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Hamilton (groin) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Hamilton continues to work through a groin injury that caused him to miss the Ravens' Week 5 loss to the Texans. The 2022 first-rounder was cleared to play against the Rams in Week 6 and has had additional time to recover thanks to the Ravens' Week 7 bye. Even with a limited practice to open the week, Hamilton has a good chance to play against the Bears on Sunday, and he'll have two more chances to practice in full to avoid an injury tag.

Olave missed Wednesday's practice with an ankle injury, Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

There was no sign of trouble in a 26-14 loss to the Bears on Sunday, with Olave scoring his second and third TDs of the season while playing 84 percent of snaps on offense. He was listed with a hip injury last week but returned to full participation Thursday after being limited just once. It's unclear at this point if Olave is in serious danger of missing Sunday's game against the Buccaneers or if he's being held out to avoid aggravating a minor issue. A return to practice Thursday would hint at the latter.

Egbuka missed Wednesday's walkthrough due to a hamstring injury, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Egbuka managed just one limited session last week due to the same health concern before suiting up Monday in Detroit, a contest in which Chris Godwin (fibula) was inactive and Mike Evans (concussion) suffered a collarbone injury that's expected to sideline him for most of the rest of the season. Assuming Egbuka continues to be able to suit up on game days, he'll serve as the top pass catcher for QB Baker Mayfield (knee), but the results have been modest the last two contests (a combined 6-82-0 on 16 targets) after a blistering start to his NFL career (25-445-5 on 38 targets in his first five appearances).

Hill (ankle) did not practice Wednesday, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Hill is staring down an opportunity for an expanded role with Darren Waller (pectoral) having been placed on IR on Wednesday, so it's unfortunate to see him being held out of practice due to an ankle issue. In the event that Hill is unable to suit up for Sunday's road matchup against the Falcons, Tanner Conner will figure to draw the start at tight end while Greg Dulcich, who Miami signed off the practice squad Wednesday, locks down the No. 2 role.

Humphrey (illness) did not practice Wednesday.

Humphrey is managing an illness in the wake of Baltimore's bye week, but he'll have two more chances to return to practice in at least a limited fashion ahead of Sunday's home game against the Bears. When Humphrey was unable to play Week 5 due to a calf injury, the Ravens relied upon Keyon Martin to cover the slot.

Jeudy (knee) didn't practice Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

He was listed with a knee injury last week, logging limited practices Wednesday and Thursday before returning to full participation Friday and avoiding a game designation. Jeudy tied TE Harold Fannin for the team lead in route share (85 percent) during Sunday's 31-6 win over Miami, finishing with just 16 yards on four targets in a bad-weather game during which the Browns attempted a mere 18 passes. It was Jeudy's fifth straight game with fewer than 40 receiving yards and single-digit PPR points, but Cleveland's lack of alternatives at wide receiver means he should continue getting plenty of snaps if he's healthy enough to play this Sunday at New England.

Njoku (knee) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Njoku returned to practice Wednesday after having missed Cleveland's win over the Dolphins in Week 7. Coach Kevin Stefanski reiterated that Njoku remains "day-to-day" but that he's "hopeful" the tight end will be able to retake the field versus the Patriots on Sunday. With that in mind, if Njoku is able to resume practicing in full Thursday and/or Friday, he'll have a solid chance to avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.

Scott (wrist) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game at the Chargers.

The same can be said for fellow RB Aaron Jones (hamstring), though the Vikings will need to activate him from injured reserve Thursday afternoon for him to have a chance to return to action for the first time since Week 2. If Jones remains sidelined and Scott is deemed active, the latter will resume his modest role behind Jordan Mason from the last four contests (6.8 touches for 29.5 yards from scrimmage per game while recording one TD catch).

Dye (thumb) is officially listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Vikings.

Dye logged his third consecutive limited practice session of Week 8 on Wednesday, and he had been unable to practice in any capacity prior to being ruled out for Los Angeles' loss to the Colts in Week 7. That bodes well for his odds of being cleared to suit up Thursday, though the final word on Dye's status may not arrive until 90 minutes prior to the game's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff.

Mooney (hamstring) was listed as limited on Wednesday's estimated injury report, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.

Plagued by the injury bug this season, Mooney has made just four appearances through seven weeks, but he put together his most-productive performance to date this past Sunday at San Francisco (3-68-0 on five targets). His hamstring injury is following him into Week 8 prep, though, so his activity level will be monitored as the week continues to see if he again will be good to go Sunday versus the Dolphins.