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Fant (foot) practiced fully Wednesday and doesn't have an injury designation for Thursday's game in Cleveland, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Fant is good to go on a short week and will be coming off his best performance of the season, as he delivered a 9-97-1 line on 11 targets while the Broncos were forced into catchup mode for most of last Sunday's loss to the Raiders. Another healthy dose of targets should be headed Fant's way Week 7 regardless of the game script, though he may have to make do with Drew Lock at quarterback rather than Teddy Bridgewater. After being listed as a limited participant throughout the week while tending to foot and quadriceps injuries, Bridgewater is questionable for Thursday's contest.

Goedert (illness) wasn't present for Wednesday's practice, as the Eagles have yet to reinstate him from the reserve/COVID-19 list, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Goedert was revealed to have tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 12, with the timing of his illness making him unable to gain clearance ahead of last week's Thursday night loss to the Buccaneers. Since Goedert is vaccinated, he's eligible to rejoin the team as soon as he submits two negative test results at least 24 hours apart, but the Eagles' decision not to activate him suggests he's still working his way through health and safety protocols. If Goedert is able to gain clearance ahead of Sunday's game in Las Vegas, he could be in store for one of his largest snap counts of the season now that Zach Ertz has been traded to Arizona. The two had previously shared the field together or split work in one-tight end sets, resulting in Goedert handling snap shares between 55 and 74 percent through his first five games of the season.

The Rams signed Pinkney to the practice squad Wednesday.

Pinkney spent some time on Detroit's practice squad earlier this season. Now, the former Vanderbilt standout will get a chance to develop in Los Angeles.

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.