Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper quietly took an encouraging step forward in his recovery from his wrist injury during Friday’s practice by participating in the pass-catching portions of position drills. The Batavia Daily News’ Five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Alex Brasky noted Thursday he caught no passes during drills at practice while listed as a limited participant.

The Bills shared images of the passing catches at Friday’s practice on their official website. He doesn’t seem to give equal preference to his injured left wrist/hand while passing, but any kind of progress is encouraging at this point. Cooper was again listed as a limited participant after Friday’s session, and he was designated as questionable for Buffalo’s Week 10 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts. veteran he was seen wearing a cast on his left hand after practice on Thursday.

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The Bills acquired Cooper from the Cleveland Browns in mid-October, hoping to install the seven-time, 1,000-yard wide receiver as the centerpiece of their air attack. He made an early impact, catching four passes for 66 yards and a touchdown in his Week 7 debut in Buffalo while playing just 19 snaps. His snap count increased to 38 in the team’s Week 8 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks, but he injured his wrist while blocking a quarterback with the disease. keeping him on the sidelines for Week 9.

He’s clearly not healthy yet, but catching passes — albeit while favoring his right hand — during the final practice of the week at least gives him a fighting chance to suit up in Indianapolis. Cooper available this week would be massive for the Bills’ passing game, as Buffalo has already waived rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman with a self-inflicted wrist injury.

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