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Parham (shoulder) is inactive for Thursday night's game against the Raiders.

The backup tight end was a limited participant in practice Wednesday. Parham only played 15 snaps in Week 14 against the Broncos, his second-lowest total of the season. Nick Vannett should see more snaps in his absence.

The Chargers elevated Anderson from the practice squad for Thursday night's game against the Raiders.

The 30-year-old has appeared in the Chargers' last two games, playing four offensive snaps. With Donald Parham (shoulder) banged up, Anderson could be in line for a little extra work versus Las Vegas.

Higbee (neck) practiced in full Thursday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Higbee sat out this past Sunday at Baltimore due to a neck stinger, which kept him out of drills during Week 14 prep. This time around, he logged a limited jog-through Wednesday before returning to an uncapped session one day later. With his status cleared up for Week 15 action, Higbee will seek his third touchdown of the season Sunday against a Commanders defense that has given up the ninth-most TDs (five) to opposing tight ends in 13 games this season.

Dulcich (hamstring) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Lions.

Dulcich officially remains on injured reserve and won't be activated ahead of the Broncos' Week 15 contest. The second-year tight end returned to practice this week and will have to wait at least another week before gaining clearance. Adam Trautman should continue to pace the tight ends in routes and playing time.

Kincaid (thumb/shoulder) was listed as a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

Kincaid, who also was listed as limited in Wednesday's walkthrough, sported a red non-contact jersey during Thursday's session, per Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News. With that in mind, Kincaid presumably will need to practice fully Friday in order to avoid an injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Cowboys. If Kincaid is limited or out this weekend, Dawson Knox would be next up for the Bills' TE snaps.

Waller (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

After he was designated for return from injured reserve earlier Thursday, Waller stepped back on the practice field for the first time since tweaking his right hamstring in a 13-10 overtime loss to the Jets back in Week 8. Though Waller suggested earlier in the week that he's hopeful to play Sunday in New Orleans, his availability for the game may be contingent on him practicing fully Friday. If Waller is cleared to play this weekend, the Giants would have to activate the tight end from IR by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Musgrave (kidney) was a part of the Packers' injury rehab group Thursday, Kassidy Hill of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Musgrave joined the likes of non-participants Christian Watson (hamstring) and AJ Dillon (thumb), while his healthy teammates went outside for practice. The rookie second-round pick has been sidelined since he was hospitalized following the Packers' Week 11 win against the Chargers due to a lacerated kidney, which forced an IR stint. So far, Musgrave has missed three games as a result of the injury, meaning he technically could be available Week 16 at Carolina. Perhaps his ability to progress to rehab Thursday is a positive sign in that direction, but until Musgrave is healthy, Tucker Kraft will continue to serve as Green Bay's top tight end.

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

Stephen Sullivan is the lone healthy Carolina tight end, after both Thomas and Hayden Hurst (concussion) logged DNPs Wednesday and Thursday, while Tommy Tremble (hip) got in a pair of limited sessions. Thomas has four catches for 51 scoreless yards on six targets across nine appearances this season.

Tremble (hip) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.

Meanwhile, fellow tight ends Hayden Hurst (concussion) and Ian Thomas (ankle) have yet to practice this week, giving the pair just one more chance to rejoin Tremble in drills before the Panthers potentially make rulings on the availability of all three players ahead of Sunday's game versus the Falcons. With Hurst out the last four games, Tremble has played at least 65 percent of the snaps in each of his three appearances but hauled in only three of seven targets for 13 yards and one touchdown during that span.

Hurst (concussion) was held out of Thursday's practice, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

In the midst of logging limited practices during Week 14 prep, Hurst was revealed to have been diagnosed with post-traumatic amnesia following the concussion that he sustained Nov. 9 at Chicago. Since then, he was ruled out for this past Sunday's game at New Orleans and now hasn't logged any on-field work this week. In the end, Friday's injury report may clear up Hurst's status ahead of Sunday's contest against the Falcons.