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Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said that Parker (shoulder/hamstring) will participate in Wednesday's walk-through practice, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Flores added that he's "hopeful" Parker will be able to practice Thursday and Friday to put himself on track to play in Sunday's game against the Bills. Parker has missed three straight games, but the Dolphins haven't placed him on injured reserve, an indication that the team expects him to return sooner than later. Meanwhile, Will Fuller (finger) isn't expected to come off IR prior to the Week 8 matchup.

Miller (toe) was spotted running off to the side at Wednesday's practice, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Miller has missed four straight games due to a turf toe injury, and though the Buccaneers haven't yet officially designated him for return from injured reserve, the 24-year-old's presence at practice off to the side is an encouraging sign. As soon as he's back to full health, Miller will be eligible to return to the active roster, but head coach Bruce Arians also has yet to offer a meaningful update on the wideout's recovery progress. Meanwhile, Antonio Brown (ankle) remains absent from practice and is walking with the assistance of a single crutch.

Shepard (hamstring) was in uniform and going through stretches before Wednesday's practice, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

The Giants won't release their first Week 8 injury report until Thursday, but all of Shepard, Kenny Golladay (knee) and Kadarius Toney (ankle) are at least moving in the right direction, with each of the three -- plus running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) -- suited up for stretches Wednesday. New York faces the Chiefs on Monday, and it won't come as any surprise if multiple players end up being game-time decisions for the final contest of the week.

Toney (ankle) is dressed for Wednesday's practice and was spotted going through stretches with his teammates, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

The same goes for Kenny Golladay (knee), Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Saquon Barkley (ankle), each of whom also missed the Week 7 win over Carolina. It's unclear which of the four, if any, is expected to return this week, and a Monday night matchup with the Chiefs makes things a little more difficult from an injury standpoint, especially if the Giants end up with multiple game-time decisions. New York will release its first official injury report Thursday, and if Wednesday is any indication, Toney should at least have a shot at limited participation.

Montgomery carried once for four yards and failed to catch his lone target in Monday's 13-10 win over the Seahawks.

Top back Alvin Kamara led the Saints with 20 carries, while also pacing the team in targets with 11. Kamara should continue to dominate touches in the New Orleans offense, leaving little behind for peripheral players like Montgomery. The versatile wideout provides little value for fantasy purposes.

Hart didn't catch his lone target in Monday's 13-10 loss to the Saints.

Hart logged 10 offensive snaps as the Seahawks' No. 4 receiver on Monday night. The speedster won't have much of an offensive impact as long as DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Freddie Swain are healthy.

Boyd had four catches for 39 yards on seven targets in Sunday's win over the Ravens.

The emergence of Ja'Marr Chase has come at the expense of Boyd, who has nine catches for 70 yards combined over the last three games. Boyd is now the third option behind Chase and Tee Higgins, and tight end C.J. Uzomah is becoming a bigger part of the offense than he used to be. That's a good situation for the Bengals, but a problem for Boyd's fantasy production.

Higgins was targeted a whopping 15 times in a Week 7 win over the Ravens, catching seven of them for 62 yards.

Many of Higgins' targets came early in the game, and that might have had a role in freeing up C.J. Uzomah and Ja'Marr Chase for big plays later on. Higgins hasn't yet had a big game this season, as his 62 yards were a season high and he has only two touchdowns, but the target share and air yards he's racked up suggest a breakout is coming soon.

The Giants waived Sills on Tuesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Sills began the 2021 campaign on the Giants' practice squad, but he was signed to the active roster ahead of Sunday's contest with the Panthers. New York was without its top three wideouts (Kenny Golladay (knee), Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Kadarius Toney (ankle), so the 25-year-old wideout played 25 offense snaps and dropped his only target.

Taylor (illness) was reinstated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Green Bay has placed both of its top receivers (Davante Adams and Allen Lazard) on the COVID-19 list over the last two days, but the Packers will at least get one wideout back on the 53-man roster in Taylor, who was placed on the list Oct. 15. He missed the Packers' last two games as a result, but he appears healthy heading into Thursday's game against the Cardinals. With Lazard already ruled out for the Week 8 contest and Adams unlikely to clear all COVID-19 protocols ahead of the 8:20 p.m. EDT kickoff, Taylor could find himself somewhere between second and fourth on the depth chart at wide receiver behind veteran Randall Cobb. Before landing on the COVID-19 list, Taylor suited up in each of the Packers' first five games, but he saw more snaps on special teams (77) than offense (24). Over his two NFL seasons, Taylor has put together a 7-80-1 receiving line on nine targets.