James, who just returned to the Bucs on Monday after spending nearly a month on the Lions' practice squad, could receive a solid dose of work Thursday given the state of Tampa's backfield and his familiarity with the offense, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.

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James is no stranger to the team or head coach Dirk Koetter's offense, having originally made the Bucs' 53-man roster out of training camp before being waived injured. He's also done his share of filling in for Doug Martin in the past, albeit under a different coaching regime, having rattled off a 158-yard game against the Seahawks in Seattle back in 2013 in his stead, and totaling 295 yards on 60 carries overall that season. James practiced on special teams earlier this week, but how much work he gets from scrimmage against the Falcons remains up in the air.