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Metchie (hamstring) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday.

Metchie is still working toward making his NFL debut after spending the entirety of his rookie season battling leukemia and rehabbing a torn ACL as well as missing Sunday's loss to the Ravens with a hamstring injury. If he's good to go for the Texans' Week 2 matchup with the Colts, the 23-year-old will likely find himself competing with Tank Dell and Xavier Hutchinson for playing time

New Orleans signed Bowden to its 53-man roster Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

A little more than two weeks after being cut from the practice squad, Bowden has now found his way onto the active roster. As long as Chris Olave, Michael Thomas and Rashid Shaheed remain healthy though, there's not going to be many targets left for the Saints' other wideouts.

Jeudy (hamstring) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

Per Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com, head coach Sean Payton said Wednesday that Jeudy was "close" to playing Week 1 before ultimately being inactive for the Broncos' loss to the Raiders. With that in mind, the wideout appears to be trending in the right direction ahead of Sunday's game against the Commanders.

Head coach Mike McCarthy said Cooks (knee) is "doing OK" after the Cowboys listed the wide receiver as a non-participant on Wednesday's estimated injury report, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports. "We're in a jog-through format here," McCarthy added. "I think he will try to do a little bit [Thursday]. He has a chance."

Cooks made a sudden appearance on the Cowboys' first Week 2 practice report, but he looks like he'll attempt to work through his knee issue and take part in some parts of Thursday's session. His activity level Thursday and Friday likely will be key for him to avoid a designation ahead of Sunday's game versus the Jets.

Parker (knee) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports.

Parker, who was inactive for the Patriots' season-opening loss to the Eagles on Sunday, was also limited at practice throughout last week. With that in mind, the wideout will presumably need to practice fully by Friday in order to avoid taking an injury designation into this Sunday's game against the Dolphins. Rookie Kayshon Boutte, who took on an expanded role in Parker's absence Week 1, was also listed as a limited participant Wednesday due to a hamstring issue.

Boutte was a limited participant in practice Wednesday due to a hamstring injury, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports.

DeVante Parker (knee), who sat out the team's 25-20 Week 1 loss to the Eagles, was also limited Wednesday. In his NFL debut this past Sunday, Boutte took the field for 68 percent of the Patriots' offensive snaps but failed to catch any of his four targets in the season opener. Even if Boutte plays Sunday against the Dolphins and Parker doesn't, Boutte will likely continue to work behind Kendrick Bourne (11 targets, two touchdowns in Week 1), JuJu Smith-Schuster (seven targets, four catches) and Demario Douglas (seven targets, four catches).

Adams was held out of Wednesday's practice with a foot injury.

Adams didn't appear to be affected by an injury while running a route on each of the Raiders' passing plays in a 17-16 win over Denver this past Sunday. He finished with a 6-66-0 receiving line on nine targets while mostly being shadowed by Denver's top cornerback, Patrick Surtain. If he's able to overcome the foot injury, Adams will get another tough matchup Week 2 at Buffalo. The Raiders may need Adams even more than usual, if that's possible, considering Jakobi Meyers is in the concussion protocol and depth receiver DeAndre Carter missed practice with a knee injury Wednesday.

Samuel was a limited practice participant Wednesday due to a hip injury.

Samuel is no stranger to health concerns since entering the league in 2017, playing 76 of a possible 99 games in his career. He was able to log a full 17-game slate in 2022 on his way to a 64-656-4 receiving line on 92 targets while also chipping in 187 rushing yards and a score on the ground. Samuel kicked off the current campaign this past Sunday against the Cardinals by hauling in all five targets for 54 yards and gaining six yards on his lone carry. Samuel's health will need to be monitored ahead of a Week 2 road matchup with the Broncos this Sunday.

Hopkins didn't practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Meanwhile, fellow wideout Treylon Burks was excused from practice Wednesday for personal reasons but is expected back Thursday. With a missed session under his belt, Hopkins' status is now worth monitoring as Sunday's game against the Chargers approaches. In the Titans' Week 1 loss to the Saints, Hopkins caught seven passes (on 13 targets) for 65 yards.

Waddle (oblique) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, David Furones of the Sun Sentinel reports.

Waddle was nursing an oblique injury before Miami's Week 1 game against the Chargers, but he suited up for the season opener and didn't seem hindered by the injury, catching four of five targets for 78 yards while playing 65 percent of the offensive snaps. The 2021 first-round pick doesn't seem to be in danger of sitting out against the Patriots this Sunday, but an upgrade to full participation Thursday or Friday would help put his fantasy managers' minds at ease.