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Benson (knee) was a non-participant at practice Tuesday.

Benson was listed as a limited participant in Monday's practice, so this is a step backward for the wideout. With a short week, Benson's status is very much up in the air for Thursday.

Palmer caught his only target for 17 yards in the 41-37 win over the Steelers on Sunday.

After going two straight games with at least two catches, Palmer was limited to only one reception Sunday night. The 22-year-old's snap share was down from last week as he was only on the field for 30 percent of snaps, a bit less than Jalen Guyton. With the high volume of passes that go to Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, Palmer's fantasy value is significantly minimized.

Guyton caught one of two targets for 18 yards while also carrying the ball once for two yards in Sunday night's 41-37 win over the Steelers.

Guyton has not had a game with more than one catch since the Week 5 contest against the Browns. However, the receiver has recorded a catch of at least 15-plus yards in five of his last six games. After splitting a lot of the third wide receiver role last week, Guyton out-snapped Josh Palmer 41 to 23 on Sunday night.

McCloud was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

McCloud joins safety Minkah Fitzpatrick as the only players in the organization on the list. The wideout's potential availability for Sunday's game in Cincinnati hinges on his vaccination status, as well as whether or not he tested positive for the virus or was placed on the list as a close contact of an infected person. McCloud has dressed in all 10 of the Steelers' games to date, recording 19 receptions for 141 yards and no touchdowns on 24 targets. He also serves as the team's top kickoff and punt returner.

Black was released from the Colts' practice squad Tuesday.

Black didn't appear in any games for the Colts this year after a strong showing in the preseason. In a corresponding move, Indianapolis added rookie undrafted free agent Isaiah McKoy to the practice squad.

McKoy was signed to the Colts' practice squad Tuesday.

McKoy joined the Steelers as an undrafted free agent this offseason, but he was let go in August. The Colts released Tarik Black from their practice squad to make room for McKoy.

Pascal failed to catch his only target in Sunday's win at Buffalo.

Pascal's lack of production was due to Indy's success running the ball (264 yards rushing), as the Colts attempted just 20 passes. Pascal played 54 of the offense's 69 snaps and should get more activity Sunday against Tampa Bay.

Miller (toe) was reinstated from injured reserve Tuesday, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Miller wasn't able to make enough progress in his recovery from a turf toe injury to suit up in an eventual 30-10 win over the Giants on Monday, but the speedy wideout looks like he'll be ready to put an end to his seven-game absence this weekend in Indianapolis. With the status of Antonio Brown (ankle) still in flux heading into the Week 12 matchup, Miller could challenge Tyler Johnson for the No. 3 receiver role behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. In his three appearances before landing on IR, Miller cobbled together a 2-11-0 receiving line on three targets across 51 offensive snaps.

Updating a previous report, Beasley (ribs) will be a limited participant rather than a full one in Tuesday's practice, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.

Though head coach Sean McDermott said earlier Tuesday that Beasley would take full reps in the team's main practice session ahead of a Thanksgiving Day game against the Saints, the veteran slot man was spotted on the field donning a red no-contact jersey, which implies that he'll be in line for limited work. Regardless, Beasley still looks on track to play Thursday, and he could see a more sizable role on offense now that his injury is further in the rear-view mirror. After he was capped at just 16 percent of the offensive snaps in the Bills' Week 10 blowout win over the Jets, Beasley upped his play count to 57 percent in the team's 41-15 loss to the Colts in Week 11.

Head coach Sean McDermott said Beasley (ribs) will practice fully Tuesday ahead of the team's Thanksgiving Day game against the Saints, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

While Beasley is thus on track to play Thursday, he's clearly been limited in recent weeks, frequently sitting out plays he would normally be on the field for. A full practice should give managers a little more confidence that he'll be slightly less of an injury risk during the team's shortened week.