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Dallas (toe) practiced fully Friday and doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.

Dallas kicked off Week 3 prep with back-to-back limited sessions due to a toe injury, but his ability to handle every on-field rep Friday clears him to be available to the Vikings backfield this weekend. With Aaron Jones (knee) also gaining clearance to play Sunday, Dallas likely will remain relegated to a small workload, as the latter has just four touches on his 14 offensive snaps through two games on the campaign.

Dowdle (toe) has been ruled out for Sunday's gam at Cincinnati, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now reports.

Dowdle missed the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh's Week 2 contest and hasn't practiced since. Jaylen Warren (shoulder) also picked up an injury last week, but he's listed as questionable and seemingly expected to carry the load in Pittsburgh's backfield this week, per Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.com. The Steelers then have a quick turnaround with a Thursday matchup against Cleveland.

Warren (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals after being a limited participant in Friday's practice, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now reports.

A limited practice participant throughout the week, Warren gets a 'questionable' tag but may in fact be headed for his largest workload of the season. Backfield mate Rico Dowdle (toe) has been ruled out, and Steelers RBs coach Ramon Chinyoung suggested Friday that Warren will play, per Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.com. The Steelers otherwise have Travis Homer and Lew Nichols (practice squad) as their top alternatives, which could lead to Warren seeing more work on early downs while Homer takes over some of the passing snaps. An early kickoff at 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff allows Warren's fantasy managers to confirm his availability when inactive lists are released Sunday morning around 11:30 a.m. ET.

Spears (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, Turron Davenport of ESPN reports.

Spears returned to practice Friday as a limited participant after sitting out the previous two days. Tony Pollard, meanwhile, upgraded to full participation at the end of the week and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game. Even if Spears ends up playing, he won't have much fantasy appeal when he's the less healthy of two RBs in a backfield that hasn't been productive so far. The Titans and Giants are schedule for an early kickoff Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Pollard (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Giants after returning to a full practice Friday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Tyjae Spears, on the other hand, is listed as questionable due to an ankle injury of his own. Neither running back has been of much use to fantasy managers this season, but Pollard would at least get a significant projection boost if Spears were to land on the inactive list ahead of a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday.

Monangai (knee) took part in Friday's practice and was listed as a full participant, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Monangai didn't participate at Thursday's session due to a knee injury, but his ability to get back to all activity one day later clears up the health of the running back ahead of Monday's game against the Eagles. Through two games this season while working in tandem with D'Andre Swift out of the Bears backfield, Monangai has racked up 182 yards from scrimmage and one rushing TD on 24 touches.

Johnson (hamstring) does not have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Chargers, Alec White of the Bills' official site reports. "Ty Johnson will be good to go," coach Joe Brady said Friday.

He missed both of the first two games, but with receivers DJ Moore (shoulder) and Keon Coleman (ankle) both being listed as questionable, Johnson's receiving skills out of the backfield might be useful for the offense. Johnson really isn't recommended for fantasy unless anything happens to starter James Cook, but the former's presence on the field does knock Ray Davis down a peg.

Judkins (personal) doesn't carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against Carolina, Scott Petrak of BrownsZone.com reports.

Judkins returned to full practice participation Friday after being limited Thursday due to a personal matter. He should be fine to handle his usual role as Cleveland's lead runner Sunday against the Panthers.

Barkley (stinger) is taking part in the open portion of Friday's practice, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.

Barkley is stacking practices in the wake of the stinger that he sustained during a Week 2 win at Tennessee, going down as a limited participant to begin Week 3 prep and likely to be listed as at least that Friday. He told Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday that an MRI on his left shoulder "went well," and the running back also was seen wearing a protective device on his shoulder and neck area at the ensuing session. With Tank Bigsby (abdomen) and Will Shipley (foot) also on the injury report this week, the situation in the Eagles backfield will be monitored to get a sense of who may be able to play Monday in Chicago.

Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Friday that Jones (knee) will be available for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Jones opened Week 3 prep with an absence from Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury, but he progressed to limited Thursday before O'Connell cleared him ahead of the weekend. Thus, Jones likely will take on another workhorse role Sunday, as he did during a Week 2 win in Chicago, when he handled 23 carries for 105 yards.