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Hill left Sunday's game in Atlanta with an undisclosed injury, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.

Hill went down awkwardly on a short run in the second quarter, and after attempting to get up he sat on the turf for a spell before making his way to the sideline tent. He then walked slowly to the locker room with his right shoe in his hand, per Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network. The nature of Hill's health concern is unknown, but Trevor Siemian took over quarterback duties in his stead.

Kmet caught four passes for 48 yards in the Bears' 31-17 Week 18 loss to the Vikings, and he ended the season with 60 receptions for 612 yards.

As a rookie in 2020, Kmet started to become a significant part of the offense down the stretch, and he built on that this year, more than doubling his targets, receptions and yardage in his sophomore campaign. He'll enter the third year of his four-year rookie deal in 2022, and he could be viewed as a breakout option if Jimmy Graham doesn't return since such a development would potentially lead to more red-zone targets. He's likely to be selected as a top-18 tight end in 2022 fantasy drafts.

Dissly (heel) is inactive for Sunday's game against Arizona, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Dissly injured his heel in the team's Week 17 win over the Lions and was unable to practice during the week as a result. His season is now over, and he ends the campaign with 21 receptions for 231 yards and one touchdown across 15 games.

Pitts (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Saints.

Pitts was questionable for Sunday's contest and will take the field for Atlanta in the season finale. The 21-year-old has 17 receptions for 309 yards over his past four games, though he continues to search for his first touchdown since Week 5.

Jackson's MRI revealed he suffered a torn ACL against the Cowboys on Saturday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Jackson recorded three catches on five targets for 22 yards and his first NFL touchdown before the injury. He'll now face a long recovery that will likely force him to miss the bulk of the Eagles' offseason on-field programs. He'll work to return to full health at some point in the 2022 season.

Waller (knee), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chargers, is expected to play, Dianna Russini of ESPN reports.

Las Vegas will need a win over the Chargers, a tie with the Chargers plus a Colts loss, or losses by the Colts and Steelers to secure a playoff berth, so the team will likely do everything it can to field its best lineup for Week 18. With that in mind, Waller looks like he'll at least try to give it a go after he was sidelined for each of the Raiders' last five games with the knee injury. Following his reinstatement Wednesday from the reserve/COVID-19 list, Waller was listed as a limited participant in three consecutive practices. While that signals that he's likely still less than 100 percent healthy, Waller's presence in the lineup Sunday in any capacity would be a welcome development for the Derek Carr-led passing attack. Those planning on deploying Waller in DFS lineups or in season-long leagues that are still active for Week 18 won't get official word on his availability until the Raiders release their inactive list 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff.

Uzomah (knee/hip) is active for Sunday's game against the Browns, though it's unclear if he'll handle a normal workload in the contest, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.

Though he was listed as questionable heading into the day and avoided the inactive list, Uzomah shouldn't be counted on to handle the 70-plus percent snap share that has typically been the norm for him this season. In addition to not practicing this week in any fashion due to the pair of injuries, the Bengals have little at stake Sunday in terms of playoff positioning. With top quarterback Joe Burrow (knee) also sitting out and top running back Joe Mixon (illness) on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the Bengals' usually high-powered offense won't be operating at peak efficiency with Brandon Allen stepping in as the starting quarterback. If Uzomah is limited for the regular-season finale or is only available as an emergency backup, Drew Sample and Mitchell Wilcox would see most of the work at tight end.

Wright (groin) is active for Sunday against the Packers.

Wright was limited in practice all week, but he feels good enough to play in the Lions' season finale. Wright should fill in as the No. 1 tight end on the positional depth chart, a spot that hasn't yielded big results for Wright yet. The rookie has 10 catches on 15 targets for 66 yards and a touchdown in nine games. Numbers he'll look to expand on Sunday against the Packers.

Akins (illness) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Titans.

Akins was questionable due to an illness and won't be available for the final game of the season. The 2018 third-round pick is set to hit free agency during the offseason after totaling 24 receptions for 214 yards and zero touchdowns in 2021.

Njoku (shoulder) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

Njoku headed into the contest listed as questionable after returning to a limited practice Friday, but he'll look to close the season on a positive note on the heels of logging a 4/28/1 stat line in Week 17. Assuming no issues with his shoulder, Njoku should see his share of targets Sunday, but he remains a hit-or-miss fantasy option with Austin Hooper also in the mix for a portion of Cleveland's tight end targets.