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Dugger (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Harrison Rich of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Dugger appears to have picked up a knee injury in the 49ers' Week 6 win over the Commanders. The strongside linebacker's ability to practice in the first Week 7 prep session is a strong sign that he should be able to suit up for Sunday's contest against the Falcons. Dugger will likely need to upgrade to full participation by Friday's session to avoid any injury designation ahead of Sunday's game.

Walker (chest) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

Walker played all 68 of the Raiders' defensive snaps in Week 6 versus the Bills, so it's not immediately clear when he picked up the injury. In any case, as long as he can upgrade to full participation at practice Thursday or Friday, he'll be in good shape to suit up Sunday versus the Rams.

Parham (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Wednesday was Parham's first practice since sustaining a knee injury in Week 3 against the Lions, which prevented him from playing in each of the Jets' three following games. He'll have two more chances to increase his practice participation and avoid an injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Dolphins. If Parham is cleared to return, then he would likely reclaim his starting job at left guard from Jordan Meredith.

Williams (knee) did not participate in Wednesday's practice, Harrison Rich of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Williams likely sustained his knee injury in the 49ers' Week 6 win over the Commanders on Monday night. It is unclear how significant the defensive end's issue is. Still, he will need to achieve some level of practice participation by Friday to have any hope of suiting up for Sunday's game against the Falcons.

Thornton (hamstring) was a full participant at practice Wednesday.

Thornton has now been practicing at full speed for two entire weeks, but he's still waiting to be officially activated from the Raiders' injured reserve list. The team has until the end of this week to move him back onto the active roster before he'd have to spend the rest of the campaign on IR by rule.

The Panthers designated Martin-Scott (hamstring) to return from injured reserve Wednesday, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.

Per Gantt, Martin-Scott was a full practice participant Wednesday in his first session since suffering a hamstring injury in late August. He would need to be activated from IR in order to make his 2026 regular-season debut against the Buccaneers on Sunday. Martin-Scott's return would give the Panthers another contributor on special teams and add depth to the inside linebacker position.

Terrell (groin) was a limited participant at the Falcons' practice Wednesday, Daniel Flick of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Terrell had his 21-day practice window opened by Atlanta on Wednesday, and he was able to log a limited session. The cornerback will have two more chances to log a full practice and officially move past the groin injury that has caused him to miss the last four games while on injured reserve.

Sigle (ankle) did not participate in Wednesday's practice, Harrison Rich of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Sigle has not practiced since being diagnosed as week-to-week with the high-ankle sprain he sustained in the 49ers' Week 4 win over the Broncos. Wednesday's injury report signals that Malik Mustapha is once again taking first-team reps at strong safety in Sigle's place in anticipation of the team's Week 7 game against the Falcons.

Henderson (groin) was a limited participant at the Falcons' practice Wednesday, Daniel Flick of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Henderson was unable to practice at all last week before ultimately missing the team's Week 6 loss to the Bears while nursing a groin injury he suffered in Week 5 versus Baltimore. The cornerback's return to practice is a step in the right direction, and he will have two more chances to log a full practice before Sunday's matchup with the 49ers.

Baker (groin/illness) did not participate at practice Wednesday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Baker was able to play through his groin issue in Week 6 against the Rams, but now he's also dealing with an illness, and his status for Week 7 is in question. He'll probably have to manage a full practice Thursday or Friday to avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.