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Watkins (shoulder) was a full participant in Thursday's practice.

Watkins initially picked up the shoulder injury during the Eagles' Week 13 win over the Titans, but it didn't stop him from playing in this past Sunday's victory over the Giants. He was on the field for 45 percent of the Eagles' offensive snaps in the team's 48-22 triumph, finishing with four receptions for 19 yards on five targets. Though Watkins will be available this weekend in Chicago, he could lose out on a target or two if star tight end Dallas Goedert (shoulder) is cleared to return from injured reserve before Sunday, as is anticipated.

Boyd (finger) remained limited at practice Thursday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Tee Higgins (hamstring) stayed limited as well, with both wideouts presumably needing to log a full practice Friday in order to avoid injury designations ahead of Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. For his part, Boyd -- who was limited to just two snaps Week 14 after suffering a dislocated finger -- has indicated that he expects to play this weekend, per Dehner.

Higgins (hamstring) remained limited at practice Thursday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

As did Tyler Boyd (finger), which gives both wideouts a chance to play Sunday against the Buccaneers. Higgins, who was limited to just one snap Week 14 due to his hamstring issue, likely will need to practice fully Friday, however, in order to avoid a Week 15 injury designation.

Brown was a non-participant at Thursday's practice due to an illness, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

After avoiding the injury report entirely Wednesday, Brown made an appearance one day later. Illnesses can be fickle, with a variety of recovery timelines, so his status will be one to watch closely as the week goes on. If Brown enters the weekend with a designation for Sunday's game at Denver, a 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff allows for less players to pivot to if he ends up inactive.

Hinton (hamstring) didn't participate in Thursday's practice.

For the second day in a row, the Broncos were missing two of their top three receivers due to hamstring injuries, as Courtland Sutton also sat out. Considering Sutton was withheld from last week's loss to the Chiefs while Hinton played 59 snaps in the contest, the latter may have better odds of suiting up this Sunday against the Cardinals. Before the Broncos decide on either wideout's status for the Week 15 games, they'll see if Sutton and Hinton can log some sort of practice activity Friday.

The 49ers elevated Snead from the practice squad ahead of Thursday's game against the Seahawks.

Snead has bounced back and forth between San Francisco's active roster and practice squad this season, seeing action in two games Week 6 and Week 8. While he has yet to catch a pass this season, the 30-year-old should provide additional depth at wide receiver Week 15 with Deebo Samuel likely to miss around three games due to an MCL sprain. Snead will now be eligible for one more elevation from the 49ers' practice squad this season.

Sutton (hamstring) didn't participate in Thursday's practice.

Before giving Sutton a designation for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, the Broncos will wait and see if the receiver can log any reps during their final Week 15 practice Friday. However, with Sutton having sat out last week's loss to the Chiefs and not practicing in any fashion yet this week, his chances of suiting up versus Arizona don't seem promising. In addition to Sutton, the Broncos could be down another key receiver in Kendall Hinton, who also sat out for the second day in a row Thursday due to a hamstring injury.

Davis (concussion) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Andy Vasquez of The Bergen Record reports.

Back-to-back missed practices cloud Davis' status for Sunday's game against the Lions. If Davis is unable to gain clearance for the contest, Garrett Wilson, Elijah Moore and Denzel Mims would be in line to lead the Jets' Week 15 wideout corps.

Cracraft (calf) has been listed as doubtful for Saturday's game against the Bills, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.

Cracraft did not practice during Week 15 prep, and he is now likely to miss his second game in a row while dealing with a calf injury. The 28-year-old caught six of seven targets for 84 yards and a touchdown over two games before sitting out Week 14 versus the Chargers. Should Cracraft remain sidelined against Buffalo, then Trent Sherfield and Cedrick Wilson should see increased opportunities behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

Woods (illness) was listed as full participant at Thursday's practice.

Woods' ability to take every rep at the Titans' second practice of Week 15 clears the way for him to play Sunday against the Chargers after he was sidelined for Wednesday's session. He'll likely serve as the Titans' unquestioned No. 1 receiver for the second game in a row, with talented rookie Treylon Burks having yet to make any tangible progress through the NFL's five-step concussion protocol since suffering the head injury on a touchdown reception in Tennessee's Week 13 loss to Philadelphia.