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Taylor (ankle) was listed as a full practice participant on Wednesday's practice estimate.

In light of his presence at Wednesday's walk-through session, the Colts have a 21-day window in which to activate the running back off the reserve/PUP list. As Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis notes, the Colts haven't ruled Taylor out from playing Sunday against the Titans, but head coach Shane Steichen suggested that the team will see how the running back fares in practices Thursday and Friday before deciding on his status. Either way, Taylor has seemingly moved past his ankle issue, but his relationship with the Colts organization remains a fluid situation in the wake of his previous request to be traded in August.

Harris was a limited participant in practice Wednesday due to a neck injury, Chris Brown of the Bills Radio Network reports.

Despite playing fewer snaps (16) than fellow running backs James Cook (23) and Latavius Murray (19) in this past Sunday's 48-20 win over Miami, Harris is the only member of the backfield trio who appears on the Week 5 injury report. He'll have two more chances to increase his level of involvement in practice before the Bills decide whether Harris carries an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Jaguars in London.

Sanders (groin) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Sanders tended to a groin injury in training camp and the preseason, was affected by a pectoral issue during Week 3 prep and again had practice limitations last week due to a groin concern. Prior to this past Sunday's loss to the Vikings, his snap share ranged between 58 and 64 percent through the first three games, but it dropped to 43 percent Week 4 as he managed just 32 yards from scrimmage on 16 touches. Overall, Sanders is averaging only 2.9 yards on his 54 rushes this season, which may be the norm for him until he's able to get closer to 100 percent. The running back will have two more chances this week to prove his health.

Barkley (ankle) practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Head coach Brian Daboll told Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News earlier Wednesday that Barkley was slated to take part in team drills for the first time since suffering a high right-ankle sprain Week 2. Even so, Barkley operated with a cap on his reps, as he did on all three practice reports last week. He likely will need to get back to full practice participation by Friday in order to avoid a designation ahead of Sunday's game at Miami.

Rodriguez (illness) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Bears.

The Commanders listed Rodriguez as a limited practice participant Monday through Wednesday, prompting the team to give him a designation for the Week 5 contest. The rookie running back's status will be established when the Commanders release their inactive list approximately 90 minutes before Thursday's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff. Even if he's active for the contest, Rodriguez isn't a good bet to see any touches on offense behind Brian Robinson and Antonio Gibson.

Brightwell (undisclosed) will be limited in practice Wednesday, Bob Brookover of NJ.com reports.

It's not clear what the injury Brightwell is dealing with is, but the Arizona product will be unable to participate in full to the start the week. He'll try to ramp up his activity ahead of Sunday's game against Miami on Thursday or Friday.

Mitchell (shoulder) practiced Wednesday, opening a 21-day window in which he can be evaluated for a return from injured reserve, Clifton Brown of the Ravens' official site reports.

Mitchell averaged 6.0 yards per carry during the preseason, so the speedy undrafted rookie out of East Carolina could be an intriguing addition to a Baltimore backfield that consists of Gus Edwards, Justice Hill and Melvin Gordon after losing J.K. Dobbins to a season-ending Achilles tear in Week 1. Before being eligible to play, Mitchell will need to be activated from IR and added to the 53-man roster, but such a move could happen at any point in the next three weeks. If Mitchell turns in a healthy and productive week of practice from Wednesday through Friday, he could even be available as soon as Sunday's game in Pittsburgh.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said that Dowdle (hip) won't practice Wednesday, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Dowdle suffered a hip contusion in Sunday's 38-3 win over the Patriots and will spend the Cowboys' first Week 5 practice session rehabbing the injury. He'll likely need to get back on the field Thursday or Friday to have a chance to suit up Sunday against the 49ers. If Dowdle is unable to play through the hip injury, Deuce Vaughn would be in line to work as the top backup to Tony Pollard.

Wilson (midsection) won't practice Wednesday and appears on track to remain out for the Dolphins' Week 5 game against the Giants, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.

After being placed on injured reserve Aug. 31, Wilson is eligible to resume practicing this week, but the running back doesn't seem to have made enough progress in his recovery for the Dolphins to clear him for on-field reps. Whenever the Dolphins deem Wilson ready to practice, the team will then have up to 21 days to evaluate him for a return to the 53-man roster. With Raheem Mostert and rookie De'Von Achane excelling out of the backfield through the team's first four games, Miami has little reason to rush Wilson back if he's still less than 100 percent healthy.

Jets head coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday that Cook has been showing improved speed in practice, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

Cook has been dreadful through four games, rushing for just 74 yards on 30 carries while adding 44 yards on eight catches. According to Saleh, Cook is still getting his legs underneath him after signing with the Jets in mid-August, but the numbers on the running back's GPS tracker in practice are improving. Saleh also said that fellow running back Breece Hall will no longer be on a pitch count after being eased in early in the season, per Rich Cimini of ESPN.com. With that in mind, unless Cook picks up the pace in games, he's likely to cede the more work to Hall in the near future.