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The Giants activated Toney (oblique/quadriceps) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Toney spent a week and a half on the reserve list after testing positive for the virus. Prior to the diagnosis, he missed three games in a row due to a pair of injuries, and it's unclear where he stands with his conditioning now that he's allowed back at the Giants' facilities. In any case, Toney will have Friday's practice to prove his health before the team potentially tags him with a game-day designation ahead of Sunday's visit to Philadelphia.

Samuel (hamstring) was a limited participant in Thursday's walk-through practice, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

The wideout has taken the first tangible step forward in his recovery from the hamstring injury, which he likely suffered in Washington's Week 14 loss to Dallas. The injury prevented him from practicing in any fashion last week before he was ruled out in advance of Washington's 27-17 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday. He remained listed as a non-participant on the Football Team's initial Week 16 injury report released Wednesday, but his upgrade to limited participation a day later seemingly gives him a chance to suit up in Sunday's rematch with Dallas. Washington will wait and see what Samuel is able to do at Friday's practice before potentially giving him an injury designation heading into the weekend.

The Titans plan to activate Brown (chest) from IR in advance of Thursday night's game against the 49ers, Nick Shook of NFL.com reports.

Brown, who last suited up Week 11, didn't experience any setbacks at practice this week and thus is in line to be officially activated later Thursday, setting the stage for him to play versus San Francisco. With teammate Julio Jones free of a Week 16 injury designation, the Titans are poised to have their top two wideouts available, which should provide the team's offense with a big lift down the stretch.

Moore (hamstring) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Moore was able to play through a hamstring issue this past Sunday in Buffalo, handling a 90 percent share of offensive snaps and catching six of 11 targets for 48 yards. The Panthers now are having the wide receiver focus on rehab versus practice with the expectation he'll be a game-time decision Sunday against the Buccaneers. Fortunately, the team has a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff, so Moore's fate will be known with plenty of time for fantasy managers to pivot to another option.

Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury said after Thursday's practice that Moore (ankle) is considered a game-day decision as Saturday's contest against the Colts approaches, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Kingsbury has doled out the "game-day decision" label liberally this season, most notably terming quarterback Kyler Murray and wideout DeAndre Hopkins as such heading into a Week 9 matchup with the 49ers, only for both players to miss that game plus the two contests that followed. While Moore's ankle injury may not necessitate a three-game absence, at the very least, he's trending toward sitting out Saturday after having not practiced Tuesday through Thursday. The Cardinals will give Moore an official injury designation for the Week 16 contest later Thursday.

The Vikings activated Chisena from the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday.

Chisena was away from the team for a week and a half due to the league's COVID-19 protocols, but he'll now be eligible to return to practice. He's played primarily on special teams this year.

Agholor (concussion) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Jim McBride of The Boston Globe reports.

With Agholor sidelined for the second straight practice and Kendrick Bourne (illness) on the reserve/COVID-19 list, it's possible that the Patriots could head into Sunday's game against the Bills with a wideout corps led by Jakobi Meyers, N'Keal Harry (hip) and Gunner Olszewski.

Evans (hamstring) wasn't in attendance for Thursday's practice, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Evans will go down as a non-participant on the Buccaneers' official practice report for the second day in a row, an early sign that he's not on the right track to play Sunday in Carolina. With Chris Godwin (knee) shut down for the season and Antonio Brown (ankle) not a safe bet to suit up this weekend either coming off a 10-week absence due to injury and suspension, the Buccaneers could be without their top three receivers. Even the depth behind the trio is being tested to some degree, as Breshad Perriman is still on the reserve/COVID-19 list, while Justin Watson (knee) resumed practicing earlier this month but has yet to be activated from the reserve/PUP list.

Ward caught two of his three targets for 28 yards and a touchdown in Tuesday's 27-17 win over Washington.

Ward hadn't recorded a catch since Week 4 but was suddenly a factor in this one. His 22 snaps on offense were the most he'd seen combined since Week 8.

Reagor caught all three of his targets for 57 yards in Tuesday's 27-17 win over Washington.

The 57 yards were a season high for Reagor, who led all Philadelphia wide receivers on the day, trailing only Dallas Goedert among pass-catchers. The TCU product's three catches were his high mark since Week 5.