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Head coach Mike McCarthy said Cooks (knee) is "doing OK" after the Cowboys listed the wide receiver as a non-participant on Wednesday's estimated injury report, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports. "We're in a jog-through format here," McCarthy added. "I think he will try to do a little bit [Thursday]. He has a chance."

Cooks made a sudden appearance on the Cowboys' first Week 2 practice report, but he looks like he'll attempt to work through his knee issue and take part in some parts of Thursday's session. His activity level Thursday and Friday likely will be key for him to avoid a designation ahead of Sunday's game versus the Jets.

Parker (knee) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports.

Parker, who was inactive for the Patriots' season-opening loss to the Eagles on Sunday, was also limited at practice throughout last week. With that in mind, the wideout will presumably need to practice fully by Friday in order to avoid taking an injury designation into this Sunday's game against the Dolphins. Rookie Kayshon Boutte, who took on an expanded role in Parker's absence Week 1, was also listed as a limited participant Wednesday due to a hamstring issue.

Boutte was a limited participant in practice Wednesday due to a hamstring injury, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports.

DeVante Parker (knee), who sat out the team's 25-20 Week 1 loss to the Eagles, was also limited Wednesday. In his NFL debut this past Sunday, Boutte took the field for 68 percent of the Patriots' offensive snaps but failed to catch any of his four targets in the season opener. Even if Boutte plays Sunday against the Dolphins and Parker doesn't, Boutte will likely continue to work behind Kendrick Bourne (11 targets, two touchdowns in Week 1), JuJu Smith-Schuster (seven targets, four catches) and Demario Douglas (seven targets, four catches).

Adams was held out of Wednesday's practice with a foot injury.

Adams didn't appear to be affected by an injury while running a route on each of the Raiders' passing plays in a 17-16 win over Denver this past Sunday. He finished with a 6-66-0 receiving line on nine targets while mostly being shadowed by Denver's top cornerback, Patrick Surtain. If he's able to overcome the foot injury, Adams will get another tough matchup Week 2 at Buffalo. The Raiders may need Adams even more than usual, if that's possible, considering Jakobi Meyers is in the concussion protocol and depth receiver DeAndre Carter missed practice with a knee injury Wednesday.

Samuel was a limited practice participant Wednesday due to a hip injury.

Samuel is no stranger to health concerns since entering the league in 2017, playing 76 of a possible 99 games in his career. He was able to log a full 17-game slate in 2022 on his way to a 64-656-4 receiving line on 92 targets while also chipping in 187 rushing yards and a score on the ground. Samuel kicked off the current campaign this past Sunday against the Cardinals by hauling in all five targets for 54 yards and gaining six yards on his lone carry. Samuel's health will need to be monitored ahead of a Week 2 road matchup with the Broncos this Sunday.

Hopkins didn't practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Meanwhile, fellow wideout Treylon Burks was excused from practice Wednesday for personal reasons but is expected back Thursday. With a missed session under his belt, Hopkins' status is now worth monitoring as Sunday's game against the Chargers approaches. In the Titans' Week 1 loss to the Saints, Hopkins caught seven passes (on 13 targets) for 65 yards.

Waddle (oblique) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, David Furones of the Sun Sentinel reports.

Waddle was nursing an oblique injury before Miami's Week 1 game against the Chargers, but he suited up for the season opener and didn't seem hindered by the injury, catching four of five targets for 78 yards while playing 65 percent of the offensive snaps. The 2021 first-round pick doesn't seem to be in danger of sitting out against the Patriots this Sunday, but an upgrade to full participation Thursday or Friday would help put his fantasy managers' minds at ease.

Robinson (knee) practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

As was the case last week, Robinson continues to have his practice reps capped while he's in the final stages of his recovery from the torn ACL that he suffered Week 11 of last season. The Giants made him inactive for this past Sunday's loss to the Cowboys, and he may not get the green light to make his season debut until he's able to log a full practice. Until Robinson returns, New York will rely on Isaiah Hodgins, Darius Slayton, Parris Campbell, Jalin Hyatt and Sterling Shepard at wide receiver.

Robinson could play a larger role Monday against the Browns and for the next few games with Diontae Johnson (hamstring) expected to miss multiple weeks, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Robinson led the Steelers with 64 receiving yards in his team debut against the 49ers last weekend, while Johnson hurt his hamstring in that same game. The Steelers don't have much established depth at receiver behind George Pickens and Robinson, who has three 1,000-yard seasons in his career but had just 749 yards over the previous two campaigns combined.

Cooks was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report due to a knee injury, Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

The Cowboys didn't hold practice to kick off Week 2 prep, but Cooks wouldn't have been out there with his teammates if they had done so. His status thus will be one to monitor Thursday and Friday to get a sense of his availability for Sunday's game against the Jets. If Cooks is limited or sidelined this weekend, Michael Gallup, Jalen Tolbert and even KaVontae Turpin could benefit from added work behind Dallas' top wide receiver, CeeDee Lamb.