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Spears (ankle) was listed as limited for Friday's practice, Terry McCormick of TitanInsider reports.

Spears didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, but a return to limited participation at the end of the week suggests he has a shot to play this Sunday against Cleveland. Fellow Titans running back Tony Pollard (ankle) is upgrading to full participation Friday, so he appears ready to start and take most of the carries.

Pollard (ankle) will be a full participant in Friday's practice, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

With Pollard progressing from a non-participant Wednesday to limited Thursday and now full Friday, he'll likely be ready for Sunday's matchup with the Giants. Backfield mate Tyjae Spears (ankle) is expected to be a limited participant Friday, so he may be in a bit more danger of limitations or an absence this week.

Judkins (personal) was in uniform for the start of Friday's practice, Zac Jackson reports.

After being listed as a limited participant Thursday due to a personal matter, Judkins likely will return to full participation Friday. There's been no indication that he's in serious danger of missing Sunday's matchup with Carolina.

Dowdle (toe) was not spotted during the open viewing window of Friday's practice, Ray Fittipaldo reports.

With Dowdle now absent from the open portion of practice after not participating Wednesday or Thursday, he's looking shaky for Sunday's matchup with the Bengals. Jaylen Warren (shoulder) is also banged up, but he seems to be doing better than Dowdle and could thus be tasked with a large workload for Week 3. The Steelers also have Travis Homer on the roster and Lew Nichols on the practice squad as backfield alternatives, though Homer has largely played special teams throughout his NFL career, while Nichols is a 2023 seventh-round pick with one regular-season appearance to his name.

Collins (hamstring) isn't practicing Friday and is slated to miss a second game in a row, Aaron Wilson reports.

With Collins now set for another absence after missing practice throughout the week, Houston is left with Kayshon Boutte, Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel and Jared Wayne as the top wide receivers. Last week, TE Dalton Schultz dominated the team's receiving production, and the offense may again run through TEs and/or RBs in the absence of a credible threat at wide receiver. Collins is said to have a Grade 1 hamstring strain, which is the least severe variety, but he hasn't returned to practice since initially suffering the injury at practice last Wednesday.

Bosa injured his calf during Thursday's practice and is expected to miss "a few weeks," according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Schefter reports that the 49ers aren't yet sure if Bosa will go on injured reserve. Either way, he's apparently set to miss multiple games, leaving a top-heavy roster without one of its superstars.

Wright (foot) is considered doubtful for Sunday's game against Kansas City, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.

Ollie Gordon is the favorite for whatever backfield snaps and touches aren't taken by De'Von Achane, who has played 83 percent of Miami's offensive snaps through two weeks.

Coker (ankle) is in uniform and catching punts at Friday's practice, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Coker figures to continue playing through the ankle injury that he suffered in the first quarter of Carolina's Week 1 contest. It hasn't slowed him down so far, with Coker still handling a huge role on offense and also returning punts. He should be ready for the same role Sunday at Cleveland.

Sanders will kick for the Jets this Sunday at Detroit, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

It'll be Sanders' third elevation from the practice squad this season, which means the Jets will need to sign him to the 53-man roster thereafter if he's to continue kicking for them. They've also kept Blake Grupe around, perhaps hoping that he'll be ready for the job by Week 4.

Commanders coach Dan Quinn said Friday that Okonkwo (hamstring) is a long shot to play Sunday against the Seahawks, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.

Quinn is merely stating the obvious with Okonkwo absent from practice for a second straight week. His absence from last week's loss to the Cowboys allowed Ben Sinnott to handle a 67 percent snap share, but Sinnott's route share was only 38 percent as he split passing-down work with Colson Yankoff, who also had a 38 percent route share. Each of the two finished with one target and one catch, failing to show any fantasy promise in the likely event of Okonkwo missing additional time.