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Campbell (abdomen) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Kevin Bowen of 1070 The Fan Indianapolis reports.

Campbell has taken a step forward in his recovery from abdominal surgery by practicing on a limited basis two days in a row, but he may need to upgrade to full participation Friday if the Colts are to sign off on him playing Sunday against Denver. While Campbell has been sidelined the past two games, Zach Pascal (seven catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns) seems to have at least temporarily separated himself from the Colts' other depth wideouts behind No. 1 target T.Y. Hilton.

Kirk (ankle) was limited in practice Thursday.

Kirk has maintained the same workload in practice for three consecutive weeks, which wasn't enough for him to suit up on the first two occasions. As a result, he may have to practice without limitations Friday in order to have a chance to suit up Sunday in New Orleans. If Kirk is inactive for a fourth game in a row, Pharoh Cooper again will be called upon for slot reps behind top option Larry Fitzgerald.

Smith-Schuster missed Thursday's practice due to an illness.

Smith-Schuster has ample time to recover in advance of Monday night's game against the Dolphins, so his absence from Thursday's practice isn't too worrisome. We'll revisit the wideout's status Friday to see if he's able to get back on the field for the Steelers' second session of the week.

The Jets are listening to trade offers on Anderson as the Oct. 29 deadline approaches and have made it clear to teams that the receiver can be had for the right price, sources tell Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News.

Mehta notes that Anderson drew interest from the Eagles at the trade deadline last year, but the Jets rebuffed all offers and Philadelphia ultimately turned its focus to acquiring Golden Tate. This time around, the Jets are likely more inclined to move Anderson, given the 1-5 club's place in the AFC standings in addition to the 26-year-old's status as a pending unrestricted free agent. Anderson, who ranks second on the Jets with 266 receiving yards this season, would have appeal to playoff-contending teams looking for a deep-ball threat on the outside.

Dorsett (hamstring) practiced fully Thursday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Dorsett was limited Wednesday, but his full participation Thursday confirms that he'll be fine for Sunday's game against the Browns. The wideout was on the field for 88 percent of the Patriots' snaps on offense in Monday night's 33-0 win over the Jets, en route to hauling in three of his four targets for 46 yards and a TD. Since then, Josh Gordon (knee) landed on IR, while Mohamed Sanu joined the team via a trade with the Falcons. In that context, Dorsett is in line to continue to see his share of snaps and targets in the coming weeks, though he could eventually lose touches to rookie N'Keal Harry, who is eligible to come off IR next week.

Davis (illness) returned to a full practice Thursday, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.

An illness led to Davis sitting out Wednesday's session, but now that he's returned to a full practice, the wideout is slated to start Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. Last weekend, in QB Ryan Tannehill's first start of the season, Davis logged a season-high six catches (on seven targets) for 80 yards and a TD in the Titans' 23-20 win over the Chargers. If the duo's chemistry continues to build, Davis -- who has averaged 45.3 receiving yards per game thus far -- could see an uptick in fantasy utility going forward.

Smith-Schuster didn't look to be involved in the portion of Thursday's practice that was open to the media, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports. "I don't know about the injury, but I know that we've all kind of had the sniffles and the cold stuff going on, me included. I wouldn't speak on the injury aspect of it," offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said, when asked if a health-related reason was behind Smith-Schuster's lack of activity.

Smith-Schuster dealt with a toe issue earlier this season, but he avoided the Steelers' injury report entirely ahead of the Week 6 win over the Chargers and didn't suffer any reported setbacks heading into the Week 7 bye. With that in mind, the wideout may be dealing with an unrelated injury or illness, but clarity on that front may not arrive until the Steelers release their first practice report of Week 8 after Thursday's session concludes. If available, Smith-Schuster will benefit from a juicy matchup against the winless Dolphins on Monday Night Football this week, as well as the return of Mason Rudolph (concussion) under center in place of Week 6 starter Devlin Hodges.

Assistant head coach Raheem Morris said Thursday that Gage has received the first crack at filling in for the departed Mohamed Sanu in the slot during practices this week, Jason Butt of The Athletic reports.

Both Gage and Justin Hardy are likely in line for elevated roles on offense following Tuesday's trade that sent Sanu to the Patriots, but Morris' comments suggest the former has the early edge on seeing the most work in three-wideout sets alongside Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley. Though Sanu earned six targets per game through the Falcons' first seven games, Gage won't necessarily be in store for that sort of volume. Instead, expect the Falcons to spread Sanu's vacated targets among a number of pass catchers that includes Gage, whose fantasy stock will get a bump.

Shepard (concussion) remained a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Shepard has now maintained limited activity in each of the Giants' last five practices, but until he upgrades to full participation, his return to game action shouldn't be viewed as forthcoming. Coach Pat Shurmur admitted as much earlier Thursday, stating that it's a "strong possibility" that Shepard will remain unavailable for a third consecutive game Sunday in Detroit, per Dan Duggan of The Athletic. The Giants will affix an official injury designation to Shepard following their final practice of Week 8 on Friday.

Coach Pat Shurmur said Thursday that it's a "strong possibility" that Shepard (concussion) won't play in Sunday's game against the Lions, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

Though Shepard continues to participate in practice in limited fashion and said Tuesday that he has been free of concussion-like symptoms for two weeks, the Giants look prepared to proceed without their top wideout for yet another game. Shurmur added that Shepard is still in concussion protocol, so he'll continue to be evaluated on a week-to-week basis.