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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Andrews could see extra playing time with Isaiah Likely (hamstring) ruled out for Thursday's game against the Bengals, Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site reports.

Likely's upcoming absence significantly increases the chances of Andrews reprising his snap and route workloads from prior seasons. The 29-year-old has taken on 58 percent snap share and 57 percent route share this season, lagging slightly behind Likely (63 percent and 62 percent, respectively) in both categories. Third-string tight end Charlie Kolar also may get more playing time Thursday, and other adjustments may include more snaps for fullback Patrick Ricard and new wideout Diontae Johnson. The Ravens don't lack for skill-position talent even with Likely temporarily out of the picture.

Johnson was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice due to knee and back injuries, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

The rookie fourth-round pick has been rounding into form over the last five games, tallying at least 30 receiving yards on four occasions on his way to a cumulative 14-164-1 line on 18 targets during that span. With a pair of health concerns now in tow, his status will be watched as the week goes on to get a sense of his odds to suit up Sunday versus the Panthers in Munich.