NFL Player News
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Luke Musgrave TE | GB
Packers' Luke Musgrave: Quiet end to regular season
Musgrave played just two offensive snaps and was not targeted during Green Bay's regular-season finale against the Vikings.
Musgrave has operated as Green Bay's top tight end since Tucker Kraft (ACL) suffered a season-ending injury Week 9. His receiving production has been underwhelming, however, and despite suiting up for all 17 regular-season games, Musgrave has totaled just 24 catches for 252 yards (on 31 targets) without a single touchdown. He surpassed 50 receiving yards in just one of those 17 appearances. Musgrave will continue to handle the No. 1 tight end role during Sunday's wild-card matchup against the Bears.
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Grant Calcaterra TE | PHI
Eagles' Grant Calcaterra: Upgrades to limited practice
Calcaterra (ankle) was limited in practice Thursday.
Calcaterra did not practice Wednesday, but he appears to be making progress ahead of Sunday's wild-card round matchup against the 49ers. Meanwhile, top tight end Dallas Goedert (knee) has logged back-to-back limited practices after having sat out Week 18. It appears both TEs have a solid chance of being available for Sunday's contest, and Friday's practice report will officially reveal whether either Calcaterra or Goedert are assigned an official injury tag.
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George Kittle TE | SF
49ers' George Kittle: Limited again Thursday
Kittle (ankle) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Kittle returned from a one-game absence this past Saturday against the Seahawks and handled a massive 95 percent snap share, but the results in the box score (5-29-0 on seven targets) were minimal. He's operated with practice restrictions so far this week due to the mid-to-low ankle sprain that sidelined him Week 17, giving him one more chance to practice in full ahead of Sunday's wild-card game at Philadelphia.
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Dallas Goedert TE | PHI
Eagles' Dallas Goedert: Still limited at practice
Goedert (knee) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.
After missing the Eagles' Week 18 loss to the Commanders due to a knee injury, Goedert has put together back-to-back capped sessions to begin this week. Ultimately, Friday's practice report will reveal whether or not he enters the weekend with a designation for Sunday's wild-card game against the 49ers. Goedert finished the 2025 regular season with career highs in catches (60) and TD receptions (11) while also accumulating 591 yards and 82 targets in 15 contests.
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Terrance Ferguson TE | LAR
Rams' Terrance Ferguson: Questionable after limited practice
Ferguson (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Saturday's wild-card round game against the Panthers after being a limited participant at Thursday's practice, Adam Grosbard of the LA Daily News reports.
Ferguson upgraded to limited participation Thursday after a pair of practice absences, but the rookie remains uncertain to make his playoff debut Sunday at Carolina. Tyler Higbee (ankle) practiced without limitations Thursday and doesn't have an injury designation, so Higbee and Colby Parkinson are in line to lead a Rams tight end room that also includes Davis Allen and Nick Vannett. Higbee, Parkinson and Allen all played at least 64 percent of offensive snaps in the regular-season finale against the Cardinals, which Ferguson sat out due to the latter's hamstring injury.
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Tyler Higbee TE | LAR
Rams' Tyler Higbee: Clear for wild-card round
Higbee (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Saturday's wild-card game in Carolina, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
Higbee kicked off the week listed as limited on injury reports Tuesday and Wednesday due to the ankle issue that sidelined him Weeks 12-17, but he ended it with a full practice Thursday, paving the way for him to play in the Rams' playoff opener. In his return from injured reserve this past Sunday against the Cardinals, he ranked third among L.A. tight ends in snap share (64 percent) but still put up 91 yards and one touchdown on five catches (six targets). With rookie TE Terrance Ferguson (hamstring) questionable for Saturday, Higbee, Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen appear poised to handle most of the reps at the position this weekend, even if Ferguson is active.
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Dalton Kincaid TE | BUF
Bills' Dalton Kincaid: Another limited practice
Kincaid (knee) remained limited at practice Thursday.
Kincaid also was limited Wednesday, but at this stage there's nothing to suggest that he won't be available for Sunday's playoff opener against the Jaguars. Either way, Friday's final injury report is set to clarify whether the Bills' top tight end approaches the contest with an injury designation.
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Charlie Woerner TE | ATL
Falcons' Charlie Woerner: Catches eight passes in 2025
Woerner caught eight of nine targets for 48 yards across 17 regular-season games in 2025.
Despite operating as the Falcons' No. 2 tight end and logging a career-high 562 offensive snaps, the 28-year-old was targeted just nine times this season. Woerner's high snap count was largely a byproduct of Atlanta running the second-highest percentage of plays out of 12-personnel (38.2 percent) in the NFL, as he was primarily used as a blocker. He remains under contract through the 2026 season, and with Kyle Pitts set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, Woerner could compete for the Falcons' top TE spot next year.
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Moliki Matavao TE | NO
Saints' Moliki Matavao: Logs two catches in 2025
Matavao finished the 2025 season with two receptions (on two targets) for 10 yards in six appearances for the Saints.
Matavao opened his 2025 rookie season in a special-teams role before he was let go and joined the Saints' practice squad. The seventh-rounder spent time on and off the active roster toward the end of the season, as New Orleans dealt with a rash of injuries, including season-ending injuries for tight ends Foster Moreau (ankle) and Jack Stoll (knee). Matavao will look to carve out a larger role in 2026.
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Luke Farrell TE | SF
49ers' Luke Farrell: Finds end zone in fifth year
Farrell finished his first regular season with San Francisco grabbing 11 of 14 targets for 85 yards and two touchdowns across 17 games.
Farrell signed with the 49ers in 2025 to back up TE George Kittle after playing his first four seasons with the Jaguars. Kittle wound up missing six games during the regular season, but it was third-stringer Jake Tonges who took over the injured starter's targets in those contests while generating fantasy value off the waiver wire. Farrell did catch a pair of short touchdown passes after being held out of the end zone during his four years in Jacksonville, but the volume simply wasn't enough to register even in games that Kittle missed. With a hard cap on his playing time and target potential, fantasy managers can safely ignore Farrell in 2026 drafts.