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Jones (thumb) was listed as non-participant for Wednesday's estimated practice, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Jones had been expected to open Week 4 prep as a limited participant, but he ended up not taking part in the Bengals' walk-through session. The rookie receiver out of Purdue has played just three offensive snaps through the Bengals' first three games but has been an asset on special teams as a punt returner, taking one back 81 yards for a touchdown Week 2.

Ezukanma (neck) did not participate at the Dolphins' practice Wednesday, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Ezukanma missed the team's 70-20 Week 3 win over the Broncos with a neck injury and he has now opened the week on the sidelines at practice. The wide receiver will have two more chances to return to the field this week prior to Miami's divisional matchup with the Bills on Sunday.

Ali (ankle) was limited in Wednesday's practice, Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com reports.

A deep reserve in Atlanta's wideout corps, Ali has been inactive for all three games this season. He has played 14 offensive snaps across two career appearances, failing to catch his only target.

Jennings was held out of Wednesday's practice due to a shin injury, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Even tough Brandon Aiyuk (shoulder) didn't play last Thursday against the Giants, Jennings didn't experience an appreciable jump in playing time and matched his season high in targets with three, which he turned into two catches for 31 yards. As the 49ers kick off Week 4 prep, Jennings and Deebo Samuel (ribs/knee) were sidelined, while Aiyuk was a limited participant. With the team's top three wide receivers all battling injuries to some extent, the position group will be one to watch as Sunday's game against the Cardinals approaches.

Nacua (oblique) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report.

Nacua is no stranger to injury reports to begin his career due to a lingering oblique issue. The injury hasn't stopped him from producing on game days, as he's turned in a 30-338-0 receiving line on 42 targets through three contests. Nacua will have two opportunities to get back to full this week before the Rams potentially hand him a designation for Sunday's contest at Indianapolis.

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

Head coach Mike Tomlin previously noted that Robinson might be limited during the early portions of the week, so the wideout's absence from practice Wednesday wasn't entirely surprising. Robinson now has two more chances to return to the practice field ahead of Sunday's game against the Texans. He'll presumably need to practice fully by Friday in order to avoid heading into the weekend with an injury designation.

Toney (toe) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

Toney logged just two snaps on offense in this past Sunday's 41-10 win over the Bears, and he toe injury that had him listed as questionable for that contest looks as though it's still affecting his practice reps in Week 4. He'll likely need to log a full practice by Friday in order to avoid taking an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Jets.

Jeudy was a limited participant at practice Wednesday due to a knee injury.

Jeudy was on the field for 47 of a possible 62 snaps on offense in this past Sunday's 70-20 loss to the Dolphins, finishing with five receptions for 81 yards. The Broncos haven't revealed whether his limitations Wednesday stem from an injury he sustained Week 3, or if he suffered an in-practice setback. In any case, his status is now worth tracking as this weekend's game against the Bears approaches.

Jones (knee) didn't take part in Wednesday's practice.

Jones played through a knee injury Week 2 against the Chiefs, but he hasn't been able to practice since then. Earlier Wednesday, head coach Doug Pederson told Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union that Jones is a "long shot" to suit up Sunday versus the Falcons in London. If that comes to pass, Jones would miss a second consecutive contest, giving Jamal Agnew and Tim Jones elevated roles behind the Jaguars' top two wide receivers, Calvin Ridley and Christian Kirk.

Rams head coach Sean McVay said Wednesday that he's still hoping Kupp (hamstring) can return from injured reserve when first eligible to play Week 5 against the Eagles, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

McVay made similar comments a couple weeks earlier indicating that Kupp be ready to play after missing the requisite four games. The coach hasn't provided many details regarding Kupp's rehab and recovery, merely noting Wednesday that the wideout was "ramping up his workload" and "progressing." Kupp's eventual return will have even greater fantasy reverberations than anyone would've guessed a month ago, as fellow Rams receivers Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell have combined for 68 targets and 584 receiving yards through three games in Kupp's absence. Both young receivers will see their target shares decline once Kupp returns, but to what extent isn't clear, nor is it clear if improved receiving depth in Los Angeles will prevent the 30-year-old from returning to his 11-target-per-game pace from 2021 and 2022.