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

According to John Keim of ESPN.com, McLaurin worked out on the side Thursday, which was more activity than running back Antonio Gibson managed on his turf toe injury. Still, Gibson's situation is one of managing his health concern, while McLaurin is working his way back from a high-ankle sprain, which typically sidelines a player for multiple weeks. McLaurin has missed just one game as a result of the issue, and his lack of reps so far this week doesn't represent a great sign that he'll be available Sunday at Philadelphia, either.

Snead (ankle) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Back-to-back absences set the stage for Friday's practice to be pivotal with regard to Snead's status for Sunday's game against the Bengals. If he's out or limited this weekend, Dez Bryant and Devin Duvernay would be candidates for increased snaps.

Grant (ankle) is participating in Thursday's practice, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports.

Grant missed Wednesday's session due to his high-ankle sprain, so it would represent tangible progress if he's even to handle even limited reps Thursday. The slot man still appears quite iffy for Sunday's game against the Bills, but the Dolphins haven't ruled him out.

McLaurin (ankle) was working off to the side with trainers during Thursday's practice, signaling that he'll go down as a non-participant on Washington's official report, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

Though head coach Ron Rivera hasn't closed the door on McLaurin suiting up Sunday against the Eagles, the wideout is probably closer to doubtful than questionable for the contest at this point after he was unable to practice with the main group Wednesday and Thursday while managing the high-ankle sprain. If McLaurin's ankle responds well to rehab work Thursday, he could be cleared to get in some practice reps Friday, but at the very least, he'll carry an injury designation into the regular-season finale. Cam Sims, Steven Sims and Antonio Gandy-Golden would likely serve as Washington's starting receivers this weekend if McLaurin misses a second straight contest.

The Bills signed Jennings to the practice squad Wednesday.

Jennings spent time on Baltimore's practice squad earlier this month, and he'll now get a chance to develop in Buffalo. The Bills are currently hurting at the wide receiver position, with Cole Beasley (knee) week-to-week and John Brown (undisclosed) on the COVID-19 list.

Peoples-Jones is in line to come off the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

The same applies to Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins and KhaDarel Hodge, with all four wideouts on track to be available to take the field Thursday, should the Browns hold an actual practice.

Hodge is in line to come off the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

As will fellow wide receivers Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins and Donovan Peoples-Jones, with the moves to become official later Thursday. As a result, barring any unexpected developments, the Browns will welcome the quartet back to their lineup Sunday against the Steelers.

Powell (foot) did not participate during Wednesday's practice, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Powell was confronted with a foot issue going into the Falcons' Week 16 matchup against the Chiefs. He found a way to suit up, however, fielding 13 offensive snaps while recording a two-yard catch during last Sunday's loss. Powell coughed up a fumble on his lone catch, turning possession over to Kansas City at the 10:50 mark of the fourth quarter. The 25-year-old remains without a missed game on the season, and he will try to power through his foot issue once more as Atlanta travels to take on the Buccaneers to close out the 2020 campaign.

Head coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that Dorsett (foot) isn't expected to return this year barring a deep playoff run, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle reports.

Dorsett missed the first months of the season due to a right foot injury before undergoing surgery to clean out bone spurs in early November. The 27-year-old wideout has struggled to recover, and he's unlikely to be activated from IR. Dorsett will be a free agent in March.

St. Brown (knee) was a partial participant at Wednesday's practice.

St. Brown has had his reps limited at practice since returning to the field in Week 6, so this news is not too concerning. He caught his only target in last week's victory over the Titans and recorded his first career touchdowns. Assuming he can overcome his knee issue, the Notre Dame product will look to carry that momentum into Week 17 against the Bears.