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Wide receiver Sammy Watkins is off injured reserve and returned to game action for the Bills last Sunday, but it appears the foot injury that kept him out of the lineup for eight games hasn’t been totally eradicated.

Watkins was not on the list of players expected to sit out heading into Wednesday’s practice, but wound up being listed as a non-participant in the team’s first workout of the week. Per the team, Watkins was pulled out of the practice by the training staff after reporting soreness in his left foot.

Watkins first injured his foot in the offseason and had surgery that kept him from doing football activities until training camp. He played in the first two games of the season before going on injured reserve with more problems. It was decided that he didn’t need a second surgery, which allowed him to be designated as the Bills player to return from injured reserve.

We’ll see how the rest of the week goes for Watkins, but, assuming he’s well enough to play at all, it seems unlikely that he’ll be on track for a big bump from the 25 snaps he played against the Jaguars. With Robert Woods and Percy Harvin still out, that would mean the Bills remain thin at wideout for their trip to Oakland.