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

The only player on the Jaguars' Week 8 injury report, Agnew had his practice reps capped for the second day in a row after he missed his first game of the season during last week's loss to the Giants. If Agnew can advance to full participation Friday, he'll likely enter this Sunday's matchup with the Broncos without a designation. Now that all of Christian Kirk, Zay Jones and Marvin Jones are healthy, Agnew will presumably have a bit role on offense Sunday if he manages to shake off his knee injury.

Chase didn't practice Thursday due to a sore hip, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor suggested prior to the session that the wideout was a candidate to sit out practice, though Chase's lack of reps is believed to be mostly for maintenance-related reasons more than anything, according to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. Even so, Chase may need to get back on the practice field Friday or Saturday in some capacity to avoid carrying an injury designation into the Bengals' Week 8 game in Cleveland on Monday night. After a somewhat muted start to the season, Chase has erupted over the Bengals' past two games for 15 receptions for 262 yards and four touchdowns on 21 targets.

Lazard (shoulder) isn't participating at Thursday's practice, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

With back-to-back absences under his belt during Week 8 prep, Lazard doesn't appear to be in a great spot after injuring his left shoulder during the second half of this past Sunday's loss at Washington. On Wednesday, coach Matt LaFleur told Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com that he's unsure if Lazard will be sidelined for any games, but the team will have a chance to clarify his status for a Sunday night showdown in Buffalo on Friday's injury report. Green Bay's receiving corps includes healthy options Romeo Doubs, Samori Toure and Amari Rodgers, while Sammy Watkins and Christian Watson have been limited by hamstring issues this week.

Coach Ron Rivera said Thursday that he doesn't expect Dotson (hamstring) to be available for Sunday's contest at Indianapolis, Pete Hailey of NBC Sports Washington reports.

Dotson hasn't logged any game action since Week 4, and he recently aggravated his hamstring concern, per Craig Hoffman of 106.7 The Fan Washington, so the rookie wide receiver appears to be a few weeks from returning, at least. Still, Dotson's status should be monitored, as he may be ruled out for Week 8 as soon as the release of Friday's injury report. In Dotson's stead, Terry McLaurin and Curtis Samuel will continue to be Washington's top WR options, with Dyami Brown (groin), Cam Sims and Dax Milne in reserve.

Coach Zac Taylor indicated that Chase (hip) isn't likely to practice Thursday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

The report suggests that Chase is dealing with some hip soreness, so the wideout's status will be worth monitoring as Monday night's game against the Browns approaches. In Cincinnati's Week 7 win over the Falcons, Chase logged a 93 percent snap share en route to catching eight of his 11 targets for 130 yards and a pair of TDs.

The Chiefs acquired Toney (hamstring) from the Giants on Thursday in exchange for a third-round compensatory pick and a 2023 sixth-round pick, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Getting on the field has been a challenge for Toney since he was selected in the first round of last year's draft, and after playing just 10 of 17 games for the Giants as a rookie, he's suited up just twice in 2022 while tending to injuries to both of his hamstrings. He hasn't practiced in any fashion since Oct. 5, but the Chiefs must have been confident enough in his health and talent to bring him aboard. With Kansas City on bye Week 8, Toney's first chance to make his team debut will come Sunday, Nov. 6 against the Titans, assuming he's moved past the hamstring issue by then. Toney could be integrated into the Chiefs' game plan slowly, but his high-end athleticism may allow him to emerge as a useful fantasy option in a high-powered Patrick Mahomes-led offense by season's end. Toney, who has a 189-yard receiving outing on his career resume, joins a Chiefs wideout group that includes JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Mecole Hardman, Skyy Moore and Justin Watson. Only Smith-Schuster and Valdes-Scantling have topped 80 receiving yards in a game this season.

Bateman (foot) is hopeful that he'll be able to play Thursday night against the Buccaneers, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.

Though listed as a full participant on Wednesday's injury report, the Ravens listed Bateman as questionable for the contest. Official confirmation of the wideout's Week 8 status will arrive once the team's inactives are posted ahead of Thursday's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff, but if available, Bateman would be in line to continue to start alongside fellow WR Devin Duvernay.

Dotson (hamstring) isn't practicing Thursday, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

According to Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post, Dotson recently aggravated the hamstring injury that has sidelined him for the Commanders' previous three games, which explains why he's logged no activity for the team's first two practices of Week 8 after practicing on a limited basis twice Week 7. Jhabvala suggests that Dotson could be in store for another multi-week recovery timeline in light of the setback, so at the very least, fantasy managers shouldn't count on the rookie wideout making it back for Sunday's game in Indianapolis.

Collins (groin) isn't participating in Thursday's practice, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Though Texans head coach Lovie Smith has already noted that the groin injury Collins suffered in the team's Week 7 loss to the Raiders isn't a season-ending concern, the wideout seems likely to miss at least one game, and a stint on injured reserve could still be in play. Collins has now missed two straight practices to begin Week 8 prep, and though he hasn't been ruled out from playing in Sunday's game against the Titans, he'll face an uphill battle to gain clearance for that contest. Phillip Dorsett would be the main beneficiary from added playing time if Collins ends up sitting out this weekend.

The Lions re-signed Alexander to the practice squad Wednesday.

Alexander has already suited up for three games with Detroit this season, playing five snaps on offense (zero targets) and 21 snaps on special teams. The rookie now gets a chance to continue his development with the team.