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Evans (knee) was limited at Thursday's practice, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Evans maintained his activity level from Wednesday, when his reps were capped in a walk-through session. Chris Godwin (quadriceps) is in the same boat as Evans, while Antonio Brown (knee) has been unable to practice this week. Even if Evans is unable to put in a full session Friday, it appears as if the Buccaneers are managing his practice reps to make sure he's ready for Sunday's NFC Championship Game at Green Bay.

Davis (ankle) did not participate in Thursday's practice.

Davis has been held out of practice since he sprained his ankle in Buffalo's divisional-round win over Baltimore. He continued playing after he suffered the injury, finishing the night without any catches on four targets. If Davis isn't available for the AFC Championship Game, the Bills could find more snaps for Isaiah McKenzie and/or one of their tight ends.

Diggs (oblique) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

Diggs has been listed on the injury report with the same oblique injury throughout the playoffs, catching 14 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns while playing 93 and 82 percent of snaps. The limited practice participation shouldn't impact his role in the AFC Championship Game, where he'll face a Chiefs defense that could be missing CB Bashaud Breeland (concussion/shoulder).

Beasley (knee) was a limited practice participant Thursday.

The Wednesday practice report was Buffalo's first one without Beasley's name on it since Week 16, but it turns out he's still dealing with the same knee injury. His Friday practice status bears watching, as a mid-week downgrade isn't ideal. Isaiah McKenzie took most of the slot snaps when Beasley missed Week 17, which was also the first 100-yard game of Gabriel Davis' career. Davis is now dealing with an ankle injury, missing practice Wednesday and Thursday.

Arcega-Whiteside caught just four passes on eight targets for 85 yards this season.

Injuries were largely to blame for his poor showing as a rookie, but that was hardly the case in Arcega-Whiteside's sophomore season. Even though the receiving corps was ravaged by injury in the first half of the campaign, the 24-year-old managed more than 18 snaps or one target in a game just once each all year. Arcega-Whiteside did get COVID-19, but the 2019 second-round pick had already gone the route of a healthy scratch before then. He would also remain so when he recovered and will likely begin 2021 at the bottom of the Eagles' depth chart.

Hightower caught 10 of his 29 targets for 167 yards across 13 games during the 2020 season.

Since Hightower often functioned as a downfield threat for Philadelphia, he didn't draw many high-percentage targets as a rookie, though he didn't help himself by dropping three passes. Hightower did most of his damage in the first half of the season when many of the Eagles' receivers were banged up, but he became a healthy scratch for three of Philadelphia's last four games, with fellow rookie Quez Watkins passing him up on the depth chart. Hightower will almost certainly have to fight for a roster spot in training camp this summer.

The Packers listed Lazard as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice report with wrist and back injuries.

Lazard was one of 10 Green Bay players classified as limited Wednesday, but the team hasn't indicated that the wideout is in any danger of missing Sunday's NFC Championship Game against Tampa Bay. Last week, Lazard was limited in practice as well, but he didn't carry a designation into the Packers' divisional-round win over the Rams.

The Buccaneers listed Godwin (quadriceps/hip) as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice reports.

Tampa Bay also listed Mike Evans (knee), but neither wideout is believed to be in any great danger of missing Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Packers. Both players were listed as limited at practice last Wednesday before entering the Buccaneers' divisional-round win over the Saints without injury designations.

The Buccaneers listed Evans (knee) as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report.

In addition to Evans, wideout Chris Godwin (hip/quadriceps) and running back Ronald Jones (finger/calf) were also labeled as limited. Greg Auman of The Athletic suggests that the trio's listed limitations can be viewed as carryover from last week, when all managed to play through their respective injuries in Sunday's divisional-round win over the Saints. Like last week, expect Evans to eventually enter this weekend's NFC Championship Game against the Packers without an injury designation.

The Packers listed St. Brown as a limited participant at Wednesday's practice with ankle and knee injuries.

St. Brown has been regularly featured on Green Bay's injury report since coming off injured reserve Week 6, but he hasn't actually missed any time since then. The reserve wideout, who caught one of two targets for 27 yards against the Rams last weekend, shouldn't be in any real danger of missing Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Buccaneers.