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Johnston (ankle) remained sidelined at practice Thursday.

Johnston, who missed this past Monday's 17-15 loss to the Cardinals, now has one more chance to practice ahead of Sunday's game against the Saints, but at this stage his status for the contest looks cloudy. Friday's injury report will reveal whether Johnston has any chance to return to action this weekend. Meanwhile, fellow WRs Ladd McConkey (hip) and Derius Davis (hamstring) have also missed back-to-back practices.

Meyers (ankle) didn't practice Thursday.

Meyers, who has missed two straight games, logged a limited practice Wednesday, so his non-participation a day later is notable. It remains to be seen if the downgrade is maintenance-related or indicative of a setback, with added context on that front slated to arrive no later than the release of Friday's final injury report.

Wilson (hamstring) was listed as a DNP on the Steelers' injury report Thursday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.

Wilson missed the first two games of the regular season due to an ankle injury and was a healthy scratch for the following three contests. He made his NFL debut in Week 6 against the Raiders, but he came out of that contest with a hamstring injury which forced him to sit out of the Steelers' Week 7 win over the Jets. Wilson will have two more chances to return to practice ahead of the Steelers' Week 8 matchup against the Giants on Monday.

The Broncos announced Thursday that Reynolds (finger) was the victim of a shooting in Denver on Oct. 18 and received treatment for minor injuries, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Reynolds was fortunate to avoid any life-threatening injuries after he was shot once in his left arm and once in the back of his head shortly after 3 a.m. local time outside of a Denver club, according to Janet Oravetz of 9 News Denver. The wideout was placed on injured reserve Oct. 12 after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured finger, and he won't be eligible to return until at least Week 10. It's unclear if the injuries Reynolds sustained in the shooting will further delay his return to the field.

Hopkins (lower leg) wasn't listed on Thursday's injury report.

In his first practice with the Chiefs, Hopkins, who was officially acquired from the Titans on Thursday, worked without restriction, signaling that he's past the lower-leg soreness he had coming out of Week 7. Though he'll practice with his new team only twice before Sunday's game against the Raiders, Hopkins has a chance to play this weekend, with Adam Teicher of ESPN.com relaying that head coach Andy Reid is open to the idea of using the veteran wideout right away.

Woods (foot) was listed as a limited participant on the Texans' injury report Thursday.

Woods was able to play through a foot injury during the Texans' Week 5 win over the Bills, but the veteran wideout has been sidelined for Houston's last two games. His ability to practice Thursday indicates that Woods is making progress through the issue, and if he's able to practice in at least a limited capacity Friday, he'll give himself a shot at suiting up for Sunday's AFC South clash against the Colts. Woods' return would give the Texans some additional depth at wide receiver while Nico Collins (hamstring) resides on injured reserve.

Davis (knee) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

The Jaguars haven't indicated that Davis suffered a setback with his knee coming out of this past Sunday's win over the Patriots, but since he's been limited in both of the team's first two Week 8 practices, the receiver may need to upgrade to full activity Friday to avoid taking a designation into Sunday's matchup with the Packers. While suiting up in each of the Jaguars' first seven games, Davis has played at least two-thirds of the snaps in every contest while recording 18 catches for 217 yards and two touchdowns on 35 targets.

McConkey (hip) was a non-participant in Thursday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

McConkey played a season-high 88 percent of the Chargers' offensive snaps in Monday's 17-15 loss to the Cardinals, but the rookie wideout's lingering hip issue may be bothering him a bit more coming off the busy game. He's now sat out both of the Chargers' first two Week 8 practices, with fellow wideout Quentin Johnston (ankle) and tight end Will Dissly (shoulder) joining him as spectators for both sessions. More clarity on the statuses of all three pass catchers will become available when the Chargers hold their final practice of the week Friday before Sunday's game against the Saints.

Samuel (illness) was present at the open portion of Thursday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Samuel managed just four offensive snaps during this past Sunday's loss to the Chiefs with what eventually was deemed to be pneumonia, which forced a stay in the hospital. He was discharged Tuesday and was spotted running and doing some conditioning work on the side at Wednesday's session, per Wagoner. While Samuel went down as a non-participant, his return to the practice field Thursday generally is a good sign that he's trending in the right direction ahead of Sunday's game versus the Cowboys.

Waddle (quad) remained limited at practice Thursday, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

While Waddle maintained his practice level from Wednesday, Tyreek Hill was added to Miami's injury report Thursday after being limited by a foot injury. The duo's status thus is worth tracking ahead of Sunday's game against the Cardinals. If Waddle is available this weekend, his fantasy prospects could be looking up, with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) trending toward a return from IR.