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Morgan (illness) will not practice Thursday, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.

Morgan's back-to-back absences have him trending in the wrong direction for Sunday's tilt against the Steelers, but he'll have one more opportunity to participate in practice before a decision on his availability is made. With A.J. Green (ankle) and Auden Tate (concussion) also not practicing, Morgan could play a key role in Cincinnati's aerial attack Week 12 if he's able to suit up.

Dorsett (concussion) was present for the media-access portion of Thursday's practice, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

The same applies to Mohamed Sanu (ankle), with Reiss noting that Sanu "did not go through the position-specific warmup, while Dorsett did." We'll circle back later Thursday to see how the Patriots list the duo's participation level. Per Zack Cox of NESN.com, though Dorsett was in attendance for Wednesday's session, he was ultimately classified as a non-participant.

Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson said he's pleased to see Coutee back on the field following a two-game benching, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Coutee had a rough stretch during which he dropped a pass that was intercepted in a loss to the Colts and committed mental mistakes that prompted a benching for Weeks 8 and 9. Following the bye week and a good week of practice, Coutee was back on the field for Week 11's loss to Baltimore, when he caught three passes for 25 yards. "It's always good to get Keke back out there and get his confidence up," said Watson, who has connected with Coutee for 16 receptions and 179 yards on 25 targets. "You just kind of make sure that he's staying along, staying encouraged and that's what we've been doing. He's definitely going to help us out as we make this run." With Will Fuller (hamstring) questionable for Thursday's matchup against Indianapolis, Coutee is expected to fill the third wideout role behind DeAndre Hopkins and Kenny Stills.

McKenzie caught three of six targets for 21 yards during Sunday's win over Miami.

The crafty speedster was on the field for a season-high 78 percent of the offensive snaps, and for all intents and purposes, he's settled in as the No. 3 receiver right now. That said, the offense runs through John Brown, Devin Singletary and Dawson Knox, so there's not much room for McKenzie to do much more than contribute the occasional change-of-pace touch. McKenzie at least seems to have pushed himself ahead of Duke Williams, Robert Foster and Andre Roberts in the pecking order at receiver.

Lockett (shin) practiced in a limited fashion Wednesday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

According to coach Pete Carroll, Lockett wasn't expected to practice until Thursday, according to Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle. Instead, Lockett bumped that up by one day, seemingly putting the wide receiver on track to miss no games due to the shin injury that forced him to sit out overtime of the Seahawks' Week 10 win at San Francisco and spend the next two days in the hospital. Clearly, Seattle's bye benefited Lockett, who, like Carroll, expects to suit up Sunday at Philadelphia, per Adam Caplan of SiriusXM Radio. Ultimately, Lockett has two more chances to elevate to full participation this week, at which point the team will give the wideout a Week 12 designation.

Adams (toe) was listed as a limited participant on the Packers' injury report Wednesday.

Despite having the benefit of a Week 11 bye, Adams continues to deal with the toe injury that forced four consecutive absences from Weeks 5 through 8. In the two games before the Week 11 respite, he racked up 14 catches (on 21 targets) for 159 yards and no touchdowns. Previously a TD machine, Adams has yet to reach the end zone this season, but he'll attempt to change that Sunday against a 49ers defense that has allowed nine total touchdowns in 10 contests this season. That's assuming he gets past his health concern, as is anticipated.

Cooper (knee) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.

Cooper battled through the knee injury in the Week 11 win over the Lions, playing only 55 percent of the offensive snaps and finishing with just three catches for 38 yards on eight targets. While Cooper probably isn't 100 percent healthy, his ability to practice fully in the Cowboys' first session of the week suggests he's at little risk of missing Sunday's tough matchup with New England. Unless Cooper suffers an in-game setback with the knee, expect him to play at least 80 percent of the offensive snaps, which has been the norm for him this season.

Patrick (shoulder) didn't practice Wednesday.

In his return to action in Week 11's loss to the Vikings, Patrick started opposite Courtland Sutton, en route to logging 57 of a possible 79 snaps on offense and catching four of his seven targets for 77 yards. He did leave the contest for a spell but was able to return, which suggests that his Wednesday absence could be maintenance-related.

Johnson (concussion) was listed as a full practice participant Wednesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

While Adam Schefter of ESPN previously suggested that it might be a "mild upset" to see Johnson play Sunday against the Bengals, the wideout's participation in the first practice of Week 12 offers some encouragement about his prospects. In any case, Johnson still resides in the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, which is also the case with fellow wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee/concussion), who didn't practice in any fashion Wednesday.

Agholor didn't practice Wednesday due to a knee injury.

Agholor likely suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Patriots, per Zach Berman of The Athletic. With Alshon Jeffery (ankle) limited in practice Wednesday, the Eagles will begin the week with only Jordan Matthews, Mack Hollins and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside as their healthy options at wide receiver. Agholor will have two more opportunities to practice in some capacity before Sunday's tilt against the Seahawks.