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Gano (illness) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bears, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Gano was dealing with a non-COVID-19 illness this week, but it won't affect his availability for Week 17. The 34-year-old is 28-for-32 on field goals and 16-for-16 on PATs through 15 games this season, though his fantasy outlook is limited with the Giants scuffling in the absence of Daniel Jones (neck).

Folk was a limited participant in practices Wednesday and Thursday due to a left knee injury.

The same issue has made Folk a mainstay on New England injury reports all season, but he has yet to miss a game. The 37-year-old is in the midst of one of the best seasons of his career, converting on 34 of 37 field-goal attempts and 34 of 38 extra-point tries through 15 appearances.

Cleveland activated McLaughlin (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday.

In a related move, the Browns released Chris Naggar, who filled in for McLaughlin as the Browns' kicker in the team's Week 16 loss to Green Bay. McLaughlin is currently on track to return to action Monday night versus the Steelers, and head coach Kevin Stefanski said earlier Thursday that he anticipates the 25-year-old being the team's kicker this week, according to Zac Jackson of The Athletic. That said, McLaughlin's job was on thin ice prior to him landing on the list, and the team still has a kicker on hand on the practice squad in Chris Blewitt, who was signed Wednesday.

Haubeil was signed to the Panthers' practice squad Wednesday, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Haubeil was with the Titans in training camp and will now receive an opportunity with the Panthers. He'll be a reserve option should Lirim Hajrullahu be unable to kick for the final two weeks of the season.

Houston activated Fairbairn (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.

Fairbairn will reclaim kicking duties for Houston after Dominik Eberle filled in Week 16 against the Chargers while Fairbarn recovered from the virus. The Texans have scored 71 points while notching consecutive wins, so Fairbairn could have some sneaky upside Week 17 in San Francisco if quarterback Davis Mills and the Houston passing game is able to keep rolling against the 49ers' suspect secondary.

Kansas City activated Butker (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.

Butker sat out the Chiefs' Week 16 win over the Steelers after testing positive for the virus, but he's now back on the active roster following a nine-day isolation period. While filling in for Butker last week, Elliott Fry went 3-for-4 on field-goal attempts and 3-for-4 on point-after attempts. Fry has since been released, clearing the way for Butker to reclaim kicking duties.

Gano didn't participate in Wednesday's practice due to anon-COVID-19-related illness, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

So long as Gano is able to get back on the practice field by Friday, his availability for Sunday's game in Chicago shouldn't be in question.

Myers missed one of his two field-goal attempts but made all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 25-24 loss to the Bears.

Myers converted from 36 yards on his first field goal, but his miss from 39 yards in the fourth quarter ultimately contributed toward Seattle taking a narrow defeat. The veteran has now missed a kick in three of his last four games and sits with just 72 points on the campaign, ranking outside the top 25 league-wide at his position.

Maher made his only field-goal attempt in Monday night's 20-3 loss to the Dolphins.

Maher converted from 38 yards on his lone kick of the evening, scoring all of New Orleans' points for the game. He'll hope to get more chances in Week 17 versus the Panthers.

Sanders missed one of his three field-goal attempts but made both of his extra-point tries in Monday night's 20-3 win over the Saints.

Sanders converted from 48 yards before sending a 59-yarder wide right to end the first half. The veteran then responded by making a 34-yarder to begin the fourth quarter, giving him a fourth straight game with at least seven points.