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Joseph reportedly was a passenger in a drive-by shooting. He’s been working in the team facility every day. The NFL may eventually suspend him for the reason, but the Cowboys aren’t imposing any in-house punishment. “We feel it’s important to support him,” McCarthy added.

Palmer didn’t practice Wednesday, and while he wasn’t participating in drills during Thursday’s session, it’s at least somewhat positive the 6-foot-1 wideout was able to get some work in. Palmer is considered questionable for now, but his already shaky status as a fantasy play would make him a risky Week 3 option regardless if he’s active or not.

Mixon wasn’t seen at the open portion of practice, and neither was Dameon Pierce, who is also nursing an ankle injury and wasn’t able to play in SNF against the Bears. Mixon picked up his ankle injury during that contest, and hasn’t been at either practice. If Mixon can’t go, Cam Akers will likely dominate the touches for Week 3 against the Vikings, with Dare Ogunbowale getting some work as well.

Higgins will be able to participate in practices after missing the first two games of the season with his hamstring issue. The Bengals’ passing game has looked discombobulated at times, but the (potential) return of a talent like Higgins for Joe Burrow will obviously help get it trending back in the right direction. Right now, it does appear likely Higgins will play Monday night against the Commanders.

Collins didn’t practice Wednesday, but it appears that the wideout was just getting a day of maintenance. He’s coming off a monster game where he turned 10 targets into 135 yards with a touchdown, and should be heavily involved again in Week 3 against the Vikings.

Herbert was wearing the yellow non-contact jersey. Kris Rhim of ESPN did note that the signal-caller wasn’t participating in any drills during the open part of practice, however. Fantasy managers should wait to see the designation for the practice on the injury report before making QB decisions, but it does appear likely that the 26-year-old will be on the field for Week 3 against the Steelers at this point.

Johnson was with the team during the offseason and training camp but was one of the final cuts. The 25-year-old will come back with the team and take the spot of EDGE Jamree Kromah, who was signed to the Patriots 53-man roster.

Lamb missed practice on Wednesday, as did cornerback Trevon Diggs, but it seems like both players are tracking to be on the field on Sunday for the Cowboys.

Graham Gano will be sidelined with a quad injury, which is why the Giants signed Joseph on Tuesday. Still, he will need to battle with McAtamney, who is currently on the practice squad, to see who gets to handle kicking duties on Sunday in a tough matchup against the Browns.

When Phillips was asked about his injury he said, “I don’t know. That’s above my pay grade. You have to ask the people making the decisions.” It certainly seems like this was a calculated decision by the Cowboys to keep Phillips on the team while getting another DT on the field on Sundays. We’ll have to see what kind of role Phillips returns to in four weeks. Carlos Watkins was signed to the active roster to take Phillips’ place.

Mallory was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State but was one of the final roster cuts at the end of training camp.