NFL Notes: Bills, Chargers, Giants, Lions, Panthers

Bills

• HC Doug Marrone mentioned on Thursday that WR Mike Williams has received reps with the first-team offense this week, which refutes a previous report. (Chris Brown)
• WR Marquise Goodwin suffered a hamstring injury in today’s practice. (Mike Rodak)

Chargers

• RB Donald Brown has not returned to practice after he sustained a concussion close to two weeks ago. (Michael Gehlken)
• Branden Oliver, Ronnie Brown and Shaun Draughn are likely to be the Chargers’ top-three running backs in Week 7.

Giants

• HC Tom Coughlin said that the CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie “still has a ways to go” if he’s going to play in Week 7. (Ralph Vacchiano)

Lions

• WR Calvin Johnson, TE Joe Fauria, RB Theo Riddick and LB Travis Lewis did not practice on Thursday. (Tim Twentyman)
• Rookie TE Eric Ebron (hamstring) was downgraded to “did not practice” on Thursday after he reportedly tweaked his hamstring during Wednesday’s practice.

Panthers

• HC Ron Rivera said that he’s hopeful rookie WR Kelvin Benjamin can pass concussion test Friday. (Steve Reed)
• Rivera also mentioned that Benjamin has done well in the first steps of the concussion protocol. (David Newton)
• Rivera mentioned that RB Jonathan Stewart continues to look very good and he’s confident that Stewart’s status for Week 7. (David Newton)
• Rivera added that Stewart and Chris Ogbonnaya are likely to be the team’s top-two running backs in Week 7. (David Newton)