearance.
- Waddle was listed as questionable on Denver’s Week 8 injury report after missing Wednesday practice and logging limited sessions on Thursday and Friday.
- He left the previous game with a chest injury that was aggravated, and that limitation has reduced his practice work this week.
- Waddle has underperformed through the season with modest totals of 26 catches for 276 yards and one touchdown, raising scrutiny after Denver traded a 2026 first-round pick for him.
- If Waddle is limited or inactive, targets are likely to shift to Courtland Sutton, Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims, and his fantasy value projects to WR3/FLEX range for the matchup with Kansas City.