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Minshew was listed as a limited practice participant Thursday due to minor groin soreness, John Reid of The Florida Times-Union reports.

Any mid-week addition to a team's injury report is worth noting, but so far this doesn't seem like an issue that will prevent Minshew from handling the Jaguars' QB duties Sunday against the Saints.

Watson was named the AFC Player of the Week for Week 5, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Watson was electrifying during Houston's 53-32 win over the Falcons. He completed 28-of-33 passes for 426 yards and no interceptions. Most importantly for Watson, the Texans, and his fantasy owners, the quarterback was not sacked and was hit just once. He entered the game having been sacked 18 times. The return of guard Zach Fulton re-established the front five that protected Watson two weeks ago against the Chargers, which was the unit's best performance to that point in the season. In that game, the offensive line allowed two sacks and one quarterback hit in 34 dropbacks. A Week 6 showdown against the Chiefs and their league-leading passing offense could lead to a shootout and another banner day for Watson.

Mahomes (ankle) practiced fully Wednesday.

Per Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star, Mahomes -- who has been managing a left ankle injury since the Chiefs' opener -- left no doubt that he'll play Sunday against the Texans. "I actually feel pretty good today," Mahomes said after practice Wednesday. The star QB acknowledged that at this stage his ankle is "not perfect, but it's good enough" to "run, cut, cut off of it and do that type of stuff." Five games into the season, Mahomes leads the league with 1,831 passing yards to go along with a tidy 11:0 TD:INT ratio.

Rudolph (concussion) was listed as a limited practice participant Wednesday.

Per Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rudolph remains in concussion protocol, but the QB's mere presence at practice Wednesday after absorbing a helmet-to-helmet hit in Sunday's overtime loss to the Ravens is a good sign. It remains to be seen, however, if he'll be cleared for this weekend's game against the Chargers. If the team elects to play it safe with Rudolph and hold him out versus Los Angeles with a Week 7 bye on tap, Devlin Hodges would be in line to draw the starting assignment.

Keenum (foot) practiced in full Wednesday, Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post reports.

Earlier Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported that Keenum is on pace to start Week 6 in Miami after taking a seat this past Sunday in the Redskins' loss to the Patriots. With an uncapped practice under his belt, Keenum proved the health of his right foot, which had been encased in a walking boot both of the previous two Wednesdays. Now, we'll await interim head coach Bill Callahan's decision on the Redskins' starting quarterback at some point in the next two days.

Mayfield (shoulder) wasn't listed Wednesday on the Browns' initial Week 6 injury report, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Though he took all but three of the Browns' offensive snaps in Monday's 31-3 loss to the 49ers, Mayfield was spotted with a heavy wrap on his right shoulder and was walking gingerly while sporting a sleeve on his left leg following the game. The fact that the quarterback was a little banged up coming out of the loss wasn't surprising, given that coach Freddie Kitchens acknowledged Mayfield took "too many hits unnecessarily" in Week 5, per Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. With no listed injuries to contend with now, however, Mayfield can practice fully this week in the hopes of bouncing back Sunday against the 4-1 Seahawks, who have given up an average of 270.6 passing yards per game to date.

Rudolph (concussion) was able to practice in some capacity Wednesday, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Rudolph remains in the concussion protocol after suffering a helmet-to-helmet hit during Sunday's loss to the Ravens, but his ability to log any on-field work just a few days later is certainly encouraging. A return to practice won't guarantee Rudolph's availability for Week 6 against the Chargers, however, as he'll need to gain clearance from an independent neurologist before receiving the green light to dress in the contest. Undrafted rookie Devlin Hodges would draw the start under center if Rudolph can't go.

McCoy is expected to assume a reserve role Sunday in Miami with Case Keenum (foot) likely to return from a one-game absence, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

In his first action of the season this past Sunday, McCoy had a tough go of it in a blowout loss to the Patriots, completing 18 of 27 passes for 119 yards and one interception. The Redskins proceeded to fire Jay Gruden in the wake of that contest, promoting Bill Callahan to interim head coach in the process. Per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Callahan will announce a starting quarterback "later this week," but it appears McCoy will be the second-stringer, at best, this weekend.

Though Rudolph remains in the NFL's concussion protocol, he has a chance to practice Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

That's encouraging, though Rudolph -- who looked very wobbly after absorbing a helmet-to-helmet in Sunday's overtime loss to the Ravens -- still has some hurdles to clear before he can gain clearance for this weekend's game against the Chargers. If the team elects to play it safe with Rudolph and hold him out versus Los Angeles with a Week 7 bye looming, Devlin Hodges would get the starting assignment.

Keenum (foot) is expected to start Sunday's contest at Miami, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Keenum has been battling a foot injury for a few weeks and even sat out the Week 5 loss to the Patriots. The fact that he was present at Wednesday's practice should bolster his odds of suiting up in Week 6, per Ben Standig of The Athletic. Assuming Keenum gets through prep unscathed over the next few days, he'll push Colt McCoy back to a reserve role while rookie signal-caller Dwayne Haskins assumes third-string duties.