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Hollins (ankle) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Scott Bair of the Falcons' official site reports.

Following the Falcons' Week 11 bye, Hollins opened last week with a capped session Wednesday before finishing with a pair of absences from practice. The Falcons ended up ruling him out ahead of Sunday's eventual win over the Saints, marking his second straight absence. He's kicking off Week 13 prep in a similar fashion as last week, so his listing on Atlanta's next two practice reports may be key to determining whether or not he's set for his first game action since Nov. 5, when he injured his ankle in the first half of a loss to the Vikings.

Wicks was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury.

Wicks sustained a concussion as a well as a knee injury near the end of the Packers' Week 11 win over the Chargers and also emerged from that game with the knee issue. The two injuries resulted in him turning in just one limited practice last week, and he ultimately wasn't able to clear the concussion protocol ahead of the Packers' Thanksgiving Day win over the Lions. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, head coach Matt LaFleur revealed Monday that Wicks has now cleared the protocol, but the receiver will still have to work to overcome the knee injury in order to play Sunday against the Chiefs. He'll have two more chances this week to upgrade to full practice activity.

Claypool (knee) was limited during practice Wednesday, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.

Claypool hasn't played since Week 9 with the injury and will likely head into the weekend questionable again. However, if he's able to ramp up his activity level Thursday or Friday, he could still suit up Sunday against the Commanders.

Austin (ankle) didn't participate in practice Wednesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Austin sustained the ankle injury in Sunday's 16-10 win over the Bengals and isn't yet healthy enough to return to the field as the Steelers kick off Week 13 prep. He'll still have Thursday and Friday to fit in some practice reps before the Steelers potentially hand him a designation for this Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Brown (heel) didn't take part in practice Wednesday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Brown managed just one limited practice last week due to a heel injury, but despite receiving a questionable tag for this past Sunday's game against the Rams, he was able to suit up and turned in a season-high 12 targets into six catches for 88 yards. He'll have two more chances to mix into the drills as the week goes on before the Cardinals potentially make a similar ruling on his potential to play Sunday in Pittsburgh.

Allen didn't practice Wednesday due to a quadricep injury.

Allen has been playing through an AC joint sprain in his shoulder for the Chargers' past two games, but he's proceeded to play more than 90 percent of the offensive snaps in both contests. In this past Sunday's 20-10 loss to the Ravens, Allen recorded 14 receptions -- his second-best total of the season -- for 106 yards on 16 targets. Though the shoulder issue isn't affecting his practice reps to begin Week 13 prep, Allen is tending to a new injury that he'll look to overcome ahead of Sunday's game against the Patriots. So long as he's able to practice in some fashion Thursday and/or Friday, Allen should still be in good shape to fill his usual high-volume role in the Los Angeles passing attack this weekend.

McKenzie (toe) was listed as a nonparticipant on the Colts' practice estimate Wednesday, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.

McKenzie played just five offensive snaps during Sunday's win versus the Buccaneers, and that he may have been nursing a toe injury would be a reasonable explanation for his limited involvement. Indianapolis' injury reports Thursday and Friday will give a better idea of whether he'll be available in Week 13 at Tennessee.

Reed didn't practice Wednesday due to a chest injury, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

Last Tuesday, the Packers added Reed to their injury report as a limited participant due to the same issue. He was upgraded to a full participant Wednesday and didn't take an injury designation into the Packers' Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Lions. He proceeded to gather in four of eight targets for 34 yards and one touchdown and took two carries for 16 yards in the 29-22 win. Reed will have two more opportunities this week to get back to all on-field work before the team potentially tags him with a designation for Sunday's contest against the Chiefs.

Hill didn't practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury.

During this past Friday's 34-13 win over the Jets, Hill played 44 of the Dolphins' 70 snaps on offense and carried once for two yards to go with nine catches for 102 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets. The star wideout evidently sustained the ankle injury at some point during the game, and after sitting out Miami's first Week 13 practice, his status is worth monitoring ahead of Sunday's game against the Commanders. Hill has played in all 11 of Miami's game to date this season and has posted a 88-1,324-10 receiving line on 120 targets.

Shaheed (thigh) was listed as a non-participant at Wednesday's practice, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Shaheed was injured during the second quarter of Sunday's loss to the Falcons and never ended up returning, with Chris Olave (concussion) getting ruled out not long after. Olave at least managed a limited practice Wednesday, and while an earlier report indicated that Shaheed is day-to-day, there's still a decent chance the Saints enter Sunday's game against the Lions without Shaheed, Olave and Michael Thomas (knee). A.T. Perry, Lynn Bowden and Keith Kirkwood were the team's top three receivers for the second half of the Week 12 loss to Atlanta.