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Kroft (back) won't practice Wednesday, Ethan B. Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.

Even after the team's Week 6 be, Kroft isn't ready to practice, which clouds the tight end's status for Sunday's game against the Patriots. If Kroft remains out this weekend, Ryan Griffin would serve as the Jets' clear top pass-catching tight end. While Kroft was sidelined Week 5 versus Atlanta, Griffin logged a 91 percent snap share and recorded just one catch on two targets for four yards.

The Eagles designated Jackson (back) to return from injured reserve Wednesday.

Philadelphia will have a 21-day period to evaluate Jackson for a return to the active roster, but if he's reinstated during that stretch, he'll remain on IR for the rest of the season. Assuming he responds well to practices over the next few days, the 6-foot-7 Jackson could be activated ahead of Sunday's game in Las Vegas, where he would join Jack Stoll as backup options behind No. 1 tight end Dallas Goedert (illness), who remains on the reserve/COVID-19 list but should be ready to go by the weekend. Jackson has been sidelined since suffering a fractured bone in his back in a mid-August practice.

The Cardinals signed Wells to their practice squad Wednesday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

The Cardinals continue to add tight ends after placing Maxx Williams (knee) on injured reserve. Wells has a chance to be added to the active roster for Week 7 with Darrell Daniels (hamstring) questionable heading into Sunday's matchup with the Texans.

Knox underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair his fractured hand and is expected to miss a few weeks, Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network report.

Even with Buffalo on bye Week 7, Knox appears destined to miss at least some game action after suffering a broken bone in his hand during Monday's 34-31 loss to the Titans. The Bills haven't offered up a specific timeline for their top tight end's return, but Garofolo notes that the team has hope Knox "won't be out for long." A better indication of when Knox might play again could come when the Bills resume practicing Week 8, but expect the team to head into its next contest Oct. 31 against the Dolphins with Tommy Sweeney as its primary option at tight end. Kahale Warring is also likely to elevated from the practice squad to provide another healthy body at the position.

Parham caught both of his targets for 10 yards in Sunday's 34-6 loss to the Ravens.

After scoring in back-to-back weeks, Parham saw fellow tight end Jared Cook score the team's lone touchdown in what quickly turned into a Ravens rout. The big-bodied target has seen a smattering of targets game planned for him on a week-to-week basis, but is hardly consistent enough for him to be relevant save for deeper fantasy formats.

Uzomah caught all three of his targets for 15 yards and one touchdown in Sunday's 34-11 win over the Lions.

With Sunday's score, Uzomah has now found the end zone three times this season. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound tight end has been a boom-or-bust fantasy option through six games, racking up minimal catches and yards each week outside of his big outing against the Jaguars in Week 4, when he recorded five catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Going forward, Uzomah will likely continue to be a touchdown-dependent tight end in an offense flush with talented pass catchers.

Swaim recorded one reception on one target for eight yards in Monday's 34-31 win over Buffalo.

Swaim continues to play well over half of the offensive snaps for Tennessee, though he now has three consecutive games with only one target. He is primarily on the field due to his blocking, in turn limiting the amount of pass volume he will see.

Firkser recorded one reception on one target for 11 yards in Monday's 34-31 win over Buffalo.

Firkser recorded the Titans' first catch of the game, so it appeared as if he may be heavily involved in the offensive game plan. However, that turned out to not be the case, even without Julio Jones (hamstring) sidelined for a significant portion of the game. Firkser had recorded at least three receptions in each of his last three contests.

Mundt (knee) was moved to injured reserve Tuesday after suffering a season-ending torn ACL on Sunday.

The season is over for the 26-year-old, who will finish the season with just one catch for nine yards. He was used as a depth option at tight end this season behind Tyler Higbee, who will continue to garner the lion's share of action at the position moving forward.

Fant (foot) was limited at Tuesday's walkthrough, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Fant remained limited on the Broncos' second injury report of Week 7 prep. Meanwhile, Teddy Bridgewater also has had a cap on his practice reps, and there's no guarantee he'll be available Thursday at Cleveland. Fant is coming off a three-game stretch in which he earned 90-plus percent of the offensive snaps each time on his way to 18 catches (on 25 targets) for 163 yards and two TDs. Assuming he's cleared for Thursday's contest, he'll look to keep it going with Bridgewater under center, which may not be confirmed until 90 minutes before the 8:20 p.m. EDT kickoff.