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Murray (concussion) was a limited participant at Thursday's practice.

Although Murray said that he is already symptom-free, his limited participation at Thursday's practice suggests he still needs to clear at least one hurdle in the NFL's concussion protocol. If he's ultimately unable to play against the Vikings, it's unclear how the Raiders would divide work between Taiwan Jones, Roy Helu and fullbacks Marcel Reece and Jamize Olawale.

Murray suggested Thursday that he is symptom-free after suffering a concussion this past Sunday against the Steelers, Scott Bair of CSN California reports.

That said, it's unclear how much the running back will be limited at practice Thursday, with Murray's status for Sunday's game against the Vikings still far from solidified at this stage.

Gray, who was cut by the Dolphins on Monday, has joined the team's practice squad, the Miami Herald reports.

Despite a rash of running back injuries around the league, Gray was unable to land a 53-man roster spot, so he'll stay with the Dolphins and is thus an injury away from returning to the team's backfield mix, which now includes Lamar Miller, Jay Ajayi and Damien Williams.

Carey carried the ball seven times for 28 yards in Monday's win over the Chargers.

They seven totes were the first offensive touches of the season for Carey, who had been inactive for four of the Bears' previous seven games heading into Monday. However, injuries to Matt Forte and Jacquizz Rodgers moved Carey up to second on the depth chart, and he turned in a good showing behind starter Jeremy Langford. However, unless Langford suffers an injury of his own, Carey isn't likely to notice much larger of a workload in the weeks to come.

Murray (concussion) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Scott Bair of CSN California reports.

It's unclear exactly where Murray is in the NFL's concussion protocol at this stage, so his status will be worth tracking closely in advance of Sunday's game against the Vikings. Taiwan Jones, who is listed as the Raiders' No. 2 RB, had as many fumbles (two) as carries in Week 9, so if Murray is out or limited this weekend, the team could lean more heavily on the likes of fullbacks Marcel Reece and Jamize Olawale, with Roy Helu an option to rejoin the team's backfield mix Sunday after being inactive this past weekend.

Sims was in on 32 offensive plays in the Bucs' Week 9 loss to the Giants, Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Sims provided a spark for the Bucs in his extended playing time with a dynamic 59-yard sprint in the fourth quarter that made up for an earlier fumble. The Bucs backup tailback participated on his most snaps since Week 4, but many of the factors that led to his increased usage--such as Tampa playing catch-up the majority of the game--appear to have been consequential. Sims will likely resume his more typical complementary role in the Bucs' Week 10 home tilt versus Dallas.

Martin was in on 31 snaps in the Bucs' Week 9 loss to the Giants, Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Bucs tailback's playing time decreased after a second-quarter fumble, and due to Tampa having to play from behind for the entire second half. After comfortably outpacing backfield mate Charles Sims in snaps over the last several weeks, Martin was in on one less play than Sims verus the Giants. Martin and the Bucs running game will look to get back on track in a Week 10 matchup versus the Matt Cassel-led Cowboys.

Randle has been suspended four games for violating the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports.

Randle has not joined a team since being released by the Cowboys last week, but he will be forced to sit out four games if and when he does sign a new contract. Given the personal issues he is dealing with and the pending suspension, Randle will not be making a fantasy impact anytime soon.

Grimes is listed as the No. 2 running back on the Texans' depth chart coming out of Houston's Week 9 bye.

Alfred Blue remains the starting running back for the Texans, but Grimes and Chris Polk traded places during the bye week. It's not immediately clear how the switch will affect Grimes' workload, but it seems likely he will be more involved in Week 10 after tallying just two total touches over the last three games.

West was added to the Ravens' practice squad Tuesday, NFL.com reports.

West will head to Baltimore after being released by the Titans last week. He will provide some depth at the running back position in case of an injury to one of the three running backs currently on the roster -- Justin Forsett, Buck Allen, and Raheem Mostert -- goes down with an injury.