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Thomas (ankle) was held out of practice Thursday.

Thomas' lack of activity isn't a surprise because he's expected to be absent for multiple weeks as he tends to a high left ankle sprain. Consequently, the Saints will lean on Emmanuel Sanders, Jared Cook, Alvin Kamara and Tre'Quan Smith in the passing game.

Pittman was a limited participant in Thursday's practice due to a toe injury, Andrew Walker of the Colts' official site reports.

Pittman may have picked up the injury at some point during the session; he didn't appear on the Colts' initial Week 2 report that was released Wednesday. The rookie wideout, who recorded two receptions for 10 yards in his NFL debut Week 1, will have one more opportunity to increase his level of practice activity Friday before the Colts assess his chances of suiting up Sunday against the Vikings.

A bone bruise in his knee is "jeopardizing (Brown's) availability for Sunday's game against the Jaguars and possibly beyond," according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Per Schefter, Brown, who didn't practice Thursday, is likely to be week-to-week with the issue. If the wideout is indeed forced to miss time, added looks in the Titans' passing game would be available for the likes of Corey Davis (hamstring) and Adam Humphries.

Cooks (quadriceps) remained limited at practice Thursday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Cooks played through his quad injury in Week 1's loss to the Chiefs back on Sept. 10, and with no reported setbacks since then, we'd expect the fleet wideout to suit up Sunday against the Ravens. It is possible, however, that Cooks approaches the contest officially listed as questionable.

Evans (hamstring) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

In addition to matching his level of practice activity from Wednesday, Evans elaborated on the hamstring injury that rendered him a game-time call Week 1 before he ultimately gained clearance for the Buccaneers' eventual season-opening loss to the Saints. According to Auman, Evans said Thursday that the hamstring issue prevented him from practicing for two weeks before the game against the Saints, which helps explain why he was a relative non-factor in the Tampa Bay passing attack. Despite playing 65 of the team's 70 offensive snaps, Evans corralled just one of four targets for a two-yard touchdown. He believes more practice time this week should allow him to take on a more significant role Week 2 against the Panthers, and the potential absence of Chris Godwin (concussion) -- who missed his second straight practice Thursday -- would open up even more volume in the passing game for Evans.

Pascal (ankle) returned to a limited practice Thursday.

Pascal didn't practice Wednesday, so his return to the field Thursday bodes well for his Week 2 status. Look for Pascal, who started along with T.Y. Hilton and Parris Campbell and logged 46 (of a possible 74) snaps on offense in this past weekend's loss to the Jaguars, to either approach Sunday's game against the Vikings listed as questionable, or free from an injury designation altogether.

Cooper was listed as a limited participant in Thursday's practice due to a foot injury, Jane Slater of NFL Network reports.

Considering the Cowboys didn't list Cooper on their initial Week 2 injury report that was released Wednesday, his foot issue may have cropped up during Thursday's session. Whatever the case, Cooper's health suddenly bears close attention heading into Sunday's game against the Falcons. The Cowboys will determine whether Cooper will carry a designation into the weekend based on what he's able to do at Friday's practice.

After sitting out practice Wednesday, Johnson (toe) practiced fully Thursday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

The same applies to JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), which puts the wideouts -- who both logged 55 of a possible 64 snaps on offense in Monday's win over the Giants -- on track to start and handle their usual roles Sunday against the Broncos. In Week 1, that resulted in Johnson catching six of his 10 targets for 57 yards.

Smith-Schuster (knee) practiced fully Thursday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

As did fellow starting wideout Diontae Johnson (toe) after both players sat out Wednesday's session. The duo's quick return to full work suggests that their absences to kick off the practice week were precautionary. Smith-Schuster, who logged 55 of a possible 64 snaps on offense in this past Monday's win over the Giants, is thus presumably on track to handle his usual workload Sunday against the Broncos.

Davis (hamstring) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Terry McCormick of TitanInsider.com reports.

Davis was withheld from Wednesday's session, the Titans' first practice since he led the team with seven receptions for 101 yards in Monday's 16-14 win over the Broncos. Though he picked up a hamstring injury along the way, Davis' ability to get back on the field in some capacity Thursday is encouraging, though Erik Bacharach of The Tennessean notes that the receiver was sporting a protective sleeve over his right leg during the practice. If Davis is able to advance to full work in Friday's practice, fantasy managers would likely feel good about his condition heading into the Titans' Week 2 game against Jacksonville.