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Slayton (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Steelers.

Slayton showed up on Friday's injury report as a limited practice participant, and his new knee injury puts him in jeopardy of missing Sunday's road game in what would be his Colts debut if he was cleared to play. Ashton Dulin (hamstring) has been ruled out and Keenan Allen (groin) is also listed as questionable, which leaves Josh Downs, Laquon Treadwell and Deion Burks as the top, healthy wide receivers on the Colts' roster heading into the weekend.

Evans (ribs) does not have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Evans practiced on a limited basis Wednesday before sitting out Thursday's session, but with him cleared of any injury tag for Week 5 it appears he was simply held out for maintenance purposes. It's unclear just how close Evans is to 100 percent, but he will be out there for his team's key Week 5 matchup with its NFC West rival.

Douglas (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

With Douglas set to miss a third straight game, Miami will again trot out Malik Washington, Chris Bell and Kevin Coleman as its primary three-receiver set.

Johnston (chest) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Denver

With Johnston ruled out and Ladd McConkey (foot) listed as questionable, Tre' Harris may end up being the No. 1 wide receiver for Justin Herbert this week. There was no hint earlier this week of Johnston's chest injury being serious, but he'll apparently miss at least one game.

McConkey (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Denver, while teammate Quentin Johnston (chest) has been ruled out.

McConkey didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday and wasn't spotted by media at the start of Friday's session. The Chargers nonetheless are holding out hope he can play, potentially setting up a game-time decision ahead of the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday. Tre' Harris figures to play a lot of WR snaps for the Chargers even if McConkey is active, as the team's depth was depleted before the starters got injured.

McLaurin (hamstring) was limited at Friday's practice and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

McLaurin was a late addition to Washington's Week 4 injury report due to a hamstring issue and ended up being inactive this past Sunday versus the Colts in London. While he "pushed to play," as head coach Dan Quinn told Tashan Reed of The Washington Post afterward, McLaurin wasn't able to practice in any capacity before his return to drills Friday. At that point, Quinn relayed to Selby that McLaurin "looked good," but the veteran wide receiver's status won't be confirmed until about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. If McLaurin is able to suit up, he likely will operate as the No. 1 WR for QB Jayden Daniels with position mate Stefon Diggs (hamstring) ruled out.

Flowers (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday night's game against the Falcons.

With Flowers having been limited in practice throughout the week due to the foot issue, his status remains up in the air heading into Sunday night. Flowers has been playing through injuries all season up to this point and could be looking at another muted workload in Atlanta. If he can't play, Rashod Bateman and Mark Andrews would be Tyler Huntley's top targets.

Wicks (hamstring) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

With DeVonta Smith (hamstring) set to miss a second straight contest, Wicks, Makai Lemon and Darius Cooper should comprise Philly's three-wide set against Jacksonville. Wicks paced the group in snaps and routes last Sunday against the Rams and saw five targets.

Nabers (knee) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game at Washington, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

When Nabers kicked off Week 5 prep with a DNP due to a knee injury, he told Connor Hughes of SNY.tv that he did "as much as I could." Nabers was able to practice in a limited capacity Thursday before head coach John Harbaugh said Friday that the wide receiver will "be ready to play Sunday," per Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. Now that Nabers has received clearance to do so, he'll continue to act as the top pass catcher for QB Jameis Winston.

Higgins (groin/neck) was a full practice participant Friday but is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Miami, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Higgins didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday and wasn't spotted by media at the start of Friday's session. He apparently did enough to get an 'FP' designation on the final injury report, along with teammate Ja'Marr Chase, who is also listed as questionable and will need to clear concussion protocol. Things are looking up for both at the end of the week, but fantasy manages will still need to monitor the situation ahead of a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday in Miami.