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Lockett (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

For the fourth week in a row, Lockett is making an appearance on Seahawks practice reports due to a lingering hamstring issue. In three games playing through the injury, he's racked up a 15-151-1 receiving line on 22 targets. Because he avoided a designation on the final report of the week twice during that span, Lockett's status for Sunday's game against the Commanders likely isn't in question. Still, his status should be monitored to ensure he trends in such a direction.

Nailor (hamstring) was a full participant at practice Wednesday.

After missing Minnesota's last seven games with a hamstring injury, Nailor now looks poised to make a return in Week 10. With K.J. Osborn working his way back from a concussion, Nailor could find himself with a significant role at receiver Sunday versus the Saints.

Palmer was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice by a neck injury.

Palmer has been a regular in the Buccaneers offense all season, but his production has gone from a 6-42-2 line on nine targets in the first four games to 9-125-0 on 19 targets over the last four contests. The rookie sixth-round pick is now dealing with a health concern for the first time in his career, so his status will be one to monitor as the week continues to get a sense of his potential to suit up Sunday against the Titans.

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley said Wednesday that Palmer is recovering from a knee sprain, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

Palmer was placed on injured reserve prior to Monday's win over the Jets and is thus not eligible to return to action before Week 13. Beyond that, the wideout's timetable for a potential return has yet to be mapped out. In Palmer's absence for the next three weeks, rookie Quentin Johnston and Jalen Guyton will be in store for added snaps behind the Chargers' top receiver, Keenan Allen.

Wilson (shoulder) practiced on a limited basis Wednesday, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Wilson didn't practice at all last week before the Cardinals included him among their inactive players for this past Sunday's game at Cleveland. With a return to drills to begin Week 10 prep, Wilson may be putting himself in a position to play Sunday against the Falcons. If he's able to do so, the rookie third-round wideout seemingly would be on the receiving end of passes from quarterback Kyler Murray (knee) for the first time in his young career.

Osborn (concussion) was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice.

Osborn was on the receiving end of a helmet-to-helmet hit this past Sunday in Atlanta that sent him into the concussion protocol. The play left him motionless on the turf for a handful of minutes before he made his way to the sideline and eventually the locker room. Osborn's inability to take part in the Vikings' first Week 10 practice isn't a promising sign that he's on track to clear all five phases of the protocol in time to play Sunday against the Saints. Ultimately, Osborn's listing on Friday's injury report may be telling for his upcoming availability.

Lazard (knee) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Lazard approached Monday's loss to the Chargers listed as questionable with a knee injury, but was able to suit up and played 72 of a possible 81 snaps on offense en route to catching two of his six targets for 18 yards. With no reported setbacks coming out of the game, Lazard's listed limitations Wednesday may have been indicative of load management ahead of this weekend's game against the Raiders.

Metchie (ribs) was a full practice participant Wednesday.

Metchie made a quick recovery from the rib injury that knocked him out of Sunday's 39-37 win over Tampa Bay. He's spent most of the season as Houston's fourth or fifth wide receiver, seeing limited snaps even when Tank Dell or Robert Woods (toe) has been out of the lineup. Metchie will likely be headed for a light role on offense once again this Sunday at Cincinnati, unless both Woods and Nico Collins (calf) are able to play. Collins was a limited participant Wednesday, while Woods missed another practice.

Collins was a limited participant at practice Wednesday due to a calf injury.

Collins is tending to the injury after he played 57 of the Texans' 72 snaps on offense en route to finishing with three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown on five targets in this past Sunday's 39-37 win over the Buccaneers. With a limited practice under his belt, the wideout's status for this weekend's game against the Bengals will need to be monitored. If Collins is able to practice fully by Friday, he'll have a chance to enter the weekend without an injury designation.

Jefferson (hamstring) practiced in a limited fashion Wednesday after the Vikings designated him for return from injured reserve.

In his first on-field work since straining his right hamstring during a Week 5 loss to the Chiefs, Jefferson unsurprisingly operated with a cap on his reps. Head coach Kevin O'Connell told Alec Lewis of The Athletic on Wednesday in that he thinks Jefferson being ready to play Sunday against the Saints would "probably be a little aggressive," but the Vikings aren't yet ruling out the receiver from putting an end to his four-game absence this weekend. Jefferson will have two more sessions this week to put himself on a path to play Sunday, but the Vikings will need to activate him from IR by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday for him to have a chance to do so.