NFL Player News
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Kyle Pitts TE | ATL
Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Stays limited Thursday
Pitts (hamstring) practiced on a limited basis Thursday, Daniel Flick of SI.com reports.
One day removed from being estimated as a limited participant due to a hamstring issue, Pitts officially had a cap on his reps Thursday as the Falcons got back on the practice field. He thus has only more chance to prove his health this week before the Falcons potentially tag him with a designation ahead of Sunday's game at New Orleans. WR Drake London (hip pointer) also is banged-up, so the statuses of the team's top two pass catchers is up in the air for Week 10 action.
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MyCole Pruitt TE | PIT
Steelers' MyCole Pruitt: Doesn't practice Thursday
Pruitt (knee) did not practice Thursday, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.
Pruitt initially suffered a knee injury in Week 2, causing him to miss four contests, but he was able to return to game action in Week 7. He wasn't listed on the injury report Wednesday, so perhaps this is more of a rest day or Pruitt may have suffered an aggravation of some sort. Pruitt has played 42 percent of the offensive snaps in games he's been healthy for this season, catching two of three targets for 19 yards. He's mainly been a blocker.
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Cam Grandy TE | CIN
Bengals' Cam Grandy: Will be available at Baltimore
The Bengals elevated Grandy from their practice squad for Thursday's game against the Ravens.
Grandy has yet to see regular-season action up to this point, but he might get a chance to make his debut in Week 10. If he does play Thursday, it wouldn't be surprising if it was primarily on special teams.
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Feleipe Franks TE | CAR
Panthers' Feleipe Franks: Practicing at full speed
Franks (concussion) was a full participant at practice Thursday.
Franks hasn't officially been cleared from concussion protocol yet, but his activity at practice is a good sign for his potential availability for Week 10. If he can clear concussion protocol by Friday, there's a good chance he'd avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.
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Ja'Tavion Sanders TE | CAR
Panthers' Ja'Tavion Sanders: Added to injury report
Sanders was limited at Thursday's practice due to wrist and ankle injuries.
Sanders wasn't listed on the Panthers' practice report Wednesday, so the mention of two new health concerns may mean the cap on his reps Thursday is maintenance related. Fellow tight end Tommy Tremble (back) also was limited Thursday, while Feleipe Franks practiced fully but remains in the concussion protocol. As a result, the state of Carolina's TE room is up in the air ahead of Sunday's game against the Giants in Germany.
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Tommy Tremble TE | CAR
Panthers' Tommy Tremble: Limited at Thursday's practice
Tremble (back) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.
Tremble logged a full practice Wednesday, but it's unclear if his downgrade to limited activity was the result of a setback or part of a maintenance program. The Panthers will provide a final update on Tremble's status for Sunday's game against the Giants in Munich when they release their final injury report of the week Friday.
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Tanner Hudson TE | CIN
Bengals' Tanner Hudson: Two catches in win
Hudson played 20 of the Bengals' 74 snaps on offense and finished with two catches for 14 yards on three targets in Sunday's 41-24 win over the Raiders.
Hudson recorded his first pair of receptions since Week 1 and benefited from more snaps than usual in part due to rookie tight end Erick All (knee) sustaining what was ultimately determined to be a season-ending ACL tear during the contest. With All out of the mix, Hudson could continue to see a slightly elevated role as the Bengals' No. 2 pass-catching tight end behind Mike Gesicki.
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McCallan Castles TE | LAC
McCallan Castles: Let go by Bolts
The Chargers cut Castles from the practice squad Wednesday.
After being let go by the Eagles in late September with an injury settlement, Castle was able to catch on with the Chargers' practice squad Oct. 15. Now that he's been let go, the undrafted rookie will look to catch on with a team in need of tight end depth.
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Stone Smartt TE | LAC
Chargers' Stone Smartt: Limited to open week
Smartt (ankle) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Smartt was unable to practice all of last week due to an ankle injury, which caused him to be sidelined for Week 9 against the Browns. He was able to return to practice Wednesday, and he'll have two more chances to increase his participation ahead of Sunday's game against the Titans.
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Dallas Goedert TE | PHI
Eagles' Dallas Goedert: Listed as full participant
Goedert (hamstring) was listed as a full participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report and suggested afterward that he plans to play Sunday at Dallas, Eliot Shorr-Parks of Sports Radio 94 WIP Philadelphia reports.
Goedert participated in practice for the first tim since injuring his hamstring Week 6, with his absence opening the door for fellow Eagles tight end Grant Calcaterra to play at least 90 percent of snaps in three of the past four games. The team's decision to list Goedert as a full participant is a strong hint he'll play Sunday, although Wednesday's session was only a walk-through and not a higher-intensity practice.