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Lamb (shoulder) isn't taking part in Thursday's practice, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports.

This follows a listed DNP for Lamb on Wednesday's practice estimate, which is more work than he's typically missed since coming down with an AC joint injury in his shoulder back in Week 9. As a result, he'll have just one more day to mix into drills this week before the Cowboys potentially tag him with a designation ahead of Sunday's game at Philadelphia.

Cleveland signed Proche from the practice squad to the active roster Thursday.

Proche had been elevated from the Browns' practice squad to the active roster for the last three games, and over that span he caught two passes for 18 yards while adding 44 punt-return yards. The 2020 sixth-round pick will now be on Cleveland's 53-man roster for the final two games of the regular season, and he could see more offensive snaps against the Dolphins on Sunday due to injuries to Jerry Jeudy (knee), Cedric Tillman (concussion) and tight end David Njoku (knee).

Adams (hip) was present for practice Thursday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Adams was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's practice estimate, per Cimini, so his presence for Thursday's session bodes well for his status for Sunday's game against the Bills. The Jets' upcoming injury report will reveal the wideout's official participation level.

Giants head coach Brian Daboll said that Nabers (toe) won't practice Thursday, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

For the fourth week in a row, Nabers is on the Giants' injury report, but he may be more at risk of sitting out a game than he had been in either of the previous three weeks. After going down as a non-participant in practices Wednesday and Thursday, Nabers will have one more opportunity on Friday to potentially fit in some on-field work prior to Sunday's game against the Colts. Even if the rookie wideout is a limited participant in Friday's session, he would still be likely to carry a questionable tag into the weekend.

Eskridge (knee) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice estimate.

Eskridge didn't practice in any fashion last week before being ruled out ahead of Sunday's 29-17 win over the 49ers. Even though Wednesday's session was merely an estimate, Eskridge's limited listing implies that he's at least made some progress in his recovery. If he ends up being available for this Sunday's game in Cleveland, Eskridge would provide the Dolphins with a depth option at receiver, but he would likely make his greatest contributions as a kickoff returner.

Flowers secured two of five targets for 31 yards in the Ravens' 31-2 win over the Texans on Wednesday.

Flowers tied Mark Andrews and Derrick Henry for the team lead in receptions while checking in second in receiving yards. The talented wideout also set the pace in targets on an afternoon where Lamar Jackson attempted just 15 passes. Flowers saw a streak of games with over 50 receiving yards snapped at four, but he'll take a career-best 1,047 receiving yards into a Week 18 home matchup against the Browns.

Metchie (shoulder) recorded five receptions for 48 yards on eight targets in Wednesday's 31-2 loss to Baltimore.

Metchie returned from a one-game absence due to the shoulder injury and found himself in an elevated role in the passing game after wideout Tank Dell suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 16. The 24-year-old Metchie led the Texans in targets Wednesday, with the eight passing-game looks representing a season-high total. Metchie's increased usage should put him on the map as a lineup option in deeper fantasy formats in Houston's regular-season finale against the Titans next weekend.

Collins finished with three receptions on six targets for 59 yards in Wednesday's 31-2 loss to Baltimore.

Collins finished as the Texans' leading receiver in a contest that featured no points scored for the offense. The star wideout was a rare bright spot for Houston despite his modest totals, recording his team's longest play from scrimmage (30 yards) in the blowout loss. Collins and the Texans offense will look to get right in a soft matchup against the Titans in Week 18 before preparing for the playoffs.

Pickens (hamstring) caught three of seven targets for 50 yards in Wednesday's 29-10 loss to Kansas City.

Russell Wilson was under constant pressure and didn't have much time to wait for deep routes to develop, but he hit Pickens for a 41-yard gain late in the first quarter. The third-year wideout had missed the prior three games with a hamstring strain, but he appeared fully healthy Wednesday. Pickens needs exactly 100 yards to reach 1,000 on the season, a mark he'll take aim at in Week 18 against the Bengals.

Dortch caught his only target for 19 yards, notched one carry for eight yards and returned one kickoff for 26 yards and one punt for 13 yards during Sunday's 36-30 overtime loss at Carolina.

Dortch followed up a season-high 60 receiving yards on three receptions Week 15 against the Patriots with a more typical performance Sunday, but he still accounted for 66 all-purpose yards while playing 21 of 70 (30 percent) offensive snaps. His usage on offense ranked fourth among Cardinals WRs behind Michael Wilson (90 percent), Marvin Harrison (81) and Zay Jones (39), so Dortch is more likely than not to be contained to a maximum of a catch or two per game over the final two weeks of the campaign.