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Harris (hamstring) isn't participating in Thursday's practice, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Despite coming off a Week 6 bye, Harris still appears bothered by the hamstring injury that knocked him out of the Saints' Oct. 10 win over Washington in Week 5. Through five games, Harris is the Saints' surprise leader in receiving with 236 yards and two touchdowns on 12 catches.

Parker (shoulder/hamstring) logged a limited practice Thursday, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

Parker was also listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report, when Miami held a walk-through, but the fact that the wideout maintained that level Thursday is a promising sign with regard to his chances of returning to action Sunday against the Falcons. Unless Parker practices fully Friday, however, he appears destined to head into the weekend carrying a Week 7 injury designation.

Marshall (concussion) didn't practice Thursday.

With no practice activity since he was diagnosed with a concussion following Sunday's loss to the Vikings, Marshall doesn't appear to have taken a notable step forward in the NFL's five-step protocol for head injuries. Unless he returns to the field in some capacity for Friday's practice, Marshall looks on track to sit out this weekend's game against the Giants.

Sims (hamstring) didn't take part in Thursday's practice.

Sims has yet to return to practice in any fashion since exiting Washington's Week 4 win over the Falcons with the hamstring injury. Barring a dramatic step forward in his activity at Friday's practice, Sims looks set to miss a third straight game Sunday in Green Bay.

Slayton (hamstring) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Zack Rosenblatt of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Slayton has now been limited in five consecutive practices, but since he's missed each of the Giants' last three games he may need to log a full session Friday to avoid carrying a designation into Sunday's game against the Panthers. Despite having not played Week 3, Slayton may be one of the Giants' healthier pass catchers at the moment. Sterling Shepard (hamstring), John Ross (hamstring) and Kaden Smith (knee) joined Slayton as limited participants at Thursday's practice, while Kenny Golladay (knee), Kadarius Toney (ankle), Evan Engram (calf) and Saquon Barkley (ankle) were non-participants.

Shepard (hamstring) was listed as a limited participant at Thursday's practice, Zack Rosenblatt of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Shepard previously sat out games in Weeks 4 and 5 with a hamstring injury, but he returned to action last Sunday against the Rams and turned in a 10-76-0 line on 14 targets. The wideout's absence from the initial Week 7 practice report that was released Wednesday seemingly indicated that Shepard came out of that game unscathed, but his reappearance on Thursday's report suddenly makes his availability uncertain again as Sunday's game against the Panthers approaches. Given that top tight end Evan Engram (calf), top running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) and five of the Giants' top six receivers were either limited or non-participants in Thursday's session, there could be plenty of targets up for grabs Sunday.

Brown (illness) didn't practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Brown also missed practice Wednesday, which sets the stage for what he's able to do Friday to be pivotal with regard to his chances of suiting up Sunday against Kansas City. Meanwhile, fellow wideout Julio Jones (hamstring) was present for practice Thursday, which offers some hope that the Titans potentially could have their top two wideouts available this weekend, pending Friday's developments at practice and release of the team's final Week 7 injury report.

Hill (quadriceps) won't participate in Thursday's practice, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.

Though he'll go down as a non-participant on the injury report for the second day in a row, Hill was at least present for Thursday's session, with Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star noting that the receiver jogged off to the side without a helmet during the portion that was available to the media. While the lack of activity in back-to-back practices is less than ideal, Hill followed the same pattern last week before ultimately suiting up in the Chiefs' 31-13 win over Washington and finishing with nine receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets. He may take a questionable designation into Sunday's game against the Titans even if he returns to practice Friday on a limited basis, but the expectation is that Hill will be cleared to play ahead of the team's 1 p.m. ET kickoff.

Brown (knee) was limited in practice Thursday, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Brown was available for Sunday's Week 6 matchup against the Chiefs and hauled in three of six targets for 30 yards. He's had his reps capped in practice to begin the week, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him take the field Sunday against Green Bay.

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

This may be the status quo for Samuel at this point after aggravating the groin injury in Week 5 that he's been tending to since early June and capped him at just two appearances this season. Until he makes inroads on the practice field, game action may not be a possibility for Samuel.