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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.

Olave (concussion) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

His participation in the first practice of the week suggests Olave has at least some chance to join the small group of players that have suited up on gameday one week after entering concussion protocol. He caught seven passes for 114 yards during Sunday's loss to the Falcons before exiting early in the third quarter with the brain injury. The Saints already were playing without wideouts Michael Thomas (knee) and Rashid Shaheed (groin), the latter of whom was injured during the second quarter and then missed practice Wednesday. New Orleans finished out the game with A.T. Perry, Lynn Bowden and Keith Kirkwood as its healthy receivers.

Smith was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice estimate due to a knee injury.

Smith has yet to miss a game in his three-year career, but he's now dealing with his third health concern of the season. On a positive note, he was able to manage some reps at Wednesday's walkthrough and will have two more chances to get back to full activity by the end of the week. Fellow wide receiver A.J. Brown continues to tend to a thigh injury, so the status of the two bears watching ahead of Sunday's matchup with the 49ers.

Brown (thigh) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated injury report.

Brown kicked off last week in a similar position with a cap on his reps at Wednesday's walkthrough, which he followed up with a limited listing Thursday and then full activity Friday to avoid a designation for Week 12 action. He proceeded to handle a typical 94 percent of the snaps in this past Sunday's overtime win over the Bills on his way to five catches (on nine targets) for 37 yards and one touchdown. Brown's status will continue to be monitored to ensure he's on the same course ahead of Sunday's showdown with the 49ers.

Burks (concussion) was present for practice Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Burks' participation in Wednesday's session marked his first on-field activity since suffering a concussion Nov. 2 against the Steelers. The wideout will still need to pass through all the necessary steps in the NFL's concussion protocol in order to play Sunday against the Colts and put an end to a three-game absence.

Goodwin (concussion) will not participate at practice Wednesday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Goodwin sat out of Sunday's loss at Denver due to a concussion, which he's still dealing with to start the Browns' new week of practice. He'll likely need to return to practice Thursday or Friday to have a chance to play in Week 13 at the Rams.

Shaheed (quadriceps) wasn't spotted at the media-access portion of Wednesday's practice, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Meanwhile, fellow wide receiver Chris Olave (concussion) participated in individual drills. With Olave and Shaheed banged up and Michael Thomas (knee) on injured reserve, A.T. Perry, Lynn Bowden and Keith Kirkwood are the healthy wide receivers on the Saints' active roster.

Olave (concussion) took part in individual drills at Wednesday's practice, Brooke Kirkhofer of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Olave departed this past Sunday's loss in Atlanta with a concussion, but prior to the injury he torched the Falcons defense to the tune of seven catches (on nine targets) for 114 yards. Wednesday's injury report will reveal how much work Olave was able to handle in the Saints' first Week 13 session.

Johnston (ribs) is participating in practice Wednesday, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

The extent of Johnston's participation remains to be seen, but his presence at practice Wednesday bodes well for his availability this weekend against the Patriots after he sat out most of the second half of Sunday's 20-10 loss to the Ravens. Johnston caught one of three targets for seven yards prior to hurting his ribs. The rookie wide receiver was medically cleared to return, so it's possible his inability to return to the game was at least in part performance-based.