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Allen (back) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Allen left in the first quarter of the Chargers' Week 5 loss to the Saints due to back spasms, and the injury is apparently still bothering him to some degree two weeks later. That said, the fact that the 28-year-old was involved in practice in some capacity coming off the Chargers' Week 6 bye bodes well for his chances of being available Sunday against the Jaguars. Ideally, Allen would assuage any concern about his status by upgrading to full practice by Friday.

Harris (hamstring) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.

Harris missed the Week 5 win over the Chargers, but he utilized the bye week to get back to full health. If Michael Thomas (ankle/hamstring) returns to the lineup this Sunday against the Panthers, Harris likely won't have much of a role on offense. However, he's set to be the Saints' main returner of both kicks and punts Sunday. The 22-year-old has averaged 26 yards per kick return and 15.1 yards per punt return this season.

Lazard (abdomen) went through a pre-practice stretch with the Packers' rehab group during Wednesday's practice, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

Lazard can't officially rejoin the Packers for practice since he isn't yet eligible to return from injured reserve, but his involvement with the rehab group is at least a tangible sign of progress for the wideout. He was initially projected to miss about a month after undergoing core-muscle surgery earlier in October, so Lazard could have an outside shot at being ready to play as soon as Week 9, when Green Bay travels to San Francisco for a Thursday night game.

Wilson (ribs) isn't listed on Wednesday's injury report.

Wilson has played between 20 and 30 percent of the offensive snaps in each of the last four games, totaling 14 catches (on 20 targets) for 173 yards and two touchdowns. The vast majority of that production (5-107-2 on seven targets) came Week 3 at Seattle, and with the change from Dak Prescott (ankle) to Andy Dalton under center, it may be difficult to project much production from Wilson on a week-to-week basis.

Thomas (ankle/hamstring) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Thomas sat out Weeks 2 through 4 due to a high-ankle sprain before missing the Saints' Week 5 win over the Chargers for disciplinary reasons. Coming off a Week 6 bye, Thomas appears to have picked up a hamstring injury. Per Mike Triplett of ESPN.com, coach Sean Payton confirmed the Saints are no longer disciplining Thomas, but Payton declined to state whether the star wideout is on track to play in Sunday's game against the Panthers. It's at least noteworthy that health is now the only thing standing in Thomas' way of returning to the field, and he'll have two more chances to increase his practice activity before the Saints assign him an official injury designation for Week 7.

Chark (ankle) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Chark was listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's game against the Lions, but he ended up suiting up and logging 57 of 64 snaps in the 34-16 loss, finishing with seven receptions for 45 yards on 14 targets. The wideout isn't believed to have experienced any setbacks coming out of the game, so his limitations Wednesday are likely maintenance-related.

Shenault (hamstring) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Shenault is on the practice report with a hamstring injury for the third straight week. The rookie out of Colorado has avoided missing time thus far, and he even logged his highest snap shares of the season over the last two games. As such, fantasy managers shouldn't be too concerned about Shenault's injury potentially sidelining him for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Miller (hip/groin) was listed as limited on Wednesday's injury report.

Miller impressed to begin the season, surpassing 70 receiving yards three times in the first four games. Since then, though, he's totaled one catch (on two targets) for six yards over the last two contests. With Mike Evans (ankle) and Chris Godwin (hamstring) kicking off this week as limited participants, the Buccaneers have some question marks at the top of the receiver depth chart. Still, if both suit up Sunday in Las Vegas, Miller will have a tough path to meaningful target volume.

St. Brown (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

The Packers are likely just managing St. Brown's practice load carefully after he was activated from injured reserve last week after missing the team's first four games. He played 11 offensive snaps in his season debut in the Packers' 38-10 loss to the Buccaneers, failing to secure either of his two targets. Once St. Brown is fully healthy and has had the benefit of getting a few more practices under his belt, he could begin handling a slightly larger role on offense.

Edwards (ankle/foot) didn't practice Wednesday.

It's not a great sign that Edwards still isn't practicing with the Raiders coming off their bye week. If Edwards remains sidelined for a third straight game Sunday against the Buccaneers, Henry Ruggs, Hunter Renfrow and Nelson Agholor would continue to head the team's wideout corps.