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Smith (back) practiced in full Thursday.

After a limited session Wednesday due to a back issue, Smith handled every practice rep one day later, setting him up to serve as one of the Eagles' starting wide receivers alongside A.J. Brown on Sunday versus the Jaguars. While Smith was blanked on four targets in the season opener, he's since gathered in 15 of 19 targets for 249 yards and one touchdown over the last two games.

Burks (illness) was a full practice participant Thursday, John Glennon of SI.com reports.

Burks' ability to get back on the field without restrictions suggests that the illness that kept him from practicing Wednesday won't affect his availability for Sunday's game in Indianapolis. The rookie first-round pick has seen a steady increase in his workload in each successive game this season, going from playing 37 percent of offensive snaps Week 1, 47 percent in Week 2 and 67 percent in Week 3.

Reynolds (ankle) was a limited participant in practice Thursday.

Though Reynolds and tight end T.J. Hockenson (foot) returned to the practice field in some capacity Thursday after sitting out Wednesday, the Lions could still be without multiple key options in the passing game Sunday against the Seahawks. All of Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle), DJ Chark (ankle) and D'Andre Swift (ankle/shoulder) sat out Thursday's session, leaving their respective statuses in greater question than those of Reynolds or Hockenson. Assuming he can move past his own injury concern, Reynolds could find himself in prime position to build on the 6-96-0 receiving line on 10 targets that he turned in during Detroit's Week 3 loss to Minnesota.

Gallup (knee) practiced in full Thursday, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

Dating back to last Thursday, Gallup has handled every practice rep, but his season debut has been delayed as he completes the later stages of his recovery from the torn left ACL that he sustained back on Jan. 2. There's hope he'll feel comfortable enough to return to action Sunday against the Commanders, but if he enters the weekend as questionable, a game-time decision likely is in store for Gallup. If he's available to the Cowboys offense, he's expected to work with quarterback Cooper Rush instead of Dak Prescott, who remains in recovery mode from a fractured right thumb.

Jones (hamstring) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

The rookie wideout has now turned in four straight limited practices dating back to last week, but he might need to put in a full session Friday to avoid taking an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Giants. Even if he remains limited Friday, Jones could still have a shot at making his NFL debut this weekend, though he likely wouldn't hold a prominent role on offense right away. The rookie is expected to make his initial impact on special teams as a return man.

Renfrow (concussion) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Tashan Reed of The Athletic reports.

With back-to-back practice absences so far this week, Renfrow is looking iffy for Sunday's game against the Broncos. Friday's injury report will reveal whether the slot man heads into the weekend with a chance to return to action after missing the Raiders' Week 3 loss to the Titans. In his absence in that contest, Davante Adams, Mack Hollins and Keelan Cole served as Las Vegas' top three wide receiver options.

Davis (ankle) didn't practice Thursday.

After being a limited practice participant Wednesday, Davis was listed as a non-participant Thursday. It remains to be seen whether that's the result of a setback or simply for maintenance purposes, but more context on that front should arrive no later than Friday afternoon, when the Bills post their final injury report ahead of Sunday's game against the Ravens.

Shenault (hamstring) was listed as a non-participant at Thursday's practice.

Shenault wasn't known to be dealing with an injury coming out of Sunday's win over the Saints, so his limited participation in Wednesday's session followed by no participation a day later could hint that the wideout may have tweaked his hamstring at some point during the Panthers' first practice of the week. Whatever the case, the timing of the injury is less than ideal for Shenault, who had built a strong case to supplant Shi Smith as the Panthers' No. 3 receiver after a solid 2022 debut in Week 3. After he was a healthy inactive for the first two weeks of the season, Shenault played 11 snaps on offense against the Saints and hauled in both of his targets on the day for 90 yards and a touchdown. His availability for this weekend's game against the Cardinals now looks to be in question.

Burks (illness) returned to practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Burks didn't practice Wednesday, but his return to the field a day later puts the wideout on track to suit up Sunday against the Colts. That notion would be solidified if the Titans list him as a full participant on their second practice report of the week, which will be released later Thursday.

Valdes-Scantling (abdomen) worked off to the side at Thursday's practice and is set to go down as a non-participant on the Chiefs' second injury report of Week 4, Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star reports.

The abdominal injury was enough to render Valdes-Scantling a limited participant in the Chiefs' first practice session Wednesday, but the wideout doesn't look like he'll mix into any drills Thursday. Though he was at least in attendance for practice, Valdes-Scantling wasn't sporting a helmet and was holding his own individual workout with a trainer. The Chiefs will see if he's able to take a step forward in his activity Friday before deciding whether he'll carry a designation into Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.