Cleveland Browns WR Travis Benjamin (ribs) was limited in practice Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB Johnthan Banks (knee), TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins (shoulder), OT Donovan Smith (knee), C Evan Dietrich-Smith (ankle) and TE Luke Stocker (hip) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Sept. 30. FS Chris Conte (hip), DE George Johnson (neck), DT Gerald McCoy (shoulder) and SS Major Wright (abdomen) were limited during practice.

Atlanta Falcons S Ricardo Allen (knee), WR Devin Hester (toe) and LB Brooks Reed (groin) were limited during practice Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Houston Texans RB Arian Foster (groin) must go through a full practice before he is cleared to play in a game, according to head coach Bill O’Brien.

Footballguys View: He’s getting close people. Foster practiced again Wednesday, Sept. 30, but it’s unclear if it was in full or a limited session.

Baltimore Ravens WR Steve Smith is currently third in the league in receiving yards and targets through three games.

Footballguys View: Smith was shutdown against the ferocious Broncos defense, but since then he’s been on fire. The old man has found the fountain of youth, and fantasy owners can look to him as a WR1 each week.

Cincinnati Bengals S George Iloka (ankle), CB Adam Jones (elbow) and OT Andrew Whitworth (non-injury) did not practice Wednesday, Sept. 30. CBs Leon Hall (non-injury) and Dre Kirkpatrick (shoulder) and OT Andre Smith (hip) were limited. DTs Marcus Hardison (knee) and Pat Sims (hip) fully participated.

Minnesota Vikings DE Justin Trattou (foot), WR Jarius Wright (hand) and SS Andrew Sendejo (knee) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Sept. 30. LB Audie Cole (ankle) was limited during practice, while CB Xavier Rhodes (concussion, neck) fully participated in practice.

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees (shoulder) said he felt good enough to take most of the practice repetitions Wednesday, Sept. 30, and feels ‘really good’ about playing in Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys. Brees threw for the first time since Week 2 Wednesday. Head coach Sean Payton said it’s ‘safe to say’ that Brees will throw every day in practice this week. ‘I’ll see how the shoulder responds tomorrow and for the rest of the day. But each day I’m able to do more and more; each day I feel stronger,’ Brees said. ‘Each day there’s more range of motion, more strength, and so that’s the key.’

Footballguys View: Stay tuned until later in the week to see if Brees is going to play. At home against the Cowboys, it would be nice to see Brees in a bounce-back game. Brees hopes to decide whether he’ll play this week Friday, Oct. 2.

Kansas City Chiefs WRs Jason Avant (knee) and Chris Conley (shoulder), CB Jamell Fleming (hip) and LB Josh Mauga (Achilles’) were full participants in practice Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant (foot), CB Brandon Carr (non-injury), DE Randy Gregory (ankle) and DE Jeremy Mincey (concussion) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Sept. 30. OG Ronald Leary (groin), DE Ryan Russell (groin) and LB Kyle Wilber (hamstring) fully participated in practice.