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Reed (ankle) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

After beginning Week 15 prep as limited on Wednesday's estimated injury report, Reed had a cap on his reps during the limited time the Packers were on the field Thursday. His activity level at Friday's longer session thus will be key for his potential to avoid a designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. With Christian Watson (hamstring) not practicing for a second week in a row, Reed may have a bigger role than normal this weekend if he's able to play through his current ankle issue.

Hill (ankle) was listed as a non-participant in Thursday's walk-through practice, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.

Following Monday's 28-27 loss to the Titans, the Dolphins have yet to hold an actual practice session this week, but the team's injury reports indicate that Hill would have been a spectator for both Wednesday and Thursday. The team will likely hold a more traditional practice Friday, so if Hill is able to mix into drills in some capacity, he would alleviate some of the concern about his availability for Sunday's game against the Jets. Even after playing less than half of the Dolphins' snaps on offense in both of the past two games, Hill is still the NFL's leading receiver by a comfortable margin, with his 1,542 receiving yards through 13 games ranked well ahead of the Eagles' A.J. Brown (1,258) for first place.

Brown (knee) remained limited in Thursday's practice.

Brown missed Weeks 11 and 12 with the knee injury but has played the last two games and will be needed even more going forward with Tank Dell (ankle) done for the season and Nico Collins now battling a calf injury that has a chance to sideline him for Week 15. Brown, however, may also be without C.J. Stroud (concussion) this week against the Titans.

Jones (knee) remained limited in Thursday's practice.

Jones has been dealing with the knee issue all season and has played in four straight games. There's little reason to expect this week to be any different, and Jones should be out there Sunday night against Baltimore. With Christian Kirk (groin, IR) sidelined, Jones is being counted on to log heavy snaps alongside Calvin Ridley and rookie Parker Washington. Jones is coming off a season-high 14 targets last week in Cleveland, but he turned them into a 5-29-0 receiving line.

Cooks didn't practice Thursday due to an illness, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

An illness appears to be going around the Cowboys' locker room, as four different players have showed up on the team's Week 15 practice report with such a listing. Cooks now is the most prominent of them, and Friday's report will reveal whether or not he heads into the weekend with a designation ahead of Sunday's contest at Buffalo. The wideout had a slow start to his Dallas tenure but has emerged as a consistent threat for quarterback Dak Prescott over the last five games, compiling a 22-369-3 line on 28 targets during that stretch.

Reynolds (back) is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Broncos.

Reynolds showed up on the Lions' Week 15 injury report Wednesday as limited due to a back issue, and he maintained that activity level one day later. Still, his status is up in the air heading into the weekend. Even if he's able to suit up Saturday, though, Reynolds hasn't reached 50 receiving yards since Week 6, and he's topped out at three catches in a game in seven outings in the meantime.

Shaheed (thigh) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

After missing the Saints' last two games with a thigh contusion, Shaheed is seemingly taking a step toward a return to the lineup this Sunday against the Giants, as he's opened Week 15 prep with a pair of limited practices. Following Wednesday's session, Shaheed told Terrell that he intends to play Sunday, but he may need to put in a full practice Friday to approach the weekend without an injury designation. When healthy, Shaheed has operated as the Saints' primary deep threat this season, as he's produced six catches of 40-plus yards through 11 appearances.

St. Brown (pectoral) did not practice Thursday.

St. Brown's inability to get on the field in any capacity Thursday likely pushes him closer to doubtful for Sunday's game against the Browns, after he also missed the Bears' Week 14 win over the Lions. However, he'll have one more chance to get on the practice field Friday before Week 15 prep comes to a close.

Johnson (knee) doesn't carry an injury designation for Saturday's game against the Colts after being listed as a full practice participant Thursday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Johnson was added to the Steelers' Week 15 injury report after sitting out Wednesday's practice, but evidently the wideout's knee issue wasn't a major concern, and he'll be available to catch passes from starting QB Mitch Trubisky this weekend. In Pittsburgh's 21-18 loss to the Patriots (also started by Trubisky) in Week 14, Johnson logged 48 of a possible 70 snaps on offense en route to catching three of his seven targets for a team-high 57 yards and scoring a TD in his second straight contest.

Olave (ankle) isn't participating in Thursday's practice, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Olave had been questionable heading into this past weekend's game against the Panthers while battling the flu and was limited to four catches for 28 yards and a touchdown on five targets in the Saints' 28-6 win, but the second-year wideout is tending to a new issue during Week 15. He's now been a spectator for both of the team's first two practices of the week, clouding his availability for this Sunday's game against the Giants for the time being. Olave will likely need to return to practice Friday as a full participate to avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.