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Tuten (shoulder) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.

For a second straight session to kick off Week 4 prep, Tuten operated with a cap on his reps due to a shoulder issue. The rookie fourth-round pick thus has one more chance to prove his health before the Jaguars potentially tag him with a designation for Sunday's game in San Francisco. Working behind Jacksonville's lead runner Travis Etienne, Tuten still has notched 17 carries for 74 yards and one touchdown and two catches (on three targets) for 32 yards and another score through the first three contests of his career.

Tucker did not see any snaps from scrimmage but returned five kickoffs for 124 yards during the Buccaneers' 29-27 win over the Jets in Week 3.

Sunday's interconference victory marked the first time this season Tucker didn't see the field for any snaps on offense. However, he did have the ball in his hands on five of his eight special-teams snaps and delivered a season-high 124 kickoff-return yards. Tucker appears relegated to a virtually non-existent No. 3 running back role for the time being, but the explosiveness he often demonstrates in his special-teams role -- not to mention some of his past body of work as a running back -- would make him an intriguing fantasy option were injuries to strike Bucky Irving or Rachaad White.

Charbonnet (foot) is listed as active Thursday at Arizona.

After sitting out the Seahawks' Week 3 win against the Saints due to a foot injury, Charbonnet is back in action following a full walkthrough Tuesday and a full practice Wednesday. Prior to that absence, Charbonnet and Kenneth Walker accrued 27 touches apiece through two games, with the former's all on the ground for 57 yards and one touchdown. The eventual breakdown of work between the two may skew in Walker's favor Thursday if Charbonnet's snaps are restricted.

Jacobs (ankle) was limited at Thursday's practice.

Jacobs appears to be following the same LP/LP/LP practice regimen from last week due to an ankle issue, which, if it's officially replicated, will mean the running back doesn't carry a designation into the weekend. He's been afforded plenty of carries (58) this season but is averaging just 3.1 YPC, and he also has just six catches through three contests. Jacobs also saw his streak of games with a rushing touchdown end at 11 in this past Sunday's loss at Cleveland.

Perine (thumb) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.

Perine was injured in last Sunday's loss to the Vikings, but it's evidently not serious, and the veteran running back should handle his normal role as the Bengals' preferred option in pass protection out of the backfield. Perine has extremely minimal fantasy appeal while Chase Brown is healthy.

The Cardinals elevated Carter from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Thursday's game against the Seahawks.

Carter didn't make Arizona's 53-man roster out of training camp but found himself back on the practice squad, where he spent the first three games of the campaign. With James Conner (foot) on injured reserve and out for the season, Carter will join Emari Demercado and Bam Knight as backfield options behind new No. 1 RB Trey Benson. When both Conner and Benson were banged-up Weeks 17 and 18 of last season, Carter racked up 30 carries for 113 yards and one touchdown and gathered in all six targets for 27 yards.

Croskey-Merritt (knee) didn't practice Thursday.

Croskey-Merritt made a surprise appearance on Wednesday's practice report as a DNP due to a knee issue. Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reported Wednesday evening that the rookie's injury isn't considered to be a serious one and that he may be able to practice Thursday, but that didn't come to pass. Croskey-Merritt thus has one more opportunity Friday to prove his health ahead of the weekend, at which point the team seems likely to give him some sort of designation for Sunday's game in Atlanta. Jeremy McNichols and Chris Rodriguez are on hand in the event Croskey-Merritt is limited or even sidelined Week 4.

Warren (NIR - resting vet/knee) was listed as a limited participant at practice Thursday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Though Warren's name was also on Wednesday's practice report, his listed limitations then only cited 'NIR -resting vet.' While the addition of 'knee' to Thursday's report is worth noting, so far there's nothing to suggest that the running back's status for Sunday's game against the Vikings in Dublin is in any danger. Friday's final injury report will reveal whether Warren heads into the weekend with an injury designation or cleared to face Minnesota.

Hubbard was limited in practice Thursday due to a calf injury.

Hubbard avoided the Panthers' first Week 4 practice report Wednesday, so his addition to it one day later could be cause for concern. Through three games this season, he's accounted for 242 yards from scrimmage and two receiving TDs on 53 touches, while backup RBs Rico Dowdle (23 touches) and Trevor Etienne (two) have combined for less than half of that total. Friday's report will be key for determining if Hubbard will continue to dominate work out of Carolina's backfield.

Swift (hip) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

Swift maintained his activity level from Wednesday as he deals with a hip injury, leaving him just one more opportunity to prove his health ahead of the weekend. Friday's practice report will reveal whether or not he has a designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Raiders. Through three weeks this season, Swift is averaging 17 touches for 70.7 yards from scrimmage per game while scoring one touchdown.