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Bowers (knee) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice, Anthony Galaviz of The Fresno Bee reports.

Since undergoing a meniscus trim in his left knee on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Bowers hasn't been able to practice in any capacity and sat out a Week 1 win against the Dolphins. He thus has just one more chance to mix into drills Friday before the Raiders potentially make a ruling on his status for Sunday's game at the Chargers. If Bowers ultimately can't go this weekend, Michael Mayer will be the primary beneficiary at tight end for Las Vegas.

Kittle (Achilles) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Kittle continues to operate with a cap on his practice reps in the early going this season, which isn't a surprise considering he tore his right Achilles nine months ago. In Week 1 against the Rams in Melbourne, Australia, he recorded two catches (on five targets) for 12 yards on a 46 percent snap share, more or less looking like his normal self. Because WRs De'Zhaun Stribling (ankle), Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Christian Kirk (calf) are all sidelined for varying lengths of time, Kittle stands to benefit in the 49ers' passing game, assuming he's active on a weekly basis.

The Panthers signed Williams to the practice squad Thursday, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.

Williams spent time with the Raiders during the preseason but was waived at the end of August. He will now get another opportunity with the Panthers as a member of the practice squad. Williams played his final collegiate season at Indiana in 2025, accumulating 36 catches for 438 yards and six touchdowns in 15 games.

McConkey (ribs) was listed as a non-participant on Thursday's injury report.

McConkey was spotted working with the training staff during the media-viewing portion of Thursday's session, and he wound up not getting any work in for the second time in as many days. Head coach Jim Harbaugh tagged McConkey day-to-day earlier this week, but the wide receiver will be hard-pressed to take the field Sunday against the Raiders if he sits out again Friday.

Harvey (hamstring) was limited at Thursday's practice, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Harvey opened Week 2 prep with no listed activity on Wednesday's injury report due to a hamstring issue, but one day later he upgraded his workload enough to go down as a limited participant. Ultimately, Friday's practice report will unveil whether or not he heads into the weekend without a designation for Sunday's contest against the Jaguars. In Monday's loss at Kansas City, Harvey paced Denver's backfield with 26 offensive snaps (to J.K. Dobbins' 22), but Harvey managed just seven touches for 41 yards from scrimmage, while Dobbins turned eight carries into 36 yards.

Clowney (knee) did not practice Thursday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Head coach DeMeco Ryans stated Clowney would practice Thursday after missing Wednesday's session. However, that wasn't the case. The 33-year-old has battled multiple injuries of late, but it didn't stop him from suiting up for Sunday's 36-31 loss to Buffalo in Week 1. Clowney will have another opportunity to practice Friday.

Meyers (thumb) practiced on a limited basis Thursday.

Meyers emerged from preseason Week 2 with a brace on his right hand, but the nature of the injury wasn't confirmed until the Jaguars posted their first injury report of the season last week. Since then, he's been listed as limited on all five of the team's practice reports with a thumb injury, but it didn't stop him from suiting up for this past Sunday's season-opening win against the Browns, when he hauled in both targets for 40 yards and one touchdown and recorded one carry for two yards on a 65 percent snap share. If Meyers follows last week's trajectory this week, he'll enter the weekend without a designation for Sunday's contest at Denver.

The Texans cut Gronowski from the practice squad Thursday.

Gronowski spent time on the Dolphins' practice squad this offseason but was signed to the Texans' practice squad after being waived. However, the signal-caller will now search for a new team in hopes of continuing his NFL career. Gronowski finished his collegiate career with Iowa in 2025, throwing for 1,741 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions off 166-for-262 passing in 13 games. He also had 130 carries for 545 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Thomas (shoulder) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

Thomas now has back-to-back capped sessions under his belt due to a shoulder injury to kick off Week 2 prep, which isn't unexpected after coach Liam Coen told Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com on Monday that the wide receiver would be limited in practice this week. Nevertheless, Thomas now has one more chance to get back to full Friday before the jaguars potentially tag him with a designation for Sunday's game at Denver.

The Texans signed Oliver to the practice squad Thursday.

Oliver was recently cut from the Browns' practice squad, but he will continue his career with the Texans' practice squad. The 26-year-old has appeared in 13 regular-season games since 2024, all with the Titans, totaling seven catches for 103 yards.