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Erickson (concussion) is active for Sunday's contest against the Giants, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official website reports.

Erickson suffered a concussion during the Panthers' Week 6 loss to the Vikings, but he has cleared protocol and will be available Sunday. The 28-year-old wideout has been targeted just twice -- catching both for 42 yards -- this season, but he has been the primary punt returner for the Panthers during the 2021 campaign. With Terrace Marshall (concussion) inactive against the Giants, Erickson may see an uptick in offensive snaps Sunday.

Hill (quadriceps) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Titans, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.

Hill didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, but he was able to work in a limited fashion Friday, setting the stage for Kansas City's top wideout to suit up versus Tennessee. In doing so, Hill has followed the same pattern he did leading up to Week 6 action, which resulted in him logging 47 of a possible 82 snaps on offense while catching nine of his 12 targets for 76 yards and a TD in his team's 31-13 win over Washington. In the absence of any in-game setbacks, Hill and TE Travis Kelce are slated to remain QB Patrick Mahomes' top passing targets Sunday.

Parker (shoulder/hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

Though Parker was able to practice on a limited basis throughout the week, he ultimately didn't demonstrate enough progress to avoid a third consecutive absence. With Parker sidelined for another week, Jaylen Waddle (10 catches for 70 yards and two touchdowns on 13 targets Week 6) and Mike Gesicki (8-115-0-9) are expected to function as the top pass-catching options for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in Week 7.

Slayton (hamstring) is listed as active Sunday versus the Panthers, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Sidelined since Week 3 due to a hamstring issue, Slayton is back in the lineup at an opportune time, with all of Saquon Barkley (ankle), Kenny Golladay (knee), Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Kadarius Toney (ankle) out of commission. With that quartet in street clothes, Slayton will be the Giants' top wide receiver, while Dante Pettis, John Ross (hamstring), Collin Johnson and David Sills fill in behind him.

Shepard (hamstring) is listed as inactive Sunday against the Panthers, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Shepard's status for Week 7 came down to a pregame workout, which apparently didn't yield the desired result. He'll thus miss his third game of the season, along with fellow inactives Saquon Barkley (ankle), Kenny Golladay (knee) and rookie first-round pick Kadarius Toney (ankle). The Giants' receiving corps Sunday will be composed of WRs Darius Slayton (hamstring), Dante Pettis, John Ross (hamstring), Collin Johnson and David Sills, along with TEs Evan Engram (calf) and Kyle Rudolph.

Shepard (hamstring), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, will go through pregame tests before the Giants determine whether he'll be available to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

As expected, the Giants are viewing Shepard as a game-day decision after he was added to the injury report Thursday due to the hamstring issue that sidelined him Weeks 4 and 5. So long as he fares well in the workout, Shepard should avoid the inactive list, but it's unclear how effective he might be playing through the injury. Even if less than 100 percent, Shepard's presence would be a welcome one for a Giants pass-catching group that's expected to be missing Saquon Barkley (ankle), Kenny Golladay (knee) and Kadarius Toney (ankle).

Parker (shoulder/hamstring), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Falcons, appears to be facing an uphill battle to play, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

After sitting out the past two games, Parker took a questionable tag into the weekend following a trio of limited practices Wednesday through Friday. However, the report suggests that while the wideout has a chance to suit up versus Atlanta, it's not a great one. In any case, Parker's Week 7 status will be confirmed before the first wave of games Sunday, with Miami and Atlanta kicking off at 1 p.m. ET.

Robinson (ankle) is expected to play Sunday at Tampa Bay, despite being listed as questionable, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Aside from his lost last season in Jacksonville in 2017 -- he made just one appearance due to a torn ACL -- Robinson otherwise has missed nine games in his seven other campaigns. He also put in more work on the practice field this week than during Week 6 prep before logging a season-high 93 percent of the offensive snaps in last Sunday's loss to the Packers. Assuming he gets clearance ahead of the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, Robinson will be facing a Buccaneers defense that has tied for the fourth-most catches allowed (91) to wide receivers this year.

Ford signed a contract with the Dolphins on Saturday.

Ford was a standard practice squad call-up each of the last two weeks, so this designation always felt likely. The Dolphins have three wide receivers already on injured reserve and could be without DeVante Parker (shoulder) and Preston Williams (groin) entering Week 7.

Harris (hamstring) will not play Monday against the Seahawks, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Harris' Week 5 injury clearly has leaked past the team's bye week. Without the team's top receiver, expect Marquez Callaway and Kenny Stills to see a bump in targets against a susceptible Seattle secondary.