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

He's played just twice this season and is out for a second straight week, but head coach Ron Rivera told Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post that he wasn't ready to consider another injured reserve stint for the wideout. Samuel's groin injury has allowed Dyami Brown to operate as Washington's No. 2 outside receiver when healthy, though snaps haven't necessarily led to targets.

Toney (ankle) isn't practicing Friday, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

Also missing from practice is Kenny Golladay (knee), while Darius Slayton (hamstring) and Sterling Shepard (hamstring) will at least give it a go, as will tight end Evan Engram (calf). Toney appears highly unlikely to play in Sunday's game against the Panthers.

Slayton (hamstring) is participating in Friday's practice and could be a game-time decision for Sunday's matchup with the Panthers, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

Slayton will practice in some capacity for the third straight day, but he'll likely be stuck with the questionable tag for the Week 7 contest. If available, the 24-year-old would likely operate as New York's No. 2 wideout with Kenny Golladay (knee) and Kadarius Toney (ankle) unlikely to suit up.

Shepard (hamstring) is participating in Friday's practice, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

Shepard was added to the injury report Thursday as a limited participant, and he appears to be poised for a limited or full showing during Friday's practice. The Giants' final Week 7 practice report will be revealed later Friday and determine whether Shepard approaches Sunday's game against the Panthers with or without an injury designation.

Samuel (groin) wasn't participating in position drills and was instead working on a side field during Friday's practice, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.

Samuel has yet to practice this week as he continues to manage a groin injury, and his outlook doesn't appear to have improved Friday. The 25-year-old aggravated the issue in Week 5 after missing the first three weeks of the season, and he's likely to miss his second straight game Sunday against the Packers.

McLaurin (hamstring) is participating in position drills at Friday's practice, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.

McLaurin was a limited participant at Thursday's session, and he looks to be working in that capacity again Friday, at a minimum. The 26-year-old had 25 catches for 354 yards and three touchdowns across the first four games of the season, but he has only eight receptions for 74 yards and zero scores over his past two contests. McLaurin started off this week not practicing, though he now seems on track to play Sunday at Green Bay after participating in two straight sessions.

Campbell underwent foot surgery Friday that could potentially end his season, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Campbell landed on injured reserve earlier this week with the foot injury, and he's expected to face an extended absence following surgery. The 24-year-old caught 10 passes for 162 yards and one touchdown in five games this season. In his absence, Michael Pittman, Zach Pascal and T.Y. Hilton (quadriceps) should continue operating as Indianapolis' top three wideouts.

Schwartz caught two of three targets for 22 yards, had one carry for minus-2 yards, and returned one kickoff for 26 yards in Thursday's 17-14 win over Denver.

Schwartz appears to have escaped the doghouse following a Week 2 mistake that resulted in a turnover and led to quarterback Baker Mayfield's left shoulder injury. The rookie was targeted just four times with decreased playing time from Week 2 to Week 5, but Schwartz reversed that trend over the last two games. Schwartz caught four of six targets for 33 yards the last two weeks while playing 42 percent of the offensive snaps. Part of Thursday's usage was related to the pre-game groin injury suffered by Donovan Peoples-Jones, who didn't leave the bench. Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry are the clear top two wideouts with Schwartz, Peoples-Jones and Rashard Higgins fighting for the remaining available targets.

Peoples-Jones will have an MRI on Friday after suffering a groin injury in pregame warmups before Thursday's win over Denver, The Athletic reports.

Peoples-Jones did not play in the game after he was hurt in warmups. On the same night in which Jarvis Landry (knee) made his first appearance since Week 2 and then left again with a sore knee, and Odell Beckham played with a shoulder issue, the Browns' receiving corps suffered another setback with Peoples-Jones, who combined for 11 targets the prior two games.

Sutton secured all five targets for 68 yards in the Broncos' 17-14 loss to the Browns on Thursday night.

The star wideout tied with Noah Fant for second on the team in receptions, and his yardage total, fueled by a team-high 31-yard grab, easily paced either club on the night. Sutton did see a notable drop from the 14 targets he'd logged Week 6 against the Raiders, but it wasn't unexpected on a night when Teddy Bridgewater only put up 33 attempts and targeted nine different players. Sutton will look to bounce back with a bump in his overall numbers against the vulnerable Washington secondary in a Week 8 home matchup a week from Sunday.