NFL Player News
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Karene Reid LB | DEN
Broncos' Karene Reid: Questionable to return to TNF
Reid (hamstring) is questionable to return to Thursday night's contest against the Raiders, Luca Evans of The Denver Post reports.
Reid suffered an apparent hamstring injury in the first half, and his status for the remainder of the game is now up in the air. The linebacker operates almost exclusively as a special-teams option, so his absence doesn't carry an impact on defense.
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Darious Williams CB | LAR
Rams' Darious Williams: Practices in full
Williams (shoulder) was a full participant in practice Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
The starting cornerback was a limited participant Wednesday. Williams suffered the injury in Week 7 against the Jaguars and sat out Week 9 versus the Saints, even with the Rams' bye week in between. Now that he's back at practice, he should be trending toward a return this Sunday against the 49ers.
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Alex Highsmith LB | PIT
Steelers' Alex Highsmith: Limited in practice Thursday
Highsmith (ankle) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Highsmith first hurt his ankle in Week 2 against Seattle and has been managing the issue off and on since. He's been able to suit up in each of Pittsburgh's past four contests but didn't practice this Wednesday ahead of Thursday's limited session. It's possible that the Steelers are simply managing Highsmith's practice reps, but if he's unable to log a full session Friday, he could enter the weekend with an injury designation for Sunday's clash against the Chargers.
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Jordan Whittington WR | LAR
Rams' Jordan Whittington: Misses practice again
Whittington (back) did not participate in practice for the second day in a row Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
The kick returner and wide receiver will have one more chance to practice ahead of Sunday's matchup with the 49ers. Whittington has 12 catches for 121 yards and 109 kickoff-return yards on the year. If Whittington ultimately sits out Sunday, Blake Corum might be next in line to handle kickoff-return duties.
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Nate Hobbs CB | GB
Packers' Nate Hobbs: Absent from practice
Hobbs (knee) did not participate at practice Thursday.
Hobbs was unable to practice to open the week, which comes as no surprise after head coach Matt LaFleur said Monday that the cornerback is expected to miss at least two games while recovering from a Grade 1 MCL sprain. In his absence, Carrington Valentine will continue to handle the lion's share of snaps opposite Keisean Nixon in Green Bay's secondary.
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Connor Heyward TE | PIT
Steelers' Connor Heyward: Sits out practice with knee issue
Heyward (knee) did not practice Thursday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Heyward had his usual role this past Sunday in a win over Indianapolis, logging four offensive snaps and 18 snaps on special teams. He wasn't on the injury report Wednesday before popping up as a DNP on Thursday, so he may have hurt his knee during practice. Heyward's practice participation level Friday should help clarify how serious the knee issue is and whether he's at risk of missing Sunday's tilt versus the Chargers.
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Dylan Parham OG | LV
Raiders' Dylan Parham: Questionable to return Thursday
Parham (ankle) is questionable to return to Thursday's game against the Broncos.
The left guard has started all nine games for the Raiders this season. With Jackson Powers-Johnson (ankle) ruled out Thursday, Alex Cappa is already seeing action. That leaves tackle Charles Grant and center Will Putnam as Las Vegas' remaining backup linemen.
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Jackson Powers-Johnson G | LV
Raiders' Jackson Powers-Johnson: Won't return Thursday
Powers-Johnson (ankle) won't return to Thursday's game against the Broncos, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
Powers-Johnson suffered what looked to be a relatively serious ankle injury early in the second quarter. It's not a surprise that he's been ruled out, but he will have a few extra days to recover for a potential return in Week 11 against the Cowboys.
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Moro Ojomo DT | PHI
Eagles' Moro Ojomo: Dealing with concussion
Ojomo was a limited participant in Thursday's practice due to a concussion.
Ojomo logged his usual defensive snap count in the Eagles' Week 8 win over the Giants ahead of the team's Week 9 bye, so it's unclear when he suffered the concussion. Regardless, he'll need to clear concussion protocol in order to suit up Monday against the Packers. Ojomo is working on a two-game sack streak and has 4.0 total sacks through eight contests after having none over his first 25 career regular-season games.
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Adoree' Jackson CB | PHI
Eagles' Adoree' Jackson: Back at practice with limited session
Jackson (concussion) was a limited participant in practice Thursday.
Jackson suffered a concussion in Week 7 versus Minnesota and wasn't able to play in Week 8 against the Giants. The Eagles' Week 9 bye appears to have give Jackson enough time to show improvement, though it's unclear if he's cleared concussion protocol to this point. If not, he'll need to do so in order to be eligible to play Monday against Green Bay.