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Demercado (ankle) was absent from Thursday's practice, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

Since suffering a high-ankle sprain Week 11, Demercado hasn't been able to mix into any drills, and the Cardinals ultimately may make a decision on his status on Friday's injury report. Trey Benson (knee), who currently is on injured reserve, also didn't practice Thursday for the first time since he was designated to return last week, leaving Bam Knight (knee) and Michael Carter as Arizona's top two healthiest RBs at the moment.

Benson (knee) wasn't present at Thursday's practice, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

The same can be said for fellow RB Emari Demercado, who hasn't practiced since sustaining a high-ankle sprain Week 11. It's unclear if Benson's sudden absence from practice is related to maintenance, but the situation now bears watching as he's in the second week since the Cardinals opened his practice window to return from injured reserve.

Johnson (groin) has been listed as questionable to play against the Eagles on Friday.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported earlier Thursday that Johnson was set to be activated, but for now, he's questionable. Johnson remains on injured reserve and would need to be activated by Thursday afternoon to have a chance to suit up. The cornerback missed all of training camp and the preseason with the groin injury, sat out Week 1, aggravated the injury in Week 2, had surgery in late September, and has been out ever since.

Newman (foot) has been ruled out for Friday's game against Philadelphia.

Newman wasn't able to participate in any practice sessions this week (two were walkthroughs) due to a foot injury. The rookie logged a season-high 22 offensive snaps last Sunday against Pittsburgh but had previously played just three offensive snaps over his first eight games.

Gordon (calf) has been deemed questionable to play against Philadelphia on Black Friday.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported earlier Thursday that Gordon is expected to be activated for Friday's battle, and that could certainly be the case, but for now he is officially questionable. He's still on IR and will need to be activated by Thursday afternoon in order to suit up against the Eagles. Gordon has played in only two games this season, as he also missed the first four contests of the campaign due to a hamstring issue.

Robinson (concussion) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Eagles.

The defensive end has been listed as a non-participant throughout the practice week, so his status is not a surprise. Robinson has played about as often on special teams as defense this year.

Stevenson (hip) has been ruled out for Friday's Week 13 clash against the Eagles.

Stevenson had to make an early exit from Sunday's win over Pittsburgh after hurting his hip. He was listed as a DNP in all three of Chicago's practices this week (two were walkthroughs), and he'll be held out from Friday's matchup. Kyler Gordon (calf), Jaylon Jones or Nick McCloud could step into a starting role in Stevenson's stead.

Dexter (hand) was a full participant in practice Thursday ahead of Friday's matchup with the Eagles.

The defensive tackle upgraded from limited participation Wednesday to full participation Thursday. Dexter has played on at least 51 percent of the defensive snaps in all 11 of Chicago's games this year, recording 26 tackles (12 solo), including 4.0 sacks, and two fumble recoveries in total.

Sewell (elbow) has been ruled out for Friday's tilt against the Eagles.

Sewell will miss a second straight game due to an elbow injury. He was listed as a non-participant in all three practice sessions (though two were walkthroughs) this week, so his status for the Sunday, Dec. 7 clash against Green Bay is also hazy. The Bears are very depleted at the linebacker position this week, as Tremaine Edmunds (groin) landed on IR on Saturday and Ruben Hyppolite (shoulder) and T.J. Edwards (hand) have both also been ruled out for the matchup versus Philadelphia.

Hyppolite (shoulder) will be inactive for Friday's game against the Eagles.

The linebacker suffered the shoulder injury in the Bears' Week 12 win over the Steelers and missed practice Wednesday. Chicago is already banged up in its linebacker corps, with Tremaine Edmunds (groin) on injured reserve and T.J. Edwards (hand) and Noah Sewell (elbow) already ruled out for Friday as well. Carl Jones, D'Marco Jackson, Daniel Hardy and Amen Ogbongbemiga are Chicago's backup linebackers.