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Conklin (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Thursday.

Conklin showed some progress Thursday after not handling any practice reps one day prior as he deals with a hamstring issue. While he's on a path to gain clearance to play ahead of a Week 17 matchup at Green Bay, it's unclear whether it may happen on Friday's injury report or 90 minutes before Sunday's 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff.

Ertz (hamstring) was a full practice participant Thursday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

After following an LP/LP/FP practice regimen last week, Ertz logged his first uncapped session on his second opportunity during Week 17 prep. With his health not in question ahead of Sunday's game in Dallas, he's poised for another massive workload, as he's coming off double-digit targets in the first two contests since DeAndre Hopkins (knee) was lost for the rest of the regular season. In those pair of appearances, Ertz combined for 14 catches (on 24 targets) for 128 yards.

Morris (undisclosed) was restored to Buffalo's practice squad from the practice squad COVID-19 list Thursday.

Morris landed on the COVID list last week and is now out of the health and safety protocols. The rookie UDFA out of Bowling Green has yet to make his NFL debut.

Freiermuth (concussion) was a full participant in Thursday's practice session, Dale Lolley of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Freiermuth sustained a concussion in Week 15 and was unavailable for last week's loss to Kansas City as a result. However, he made a significant step in his recovery by participating fully in practice Thursday, and it appears as though he'll have a good chance of clearing the concussion protocol ahead of Monday's game against the Browns.

Sullivan was elevated from the Panthers' practice squad as a COVID-19 replacement Thursday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Sullivan also joined the active roster for Sunday's Week 16 loss to the Buccaneers and failed to secure his lone target. He should serve in a depth role once again in Sunday's matchup against New Orleans.

Davis (undisclosed) was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.

Davis is now in the health and safety protocols in advance of Week 17. He's played 31 offensive snaps across the past two games and has one reception for 22 yards.

Dillon was signed to the Jets' practice squad Wednesday.

Dillon was cut from the Vikings' practice squad Tuesday but it didn't take long for him to latch on with a new team. Dillon played 22 snaps on special teams in his lone game appearance of the season for Minnesota.

Conklin didn't practice Wednesday due to a hamstring injury.

Aside from having practice limitations during Week 4 prep due to glute and elbow issues, Conklin has avoided Vikings injury reports this season. His weekly numbers mostly has been modest, but he still has put together a 54-540-3 line on 74 targets, which easily surpasses the 32-329-1 line on 43 targets that he combined for in his first three campaigns. Assuming he's able to put the issue behind him by Sunday night's game at Green Bay, Conklin could be in line for more volume following the placement of Adam Thielen (ankle) on injured reserve Wednesday.

Trautman (illness) came off the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.

Trautman is one of 19 players that the Saints got back from COVID protocols this week, as they'll field a much more complete team come Sunday against Carolina. The 2020 third-round pick sits atop the Saints' tight end depth chart when healthy.

Kelce (illness) isn't listed on Wednesday's injury report after being removed from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

A full practice at the beginning of the week suggests Kelce may be on track to handle his normal workload Sunday in Cincinnati after missing the Chiefs' Week 16 win over Pittsburgh. Teammate Tyreek Hill played only 42 percent of the snaps on offense against Pittsburgh after recovering from his own bout with COVID-19, but Kelce will have had more time to rest and regain his strength before the upcoming matchup with the Bengals.