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Jacobs remains uncertain to play Sunday at Detroit, with head coach Matt LaFleur saying, "We'll see. We'll work through it," Rob Demovsky of ESPN reports.

Despite Jacobs being removed from the commissioner's exempt list Monday, the Packers have a one-game roster exemption for the running back that expires Monday, Oct. 26. As such, Jacobs currently doesn't count against Green Bay's active roster, and the team won't have to officially include him among its Week 7 inactives if the exemption still stands as of Sunday. In the event Jacobs doesn't play this weekend, MarShawn Lloyd, Pierre Strong and Kaleb Johnson will be the options out of the Packers backfield.

The Texans placed Jordan on the practice squad injured list Wednesday.

With David Montgomery (groin) sidelined this past Sunday against the Jaguars in London, Jordan was elevated from the practice squad and made his season debut working as the No. 2 RB behind Woody Marks. Jordan took advantage of the opportunity, recording six carries for 43 yards and one touchdown and hauling in his only target for seven yards. Now that he's on the practice squad injured list, though, he must miss at least the next four games, meaning his next chance to suit up is Sunday, Nov. 29, against the Ravens.

Titans head coach Robert Saleh said that Spears won't participate in Wednesday's practice, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.

An explanation for Spears' absence won't be known until the Titans post their first Week 7 injury report later Wednesday, but the running back had previously been listed with ankle and knee issues over the last few weeks. He's managed to play in all six of the Titans' games to date, but he's played fewer than half of the offensive snaps in the last five of those contests while accounting for 54 yards on 15 carries and 63 yards on 13 receptions. He looks like he'll have to settle for a low-usage change-of-pace role so long as lead back Tony Pollard is available.

Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said that Hall (quadriceps) won't practice Wednesday but hasn't been ruled out from playing Sunday versus the Dolphins, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports.

At the beginning of each of the previous three weeks, Glenn had classified Hall as being "week-to-week" in his recovery from a right quad issue, but the coach didn't apply that same label to the running back to begin Week 7 prep. Though Hall isn't yet ready to practice after missing the Jets' previous three games, he could be able to get back on the field in some capacity Thursday and/or Friday, which would leave the door open for him to suit up Sunday. Whenever Hall returns, he'll reclaim starting duties out of the backfield, though Glenn acknowledged that Braelon Allen is "going to get touches, too" after impressing while filling in for Hall over the past three contests, per Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic.

Browns head coach Todd Monken said that he's optimistic that Sampson (knee) will be activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's game against the Titans, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Sampson landed on IR after tweaking his knee in the Browns' Week 1 loss to the Jaguars, but he had his 21-day evaluation window opened last week when he first eligible to resume practicing with the team. The second-year back turned in a pair of limited practices in Week 6 before ultimately sitting out Cleveland's 13-10 win over Baltimore, but if he can upgrade to full participation at some point before Friday, he'll likely get the green light to play this weekend. Once he's reinstated, Sampson will likely settle back in as a pass-catching complement behind lead back Quinshon Judkins (ankle), whom Monken is also optimistic will be able to play against the Titans after being inactive for the Week 6 win.

Browns head coach Todd Monken said that he's optimistic that Judkins (ankle) will be available for Sunday's game against the Titans, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.comreports.

Monken also expressed optimism of fellow running back Dylan Sampson (knee) being available for the matchup with Tennessee, after Sampson was designated for return from injured reserve last week. Per Oyefusi, neither Judkins nor Sampson were listed as expected non-participants on the Browns' pre-practice injury report to begin Week 7 prep, so both backs look poised to practice in at least a limited fashion Wednesday. That amounts to a step forward for Judkins, who was sidelined for the Browns' first two Week 6 practices before practicing in a limited fashion Friday and then ultimately being made inactive ahead of a 13-10 win over the Ravens.

McGowan took four carries for 27 yards during Sunday's 26-20 loss versus the Titans.

McGowan played exactly 19 offensive snaps for the third straight week Sunday, and although he was slightly less involved than he has been of late in terms of touches, he managed a career-best 6.8 yards per carry in Week 6. He's merely a change-of-pace back as long as three-time Pro Bowler Jonathan Taylor is healthy, but he has the physical traits to become a workhorse should that not be the case at any point this season.

Hill caught all three of his targets for nine yards during the Ravens' 13-10 loss to the Browns on Sunday.

Hill was on the field for 24 of the Ravens' 57 offensive snaps (42.1 percent), which wasn't far behind lead back Derrick Henry (33). That was more due to game script, as the Ravens' offense struggled to move the ball down the field against a tough Browns defense. The offensive outlook of Hill and the rest of Baltimore's skill position players would improve dramatically if Lamar Jackson (ankle) is cleared to play in Week 7 against the Bengals on Oct. 25.

Wheeler was cut from the Eagles' practice squad Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Wheeler joined the practice squad with Philadelphia on Thursday, but he will now hit the open market once again. The running back has yet to make his NFL regular-season debut, and he'll likely have to settle for a practice squad spot at his next destination.

The Panthers signed Tyus off their practice squad to the active roster Tuesday, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

It's the second time this season that Tyus has been signed to the Panthers' 53-man roster. The second-year pro was elevated from the practice squad for each of the team's last two games to contribute on special teams while providing depth in the backfield, because of the absences of AJ Dillon (ankle) and Jonathon Brooks (abdomen, IR).