NFL Player News
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Trey McBride TE | ARI
Cardinals' Trey McBride: No practice Wednesday
McBride (concussion) was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
McBride's lack of activity just three days after he suffered a concussion comes as no surprise, but he also was seen walking about and joking around with his teammates in the locker room, per Mackie. Until McBride makes some notable progress through the five-step concussion protocol, however, his status will remain murky for Sunday's game against the Commanders. Elijah Higgins would stand to benefit most among Cardinals tight ends if McBride is forced to miss any time.
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Luke Musgrave TE | GB
Packers' Luke Musgrave: Limited by quad issue
Musgrave practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday due to a quadricep injury.
Fellow tight end Tucker Kraft (shoulder) was also a limited participant in the Packers' first Week 4 practice session. Though Kraft remains the top option on the depth chart, Musgrave has increased his snap share each week this season, topping out at 56 percent this past Sunday at Tennessee. However, his overall receiving line (2-9-0 on four targets) has left a lot to be desired.
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Tucker Kraft TE | GB
Packers' Tucker Kraft: Limited to start week
Kraft (shoulder) was a limited practice participant Wednesday.
Like he was last week, Kraft is working with a red non-contact jersey in practice this week due to a shoulder issue, per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. Kraft handled a 67 percent snap share this past Sunday at Tennessee, and he finished a third straight game to begin the campaign with exactly two catches. Assuming he emerges with no designation upon the release of Friday's injury report, he'll again be in line to earn a majority share of Green Bay's tight-end reps Sunday against the Vikings.
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Dallas Goedert TE | PHI
Eagles' Dallas Goedert: Not on injury report
Goedert isn't listed on Wednesday's injury report and is on track to play Sunday against Tampa Bay, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.
Reports earlier Wednesday suggested Goedert wasn't practicing, but he was working out off to the side and eventually joined his teammates for a walkthrough session. The Eagles may have just been lightening his practice workload after a 170-yard explosion in the Week 3 win at New Orleans. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith suffered a concussion during the game and missed practice Wednesday, potentially leaving the Eagles without their top two pass catchers for Week 4. WideoutA.J. Brown is still recovering from a hamstring injury and also missed practice.
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Taysom Hill QB | NO
Saints' Taysom Hill: Logs full practice Wednesday
Hill (chest) practiced fully Wednesday, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.
Hill sustained a chest injury Week 2 at Dallas that necessitated a visit to a local hospital. He proceeded to log a pair of limited practices during Week 3 prep before the Saints ruled him out ahead of this past Sunday's eventual loss to the Eagles. On Sunday, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports revealed that Hill was tending to a bruised lung, but the gadget player appears to be past the issue after Wednesday's uncapped session. In parts of two games this season, Hill has eight carries for 53 yards, two catches (on three targets) for two yards and no pass attempts or touchdowns.
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Tanner Hudson TE | CIN
Bengals' Tanner Hudson: Estimated as DNP
Hudson (knee) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's practice estimation, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
Hudson missed the Bengals' Week 3 loss to the Commanders due to a knee injury, and it appears he's still dealing with the issue. The 29-year-old tight end will likely need to upgrade to at least limited participation Thursday or Friday in order to suit up in Week 4, as the Bengals travel to Carolina.
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George Kittle TE | SF
49ers' George Kittle: Set for limited practice
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Kittle (hamstring) will be a limited participant at Wednesday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Kittle showed up on the 49ers' Week 3 injury report last Thursday as a non-participant due to hamstring tightness, which kept him out of Friday's session and Sunday's eventual road loss to the Rams. Shanahan noted Monday that the team was hopeful Kittle would be able to practice this week, and the tight end will do so in his first session of Week 4 prep. Kittle thus will have two more chances to get back to full before San Francisco potentially marks him with a designation ahead of Sunday's contest against the Patriots.
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Taysom Hill QB | NO
Saints' Taysom Hill: Back at practice Wednesday
Hill (chest) is participating in Wednesday's practice, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Saints coach Dennis Allen said he Wednesday anticipates Hill "being ready to go" for Sunday's road matchup with the Falcons, according to Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune. The versatile playmaker appears to be practicing in at least a limited capacity Wednesday after having missed the Week 3 loss to the Eagles due to a bruised lung. Barring any setbacks in practice Thursday and Friday, Hill will be in line to return for Sunday's contest.
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Dallas Goedert TE | PHI
Eagles' Dallas Goedert: Not spotted at practice
Goedert is not participating in the open portion of Wednesday's walk-through practice, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.
Goedert is catching passes off to the side Wednesday, while A.J. Brown (hamstring) and DeVonta Smith (concussion) are both sitting out the session entirely. The tight end is coming off a career-best Week 3 performance against the Saints in which he secured 10 of 11 targets for 170 yards, and his availability will be of critical importance Sunday versus Tampa Bay if either or both of Brown and Smith can't go. The Eagles will release their first Week 4 practice report later Wednesday, when it will be known why Goedert was contained to working out off to the side.
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Josiah Deguara TE | ARI
Josiah Deguara: Bumped down to practice squad
Deguara reverted to the Jaguars' practice squad Tuesday.
Deguara will elevated to the active roster for Monday's loss to the Bills, as Evan Engram (hamstring) was sidelined. The Cincinnati product saw 10 snaps on offense, catching his lone target for an eight-yard gain. If Engram isn't healthy enough to compete Sunday against the Texans, Deguara will likely get another opportunity with the active roster.