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Bellamy didn't participate at Wednesday's practice due to foot and shoulder.

Bellamy last dealt with the shoulder issue heading into Week 6, but he appears to have aggravated the injury in addition to the new foot issue. The 30-year-old has played only five offensive snaps over the last three games and has primarily worked on special teams.

Hopkins was listed as a limited participant at Wednesday's practice due to a thumb injury, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Hopkins logged 76 of a possible 79 offensive snaps in Sunday's win over the Raiders, finishing the day with a season-high 11 catches (on 13 targets) for 109 yards. At this point, there's nothing to suggest that his availability for the Week 9 game against the Jaguars is in any danger.

Olszewski (ankle/hamstring) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Nora Princiotti of The Boston Globe reports.

Olszewski managed to play through his lingering ankle and hamstring injuries during Week 8's win over the Browns, so there's not yet any reason to doubt his availability for Sunday's tilt against the Ravens. If he's able to go, the Bemidji State product will do most of his damage as New England's primary kick and punt returner.

Brown (ankle) was listed as a limited practice participant Wednesday.

Brown, who didn't practice leading up to Week 7 action, benefited from the Ravens' subsequent bye before returning to the field in a limited fashion in the first practice of Week 9. The speedy wideout is trending in the right direction as Sunday's game against the Patriots approaches, but with Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com having previously noted that Brown "walked with a limp" Wednesday, a Week 9 return can't yet be counted on.

Adams (toe) participated in the portion of practice open to the media Wednesday, Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports.

The Packers seem to be going through a walkthrough, but Adams looked to be almost back to normal while hauling in a pass, per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. The Packers offense hasn't suffered much since Adams suffered a toe injury Week 4, but if he's able to return Sunday against the Chargers in L.A., he'll provide a dimension to the unit that it hasn't had the past four contests.

Sherfield (knee) doesn't have an injury designation for Thursday's contest against the 49ers.

Sherfield stepped up his activity in every practice this week, going from no participation Monday to taking every rep Wednesday. He'll thus take on his usual role as the second-most-used outside receiver behind Damiere Byrd in the Cardinals offense.

Thielen (hamstring) practiced in a limited fashion Wednesday.

Thielen was fairly active in the portion of the session open to the media, as he was seen running routes during individual drills, per Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. With two practices remaining this week, Thielen has plenty of time to make an impression on the Vikings' training staff and gain clearance to play Sunday at Kansas City.

Chark (quadriceps) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com reports.

Chark played a rather typical 74 percent of the Jaguars' offensive snaps in Sunday's win over the Jets, but he apparently came out of the contest with a quad issue in tow. The fact the 23-year-old is practicing to start the week puts him on track to play against the Texans in Week 9, though it's still worth keeping an eye on his participation level Thursday and Friday.

Beckham (groin) was limited at Wednesday's practice, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

The same applies to Jarvis Landry (shoulder), but so far there's nothing to suggest that either wideout's status for this weekend's game against the Broncos is in any danger. Beckham was listed on last week's injury report with a groin issue, yet practiced fully in advance an eventual loss to the Patriots. Unless news surfaces that Beckham suffered a setback at Wednesday's practice, it's fair to assume that his listed limitations were maintenance-related.

Samuel didn't practice Wednesday due to a shoulder injury, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports.

Samuel picked up the shoulder issue during the Week 8 loss to the 49ers, according to Steve Reed of the Associated Press. The third-year wideout will have two more opportunities to return to practice before Sunday's tilt against the Titans. If Samuel were forced to miss any time, Jarius Wright would likely start opposite D.J. Moore.