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Folk (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers.

Folk was limited in practice throughout the week, but he was always expected to play Sunday and that will indeed be the case. The veteran kicker is having a strong season thus far, converting all but one of his 21 field-goal attempts.

Boswell (concussion) was a full practice participant Friday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.

Boswell suffered the concussion on a fake-field goal attempt during Sunday's win over the Browns, but it appears he won't end up missing any additional time. The 30-year-old is 12-for-13 on field-goal attempts and 12-for-12 on PATs through seven games this season.

Folk (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers.

Folk's appearance on the injury report has become a customary occurrence, and he has been limited in practice, but there's no reason to suspect he won't power through the injury once again come Sunday. He's enjoying the most accurate season of a career that started back in 2007, having missed just once on 21 field-goal attempts.

Boswell (concussion) was limited in Thursday's practice session, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Boswell sustained a concussion in Sunday's win over the Browns when he took a hard hit on a fake field-goal attempt, but it's encouraging to see him on the practice field Thursday. Coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday that the 30-year-old will serve as the starting kicker Monday against the Bears if he's cleared to play by team doctors, but the team signed Josh Lambo to the practice squad Tuesday to fill in if Boswell is unavailable.

Folk (knee) was listed as a limited participant at the Patriots' practice Wednesday.

Folk has been dealing with an aggravated left knee injury since before the 2021 season began. The kicker has managed to play in every game so far this year even though he's been limited at practice leading up to multiple games. The 36-year-old should be able to suit up Sunday barring any major setbacks.

Slye was waived by the 49ers on Tuesday, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The kicker was let go Tuesday after starting the last three games for San Francisco. The move was made because Robbie Gould (groin) is expected to be activated this week. Slye went 7-for-8 on field goals for the team and 2-for-4 on PATs, but will now be claimed by another team, added to San Francisco's practice squad or released.

McManus missed one of his two field-goal attempts but made both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 17-10 win over Washington.

McManus converted from 45 yards prior to missing a 53-yarder wide right in the fourth quarter. The veteran now sports 55 points through eight games, placing just outside the top 10 league-wide at his position.

Prater did not attempt a field goal but made all three of his extra-point tries in Week 8's 24-21 loss to the Packers.

Prater was only called upon for PATs and has now attempted just one field goal over the Cardinals' past two games. Despite his season-low tally in Week 8, the veteran still sports 66 points so far, trailing just three kickers league-wide.

Joseph made all three field-goal attempts from 45, 40 and 24 yards and his only extra-point attempt in Sunday's loss to Dallas.

Joseph has made 10 of 13 field-goal attempts the last three games with misses from 47, 50 and 49 yards. He's eight of 11 from 40 yards or more, but should keep his job if he continues to make the easier attempts. He's eight of nine from under 40 yards and has converted 13 of 14 extra-point attempts.

Butker knocked home both of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point attempts Monday versus the Giants.

Butker's fantasy value hasn't been quite on the level that was expected with the Chiefs' offense struggling to rack up points consistently. His kicks Monday included a clutch make from 34 yards with just over a minute left, which proved to be the game-winning tally. The offense may need to kick it into gear next week, however, to keep pace with a streaking Packers squad, which could lead to more kicks for Butker.