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Pruitt (knee) was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice.

Pruitt likely picked up the injury during the Steelers' Week 18 loss to the Bengals. He'll have two more chances to increase his practice participation ahead of Saturday's wild-card game against the Ravens. For most of the 2024 regular season, Pruitt served as a blocking tight end and third on the Steelers' depth chart behind Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington. Pruitt ended the regular season with six catches (on 10 targets) for 40 yards and one touchdown across 12 games in his first season in Pittsburgh.

Pitts caught two of three targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 44-38 loss to the Panthers.

Pitts finished the 2024 campaign with a quiet day against Carolina. The 24-year-old tight end was mostly a disappointment for fantasy managers this season, totaling just 47 catches on 74 targets for 602 yards and four touchdowns. Pitts will remain under contract with Atlanta in 2025, as the Falcons exercised the $10.88 million team option on his rookie contract last April. The Florida product will look to turn things around in a contract year next season, and he'll likely be catching passes from Michael Penix at quarterback with Kirk Cousins expected to be cut in the offseason.

The Texans announced Tuesday that Quitoriano (calf) has had his 21-day window to return from IR opened.

Quitoriano will have a 21-day window to practice without counting against the active roster, during which time he can be brought off IR if deemed healthy. That makes Saturday's wild-card round playoff game against the Chargers his first chance to retake the field.

Dissly took the field for 43 of the Chargers' 75 snaps on offense and recorded five catches for 42 yards and a touchdown on six targets in Sunday's 34-20 win over the Raiders.

Dissly found the end zone for the second time during the regular season and finished with 50 catches for 481 yards on 64 targets -- all career highs -- over his 15 regular-season appearances. He was one of four tight ends the Chargers kept active in Week 18, but Dissly's 57 percent snap share handily outpaced Tucker Fisk (35 percent), Stone Smartt (19 percent) and Hayden Hurst (eight percent). Expect Dissly to remain the Chargers' clear top tight end as the team kicks off postseason play Saturday in Houston.

Fisk was not targeted in 25 offensive snaps during Sunday's 34-20 win at Las Vegas.

Despite the Chargers putting up 336 yards through the air in Week 18, Fisk was held without a catch for the first time since Week 10 versus the Titans. He enters the playoffs having hauled in seven of eight targets for 39 yards in 2024 and finishing second among Chargers tight ends in offensive snaps. If his contract is extended for 2025, he'd project to again fill a rotational role next season.

Gray gathered in his only target for one yard and rushed once for minus-4 yards during Sunday's 38-0 loss versus the Broncos.

Gray wound up playing just four snaps in the contest with the top seed in the AFC already in hand. He managed to secure his lone target on the day for just a yard, but it allowed him to cap off his fourth season with a career-best 40 receptions, 437 yards and five touchdowns on 49 targets. Gray inked a contract extension with the Chiefs before the 2024 campaign, so he's potentially tied to the team through the 2027 season.

The Colts signed Okwuegbunam to a reserve/futures contract Monday.

Okwuegbunam joined Indianapolis' practice squad mid-December, and he'll now get a chance to continue his development with the team during the offseason. Prior to landing with the Colts, Okwuegbunam suited up for four regular-season games with the Eagles and failed to secure his only target.

The Colts signed McKeon to a reserve/futures contract on Monday.

McKeon will get a chance to continue his development with Indianapolis. The depth tight end didn't suit up for a regular-season game with the Colts in 2024, though he spent the entire year on the team's practice squad.

Jacksonville signed Bowman to a reserve/futures contract Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Bowman spent the entire regular season on the Jaguars' practice squad, and he'll be sticking with them to start the new league year. Evan Engram (shoulder) and Brenton Strange figure to return as major contributors at tight end for Jacksonville in 2025.

Musgrave caught his only target for 19 yards in Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Bears.

Musgrave made only a minor impact, but he did get 16 offensive snaps after playing 12 the week before and eight in his Week 16 return from an extended absence. Musgrave remains the second option at tight end behind Tucker Kraft, but he could be more involved in the postseason with Green Bay needing to account for the loss of wideout Christian Watson (knee).