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Dwelley (ankle) did not practice Wednesday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Dwelley's absence from the practice field Wednesday was expected, as he suffered a right high-ankle sprain in Sunday's win over Philadelphia and is expected to miss some time. The veteran tight end has worked primarily on special teams this season, and he's logged more than four offensive snaps just once since Week 5. As such, his likely absence against Seattle this coming Sunday shouldn't have a significant impact on San Francisco's offensive game plan.

Vannett (concussion) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Vannett has been dealing with the aftermath of a concussion presumably suffered Week 11 against the Packers, and he's been held out of each of the Chargers' past two games. Though it's not clear if he's cleared the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, the tight end's limited practice session Wednesday is a positive sign of progress after he logged a trio of DNPs during prep last week. Vannett is behind Gerald Everett, Donald Parham and possibly Stone Smartt in Los Angeles' tight end pecking order, and he hasn't logged more than 20 percent of the team's offensive snaps in any of the three games in which he's played thus far.

Stoll was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury.

While Dallas Goedert (forearm) has been sidelined, Stoll has started each of the last three games. Despite playing more than half of the Eagles' offensive snaps in two of those three contests, Stoll has managed just two catches for 17 yards on four targets while Goedert has been out of the lineup. Goedert opened Week 14 prep as a full participant and is tentatively expected back this Sunday against Dallas, so Stoll will be in store for a role reduction if he's able to overcome his own health concern.

Higbee (neck) was a non-participant Wednesday's walk-through session, Bridget Condon of NFL Network reports.

Higbee had a concussion check this past Sunday against the Browns, and while he wasn't placed in the protocol, he instead came out of the game with a neck stinger. With an absence under his belt to begin Week 14 prep, he has only two more chances to mix into drills this week before the Rams potentially make a ruling on his availability for Sunday's contest at Baltimore.

Strange (toe) was a nonparticipant during practice Wednesday, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.

Strange was unable to suit up Monday against the Bengals, and the rookie tight end continues to be sidelined as the team turns its focus toward Week 14. The Penn State product will have another opportunity to get back on the field Thursday, which he may need to make happen if he's going to suit up Sunday against the Browns.

Sullivan (shoulder) was a limited participant during practice Wednesday.

Sullivan dealt with a shoulder injury earlier in the season but has been playing through it and has remained absent from the team's injury reports. It's not clear if this is a new injury or something the LSU product aggravated during Sunday's loss to the Buccaneers. Either way, Sullivan will continue working to get healthy and suit up in Week 14 against the Saints.

Conklin was a limited participant in practice Wednesday due to a hamstring injury, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Soft-tissue injuries can be tricky to navigate, but it's encouraging that Conklin was able to practice in some capacity Wednesday. If Conklin can upgrade to full participation Thursday or Friday, he could avoid taking a designation into Sunday's home game against the Texans. With C.J. Uzomah (knee) going on injured reserve Wednesday, the Jets' depth chart at tight end behind Conklin consists of Jeremy Ruckert and Kenny Yeboah (hamstring), the latter of whom was reinstated from IR in a corresponding move.

Tremble (hip) was a limited practice participant Wednesday.

Tremble sat out the Panthers' Week 13 loss to the Buccaneers with the injury and will likely need to upgrade to full practice participation Thursday or Friday to guarantee his availability for Sunday's game against the Saints. Before missing the game against Tampa Bay, Tremble had played more than 70 percent of the offensive snaps in both of the previous two games in the absence of Hayden Hurst (concussion). Hurst joined Tremble as a limited participant at Wednesday's practice, so the statuses of both tight ends will be worth tracking as Sunday's contest approaches.

Schultz (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Wednesday.

Any form of participation is a positive sign after the tight end missed all three of the Texans' practice last week before being ruled out for an eventual win over the Broncos. Backup tight end Brevin Jordan filled in admirably for Schultz, catching three of four targets for 64 yards while playing 75 percent of snaps on offense and running routes on 67 percent of C.J. Stroud's dropbacks.

Goedert (forearm) was listed as a full participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report.

Goedert made his second on-field appearance since fracturing his right forearm back in Week 9, though Wednesday's session was a walk-through rather than a traditional practice. Prior to suffering the injury, Goedert never fell below a 76 percent snap share on a weekly basis, resulting in a 38-410-2 receiving line on 52 targets in nine games. Assuming he suits up Sunday at Dallas, Goedert should be poised for a similar workload alongside wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.