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Coleman (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Rams.

A reporter spotted Coleman on the field for Friday's practice, but he apparently didn't end up participating as the Broncos ultimately gave him the 'DNP' designation. It does seem Coleman could be back as soon as Week 4, though it's not clear what his role would be. For now, Denver's backfield work will largely fall to J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey against the Rams.

Coach Mike Macdonald said Friday that Darnold (glute) is "going to play" Sunday at Washington, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.

Darnold thus will miss only seven-plus quarters after initial reports indicated that he could be out up to one month due to the right glute injury he picked up in the Seahawks' Week 1 victory against the Patriots. Considering he logged a full practice Thursday, he'll supplant Drew Lock in the starting lineup this weekend, looking to build upon his one completion on two pass attempts for 13 yards so far this season.

Coleman (ankle) returned to practice Friday, Zac Stevens of DNVR Sports reports.

J.K. Dobbins and R.J. Harvey have also been banged up, both both upgraded to full practice participation Thursday and seem ready to play this Sunday against the Rams. Coleman's status is less clear, though he might not have much of a role anyway with both Dobbins and Harvey on track to play. With Harvey out last week and Dobbins exiting early, Coleman took 13 touches for 58 yards and a TD in the 20-13 win over Jacksonville. A repeat performance doesn't appear likely this weekl, but he's at least started building his case for role growth throughout the season.

Meyers (thumb) was a full participant in Friday's practice and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

Meyers quietly leads the Jaguars with an 86 percent route share, but he's been targeted on just 6 percent of his routes, taking a backseat to Parker Washington and Brian Thomas, in that order. Thomas' sloppy play in a Week 2 loss at Denver could perhaps push more volume in Meyers' direction, though that's likely to happen in any case even if his thumb injury continues to linger.

Santos (right hip) didn't practice Friday.

This follows the Bears listing Santos as a non-participant on Thursday's estimated practice report due to a right hip injury. Per Courtney Cronin of ESPN, Chicago hasn't tried out a kicker as of Friday, so perhaps the team is confident in Santos being available for Monday's contest against the Eagles. Through two games this season, Santos has connected on two of three field-goal attempts and all eight point-after tries.

Mitchell (finger) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Detroit.

Mitchell was added to the injury report Thursday as a limited participant, and he was again limited at Friday's session while wearing a large wrap over his right hand, per Brian Costello of the New York Post. Mitchell isn't sure-handed even in the best of times, but he's been piling up targets and air yards anyway and will now get a favorable dome matchup with the Lions (if he's able to play). If Mitchell doesn't end up playing, the Jets may need a lot of snaps from a practice-squad veteran like Sterling Shepard or Tyler Johnson. Their WR depth wasn't great in the first place and has already been stretched thin with rookie Omar Cooper (ankle) on injured reserve for at least three more weeks.

Dallas (toe) practiced fully Friday and doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay.

Dallas kicked off Week 3 prep with back-to-back limited sessions due to a toe injury, but his ability to handle every on-field rep Friday clears him to be available to the Vikings backfield this weekend. With Aaron Jones (knee) also gaining clearance to play Sunday, Dallas likely will remain relegated to a small workload, as the latter has just four touches on his 14 offensive snaps through two games on the campaign.

Flowers (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cowboys in Brazil.

Flowers upgraded to limited practice participation Friday after sitting out every other session the past two weeks. It's unclear if he has a real chance to play or the Ravens are just trying to create that impression, so fantasy managers will need to stay tuned as the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff approaches Sunday. It'll be a tricky situation if Flowers comes down to a game-time call, but there are at least three other games with late-afternoon kickoffs, plus SNF and MNF. Flowers' teammate Rashod Bateman is one of the better replacement options after putting up 88 yards and a TD in Flowers' absence last week.

Pittman (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game, according to Alan Saunders of Steelers Now.

A limited practice participant throughout the week, Pittman appears truly questionable ahead of a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday. If he can't go, Germie Bernard figures to fill in again alongside DK Metcalf and Roman Wilson in an offense that's largely worked out of three-wide formations this season.

Collins (hamstring) will not play in Sunday's game at Indianapolis.

Collins hasn't practiced since injuring his hamstring at practice last week. He'll miss a second straight game, again leaving Houston with Kayshon Boutte, Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel and Jared Wayne as the top wide receivers. Collins' next chance to play will be the following Sunday against the Cowboys.