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Irving (glute) remained limited at Thursday's practice.

Irving has kicked off Week 4 prep with consecutive limited practice sessions, so he'll probably need to upgrade to full participation Friday to avoid carrying an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Packers. The Buccaneers figure to lean heavily on the ground game in the first regular-season start for rookie QB Jalon Daniels against a Packers defense that has given up the third-most rushing yards and six touchdowns to running backs. If Irving can't carry his full workload, Kenny Gainwell and Sean Tucker could be asked to pick up the slack.

Spears (ankle) was a limited participant at Thursday's practice.

In addition to being stuck behind Tony Pollard on the depth chart, Spears is also the less healthy of Tennessee's top two running backs, as Pollard returned to practice without limitations Thursday after both sat out Wednesday. Spears played through a questionable designation against the Giants in Week 3 but handled just three touches. Barring an upgrade to full participation Friday, Spears looks likely to remain questionable for Sunday's game against the Ravens.

Pollard (foot) practiced without limitations Thursday.

It looks like Wednesday's missed practice was just a maintenance day for Pollard, who handled a season-high 21 touches in the Week 3 loss to the Giants after also sitting out practice the Wednesday preceding that game. Pollard continues to work ahead of Tyjae Spears (ankle), who was limited Thursday after missing Wednesday's practice. Barring a setback, Pollard is poised to head into Sunday's game at Baltimore without an injury designation.

The Steelers elevated Nichols from the practice squad ahead of Thursday's game against the Browns.

Nichols will be called up from the practice squad for a second straight game while the Steelers are shorthanded in the backfield with Rico Dowdle (toe) sidelined. In the Steelers' Week 3 win over the Bengals, Nichols played just three snaps on offense, carrying once for zero yards. He'll likely see limited use out of the backfield once again Thursday while slotting behind Jaylen Warren and Travis Homer on the depth chart.

Hall (quadriceps) didn't practice Thursday.

Hall is considered week-to-week with what is now being deemed a quadriceps injury. The injury to his upper leg, which Hall sustained in this past Sunday's loss to the Lions, was previously being described as a thigh injury. Either way, the Jets' starting running back hasn't been able to practice and is unlikely to play against the Bears on Sunday, paving the way for Braelon Allen to take on a larger workload, with change-of-pace work possibly available for Isaiah Davis.

Swift didn't participate in Thursday's practice due to a knee injury.

After the Bears held a walkthrough Wednesday, Swift wasn't included on the team's first Week 4 injury report, so his addition to it one day later could mean he sustained the issue on the practice field. In any case, his status now will be monitored closely to get a sense of his odds to suit up Sunday versus the Jets. If Swift isn't able to go or is at all inhibited, fellow RB Kyle Monangai could be in line for a significant boost in touches and snaps.

Spears (ankle) and Tony Pollard (foot) will both practice Thursday, per head coach Robert Saleh, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Tennessee's top two running backs both sat out Wednesday's practice, but Spears and Pollard are both expected to resume practicing Thursday. Spears' ankle injury also hindered his practice participation leading up to this past Sunday's loss against the Giants, during which Spears handled only three touches. The change-of-pace running back can typically be expected to garner a touch count in the high single digits, though that number could climb higher if Spears gets close to full health and Pollard's foot injury limits Tennessee's lead back Sunday in Baltimore.

Titans head coach Robert Saleh said that Pollard (foot) is expected to practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Pollard sat out Wednesday's practice due to the foot injury, but he may have been getting more of a maintenance day after handling a season-high 21 touches in this past Sunday's 12-7 loss to the Giants. Though it's unclear if he'll be a limited or full participant Thursday in his return to practice, Pollard looks on track to be ready to play this weekend against the Ravens.

Charbonnet (knee) was designated to return to practice Thursday.

Thursday's move opens the 21-day window for Charbonnet to resume practicing, during which he can be added to the active roster. Charbonnet is ineligible to play against the Chargers on Sunday after being placed on the reserve/PUP list to begin the season, but he could suit up as soon as Week 5 against the 49ers if added to the roster. Jadarian Price (chest), Emanuel Wilson and George Holani (ribs) have held the fort at running back while Charbonnet works his way back from a torn ACL sustained last postseason.

White (shoulder) isn't practicing again Thursday, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

White is sitting out a second consecutive practice ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Colts in London, which will kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET. If White is unable to suit up, the recently signed Austin Ekeler could slot in for passing-down work in a Commanders backfield that also includes Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Kaytron Allen.