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Kamara (concussion) has been cleared to play Sunday against the Jets, Mike Triplett of ESPN.com reports.

Benefiting from some extra time coming out of a Thursday night game in Week 14, Kamara was a full practice participant all week and made it through the concussion protocol with time to spare. There should be plenty of touches to go around for both him and Mark Ingram this week, as the Jets are massive underdogs for quarterback Bryce Petty's first start of the season. Kamara had five straight games with at least five catches, 116 scrimmage yards and a touchdown before he suffered a concussion on the opening drive of last week's loss to the Falcons.

Williams is expected to retain starting duties at running back for the Cardinals' final three games with Adrian Peterson (neck) headed to injured reserve, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Williams struggled early in the season after replacing the injured David Johnson (wrist) as the Cardinals' lead back, but he's been far more productive in his second trial in that role since Peterson went down in Week 12. Over the past two contests, Williams has scampered for 170 yards on 36 carries (4.7 average), numbers that likely won't allow backups D.J. Foster and Elijhaa Penny to encroach too much into his workload. Williams draws a favorable matchup in Week 15 against a Redskins defense that has allowed 4.3 yards per carry, the sixth-worst mark in the NFL.

Mack carried six times for 14 yards and failed to bring in his only target in Thursday's 25-13 loss to the Broncos.

Neither Mack nor Frank Gore got much work on the ground in a game that the Colts trailed for the majority of the second half. The rookie hasn't topped 46 rushing yards since Week 3, but much of that lackluster production can be directly correlated to his lack of opportunity. Factoring in Thursday's workload, Mack has only tallied double-digit carries once over the last nine contests. With the Colts playing out the string and Gore wrapping up his age-34 season, the 21-year-old could potentially see a bump in touches over the final two contests of the campaign.

Anderson rushed 30 times for 158 yards and failed to bring in his only target in Thursday's 25-13 win over the Colts.

The 26-year-old saw almost three times the rushing touches of backfield mate Devontae Booker, reconfirming his status as the clear-cut lead back. Anderson's rushing yardage was easily his highest of the season, and he's now logged 52 carries overall in the last pair of contests. He'll look to continue parlaying his robust volume into strong production when he faces the Redskins in a Week 16 road tilt.

Williams (shoulder) returned to a limited practice Thursday.

Per Chris Perkins of the Sun-Sentinel, if Williams is able to return to action Sunday against the Bills following a two-game absence, he could help ease the workload of Kenyan Drake, who has logged 56 touches over Miami's past two games. Given that Drake racked up 234 rushing yards and 100 receiving yards in that span, Williams would likely be limited to complementary duty in a scenario where he is available this weekend.

McKinnon (shoulder) practiced in full Thursday.

Since Dalvin Cook suffered a torn ACL in Week 4, McKinnon has averaged 76.9 yards per game from scrimmage and scored five total touchdowns across nine outings. That said, McKinnon hasn't surpassed 60 scrimmage yards in five consecutive contests. After a brief reduction in reps Wednesday, he returned Thursday without limitations, setting himself up to take advantage of the Bengals' 19th-ranked defense Sunday.

Mixon (concussion) practiced in a limited fashion Thursday, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports.

While added context is required to get a better read regarding how close Mixon is to being medically cleared in advance of Sunday's game against the Vikings, his limited practice participation Sunday is nonetheless a positive indicator with regard to his Week 15 availability.

Mixon (concussion) was spotted at practice Thursday, Jim Owczarski of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

After not practicing Wednesday, Mixon was sporting his helmet and jersey at Thursday's session, which represents a step in the right direction for the running back as Sunday's game against the Vikings approaches. We'll circle back on Mixon's status later Thursday to see how the Bengals list his level of practice participation.

Coach Sean Payton said Thursday that the expectation is for Kamara (concussion) to play Sunday against the Jets.

The running back already cleared a major hurdle by logging a full practice Wednesday, but concrete news with reference to Kamara clearing the NFL's concussion protocol has yet to arrive. That said, Payton seems quite confident that Kamara will gain clearance, but fantasy players should stay tuned for an official announcement before deploying the back in Week 15 lineups.

Grant (shoulder) was a full participant at the Jaguars' practice Wednesday.

Grant suffered the injury in Sunday's win over the Seahawks but was able to return to the game. The injury appears to have been minor, given the 25-year-old's return to practice, and he should have his special teams-oriented role against the Texans on Sunday.