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Watkins (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant for Wednesday's walk-through practice.

Watkins was forced out this past Sunday against the Titans at the tail end of the third quarter and eventually was diagnosed with an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. He was slated for an MRI on Monday, the results of which aren't known, but he at least would have been able to begin this week with a capped session, if the Eagles had held practice. In the end, Watkins will have two more chances to get back to full activity before the team potentially hands him a designation for Sunday's contest at the Giants.

Wallace (hamstring) is expected to return from injured reserve at some point later this season, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Wallace was placed on IR this past Saturday, meaning the soonest he's eligible to play again is Week 17 versus Pittsburgh. In the meantime, Baltimore is thin at receiver, with only four healthy options currently on the 53-man roster.

James (knee) was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

James appears to be dealing with the same knee issue that resulted in him being limited in two practices last week, but he still was able to suit up this past Sunday against the Commanders. In the 20-20 tie, he turn a 52 percent snap share into three catches (on three targets) for 20 yards. Assuming he makes more progress as Week 14 prep ensues, James may enter the weekend without a designation for the Giants' matchup with the Eagles.

Jones (chest) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

Jones was limited at practice last week as well by a chest issue before being deemed questionable for this past Sunday's 40-14 loss to the Lions. The wideout ended up suiting up for the contest and caught two of his seven targets for 16 yards while taking the field for 46 of the Jaguars' 56 snaps on offense. With no reported setbacks in the Week 13 contest, Jones' listed limitations Wednesday might have been maintenance-related. So long as he upgrades to full participation by Friday, he'll likely enter this weekend's game against the Titans without a designation.

Head coach Andy Reid said Wednesday that Hardman (abdomen) could return from injured reserve for the Chiefs' Week 15 game in Houston, Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star reports.

Reid noted that Hardman has resumed running and is "doing well" in his recovery from the abdominal injury, leaving the Chiefs optimistic that the receiver might be ready to go when he's first eligible to come off IR next week. Once Hardman is back in the mix, he may have to compete with Kadarius Toney (hamstring) for a regular spot alongside JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling in three-receiver sets. Toney has showed some intriguing playmaking skills in his first three games with the Chiefs, but the hamstring injury has kept him off the field for the past two contests and has perhaps stalled some of momentum he may have had in surpassing Hardman on the depth chart.

Johnson was a limited participant at practice Wednesday due to a hip injury, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

In this past Sunday's 19-16 win over the Falcons, Johnson logged an 82 percent snap share while catching five passes on a team-high 11 targets for 60 yards. The Steelers haven't indicated whether the hip issue is something stemming from the Week 13 game or from Wednesday's practice. In any case, Johnson's status is now worth monitoring as Sunday's game against the Ravens approaches.

Detroit designated Cephus (foot) for return from injured reserve Wednesday, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

The transaction opens up a 21-day window in which Cephus can be evaluated in practice before Detroit would have to add him back to the 53-man roster. Once he's ready to play, the 2020 fifth-round selection should work sparingly in the slot behind Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Schwartz (concussion) won't practice Wednesday, Anthony Poisal of the Browns' official site reports.

Schwartz suffered a concussion during the Week 13 win over Houston and remains sidelined to start Week 14 prep. The second-year wideout will have two more opportunities to return to practice before the team needs to make a decision on his status for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett said Sutton (hamstring) won't practice Wednesday and is "not looking good" for Sunday's matchup with the Chiefs, Nick Kosmider of The Athletic reports.

Sutton didn't play in the second half of Sunday's 10-9 loss to Baltimore, leaving Jerry Jeudy, Kendall Hinton and Brandon Johnson as Denver's top three wide receivers. Jeudy played limited snaps his first game back from an ankle injury, but he now looks like the favorite to lead Denver in targets Sunday against the Chiefs with Sutton expected to sit out.

Moore (groin) doesn't appear to be practicing Wednesday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

Coming out of a bye week, Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Tuesday that he hopes Moore can return for Monday's game against New England. The Cardinals will release their first official injury report Thursday, giving Moore three additional chances to practice before the game. Greg Dortch (thumb) could fill in as the No. 3 receiver if Moore isn't ready to face the Patriots.