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Brown (illness) didn't practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Brown also missed practice Wednesday, which sets the stage for what he's able to do Friday to be pivotal with regard to his chances of suiting up Sunday against Kansas City. Meanwhile, fellow wideout Julio Jones (hamstring) was present for practice Thursday, which offers some hope that the Titans potentially could have their top two wideouts available this weekend, pending Friday's developments at practice and release of the team's final Week 7 injury report.

Hill (quadriceps) won't participate in Thursday's practice, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.

Though he'll go down as a non-participant on the injury report for the second day in a row, Hill was at least present for Thursday's session, with Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star noting that the receiver jogged off to the side without a helmet during the portion that was available to the media. While the lack of activity in back-to-back practices is less than ideal, Hill followed the same pattern last week before ultimately suiting up in the Chiefs' 31-13 win over Washington and finishing with nine receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets. He may take a questionable designation into Sunday's game against the Titans even if he returns to practice Friday on a limited basis, but the expectation is that Hill will be cleared to play ahead of the team's 1 p.m. ET kickoff.

Brown (knee) was limited in practice Thursday, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Brown was available for Sunday's Week 6 matchup against the Chiefs and hauled in three of six targets for 30 yards. He's had his reps capped in practice to begin the week, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him take the field Sunday against Green Bay.

Samuel (groin) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

This may be the status quo for Samuel at this point after aggravating the groin injury in Week 5 that he's been tending to since early June and capped him at just two appearances this season. Until he makes inroads on the practice field, game action may not be a possibility for Samuel.

McLaurin (hamstring) was limited at Thursday's practice, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

McLaurin wasn't added to Washington's Week 6 injury report until Friday as a non-participant due to a hamstring issue. He was able to gut it out this past Sunday against the Chiefs, but despite playing 95 percent of the offensive snaps he hauled in four of eight targets for a season-low 28 yards. Now, during Week 7 prep, McLaurin kicked it off with an absence Wednesday, likely to manage the aforementioned health concern. He'll have one more chance to put in a full session Friday, at which point the Football Team could give him a designation for Sunday's game at Green Bay.

Jeudy (ankle) remains on IR ahead of Thursday night's game against the Browns, Ryan O'Halloran of The Denver Post reports.

With Jeudy not activated in advance of the contest, the Broncos elevated fellow wideout John Brown from the team's practice squad to provide depth behind Courtland Sutton and Tim Patrick. Thus, Jeudy presumably will set his sights on a potential return to action Sunday, Oct. 31 versus Washington.

Toney (ankle) wasn't spotted at practice Thursday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

The same applies to fellow wideout Kenny Golladay (knee), with Raanan suggesting that both players don't seem likely to suit up Sunday against the Panthers. On the plus side from the Giants' perspective is that Darius Slayton (hamstring) is practicing this week, with Friday's injury report destined to add clarity with regard to which wide receivers will be on hand to work in tandem this weekend with Sterling Shepard, who caught 10 of his 14 targets for 76 yards in the team's Week 6 loss to the Rams.

McLaurin (hamstring) resumed practicing Thursday, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

McLaurin didn't practice Wednesday, but his return to the field for Thursday's session suggests that his absence could have been maintenance-related. Washington's upcoming injury report will reveal McLaurin's official participation level, though the wideout likely will need to practice fully by the end of the week in order to avoid a Week 7 injury designation.

Beckham (shoulder), who is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Broncos, has an "uphill battle" to play, James Palmer of NFL Network reports.

According to Palmer, the Browns aren't completely dismissing the possibility of Beckham suiting up, but he seems to have lower odds of playing than the 50-50 questionable designation would imply. Beckham was listed as a non-participant on the practice report Monday through Wednesday while tending to what Josina Anderson of USA Today relays is a Grade 3 AC joint sprain. The expected return of Jarvis Landry (knee) from injured reserve would help alleviate a potential Beckham absence, but Cleveland will still be short on position talent nonetheless with Nick Chubb (calf), Kareem Hunt (calf) and Baker Mayfield (shoulder) all sidelined. Expect Beckham to go through a pregame workout before a final decision on his status is made when Cleveland reveals its inactive list approximately 90 minutes prior to the 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff.

Sims (hamstring) missed Washington's practice Wednesday.

Sims injured his hamstring in Washington's Week 4 win over the Falcons and has yet to play since then. After logging another missed practice Wednesday, the wideout's chances to play Sunday against the Packers are dropping. Expect DeAndre Carter and possibly Dax Milne to see snaps Sunday if Sims can't suit up.