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Williams was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury.

Williams caught five of seven targets for a career-high 117 yards during the Week 13 loss to the Broncos, but he failed to reach the end zone for the 11th time in as many outings this season. Positive regression on that front should come for Williams eventually, but he'll have to shake off the knee injury first to make that a reality. It's at least encouraging that the 25-year-old receiver wasn't held out of practice entirely, so his chances of playing Sunday in Jacksonville appear promising for now.

The Dolphins claimed Hollins off waivers from the Eagles on Wednesday, Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com reports.

Hollins failed to live up to expectations over parts of three seasons in Philadelphia, but a Miami squad short on quality receiving depth will give him a look to finish out 2019. Don't expect Hollins to handle significant snaps in Sunday's game against the Jets, though he could see his role expand over the final three contests of 2019 once he has more time to get familiar with the Miami playbook.

Humphries didn't practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury.

Though Humphries has been targeted just six times in his last three games, he has scored a pair of touchdowns in that span. Added clarity with regard to his Week 14 status should arrive Thursday, at which point a limited or full session would have him trending toward active status Sunday against the Raiders.

Gage was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a rib injury, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports.

Gage is seemingly nicked up coming out of the Thanksgiving Day loss to the Saints, during which he tallied five catches for 52 yards and a touchdown on nine targets. With Julio Jones (shoulder), Calvin Ridley (toe), Austin Hooper (knee), Luke Stocker (back) and Jaeden Graham (thigh) all limited as well to begin the week, Gage could once again be facing a notable opportunity for targets if he's able to get fully healthy in time for Sunday's tilt with Carolina.

Kirkwood (hamstring) will not return this season, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Kirwood's season is over after New Orleans elected not to activate him. Kirkwood returned to practice in mid-November but failed to show enough to convince the Saints to add him back to the active roster. He suffered a serious hamstring injury back in Week 1.

Ridley was limited by a toe injury during Wednesday's practice, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports.

Ridley is matching Julio Jones' (shoulder) activity level, but at least both wide receivers are participating Wednesday in some capacity, which helps their cases for suiting up on game day. Working as the top wideout in Jones' absence last Thursday against the Saints, Ridley hauled in eight of 10 targets for 91 yards.

Conley was limited in Wednesday's practice due to an ankle injury.

Conley likely picked up the ankle issue in the Week 13 loss to the Buccaneers, during which he hauled in four of five targets for 57 yards. There's not yet any reason to worry that the speedy wideout is in danger of missing any time, as he'll have two more opportunities to upgrade to full practice participation ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Chargers. Conley offers the Jaguars' offense a key downfield threat, so his availability would be a notable boon for rookie signal-caller Gardner Minshew.

Johnson was limited at practice Wednesday due to an illness.

The illness isn't likely to impact Johnson's Week 14 status, and that's a good thing, as fellow receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is still nursing a knee injury that clouds his availability for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Thielen (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday.

Thielen wasn't able to handle any reps Wednesday, despite the Vikings holding a walk-through practice without pads. The star wideout was held out of Monday's loss to the Seahawks, and he's not trending in the right direction for Sunday's divisional contest against the Lions. Thielen will have two more chances to up his level of activity before the Vikings make a decision on his Week 14 availability. If Thielen were to miss any more time, Stefon Diggs, Bisi Johnson, Kyle Rudolph and Irv Smith would once again will head Minnesota's pass-catching corps.

Chark was limited at Wednesday's practice due to a back injury.

Fellow wideout Chris Conley (ankle) was also limited, while Dede Westbrook missed Wednesday's session to tend to a personal matter. The receiver triumvirate will be worth monitoring over the next two days, but at least in Chark's case, there's nothing to suggest that he'll miss Sunday's game against the Chargers.