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Wednesday Media Updates

***Kyler Murray fully practiced, was reportedly moving without limitation during drills, and told reporters after practice he was playing this weekend.

***Although he didn't practice, Terry McLaurin will reportedly do more work through Thursday's practice and see if enough progress can be made to clear him to play.

***Mike Davis will join Christian McCaffrey on the inactive list this week.

***Ronald Jones II looked comfortable in his first practice back two weeks after testing positive for COVID. His recovery from a thumb fracture appears to be smooth and he's likely to play this week.

***Matthew Stafford did not practice Wednesday and local reporters are expressing concern that an ankle injury could keep Stafford sidelined in Week 17.

***Washington planned to rest Alex Smith on Wednesday after last week's decision to allow him one more week to recover. Smith told reporters he is "right on the doorstep of" returning. Barring another late week setback, Smith should play this week.

Early week practice participation and playing expectations

The Wednesday and Thursday practice participation reports are our first chance to see which players each NFL team is limiting in practice after the previous week's games. Players limited in mid-week practice aren't necessarily in danger of missing that week's game. But they all need to be watched closely.

* = playing on Monday night
% = playing on Friday night
^ = playing on Saturday

Note: Asterisk denotes Monday night players who practice Thursday/Friday/Saturday.

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