NFL Player News

Atwell (hamstring) practiced in full Wednesday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Atwell now has been listed as full on four consecutive injury reports, but coach Sean McVay wouldn't commit Wednesday to the Rams activating the fifth-year pro from injured reserve, citing a numbers game, per Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register. Fortunately for the Rams, they have exactly two more weeks to make such a decision.

Skowronek (shoulder) was limited in Wednesday's practice, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Skowronek missed some practice time last week with the same issue but ultimately didn't carry an injury designation into last Sunday's loss to the Bills, playing four offensive snaps. Skowronek has a 3-56-1 receiving line on five targets across 12 games this season.

Dortch (chest) was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Dortch joined No. 1 WR Marvin Harrison (heel) as one of eight Cardinals to not practice to kick off Week 14 prep, with the former's reason going down as a chest injury. There's been chatter that Harrison is in danger of missing time again after sitting out Weeks 11 and 12 following an appendectomy, while it's unknown if Dortch also is a candidate to be inactive Sunday versus the Rams. Ultimately, Friday's injury report may make a ruling on the statuses of both Harrison and Dortch, but for the time being, Michael Wilson, Xavier Weaver and Andre Baccellia are the healthy options at the position on Arizona's active roster.

Bachman (thumb) was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice.

Bachman has handled 24 offensive snaps through 10 games, turning in one reception for nine yards. Most of his work comes on special teams, where he has returned 11 punts for 75 yards. If he can't play Sunday versus the Broncos, Tre Tucker likely will serve as the primary punt returner.

Harrison (heel) was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.

This comes as no surprise, as Harrison wasn't spotted at the media-access portion of Wednesday's session. The second-year pro is dealing with a heel injury that he suffered in the fourth quarter of this past Sunday's loss at Tampa Bay, but coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday that Harrison was feeling "OK." Harrison likely will need to practice at some point this week to have a chance to play Sunday against the Rams, but if he sits out, it'll mark his third absence in the last four games (he missed Weeks 11 and 12 following an appendectomy).

Green Bay signed Sheppard to the practice squad Wednesday.

Sheppard joined the Packers as an undrafted free agent this summer. He didn't make the team's initial 53-man roster but remained with the organization on the practice squad before signing to the active roster last Wednesday. Sheppard didn't end up playing on Thanksgiving against Detroit, and he was subsequently waived before ending up back on the practice squad Wednesday.

Thornton (concussion) didn't practice Wednesday.

Thornton, who was forced out of the Raiders' Week 13 loss to the Chargers after recording 14 snaps on offense, has two more chances to practice in advance of Sunday's game against the Broncos. If he's unable to gain clearance to play this weekend, added WR snaps alongside Tre Tucker would be available for Tyler Lockett and Jack Bech.

Burton (ankle) was a full participant at Wednesday's practice.

Burton has yet to play this season, as he was a healthy scratch in 11 of 12 games this season. Now that he's back to full strength, he's not guaranteed to return to the lineup, although he'll have a better chance to play if Tee Higgins (concussion) is unable to go. As a rookie last year, Burton caught four passes (14 targets) for 107 yards.

Brown (groin/knee) practiced in full Wednesday.

Brown now has logged two full listings, one limited and one DNP since the Commanders designated him for return from injured reserve last week. Coach Dan Quinn spoke on Brown's ability to return for Sunday's game at Minnesota, telling Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post it's "very much in the green. High." Brown hasn't played since Week 2 due to dueling groin and knee injuries, so it remains to be seen what kind of workload he'll be able to handle once he gains clearance to play again.

McMillan (neck) was limited in Wednesday's walkthrough.

McMillan suffered a major scare preseason Week 2 when he was upended while making a leaping catch and fell hard on his neck and helmet. He sustained three neck fractures and significant ligament damage in his neck that forced him to wear a neck brace for a long stretch of time. Now that he's been designated for return from injured reserve and actually mixed into some drills, McMillan has a chance to return to action as soon as Sunday's game against the Saints, but the Buccaneers instead may be more focused on ramping up his activity level with an aim to get him back beyond Week 14.