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Cooks (concussion) practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday.

Cooks has logged back-to-back capped sessions, a sign he's progressing through the concussion protocol. Because he's recovering from the fifth known head injury of his playing career, the Rams are treading lightly with his recovery, already ruling him out for Sunday's game against the Bears. Instead, coach Sean McVay is hopeful Cooks is back for a Week 12 showdown with the Ravens. In Cooks' place, the Rams are turning to Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods and Josh Reynolds in three-receiver personnel.

Kirkwood (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday, opening a three-week window for the Saints to activate him from IR, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Kirkwood suffered a serious hamstring injury Week 1 against the Texans, but he's made the necessary strides in recovery. The Saints have until Dec. 4 to activate Kirkwood from IR. However, the 26-year-old wideout is eligible to be activated as soon as Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, although Kirkwood would need to respond superbly to the practice week for that to happen.

Moore (thumb) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Moore missed Sunday's win over the Bengals due to a thumb issue initially sustained Week 9 against New England. He logged a trio of limited practices last week, so Wednesday's session doesn't represent any tangible progress. Moore serves a depth role in Baltimore's aerial attack.

Thielen (hamstring) was held out of practice Wednesday.

Thielen stretched before the session and was spotted doing resistance training on the side, according to Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com. Having said that, the activity wasn't enough for Thielen to attain an "LP" next to his name on the injury report. Deemed "week-to-week" by coach Mike Zimmer, Thielen doesn't have a precise timetable for a return to the practice field and therefore game action.

Olszewski (ankle) was absent from the injury report Wednesday.

Olszewski missed the Week 9's loss to the Ravens, but he leveraged the bye week to get healthy. The rookie wideout will suit up for Sunday's game against the Ravens, but he's not expected to have a major role on offense, especially with rookie first-round pick N'Keal Harry in line for his NFL debut.

Harris (hamstring) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

Harris is a new name on the injury report, as he's suited up all nine games so far. The undrafted rookie rarely takes the field on offense, but he's made quite an impact as a returner with 23.8 yards per kick return and 9.7 yards per punt return, ranking seventh and fifth in the league, respectively. Taysom Hill, Alvin Kamara and Ted Ginn could fill those duties if Harris is ruled out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.

Brown (ankle) was limited at practice Wednesday.

Brown popped up on the Ravens' Week 10 injury report Friday but was able to suit up Sunday against the Bengals, parlaying his 18 snaps on offense into four catches for 80 yards and a touchdown. At this stage, there's nothing to suggest that the speedy wideout is in any danger of missing Sunday's game against the Texans, but Brown could end up being limited at practice all week.

Anderson was limited at practice Wednesday due to back and shoulder injuries, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Anderson's status will be revisited Thursday to see whether he's able to graduate to full practice participation. The speedy wideout has been a hit-or-miss fantasy option of late and is coming off a dud in the Week 10 win over the Giants, during which he caught just one of his three targets for 11 yards, while logging 54 of a possible 65 offensive snaps.

Cooper (knee) didn't practice Wednesday, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

Cooper handled his usual workload during Sunday's loss to the Vikings despite a lingering knee injury, so it's not much of a surprise that the Cowboys are opting to manage his practice reps to begin the week. The extent of Cooper's participation in practice will be worth monitoring as the week continues. Even a limited session would set him on the right track to suit up Week 11 versus Detroit.

Thielen (hamstring) wasn't taking part in the portion of Wednesday's practice open to the media, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.

Although Thielen stretched before the session, he didn't have a helmet once drills kicked off. Because coach Mike Zimmer considers Thielen "week-to-week," he can't be ruled out for Sunday's contest against the Broncos just yet. Ultimately, the Vikings may wait to make a decision on Thielen until game day, especially if he's able to take the practice field by week's end.