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McLaurin (thigh) was seen participating in individual drills during Friday's practice, Kyle Stackpole of Washington's official site reports.

The 24-year-old practiced as a limited participant Thursday and appears to be working in a similar capacity at Friday's session. McLaurin played through the questionable tag Week 4 against the Ravens, finishing with 10 receptions on 14 targets for 118 yards. He appears no worse for wear after the heavy workload, but the release of the official injury report later in the day should shed more light on his status for this weekend's game versus the Rams.

Grant wasn't spotted on the field during the early portion of Friday's practice, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.

The Dolphins haven't revealed whether Grant's absence is due to any sort of health concern, but it's worth noting that the Dolphins have had an illness going around the locker room this week. In the even that Grant were forced to miss any time, Noah Igbinoghene and Preston Williams would likely be in line to fill in for him on kick and punt returns, respectively.

Washington placed Sims (toe) on injured reserve Friday.

The 23-year-old has been unable to practice since attempting to play through the toe injury Week 3. The move to IR will prevent Sims playing in any of Washington's next three games, making him ineligible to suit up again until at least Nov. 8 against the Giants. While Sims is sidelined, Dontrelle Inman (foot) should continue to work as Washington's No. 2 wideout, with Isaiah Wright the next man up.

Cleveland special teams coach Mike Priefer said Thursday that Peoples-Jones will remain the team's primary returner for punts and kickoffs, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Peoples-Jones made his NFL debut last week but was at the center of a nervous moment late in the Browns' 49-38 win over Dallas. After the Cowboys cut the deficit to 41-30, Peoples-Jones nearly touched a squib kick, then didn't retrieve the live ball as it bounced slowly and rolled into the end zone. Despite the rookie's flub, the Browns still like his athleticism, so Peoples-Jones will get another chance to return kicks for at least one more week.

Miller (hip/groin) did not see a target in Thursday night's 20-19 loss to the Bears.

Miller looked to be in better shape health-wise than fellow wideout Mike Evans (ankle) coming into the contest, but the speedster was surprisingly unable to even draw a look from Tom Brady on a night when the Buccaneers were still down Chris Godwin (hamstring) and Justin Watson (chest). The quiet night will likely go down as an outlier in retrospect, but for the moment, Miller cost fantasy managers a valuable roster spot in their Week 5 games after coming into the contest presumably poised for a solid workload. He'll look to atone for the dud in a Week 6 home battle against the Packers on Sunday, Oct. 18.

Johnson secured four of six targets for 61 yards in the Buccaneers' 20-19 loss to the Bears on Thursday night.

The rookie finally had a chance to see some targets come his way, and he made good use of the opportunity overall. Johnson led the Buccaneers in receptions and receiving yardage for the night, with the highlight of his performance a 35-yard grab late in the first quarter on the Buccaneers' only touchdown drive. Johnson saw extended snaps as a result of the absences of Chris Godwin (hamstring) and Justin Watson (chest), but the accounting he gave of himself could certainly earn him additional opportunities as a complementary weapon in coming weeks.

Evans (ankle) brought in five of nine targets for 41 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 20-19 loss to the Bears on Thursday night.

Evans was able to prove worthy of active status in pregame warmups, and he proceeded to have a solid impact on the game by ringing up the Buccaneers' only touchdown of the night. The Pro Bowl receiver now leads the NFL with six touchdown receptions, and he may have recorded his seventh had Tom Brady been able to properly place a deep ball on a fourth-quarter play where Evans had broken free down the left sideline. The wideout will now have some extra days to heal up before a Week 6 home showdown versus the Packers on Sunday, Oct. 18.

Mooney caught two passes for 15 yards in the Bears' 20-19 win over the Buccaneers on Thursday.

In the first half, Mooney ran a great route and was wide open for a potential touchdown, but Nick Foles threw an uncatchable pass, keeping the rookie from a big performance. In addition, Mooney saw a couple other deep targets, but neither of the passes were particularly close to being completed. Regardless, he's been playing the second-most snaps of the Chicago receivers and he's been targeted at least five times in each of the last three games, so he could see his fantasy value grow as the season goes forward.

Robinson caught 10 passes for 90 yards in Chicago's 20-19 victory over the Buccaneers on Thursday.

Robinson absorbed an outstanding 16 targets, and he continued to catch just about everything thrown his way, though he did misplay one pass that he popped in the air, leading to an interception. On the season, he's yet to see fewer than nine targets in any game while posting at least 74 yards in all but one contest, and he'll continue to be have one of the highest scoring floors of any wide receiver in the league.

Harris (hamstring) did not participate during Thursday's practice session.

The NFC's reigning All-Pro punt returner was not noted as having an injury following New Orleans' 35-29 Week 4 win over Detroit, but he, Janoris Jenkins (shoulder) and Justin Hardee (hamstring) were among the Saints' DNPs Thursday. Harris has recorded a catch in all four of his appearances this year, registering two starts but only once playing over 36 percent of the offensive snaps. With Michael Thomas (ankle) having a chance to return Week 5 for a Monday night showdown against the Chargers, Harris' services would be most missed on punt returns, where he is averaging an astronomical 15.1 yards per runback this season.