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Walker is inactive for Thursday's season opener against the Chiefs.

With the 2024 fourth-rounder being made a healthy scratch Thursday, the Ravens will proceed with a wideout corps comprised of Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, Nelson Agholor, Tylan Wallace and Deonte Harty in Week 1.

Charles (hip) was not listed on the Jets' injury report Thursday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Charles sustained a hip injury during the Jets' second preseason game against the Panthers. He was held out of the preseason finale against the Giants, but Charles appears to be over the injury and will suit up for Monday's regular-season opener against the 49ers.

Williams (knee) practiced fully Thursday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Williams, who continues to move past the ACL tear he suffered in his left knee Week 3 last season, thus is in line to be available for Monday night's season opener against the 49ers. That said, coach Robert Saleh told Cimini that the Jets will monitor the wideout's reps Week 1, which figures to lead to Williams being on some form of a pitch count in terms of snaps, even if he feels like he could handle more extensive work versus San Francisco.

Nailor (ankle) practiced on a limited basis Thursday.

The Vikings' Week 1 injury report includes just two players, but the other one aside from Nailor is Jordan Addison (ankle). Both wide receivers have operated with caps on their practice reps Wednesday and Thursday, but coach Kevin O'Connell has acknowledged that Nailor is a few days behind Addison in his recovery, per Alec Lewis of The Athletic. Friday's report may provide clarity into whether one or both of them is on track to suit up Sunday at the Giants.

The Bears released Pettis (undisclosed) from injured reserve Thursday with an injury settlement, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

The injury settlement allows Pettis to sign with another team once he is recovered from whatever is ailing him. The 2018 second-round pick missed all of last season due to a back injury he sustained during training camp. Pettis appeared in all 17 regular-season games for the Bears in 2022, and he finished with 19 catches (on 41 targets) for 245 yards and three touchdowns.

The Ravens waived Washington (undisclosed) from the reserve/injured list Thursday with an injury settlement, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Washington signed with Baltimore in April as an undrafted free agent. The Rutgers product entered training camp competing for a depth wide receiver spot on the Ravens' 53-man roster, but he landed on IR in late August due to an undisclosed injury. The injury settlement allows Washington to sign with another team once he is fully recovered from his injury.

Palmer (concussion) was a full practice participant Thursday.

As he was Wednesday, Palmer did enough on the practice field to be listed as full one day later, but there's been no indication from the Buccaneers that he's cleared the concussion protocol, which he's been in since at least Aug. 23. The team can shed any questions about his status Friday by not giving him a designation ahead Sunday's game against the Commanders, which would put him in the mix for targets along with Jalen McMillan behind starting wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

Addison (ankle) was limited at practice Thursday.

Prior to Thursday's session, Addison seemed to be taking part in a good portion of drills, per Alec Lewis of The Athletic, but his eventual listing on the Vikings' second Week 1 injury report ultimately remained the same as it did Wednesday. Addison thus has just Friday's practice to prove his health before the team potentially tags him with a designation for Sunday's game at the Giants. The second-year wide receiver has been tending to a sprained ankle since sustaining the injury during an Aug. 14 practice.

Hopkins (knee) remained limited at practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Per Turron Davenport of ESPN.com, Hopkins -- who also was limited Wednesday -- worked with a sleeve on his left leg during Thursday's session. The veteran wideout now has one more opportunity to practice fully ahead of Sunday's season opener against the Bears, but it's worth noting that offensive coordinator Nick Holz indicated Thursday that if Hopkins does play Week 1, he's expected to have a sizable role, according to Wyatt.

Jennings (oblique) is practicing in a limited capacity Thursday, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Jennings continues to manage an oblique injury he's dealt with since mid-August. With Ricky Pearsall (chest/shoulder) to miss at least the first four games of the year while on the reserve/non-football injury list, Jennings has an opportunity to work as the clear No. 3 receiver behind Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk, health permitting. He'll have two more chances to increase his participation level prior to Monday's regular-season opener at home against the Jets.