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Head coach Nathaniel Hackett said Hinton (hamstring) won't practice Thursday, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Hinton hasn't practiced in any fashion since emerging from the Broncos' Week 14 loss to the Chiefs with a hamstring injury. Unless he's able to reverse the trend and get back on the field in some capacity for Friday's practice, Hinton will likely miss a second straight game this Sunday against the Rams. In a related note, fellow wideout Courtland Sutton seems to be progressing better from his hamstring injury and could end his two-game absence Christmas Day, as he's practicing in a limited fashion Thursday for the second day in a row.

Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett said Sutton (hamstring) will be a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com reports.

Sutton's reps will be capped for the second day in a row while he works back from a hamstring injury, but the fact that the wideout remains on the field in any capacity continues to bode well for his chances of ending his two-game absence Sunday against the Rams. Before deciding whether Sutton carries a designation into the Christmas Day game, the Broncos will wait and see if the receiver can increase his activity during their final practice of the week Friday.

Taylor (hamstring) does not carry a game status on the Bengals' final Week 16 injury report.

Taylor has been limited during practice while dealing with a hamstring injury the past two weeks. While he was listed as questionable last week, the 28-year-old was still able to suit up for Sunday's win over the Buccaneers. With no injury designation this time around, expect Taylor to continue seeing the majority of his work on special teams now Cincinnati's wide receiver corps is back to full health.

Claypool (knee) is listed as doubtful for Saturday's game against the Bills.

Claypool has managed just one limited listing on Bears injury reports the last two weeks due to a knee issue, which appears destined to sideline him for a second consecutive contest. Equanimeous St. Brown (concussion) already has been ruled out for Week 16 action, so assuming Claypool joins him on the sideline Saturday, Chicago will be rolling with some combination of Byron Pringle, Dante Pettis, Velus Jones and N'Keal Harry (back) at wide receiver.

St. Brown (concussion) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Bills.

Meanwhile, Chase Claypool (knee) is listed as doubtful for the contest, which sets the stage for Byron Pringle and Dante Pettis to lead the Bears' Week 16 wideout corps, with Velus Jones and N'Keal Harry candidates to mix in. St. Brown will now look to gain clearance to play Jan. 1 against the Lions.

Parker (concussion) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

The wideout, who was inactive in Week 15, thus appears to be trending toward another absence Saturday against the Bengals. The Patriots' upcoming injury report will clarify whether or not Parker is officially ruled out ahead of the contest.

Goodwin practiced on a limited basis Wednesday while managing wrist and ankle injuries, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

With Tyler Lockett out for at least Week 16 after having finger surgery Monday, Goodwin had been poised to climb the pecking order at wide receiver for the Seahawks in the short term. However, his downgrade in activity Wednesday has at least temporarily thrown a wrench into those plans. In any case, Goodwin will have Thursday's practice to get back to full participation ahead of Saturday's contest in Kansas City.

Meyers (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

Meyers moved past a concussion to suit up for this past Sunday's loss to the Raiders, logging a 62 percent snap share while catching two of his six targets for 47 yards. A shoulder issue has limited him at practice this week, but he's still likely to suit up this Saturday against the Bengals, though there's a chance he carries a questionable designation into the contest.

Johnson (toe) didn't practice Wednesday, Chris Halicke of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Johnson caught 10 passes for a season-high 98 yards in Sunday's 24-16 win over the Panthers, but he came out of the game dealing with turf toe and now appears uncertain for Saturday's matchup with the Raiders. Head coach Mike Tomlin said earlier this week that he expected Johnson to play against Las Vegas, and a return to practice Thursday would put the veteran wideout on track to make good on Tomlin's prediction.

Thornton was a limited participant at practice Wednesday due to a knee issue.

Thornton wasn't listed on Tuesday's estimated practice report, so his limitations Wednesday are worth noting. The Patriots' final injury report of the week will be issued Thursday and will reveal whether or not the rookie wideout approaches Saturday's game against the Bengals with an injury designation.