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Shorter (back) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Shorter was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, but he ended the week with consecutive DNPs due to a back injury. With Shorter sidelined for Sunday's contest, Harrison Bryant will serve as the Raiders' No. 3 tight end behind Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer. Shorter's next opportunity to play will be Week 15 against the Falcons on Monday, Dec. 16.

Ferguson (concussion) does not carry an injury designation ahead of Monday's matchup against the Bengals, Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Ferguson was a full participant in Thursday's practice, clearing the way for the veteran to return from his two-game absence. Dak Prescott (hamstring) clearly had a chemistry with Ferguson, one that might not be as prevalent with backup quarterback Cooper Rush, but Ferguson's replacement, Luke Schoonmaker, did see 20 targets over the past three games. It's possible Ferguson will step right into the role that allowed Schoonmaker to have some fantasy relevance, and there figures to be plenty of passing opportunities come Monday against the porous Bengals defense.

The Chiefs elevated Cupp from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Cupp spent about two months on the Chiefs' practice-squad injured list due to an undisclosed injury, but he was restored from the IL on Nov. 26. The undrafted rookie out of Texas Tech would be in line to make his NFL regular-season debut against the Chargers on Sunday if he's active, in which case he would serve as the No. 3 tight end behind Travis Kelce and Noah Gray.

The Eagles signed Jenkins from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Zach Berman of The Athletic reports.

Jenkins had already been elevated from the Eagles' practice squad three times this season, the maximum a team is allowed to do so for any given player. Jenkins' signing to the active roster was necessitated by the Eagles being expected to place Dallas Goedert on injured reserve Saturday due to a knee injury. Goedert is expected to be back for the playoffs, but while he is sidelined, Jenkins will serve as Philadelphia's No. 3 tight end behind Grant Calcaterra and C.J. Uzomah, starting with Sunday's game against the Panthers.

The Eagles are expected to place Goedert (knee) on injured reserve Saturday, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network report.

Goedert will have to miss at least the next four games once he's officially placed on IR, making him ineligible to return to the 53-man roster until Week 18. Rapoport suggests that the Eagles' goal is ensuring that Goedert is back to full speed heading into the playoffs, so the tight end's absence could be extended through the Jan. 5 regular-season finale versus the Giants. While Goedert missed time with a hamstring injury from Weeks 7 through 9, Grant Calcaterra filled in as the Eagles' top tight end and tallied nine receptions on nine targets for 93 yards during that stretch. Calcaterra is expected to once again get the first crack at filling in for Goedert this time around, with veteran C.J. Uzomah offering another option at the position.

The Saints placed Hill (knee) on injured reserve Friday.

A torn ACL suffered Week 13 rules Hill out for the rest of the season and makes him uncertain for Week 1 of 2025. He'll be 35 years old at that point, and it's not entirely clear he'll still be with the Saints. In the meantime, Juwan Johnson and Foster Moreau figure to get snaps/targets as a result of Hill's injury.

Goedert (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Tim McManus of ESPN.com reports.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni used the term "week to week" after Goedert was forced out of last Sunday's win over the Ravens. The tight end didn't practice at all this week, which suggests he's in danger of missing time beyond Sunday. Grant Calcaterra figures to fill in as the starting tight end -- a role he handled for nearly a month earlier this season when Goedert was out with a hamstring injury.

Morris (shoulder/groin) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Rams.

The Bowling Green product appears to be trending toward playing ahead of Sunday's contest, as he upgraded from limited practice Thursday to a full session Friday. Morris could see a larger offensive role if he can play through his injuries in Week 14, especially with Dalton Kincaid (knee) also listed as questionable. Dawson Knox is currently the only tight end on the Bills' active roster without an injury designation for Sunday.

Rams coach Sean McVay said Friday that Higbee (knee) will not be activated for Sunday's game against the Bills, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports.

McVay didn't comment on expectations for a key game against the 49ers four days later. Higbee has been a full practice participant since last Friday, but the Rams are taking things slow due to the severity of his injury (ACL and MCL tears suffered Jan. 14). Davis Allen, Colby Parkinson and Hunter Long have formed a committee at tight end in recent weeks.

Moreau (shoulder) practiced in full Friday and does not carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Giants, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Moreau and Juwan Johnson (foot) both have had caps on their practice reps heading into Sunday's road matchup at New York, but neither will carry an injury designation into the weekend. In the wake of Taysom Hill (knee) sustaining a season-ending ACL tear, Moreau and Johnson have attained increased fantasy upside as the top remaining playmakers in New Orleans' tight end corps. In standard scoring formats, though, both Moreau and Johnson will still likely be touchdown dependent options.