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Collins (groin) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

Collins has sat out the Texans' last two games, but his consecutive limited practices to kick off Week 10 prep seemingly have him trending in the right direction as Sunday's game against the Giants approaches. In order to avoid carrying a designation into that contest, however, Collins will likely need to graduate to full participation in Friday's practice.

Adams will be a candidate to see more work out of the slot in the weeks to come with the Raiders placing Hunter Renfrow (oblique) on injured reserve Thursday, Tashan Reed of The Athletic reports.

Adams has already earned a massive 31 percent of the Raiders' targets this season, but his looks in the passing offense could climb even further while Renfrow and top tight end Darren Waller (hamstring) are sidelined for at least the next four games with both players headed for injured reserve. Foster Moreau will absorb the majority of Waller's snaps and targets, but the Raiders are left with an unimpressive collection of depth wideouts in Mack Hollins, Keelan Cole and DJ Turner to pick up work in place of Renfrow. While all three of those depth options should see their profiles on offense expand to some extent, Adams could also build on his season-long average of 10.6 targets per game, especially if he sees more work in the slot, where the Raiders would be able to more easily manufacture catchable short-yardage passes for him than if he were playing on the perimeter. While monstrous outings like the 10-146-2 receiving line on 17 targets that Adams turned in Week 9 against the Jaguars shouldn't be expected to be the norm, the absences of Renfrow -- and to a lesser extent, Waller -- at least boosts Adams' odds of replicating that level of production.

Hollins could see more opportunities in the Las Vegas passing attack during the next four games while the Raiders are without Hunter Renfrow (oblique), who will be placed on injured reserve Thursday, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.

Tashan Reed of The Athletic posits that the Raiders could deploy Davante Adams more frequently in the slot in Renfrow's stead to help manufacture more catchable targets for their top wideout, but in any case, Renfrow's impending absence is a positive development for Hollins, who has been a tertiary member of the passing attack for most of the season. In addition to Renfrow, Darren Waller (hamstring) is also headed to IR, though fellow tight end Foster Moreau could prove to be more of a one-for-one replacement for him in terms of both snaps and targets. Even with Adams primed to perhaps dominate the looks from quarterback Derek Carr to an even greater extent, there could be enough room for Hollins to make a more consistent weekly impact. Notably, Hollins' best game of the season came in one of the two contests that Renfrow had previously missed back in Week 3. During that 24-22 loss to the Titans, Hollins reeled in eight of 11 targets for 158 yards and a touchdown.

Gage (hamstring) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice.

With no noticeable on-field work since suffering a hamstring injury Week 7 at Carolina, Gage seems to be trending toward a third consecutive absence Sunday versus the Seahawks in Munich. Friday's practice report may confirm as much, and if he indeed sits out this weekend, Scotty Miller, Breshad Perriman and Jaelon Darden will be the Buccaneers' depth receivers behind the top three of Mike Evans (ribs/ankle), Chris Godwin and Julio Jones (rest/knee).

Evans (ribs/ankle) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

Evans maintained his activity level from Wednesday as he deals with a pair of injuries. The Buccaneers will travel to Munich on Thursday evening ahead of Sunday's game against the Seahawks, so Thursday's session may be his last on-field work of Week 10. In the end, Friday's practice report will reveal whether Evans goes into the weekend with or without a designation.

The Raiders are expected to move Renfrow (hamstring/ribs) to injured reserve Thursday due to an oblique injury, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

While Las Vegas has yet to confirm any transactions, multiple reports indicate that both Renfrow and top tight end Darren Waller (hamstring) will be moved to IR, leaving the two pass catchers unavailable for each of the Raiders' next four games. Assuming that comes to fruition, the Raiders will have had quarterback Derek Carr and the team's top three pass catchers -- Davante Adams, Renfrow and Waller -- on the field for a total of just 43 plays through the first 13 weeks of the season. After their next four games, the Raiders will face a quick turnaround for Week 14 with a Thursday matchup against the Rams, so neither Renfrow nor Waller can be viewed as safe bets to make it back to the lineup in the minimum amount of time. Even when he had been able to take the field this season, Renfrow had produced a disappointing 21-192-0 receiving line on 29 targets over six games, so fantasy managers in redraft leagues may be best off moving on from the 26-year-old rather than waiting on his uncertain return.

Goodwin (groin) was limited at Thursday's walkthrough, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

After mixing back into drills Wednesday as a limited participant, Goodwin traveled with his teammates to Munich ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Buccaneers. Per Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times, Thursday's session lasted just 45 minutes, so the ensuing injury report is more of an estimate than anything. The Seahawks likely will have a better idea of Goodwin's potential to play this weekend upon the release of Friday's report, but there's a chance he'll miss just one game as a result of a groin issue.

Dotson (hamstring) was limited at Thursday's practice, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

This marks Dotson's first appearance at practice since Oct. 20, when he aggravated the hamstring issue that hasn't allowed him to play since Week 4. He now has two more sessions to put himself in a position to suit up Monday at Philadelphia.

Hardman (abdomen) won't practice Thursday, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.

Hardman, who is dealing with abdominal soreness, also didn't practice Wednesday, so what the wideout is able to do during Friday's session should be key with regard to his chances of suiting up Sunday against the Jaguars. If Hardman is out or limited this weekend, Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore and Justin Watson would be candidates to see added snaps Week 10 behind JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

Cooks (wrist) was present for practice Thursday, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Texans' upcoming injury report will reveal Cooks' official participation level after the wideout was listed as a non-participant Wednesday. Per DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com, coach Lovie Smith indicated Wednesday that he expects Cooks to fully participate in practice Thursday and Friday. If that's the case, the wideout -- who was inactive Week 9 -- could approach Sunday's game against the Giants minus an injury designation.