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Coach Sean McVay said Woods (personal) has rejoined the team and will participate Thursday in the Rams' first practice of Week 12, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Though Woods is back in the fold, McVay merely said, "we'll see," when asked if the wideout would be available for Monday's game against the Ravens. Woods stepped away from the team shortly before the Week 11 win over the Bears to tend to the family matter, so the Rams may want to see him put in at least a couple full practices during the current week before deciding on his status for gameday. If both Woods and Brandin Cooks (concussion) are deemed available versus Baltimore, the Rams would have their full receiving corps intact for the first time since Week 8.

After logging a limited session Wednesday, Conley (hamstring) practiced fully Thursday, Erik Bacharach of The Tennessean reports.

The same goes for DJ Chark (hamstring), which sets the stage for the duo to suit up for Sunday's game against the Titans. Dede Westbrook sat out Thursday's practice due to an illness, but we'd expect him to be available versus Tennessee and if that's the case, the Jaguars will have their top three wide receivers out there this weekend. Conley parlayed a season-high eight targets into six catches for 58 yards in Week 11's loss to the Colts. Prior to that, he'd been targeted seven times in three consecutive outings. While Chark (who saw 15 targets this past Sunday) remains the team's top wideout option, Conley -- who is averaging 17.9 yards a catch -- does at this stage see enough volume to be of some utility in deeper fantasy formats.

Patrick (shoulder) returned to practice Thursday, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports.

We'll see if Patrick is listed as a full or limited participant, but his return to practice Thursday, in any capacity, bodes well for his chances of suiting up and working as the Broncos' No. 2 wide receiver behind Courtland Sutton on Sunday against the Bills.

Shepard (concussion) practiced fully Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM Radio reports.

Per Dan Duggan of The Athletic, coach Pat Shurmur expects Shepard to get out of the concussion protocol prior to Sunday's game at Chicago, but his evaluation in front of an independent neurologist won't happen until Friday, at the earliest. While Shepard has logged back-to-back full practices, it should be noted he logged three in row Week 9 before having a recurrence of symptoms and reentering the protocol. As a result, nothing is guaranteed with the health of the fourth-year wide receiver.

Agholor (knee) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice, James Palmer of NFL Network reports.

Agholor is in recovery mode from a knee injury that he suffered in the fourth quarter of Sunday's defeat to the Patriots. The severity of the health concern is unknown, but the Eagles aren't taking any chances with Agholor. With Alshon Jeffery taking part in individual drills this week, the remaining healthy members in the wide receiver room are Jordan Matthews, Mack Hollins and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside.

Morgan (illness) will not practice Thursday, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.

Morgan's back-to-back absences have him trending in the wrong direction for Sunday's tilt against the Steelers, but he'll have one more opportunity to participate in practice before a decision on his availability is made. With A.J. Green (ankle) and Auden Tate (concussion) also not practicing, Morgan could play a key role in Cincinnati's aerial attack Week 12 if he's able to suit up.

Dorsett (concussion) was present for the media-access portion of Thursday's practice, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

The same applies to Mohamed Sanu (ankle), with Reiss noting that Sanu "did not go through the position-specific warmup, while Dorsett did." We'll circle back later Thursday to see how the Patriots list the duo's participation level. Per Zack Cox of NESN.com, though Dorsett was in attendance for Wednesday's session, he was ultimately classified as a non-participant.

Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson said he's pleased to see Coutee back on the field following a two-game benching, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Coutee had a rough stretch during which he dropped a pass that was intercepted in a loss to the Colts and committed mental mistakes that prompted a benching for Weeks 8 and 9. Following the bye week and a good week of practice, Coutee was back on the field for Week 11's loss to Baltimore, when he caught three passes for 25 yards. "It's always good to get Keke back out there and get his confidence up," said Watson, who has connected with Coutee for 16 receptions and 179 yards on 25 targets. "You just kind of make sure that he's staying along, staying encouraged and that's what we've been doing. He's definitely going to help us out as we make this run." With Will Fuller (hamstring) questionable for Thursday's matchup against Indianapolis, Coutee is expected to fill the third wideout role behind DeAndre Hopkins and Kenny Stills.

McKenzie caught three of six targets for 21 yards during Sunday's win over Miami.

The crafty speedster was on the field for a season-high 78 percent of the offensive snaps, and for all intents and purposes, he's settled in as the No. 3 receiver right now. That said, the offense runs through John Brown, Devin Singletary and Dawson Knox, so there's not much room for McKenzie to do much more than contribute the occasional change-of-pace touch. McKenzie at least seems to have pushed himself ahead of Duke Williams, Robert Foster and Andre Roberts in the pecking order at receiver.

Lockett (shin) practiced in a limited fashion Wednesday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

According to coach Pete Carroll, Lockett wasn't expected to practice until Thursday, according to Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle. Instead, Lockett bumped that up by one day, seemingly putting the wide receiver on track to miss no games due to the shin injury that forced him to sit out overtime of the Seahawks' Week 10 win at San Francisco and spend the next two days in the hospital. Clearly, Seattle's bye benefited Lockett, who, like Carroll, expects to suit up Sunday at Philadelphia, per Adam Caplan of SiriusXM Radio. Ultimately, Lockett has two more chances to elevate to full participation this week, at which point the team will give the wideout a Week 12 designation.