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Boykin (finger) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Boykin has missed the past two games, but he's making progress in his recovery, as the depth wideout was unable to practice at all last week. Further updates on Boykin's status should surface throughout the week as the Ravens prepare for Sunday's road tilt in Pittsburgh.

Samuel (groin) didn't practice Wednesday, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Given that he's expected to miss 1-to-2 games due to a groin strain, Samuel likely won't practice in any fashion this week before the 49ers rule him out for Sunday's contest at Seattle. In his absence, the 49ers will rely on Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings, Trent Sherfield and Travis Benjamin at wide receiver, while River Cracraft and Connor Wedington are candidates to be elevated from the practice squad for game day.

Beckham (hip) was limited at Wednesday's walk-through practice, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Beckham injured his hip during his 54-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter of the Rams' eventual loss this past Sunday in Green Bay. Per Josina Anderson of USA Today, what has been termed a hip pointer is accompanied by pain and stiffness. At the very least, though, it's a good sign Beckham got on the field Wednesday, and he'll have two chances Thursday and Friday to log a full session before the Rams potentially give him a designation for ahead of a Week 13 matchup with the Jaguars.

Robinson (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday.

Robinson hasn't practiced since prior to the Bears' Week 10 bye due to the hamstring injury. So far, he's missed two games as a result of the injury, and a third may be on the horizon if he doesn't get back on the field Thursday or Friday. Marquise Goodwin (foot/ribs) also didn't practice Wednesday, so Darnell Mooney remains the healthiest of Chicago's top three wide receivers at the moment.

Cooks is dealing with an illness and will be listed as a non-participant on the Texans' estimated practice report.

In addition to Cooks, fellow wide receivers Chris Conley (illness) and Danny Amendola (knee) will also go down as a non-participants. Cooks and Conley, at least, should stand a good chance at returning to health before Sunday's game against the Colts.

Duvernay didn't practice Wednesday due to a thigh injury.

Duvernay hasn't lost too many snaps since Sammy Watkins returned from injured reserve, as Watkins has mostly been quiet or else poaching some work from Rashod Bateman. That said, Duvernay has just two games with more than four targets all season, and none with more than six. Given the team's depth at wide receiver, replacing Duvernay on special teams (he returns both kicks and punts) might be the greater challenge. It isn't yet clear if he's in serious danger of missing the game in Pittsburgh this Sunday.

Wilson (ankle) has been ruled out for Thursday's game in New Orleans, Ed Werder of ESPN reports.

Wilson had season highs for targets (10) and yards (104) in the Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day loss to Las Vegas, handling a larger-than-usual role with both CeeDee Lamb (concussion) and Amari Cooper (COVID-19) unavailable. Wilson injured his ankle along the way however, while Lamb is now off the injury report and Cooper is listed as questionable but expected to play. Noah Brown is the likely No. 4 receiver with Wilson out, or potentially the No. 3 option in the event Cooper doesn't end up playing.

Benson (knee) was limited in practice Wednesday, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Benson hasn't played since the Lions tied the Steelers in Week 10. He was unable to practice last week, so this is a step in the right direction for the wideout. Benson will keep working toward suiting up Sunday against the Vikings.

Claypool (toe) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Claypool is back on the injury report after a one-week respite, though he's handled full workloads in consecutive games after missing Week 10 with the toe injury. The second-year pro played 91 and 98 percent of offensive snaps the past two weeks, catching eight of 17 targets for 175 yards. Claypool should be able to suit up this Sunday against the Ravens.

Cooper (illness) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game at New Orleans, Ed Werder of ESPN reports.

Following his activation from the reserve/COVID-19 list, Cooper got back on the practice field Wednesday as a limited participant, marking his first activity since testing positive for the virus back on Nov. 19. Head coach Mike McCarthy noted Tuesday that Cooper still had some lingering symptoms, including a cough, but he's now put himself in a position to keep his absence to two games, per David Helman of the Cowboys' official site. While he's expected to be active Thursday, Cooper may have a limited snap count, but Dallas seemingly will have its preferred wideout trio of Cooper, CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup together for just the third time this season.