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Reynolds (foot) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

With that, he's in line to return for Week 2 at Seattle, after missing the team's season-opening blowout loss to Arizona. The Titans used slot specialist Chester Rogers as their No. 3 receiver in the contest, so Reynolds may be returning to a minimal role as an occasional sub for Julio Jones or A.J. Brown.

Brown (knees) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Just last week, Brown mentioned that his practice reps could be limited all season after he had surgeries on both knees this past winter. His Week 1 workload wasn't affected, as he caught four passes for 49 yards and a touchdown on eight targets in a 38-13 loss to Arizona. Brown played 80 percent of Tennessee's offensive snaps, including 85.5 percent prior to the fourth quarter. He'll get the Seahawks in Seattle this week, likely seeing plenty of snaps and targets regardless of his practice schedule.

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that Aiyuk should see more playing time moving forward as long as he stays healthy and regularly participates in practice, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.

Shanahan has repeatedly mentioned the missed practice time when asked about Aiyuk splitting snaps with Trent Sherfield in Sunday's 41-33 win over the Lions. Most recently, Aiyuk was out for a couple weeks with a hamstring injury before returning to practice last week as a full participant Wednesday through Friday. It isn't clear if his part-time role Week 1 was planned all along or not, but Aiyuk barely played in the first half (30 percent of snaps) before stepping up to a 60 percent snap share after halftime. While it sounds like he'll play Week 2 at Philadelphia, it isn't clear Aiyuk will reclaim a full-time role. Shanahan seems fond of Sherfield, telling Lombardi that Aiyuk needs to be "a lot better than the guy behind him" if he wants to return to an every-down role. Most fantasy managers took it for granted that Aiyuk was far ahead of Sherfield, but Shanahan said it wasn't a tough decision to give the latter more playing time, according to Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle. In the meantime, receiver Deebo Samuel and tight end George Kittle will be the safest bets to see steady targets in Philadelphia.

Eskridge (concussion) isn't at the team facility Wednesday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

The second-round rookie likely is still dealing with symptoms after suffering a concussion in his NFL debut. He played 12 offensive snaps in the 28-16 win over Indianapolis, taking two carries for 22 yards and one catch for six yards. Freddie Swain should pick up a few extra snaps If Eskridge is out for Week 2 against Tennessee.

The Bengals signed Irwin to their active roster Wednesday.

The Bengals placed Ricardo Allen on IR, which opened up a roster spot for Irwin. The 25-year-old has appeared in one contest for the Bengals in each of the past two seasons.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that Beckham (knee) will be held out of Sunday's game against the Texans, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Per Ulrich, Stefanski clarified that Beckham hasn't suffered any setbacks with his surgically repaired left knee and is slated to continue to practice on a limited basis. According to Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, Stefanski also noted that ruling Beckham out at this stage of the week allows other receivers to get more reps in during practice and the coaching staff to cater its game plan accordingly. In this context, look for Donovan Peoples-Jones and Anthony Schwartz to continue to see added work in the Browns' passing attack behind No. 1 receiver Jarvis Landry.

Cole (knee) is on track to return to practice this week, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports.

The Jets are also expected to get Jamison Crowder (illness) back in action, after he and Cole were both sidelined for the team's Week 1 loss to the Panthers. Wednesday's practice report will provide added context with regard to where Cole is at in his recovery from a knee issue that kept him out for the opener.

Jets head coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday that Crowder (illness) still has "to clear one more hurdle" before being activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports.

With both Crowder and Keelan Cole (knee) trending toward Week 2 returns, the Jets wideout corps should be at full strength for Sunday's game against the Patriots. If both Crowder and Cole in fact are available this weekend, Elijah Moore and Braxton Berrios would be candidates to see less work than they did in the Jets' regular-season opener.

Davis won't practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.

Davis logged 43 snaps in the Bills' Week 1 loss to the Steelers, finishing with two receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown on five targets. Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley and Emmanuel Sanders all saw more playing time than Davis did in the season opener, a context that suggests that steady volume could elude the second-year wideout, so long as the aforementioned trio remains available.

Grant played just seven offensive snaps and didn't record a target during Sunday's win over the Patriots.

Grant appeared in 14 games last season for the Dolphins and recorded 36 receptions for 373 yards -- both career-highs. He suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 16 last year, but he appeared healthy coming into training camp. Grant's role in the 2021 offense remains unclear after the Dolphins added Will Fuller and Jaylen Waddle to their receiving corps this offseason.