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Allen (hamstring) wasn't spotted at practice Thursday, Gilbert Manzano of The Orange County Register reports.

Coach Anthony Lynn has already acknowledged that there's a "good chance" Allen will be unavailable for Sunday's season finale against Kansas City. If Allen is out this weekend, Jalen Guyton (hamstring) and Tyron Johnson would be in line for added pass-catching opportunities Week 17.

Robinson (groin) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.

Robinson went down as a non-participant at Wednesday's practice, though he was present for the session and sported a no-contact jersey while he worked out. According to Bill Voth of the Panthers' official site, Anderson ditched the jersey for the portion of Thursday's session that was open to the media, and his listing as a full participant on the official report implies he did in fact take contact in some capacity. With that, Anderson looks like he'll enter Sunday's season finale against the Saints without any restrictions.

Hill (hamstring) didn't participate in Thursday's practice, Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star reports.

Hill's absences from consecutive practices to begin Week 17 only adds further fuel to the notion that the wideout won't suit up Sunday against the Chargers. If Hill is inactive for the contest, it shouldn't be taken as an indication that the star wideout suffered a setback with his right hamstring coming out of his appearance Week 16 versus the Falcons. Instead, the Chiefs are expected to exercise caution with most of their key starters and any banged-up players in the regular-season finale as Kansas City has already locked up the AFC's No. 1 seed. Even if Hill practices Friday and approaches the weekend without a designation, he'll likely handle only a limited role as the Chiefs aim to preserve his health for the playoffs.

Shepard (rib) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

The Giants' injury report was replicated for a second straight day, which left Golden Tate (calf) as a non-participant and tight end Evan Engram (calf) as limited. There's no reason to believe Shepard is in danger of missing Sunday's regular-season finale against the Cowboys, especially with a playoff berth on the line. Friday's practice report will give a sense of the wide receiver's ability to suit up this weekend.

Beasley (knee) didn't practice Thursday.

With Beasley more week-to-week than day-to-day at this stage, he could be ruled out for Sunday's game against the Dolphins as soon as Friday. If that ends up being the case, added Week 17 opportunities would be available for some combo of Gabriel Davis, Isaiah McKenzie and Andre Roberts.

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

According to John Keim of ESPN.com, McLaurin worked out on the side Thursday, which was more activity than running back Antonio Gibson managed on his turf toe injury. Still, Gibson's situation is one of managing his health concern, while McLaurin is working his way back from a high-ankle sprain, which typically sidelines a player for multiple weeks. McLaurin has missed just one game as a result of the issue, and his lack of reps so far this week doesn't represent a great sign that he'll be available Sunday at Philadelphia, either.

Snead (ankle) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Back-to-back absences set the stage for Friday's practice to be pivotal with regard to Snead's status for Sunday's game against the Bengals. If he's out or limited this weekend, Dez Bryant and Devin Duvernay would be candidates for increased snaps.

Grant (ankle) is participating in Thursday's practice, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports.

Grant missed Wednesday's session due to his high-ankle sprain, so it would represent tangible progress if he's even to handle even limited reps Thursday. The slot man still appears quite iffy for Sunday's game against the Bills, but the Dolphins haven't ruled him out.

McLaurin (ankle) was working off to the side with trainers during Thursday's practice, signaling that he'll go down as a non-participant on Washington's official report, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

Though head coach Ron Rivera hasn't closed the door on McLaurin suiting up Sunday against the Eagles, the wideout is probably closer to doubtful than questionable for the contest at this point after he was unable to practice with the main group Wednesday and Thursday while managing the high-ankle sprain. If McLaurin's ankle responds well to rehab work Thursday, he could be cleared to get in some practice reps Friday, but at the very least, he'll carry an injury designation into the regular-season finale. Cam Sims, Steven Sims and Antonio Gandy-Golden would likely serve as Washington's starting receivers this weekend if McLaurin misses a second straight contest.

The Bills signed Jennings to the practice squad Wednesday.

Jennings spent time on Baltimore's practice squad earlier this month, and he'll now get a chance to develop in Buffalo. The Bills are currently hurting at the wide receiver position, with Cole Beasley (knee) week-to-week and John Brown (undisclosed) on the COVID-19 list.