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Vaki (hamstring) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.

Vaki has missed both of Detroit's first two games, but his return to a full practice this week would seem to give Vaki a chance to play Monday night against the Ravens. As the Lions' RB4, it's unclear if he'll even be active behind Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery and Craig Reynolds.

Ali (concussion) was limited in Thursday's practice.

Ali was concussed early in Sunday's win over the Browns and will need to clear the league's protocol if he's going to play Monday night against the Lions. Ali has played one offensive snap this season, rushing one time for five yards.

Tuten (shoulder) remained limited in Thursday's practice, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.

Tuten has posted back-to-back limited practices to open the week, putting his status for Week 3 against the Texans in question. If Tuten is unable to play versus Houston, LeQuint Allen and Cody Schrader would handle backup duties behind Travis Etienne.

McNichols (hamstring) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.

McNichols' hamstring issue is evidently minor, as he's back at practice in a full capacity. With Austin Ekeler (Achilles) set to miss the remainder of the season, McNichols appears to be the next man up as the Commanders' third-down and long-down-and-distance running back after handling 16 offensive snaps following Ekeler's injury last Thursday. McNichols is unlikely to be fantasy relevant.

Jacobs (ankle) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Jacobs has operated with a cap on his reps so far during Week 3 prep, giving him just one more opportunity to handle every practice rep Friday before the Packers potentially tag him with a designation ahead of Sunday's contest in Cleveland. With TE Tucker Kraft injuring his left knee at Thursday's session, Jacobs may see an increased role in Green Bay's passing game after recording just one target through two weeks of the season.

Tracy (chest) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Tracy has now logged back-to-back limited practice sessions coming out of New York's loss to the Cowboys in Week 2, a contest in which he took a backseat to rookie Cam Skattebo out of the backfield and played just 42 percent of offensive snaps. While it's possible Tracy's chest injury played a part in his workload change, fantasy managers will now need to monitor his status closely heading into Sunday night's matchup against the Chiefs. Friday's practice will be Tracy's final chance to upgrade to an unrestricted activity level.

Swift (quadriceps) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

Swift appaers to have picked up a quad injury during Chicago's loss to the Lions in Week 2, and he's since put together back-to-back limited practice sessions. If he's unable to upgrade to full reps Friday, it sounds as though Swift will carry a "questionable" designation into Sunday's home game against the Cowboys. Through two appearances this season, Swift has compiled 116 rushing yards on 29 carries (4.0 YPC) and one touchdown while also securing six of eight targets for 18 yards and losing one fumble.

Tucker played just one snap on offense in Monday night's 20-19 win over the Texans and did not log a touch, but he returned one kickoff for 26 yards.

Despite training camp talk of having Tucker more consistently involved on offense this season, the third-year back has played just a single snap from scrimmage in each of the first two games. However, the speedy Syracuse product has recorded four total kickoff returns through two games and averaged a solid 26.8 yards on those runbacks. Nevertheless, reserve receiver Kameron Johnson was used on two of three total kickoff returns Monday night, which is at least worth noting heading into a Week 3 home matchup against the Jets.

Shipley (oblique) did not practice Wednesday.

Shipley was injured in the Week 1 opener against the Cowboys 13 days ago and has yet to return to practice. His role once healthy is unclear after the Eagles traded for Tank Bigsby last week.

Charbonnet didn't practice Wednesday due to a foot injury, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Charbonnet played a shade more than 50 percent of the offensive snaps in both of the Seahawks' first two games of the season, accounting for 27 carries for 57 yards and one touchdown and not being targeted. Meanwhile, fellow RB Kenneth Walker was capped at a 40 percent share in both contests but churned out 142 yards from scrimmage and one rushing TD on 27 touches. If Charbonnet's new health concern impacts his game-day workload or even sidelines him, Walker would be in line for a significant boost in snaps and touches.