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Engram (foot) practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Engram was listed as limited last week before being ruled out for a fourth consecutive game, the result of a mid-foot sprain. Consequently, he may have to elevate to full participation by week's end in order to gain clearance from the Giants' training staff.

Engram (foot) was spotted on the field for Wednesday's practice, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports.

The Giants will release their first Week 15 practice report later Wednesday, which will reveal whether Engram was a limited or full participant in the session. Considering Engram has been sidelined for the past five weeks with the left foot injury, he'll likely need to put in a full workout by Friday to have a good chance of suiting up Sunday against the Dolphins.

Fumagalli caught his lone target during Sunday's 38-24 win over Houston for a three-yard gain.

The reception snapped a two-game drought for the sophomore tight end. The Broncos have featured their tight ends a bit more recently, and the offense itself has been more potent in the two games since rookie passer Drew Lock entered the fold, but Fumagalli hasn't really benefited. His 16 snaps Sunday were fourth among Denver's tight ends/H-backs and he has not yet made a big play in the passing game with Lock under center, unlike Jeff Heuerman. Fumagalli and the Broncos travel to Kansas City on Sunday to take on the Chiefs' 13th-ranked pass defense.

Smith caught two of five targets for nine yards during Monday's 23-17 loss to Philadelphia.

Smith got the start again Monday with Evan Engram (foot) and Rhett Ellison (concussion) both still on the shelf. Working with Eli Manning for the first time, Smith fell off from pace he'd set over the prior two games when he caught 11 passes. Returning to that sort of production against Miami's so-so pass defense in Week 15 is probably a long shot -- rookie quarterback Daniel Jones (ankle) remains uncertain to play, while Engram figures to have a decent shot to return to action.

Gesicki was only able to bring in one of five targets for a gain of six yards during Sunday's 22-21 loss to the Jets.

Gesicki had a nice two-game run prior to Sunday's outing, totaling 107 yards and two touchdowns, but he was unable to keep up that pace against a Jets defense that's been stingy against tight ends all season. If there is a silver lining to Sunday's clunker, it's that Gesicki was targeted in the red zone three times, all from inside the 10-yard line, after seeing just four total red-zone targets coming into the game. He'll look to convert some of those into touchdowns Sunday against the Giants' 26th-ranked pass defense.

Kroft was unable to bring in his only target during Sunday's 24-17 loss to Baltimore.

Kroft has now been held catchless in back-to-back weeks. The veteran tight end had his lone multi-target game of the season in Week 8 and has since seen all of three targets resulting in only 20 yards, in large part due to the emergence of rookie Dawson Knox. Kroft will be challenged to do much better down the stretch as the Bills wrap up with teams that are all average or better against the pass, starting Sunday against the Steelers fifth-ranked pass defense.

Goedert caught three of his six targets for 41 yards in Monday night's 23-17 win over the Giants.

The tight end didn't make his first catch until the final drive of the first half and surprisingly didn't get much more involved after Alshon Jeffery was ruled out of the remainder of the game with a foot injury. Goedert did contribute to the victory, however, as his 28-yard catch in the fourth quarter helped set up the game-tying touchdown. He's now seen at least six targets in four straight games, but his red-zone involvement continues to be hit-and-miss heading into a Week 15 matchup with Washington.

Moreau (knee) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

The rookie fourth-round pick out of LSU made an immediate impact on the Raiders' offense. At the time of his injury, Moreau was tied with Tyrell Williams for the most receiving touchdowns on the team (five). Darren Waller will continue working as the team's No. 1 tight end moving forward, and Derek Carrier will bump into the No. 2 role. Coach Jon Gruden wasn't certain about Moreau's status for the 2020 season.

Andrews (knee) was listed as limited on Tuesday's practice estimation.

After he was spotted jogging during the portion of the session open to the media, Andrews seems to have participated enough to elevate from Monday's DNP. Per Clifton Brown of the Ravens' official site, Andrews' knee injury isn't considered severe by coach John Harbaugh. Ultimately, Tuesday's development is a step in the right direction towards active status Thursday versus the Jets.

Andrews (knee) was seen jogging during the part of Tuesday's practice open to the media, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

Listed as a non-participant on Monday's estimated injury report, Andrews' activity level one day later is a step in the right direction. It also backs up coach John Harbaugh's assertions that Andrews' knee injury "is not serious," and the tight end expects to "be back Thursday" versus the Jets, per Clifton Brown of the Ravens' official site. Tuesday's practice report will indicate whether or not Andrews able to do enough to earn a 'limited' or even 'full' designation.