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Covey (concussion) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.

Covey missed practice entirely Wednesday, so his limited participation Thursday represents a positive development. He still probably needs to practice fully Friday to avoid an injury designation headed into the weekend, though.

Metchie (illness) didn't participate in Thursday's practice.

Working as the Texans' clear fourth receiver, Metchie has played just 45 offensive snaps through four weeks, catching four passes for 52 scoreless yards. He's well off the redraft fantasy radar as long as Nico Collins, Robert Woods and Tank Dell remain healthy.

Beckham (ankle) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.

After missing two games while failing to practice in any fashion in Weeks 3 and 4, Beckham looks like he has a much better shot at suiting up this Sunday in Pittsburgh. He's opened Week 5 prep with a pair of limited practice sessions, but he may need to upgrade to full activity Friday to avoid carrying an injury designation into Sunday. If available Sunday, Beckham would likely serve as one of the Ravens' three starting receivers, though his snap count could be managed carefully.

Berrios (knee) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

Berrios was limited in Wednesday's session, but the full practice Thursday should clear him to play Sunday against the Giants. The slot man has played roughly half of the offensive snaps for Miami and is coming off a season-best 6-43-1 receiving line on six targets against the Bills last week.

Agnew (quad) remained limited in Thursday's practice, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Agnew missed last week's London date against the Falcons but is progressing and could play in the second leg of Jacksonville's London swing this Sunday against Buffalo. Agnew has played just 68 offensive snaps this season, securing five of six targets for 54 yards while handling returner duties on special teams.

Reynolds (groin) was limited at Thursday's practice.

For the second time in three weeks, Reynolds is operating with a cap on his practice reps due to a groin injury. In Week 3, he was able to log all activity in the final session before going down as questionable, so that may be his fate this time around, too. Reynolds has earned between 69 and 80 percent of the offensive snaps in each of the Lions' four games this season en route to 12 catches (on 19 targets) for 215 yards and two touchdowns.

Jones (knee) remained limited at practice Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

The same applies to Jamal Agnew (quadriceps), which sets the stage for one or both of the wideouts, who were inactive Week 4, to potentially rejoin the lineup Sunday against the Bills in London. Friday's final injury report will clarify whether Jones approaches the contest with an injury designation or cleared to return to action from a two-game absence.

Burks (knee) didn't practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Burks, who also missed Wednesday's session, was inactive for this past Sunday's win over the Bengals, and following back-to-back absences from practice, the wideout is looking iffy for this weekend's game against the Colts. If Burks remains sidelined Week 5, DeAndre Hopkins and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine would be in line to continue to lead the Titans' WR corps, with Chris Moore in the mix to see added snaps and Kyle Philips (knee) a candidate to be activated from IR.

St. Brown (abdomen) said Thursday that his goal remains to play this Sunday against the Panthers, despite having sat out the Lions' first two Week 5 practices, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports.

Though he's gone down as a non-participant on both of the Lions' two practice reports for Week 5, St. Brown hasn't been completely inactive during those sessions. As Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com notes, St. Brown was spotted working with trainers off to the side Thursday, just as the receiver was able to do Wednesday. Even so, the Lions will still presumably want to see St. Brown log at least some reps with the team before clearing him to play, so his activity (or lack thereof) at Friday's session will be more telling with regards to his chances of suiting up Sunday. If St. Brown ends up sitting out this weekend, quarterback Jared Goff could become more reliant on tight end Sam LaPorta, running back Jahmyr Gibbs and receivers Josh Reynolds (groin) and Jameson Williams, the last of whom is set to make his 2023 debut Sunday after completing a four-game suspension to begin the season.

Thornton (shoulder) wasn't designated to return from injured reserve ahead of either of the Patriots' two practices this week and appears set to remain out for Sunday's game against the Saints, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.

After being placed on IR on Aug. 31 with the shoulder injury, Thornton has now missed the requisite four games and is eligible to play beginning this week. However, with Thornton having yet to reach the point in his recovery where he's able to practice, the second-year wideout looks as though he'll stick on IR for at least another week. Whenever the Patriots decide Thornton is fit to practice, the team will then have a 21-day window to evaluate him for a return to the 53-man roster.