Njoku (knee) wasn't spotted at practice Thursday, Ashley Bastock of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Njoku was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's practice estimate, with the tight end's absence from Thursday's session putting the focus on what, if anything, he's able to do Friday. If Njoku is limited or out versus the Dolphins on Sunday, Jordan Akins would be in line to see an expanded role in Cleveland's Week 17 offense.

Likely secured his only target for a nine-yard touchdown in the Ravens' 31-2 win over the Texans on Wednesday.

Likely found the end zone for the second time in four days on his late-second-quarter scoring grab. The second-year tight end hasn't eclipsed 38 receiving yards in five straight contests, but he's capable of emerging in the Ravens' highly efficient and versatile offense in any given game.

Andrews brought in both targets for 68 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens' 31-2 win over the Texans on Wednesday.

Andrews led the Ravens in receiving yards, with his 67-yard grab late in the first half representing the bulk of the damage. His yardage total tied the season high he previously set in Week 10, and his one-yard touchdown catch in the latter portion of the third quarter extended his streak with a scoring reception to five games.

The Chargers listed Dissly (shoulder) as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report.

After missing the Chargers' last two games with the shoulder injury, Dissly has now gone down as a limited participant on both of the team's first two Week 17 injury reports. He may need to put in a full session Thursday in order to approach Saturday's game at New England without an injury designation.

Schultz recorded two receptions for 21 yards on six targets in Wednesday's 31-2 loss to the Ravens.

Schultz was coming off his best fantasy performance of the season in Week 16 (5-45-1 receiving line on eight targets), but he followed the big outing up with a Christmas Day dud. The veteran tight end has experienced a downward trend in production in his second season with Houston, carrying a mediocre 50-503-2 receiving line while starting all 16 of the Texans' games in 2024. Schultz will look to finish the regular season on a high note when the Texans visit the Titans next weekend.

Freiermuth caught seven of eight targets for 60 yards in Wednesday's 29-10 loss to Kansas City.

The tight end led the Steelers in catches, targets and receiving yards on the day, benefiting from Russell Wilson being under constant pressure and needing to get rid of the ball quickly. Freiermuth is seven catches away from setting a new career season high with 64, and he has a shot at reaching that mark in Week 18 against the Bengals. He posted a season-best 6-68-1 line on seven targets in the first meeting between the two teams back in Week 13.

Russell (foot) has been ruled out for Seattle's matchup versus the Bears on Thursday, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.

Russell will miss his third straight game and fifth total of the season as he continues to battle a foot injury. The Seahawks will continue to rely on Noah Fant, Pharaoh Brown and AJ Barner as their top options at tight end.

Strange (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice report.

Strange appeared on Jacksonville's injury report last week with the same shoulder issue, which head coach Doug Pederson clarified was an AC joint sprain. Despite being limited throughout last week, Strange didn't receive a designation for this past Sunday's 19-14 loss to the Raiders and played 51 percent of the snaps on offense in the contest. Assuming Strange avoided any setbacks with the shoulder coming out of that came, his listed limitations Wednesday were most likely maintenance-related.

Njoku (knee) was deemed a non-participant on Wednesday's practice estimate, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Per Oyefusi, head coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that he wasn't ruling out Njoku from playing Sunday against the Dolphins, even though the tight end required an MRI after injuring his knee in the Week 16 loss to the Bengals. Look for added context regarding the tight end's Week 17 status to arrive once the Browns return to practice Thursday.

Johnson (foot) was estimated as a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

For the fourth consecutive week, Johnson has been listed with a foot injury on New Orleans' injury report. On the first three occasions, he was able to play through the issue while putting up a combined 8-89-1 receiving line on 10 targets over that span. Assuming his fate is similar this week, Johnson will continue to split reps at tight end with Foster Moreau in New Orleans' offense.