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Fant (toe) was limited at practice Thursday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

With back-to-back capped sessions to begin Week 1 prep due to a toe injury that has lingered for almost one month, Fant has just one more chance to get back to all activity before the Seahawks potentially give him a designation for Sunday's game versus the Broncos. Meanwhile, fellow TE Pharaoh Brown (foot) hasn't practiced this week, which has left Brady Russell and AJ Barner as the healthy players at the position on the team's active roster.

Hendershot (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's regular-season opener against the Ravens.

Hendershot was acquired by the Chiefs in a trade with the Cowboys on Aug. 27. He's the fourth tight end on Kansas City's depth chart behind Travis Kelce, Noah Gray and Jared Wiley. Hendershot's next chance at making his Chiefs debut will come against the Bengals on Sept. 15.

Bowers (foot) remained limited in Thursday's practice.

Coach Antonio Pierce has stressed Bowers will be ready to go for Sunday's Week 1 opener against the Chargers despite the limited practice reps. The Raiders are expected to use both Bowers and second-year TE Michael Mayer in tandem this season, with Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers handling the wideout reps in an offense that likely won't use a ton of three-receiver looks.

Reiman was limited in Thursday's practice session due to an ankle issue, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Reiman has logged back-to-back limited tags to open the week. The rookie third-round tight end will have one more chance Friday to practice in a larger capacity ahead of Sunday's regular-season opener against the Bills.

Kraft (back) is listed as questionable for Friday's contest versus the Eagles in Brazil, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

The Packers included Kraft on their estimated injury report Wednesday due to a back issue, which wasn't evident at Tuesday's practice. He proceeded to go through a limited session to cap Week 1 prep, and his game status now won't be confirmed, one way or another, until 90 minutes before an 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff. Any reps that Kraft cedes in Friday's game would filter down to fellow second-year TEs Luke Musgrave and Ben Sims.

Pitts (hamstring) practiced fully Thursday.

One day removed from showing up on the Falcons' initial Week 1 injury report as limited due to a hamstring issue, Pitts handled every practice rep Thursday, following up his own comment from Wednesday that he'd be 100 percent for Sunday's contest against the Steelers, according to Josh Kendall of The Athletic. Pitts has a new context heading into 2024 with veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins on board, which may allow the fourth-year tight end to tap into the talent that resulted in a huge rookie receiving line (68-1,026-1 on 110 targets in 17 regular-season games) in the 2021 campaign.

The Chiefs signed Gray to a three-year, $18 million contract extension Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The deal contains $10.1 million guaranteed. Gray was set to enter the final year of his rookie deal in 2024, but the two sides worked out an extension ahead of Thursday night's kickoff with the Ravens. Gray hasn't produced much in the box score across three seasons, turning in a 63-640-4 receiving line across 50 games, but he's cemented himself as Travis Kelce's top backup.

Washington (knee) did not practice Thursday.

Washington wasn't listed on the injury report Wednesday, so this is a new issue for the second-year tight end. Connor Heyward and MyCole Pruitt would be in line for expanded roles behind Pat Freiermuth if Washington can't play Sunday against the Falcons.

Holker (ankle) remained sidelined for Thursday's practice.

Holker has been dealing with the ankle sprain since Aug. 18 and looks like a long shot to dress for Sunday's Week 1 game against the Panthers. He was unlikely to see much, if any, playing time behind Juwan Johnson, Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau.

Thomas (calf) remained sidelined for Thursday's practice.

Thomas has been dealing with the calf issue for over a month now, and back-to-back DNPs to open the practice week would suggest he's on the wrong side of questionable for Week 1. Tommy Tremble (hamstring/back) is also dinged up for Carolina, leaving rookie Ja'Tavion Sanders atop the depth chart, followed by Jordan Matthews and Messiah Swinson.