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Golden (shoulder/foot) is listed as active Thursday against the Panthers, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.

Golden was contained to just one limited walkthrough (Wednesday) during Week 8 prep due to shoulder and foot injuries, but James Palmer of NFL on Prime Video reported earlier Thursday that the Packers were optimistic about the second-year wide receiver's availability. Indeed, Golden is suiting up, looking to build upon the 36-540-3 line on 69 targets that he's racked up through the first seven contests of the season.

Bech (forearm) practiced fully Thursday.

Since being designated for return from injured reserve Monday, Bech has logged consecutive full practices. Should the wideout maintain that level of activity Friday, he'll have a chance to suit up Sunday against the Jets. For that to happen, Bech will need to come of IR by Saturday. If that transpires, the 2025 second-rounder will have a chance to boost a Las Vegas WR corps that has yielded modest production thus far apart from Tre Tucker.

Zaccheaus (shoulder) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports.

Zaccheaus didn't play in the 29-20 win over San Francisco on Sunday. While his limited participation in the Falcons' previous two practices is a positive sign, he still may be heading for an injury designation for the Week 8 meeting with Tampa Bay. The 29-year-old hasn't been overly involved this season, catching four passes (11 targets) for 17 yards. However, Zaccheaus plays a role as a return man on special teams, so if he's not cleared to play Sunday, Jahan Dotson and Zachariah Branch may see more action in that area, even more so if Brian Robinson (hamstring) is also unavailable.

Burks (foot) didn't practice Thursday.

Burks was limited in Wednesday's practice, and it's unclear if his 'DNP' a day later was maintenance-related or the result of a setback. If Burks is available Sunday against the Eagles, he'll have an opportunity to make an impact in a Washington WR corps that has lost receiving yardage leader Terry McLaurin to a season-ending knee injury.

Ridley (hip) was limited at practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

The same applies applies to Wednesday's session, giving the wideout one more chance to up his participation level ahead of Sunday's game against the Bengals. So far this season, Ridley has recorded just five catches on 10 targets for 81 yards in six games, a pace that has kept him off the fantasy radar thus far.

McConkey (concussion) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.

McConkey has back-to-back uncapped practices under his belt this week, but it remains unclear if he's gained clearance from the concussion protocol, which requires getting the all-clear from an independent neurologist. Friday's injury report will reveal if he still needs to pass such an exam ahead of Sunday's game versus the Rams.

Smith (hamstring) missed Thursday's practice.

Smith so far has sat out Wednesday's walkthrough and Thursday's practice due to a lingering hamstring injury, giving him just one more opportunity to mix into drills this week. The Eagles may make a ruling on Smith's status for Sunday's game in Washington once they post their final Week 8 injury report Friday.

Diggs (hand/hamstring) was a full practice participant Thursday.

Diggs was a non-participant Wednesday due to hand/hamstring/rest, but a return to all activity one day later with 'rest' removed from the injury report indicates the pair of health concerns won't impact his ability to suit up on game days. With Terry McLaurin (knee) out for the season, Diggs will have unfettered access to passes from QB Jayden Daniels moving forward, which so far has ammounted to a 10-99-2 line on 16 targets in their two healthy outings (Weeks 1 and 6) together this season.

Waddle (chest) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Waddle departed in the fourth quarter of this past Sunday's win at Arizona due to a chest injury, which limited him in practice last Wednesday and Thursday before he returned to a full session Friday and didn't enter the weekend with a designation. This week has been a different story, though, as he kicked it off with a DNP on Wednesday before Thursday's capped session. Friday's injury report will reveal Waddle's chances to suit up Sunday against the Chiefs.

Pickens (shoulder/hamstring) was a limited participant at Thursday's practice, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

Pickens is dealing with a lingering shoulder issue and a new hamstring injury, which so far has capped his practice reps this week. He'll have one more chance to get back to full Friday, at which point the Cowboys may tag him with a designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Cardinals.