New England Patriots RB Rex Burkhead (knee) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Updating a previous report, New England Patriots QB Tom Brady (hand) was limited in practice Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Richard Mann announced his retirement Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Denver Broncos WR Kenny Bell, DL DeShawn Williams and OT Andreas Knappe were signed to Reserve/Future contracts Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Minnesota Vikings DT Shamar Stephen (knee, ankle) did not practice Wednesday, Jan. 17. SS Andrew Sendejo (concussion) and CB Mackensie Alexander (ribs) were limited. S Anthony Harris (knee) and C Pat Elflein (shoulder) participated fully.

Minnesota Vikings WR Adam Thielen (back) was absent from practice Wednesday, Jan. 17.

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady (Achilles’) missed his media session Wednesday, Jan. 17, because he was receiving treatment from the team’s medical staff.

Former University of Illinois graduate assistant Shane Toub is being hired as an offensive quality control coach for the Chicago Bears. Toub is the son of former Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub.

Former Detroit Lions defensive line coach Kris Kocurek has agreed to join the Miami Dolphins as their defensive line coach.

Footballguys View: Kocurek has a lot of experience with the centerpiece of the Dolphins defensive line, Ndamukong Suh. He also came up under Jim Schwartz, who was a mentor to Dolphins head coach Adam Gase.

New England Patriots WR Malcolm Mitchell (knee) will not be activated from the Reserve/Injured list, according to a source. He will not be eligible to play again until next season.

Footballguys View: Mitchell’s knee never responded well enough to have an impact this year after a promising rookie campaign. The Patriots passing attack can support multiple fantasy relevant receivers, so Mitchell should still be stashed in all but the most shallow dynasty leagues.