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Arcega-Whiteside (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation heading into Sunday's contest against the Broncos.

Arcega-Whiteside missed one game due to the ankle injury, but he will return to action in Week 10. The 2019 second-round wideout has played less than 10 offensive snaps in every game since Week 2 and hasn't caught a single pass all season.

Hopkins (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Carolina, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

He was held out of practice all week but still will be given the chance to suit up in a game-time decision. Hopkins seems less likely to play than both QB Kyler Murray (ankle) and WR Rondale Moore (concussion), both of whom are also being treated as game-day calls ahead of Sunday's 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff. A.J. Green (illness) has been cleared to play.

Beasley (ribs) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's road game versus the Jets.

Beasley played through his rib injury last Sunday in Jacksonville after logging just one limited session, so managing a pair this week Thursday and Friday was enough for the Bills to clear him for game action. He's thus available to face a Jets defense that has yielded 8.5 yards per target (11th most in the NFL) to wide receivers this season.

Coach Kliff Kingsbury expects Hopkins (hamstring) to be a game-time decision heading into Sunday's matchup with the Panthers, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

It doesn't exactly look promising for Hopkins, who missed another practice Friday while starting QB Kyler Murray (ankle) rejoined his teammates. Still, the Cardinals likely will list Hopkins as 'questionable' and give him another 48 hours to make progress with the hamstring before a 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday. Kingsbury said Murray and WR Rondale Moore (concussion) also are considered game-day decisions this week.

Sims (hamstring) will play in Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Sims is cleared to play while Curtis Samuel (groin) is ruled out and Dyami Brown (knee) listed as questionable, but even if the depth chart is thinned out, Sims may not be ahead of DeAndre Carter at this point. Carter had his best game of the season right before the Week 9 bye, catching three of six targets for 51 yards and a touchdown in the 17-10 loss to Denver. Sims saw two targets and only 15 snaps in the same game, though it was his first week back in the lineup after missing three in a row with the hamstring injury. In any case, playing time hasn't necessarily led to targets in the past, so even a starting assignment won't come with much fantasy appeal if Sims gets it.

Samuel (groin) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

As expected, with the wideout again unable to practice this week and still limited to side work with the training staff. Coach Ron Rivera said Friday that the team will exhaust all possibilities before placing Samuel back on IR and making him ineligible for the rest of the season, but it does seem that could happen within the next few weeks if he doesn't turn a corner with the groin injury.

Brown (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

With Curtis Samuel (groin) out at least one more week, Brown could have a starting spot if he ends up playing. Of course, he hasn't been able to turn snaps and routes into targets and catches this year, and Washington could also give DeAndre Carter and Cam Sims some chances across from go-to guy Terry McLaurin.

Godwin (foot) returned to practice Friday, but the Bucs want to see how he feels Saturday before clearing him for Sunday's game in Washington, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Reading between the lines on coach Bruce Arians' comments Friday morning and afternoon, it sounds like Godwin is on track to play but still will need to be listed as 'questionable' on the final injury report. Prior to a Week 9 bye, Godwin had back-to-back games with eight catches for 100-plus yards and a touchdown.

Hopkins (hamstring) doesn't appear to be practicing Friday morning, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

It's obviously a poor sign for his chances to play in Sunday's game against Carolina, though coach Kliff Kingsbury has mentioned before that Hopkins can suit up on a Sunday without practicing during the week. If there's any shot for that to happen, the Cardinals will list him as 'questionable' on their final injury report Friday afternoon.

Moore (concussion) is back at practice Friday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

It's a step in the right direction, but he'll still need clearance from a neurologist before suiting up for Sunday's game against the Panthers. QB Kyler Murray (ankle) also returned to practice Friday morning, while DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring) looks to be absent again.