NFL Player News
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JuJu Smith-Schuster WR | KC
Chiefs' JuJu Smith-Schuster: Logs full practice
Smith-Schuster (hamstring) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.
With a full practice under his belt this week, Smith-Schuster looks set to return to the lineup Sunday against the Bills after missing the Chiefs' previous three games with the hamstring injury. Since he last played, the Chiefs have acquired DeAndre Hopkins, who has produced a 14-171-2 receiving line on 17 targets through his first three outings with the club. With Hopkins locked in as Kansas City's No. 1 wideout and tight end Travis Kelce also commanding plenty of looks from quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Smith-Schuster appears set to operate as more of a secondary target in the passing game now that he's healthy again.
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Tyreek Hill WR | MIA
Dolphins' Tyreek Hill: Returns to limited practice
Hill (wrist) was limited at practice Thursday.
After being listed as a non-participant in Wednesday's walkthrough, Hill's return to practice a day later, albeit in a limited fashion, puts him in a position to continue to play through his wrist issue Sunday against the Raiders. Friday's injury report will reveal whether Hill heads into the weekend with a Week 11 injury designation or fully cleared to face Las Vegas.
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Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR | DET
Saints' Cedrick Wilson: Stays limited Thursday
Wilson (shoulder) was limited at practice Thursday.
Wilson injured his shoulder Week 9 at Carolina and wasn't able to practice last week en route to inactive status this past Sunday against the Falcons. With back-to-back capped sessions to begin Week 11 prep, he's put himself in a position to return to action Sunday versus the Browns, but Friday's practice report will reveal whether or not he takes a designation into the weekend.
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Brian Thomas Jr. WR | JAC
Jaguars' Brian Thomas: Remains limited in practice
Thomas (chest) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Since suffering a chest contusion in the Jaguars' Week 8 loss to the Packers, Thomas has been listed as a limited participant in eight consecutive practices. He hasn't missed any game action because of the injury, playing 90 percent of snaps in a Week 9 loss to the Eagles and 86 percent of snaps in a Week 10 loss to the Vikings. However, Thomas has been limited to a 4-36-0 receiving line on seven targets between those contests, and assuming he's cleared to play again this Sunday against the Lions, he'll profile as a risky option in fantasy lineups. With Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) already ruled out for the Week 11 game, Mac Jones will make a second straight start at quarterback, coming off an ugly outing against the Vikings in which he threw for just 111 yards on 22 attempts while committing three turnovers.
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Gabe Davis WR | BUF
Jaguars' Gabe Davis: Reps capped Thursday
Davis (shoulder) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Davis and Brian Thomas (chest) were both limited in practice for the second day in a row, but Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson hasn't suggested that the availability of either wideout for Sunday's game in Detroit is in peril. Assuming Davis is cleared to play Sunday, he'll be on the receiving end of throws from quarterback Mac Jones, who will be making a second straight start in place of the injured Trevor Lawrence (shoulder).
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Van Jefferson WR | WAS
Steelers' Van Jefferson: Returns to limited practice
Jefferson (quadricep) was limited at practice Thursday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Jefferson missed Wednesday's session, so his upgrade to limited participation a day later bodes well for his chances of being available Sunday against the Ravens. Through nine games this season, Jefferson has logged a 14-139-1 line on 23 targets, a pace that limits the wideout's fantasy utility to deeper formats.
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Darnell Mooney WR | NYG
Falcons' Darnell Mooney: Dealing with Achilles injury
Mooney was limited at Thursday's practice due to an Achilles injury, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
Mooney has been a revelation behind Atlanta's No. 1 WR Drake London this season. While he's surpassed 100 receiving yards just one time in 10 outings, Mooney has accrued a 46-684-5 line on 77 targets. Now with a health concern in tow, his status will be one to monitor as the week goes on to see if he may be in danger of sitting out Sunday at Denver.
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Michael Pittman WR | PIT
Colts' Michael Pittman: Practices fully Thursday
Pittman (back) practiced fully Thursday.
After missing his first game of the season this past Sunday against the Bills due to a back injury he's been managing as well as a finger issue, Pittman was listed as a full participant on Wednesday's practice estimate. With Pittman able to maintain that level of participation in Thursday's session, he's poised to return to action this weekend against the Jets after having evidently benefited from being held out of Week 10 action. Barring any in-game setbacks, Pittman should step back into a key role in the Colts' wideout corps, but with Anthony Richardson back as the team's starting QB, it's possible that Indianapolis' offense may tilt toward the running game.
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Amari Cooper WR | LV
Bills' Amari Cooper: Logs limited practice Thursday
Cooper (wrist) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.
Cooper -- who has missed two straight games -- was also listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's walk-through session, so he'll probably need to practice fully Friday in order to approach Sunday's game against the Chiefs without an injury designation. For his part, Cooper told Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com on Thursday that he feels like he's trending toward playing Sunday. If Cooper is indeed able to face Kansas City, his availability would provide a major boost to a Buffalo pass-catching corps that will be without wideout Keon Coleman (wrist), and possibly tight end Dalton Kincaid (knee).
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Tyreek Hill WR | MIA
Dolphins' Tyreek Hill: Spotted at practice Thursday
Hill (wrist) was spotted on the field for Thursday's practice, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Hill was deemed a non-participant for Wednesday's walk-through practice, but his presence for Thursday's session suggests that the wideout's absence a day earlier might have been due to workload management as opposed to a setback with the wrist injury he's been playing through. The Dolphins' second Week 11 injury report will be released later Thursday and will clarify the extent of Hill's participation in practice.