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Whiteheart (coach's decision) is inactive for the second week in a row after playing in Week 11 against the Texans, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

The tight end joined the Cardinals' practice squad Sept. 1 and signed with the active roster Oct. 24 after Zach Ertz was placed on injured reserve. Whiteheart only saw action in Week 11, and he did not play an offensive snap.

Adkins (coach's decision) is inactive ahead of Sunday's game against the Texans.

The 24-year-old tight end appeared in each of Denver's last two games, but it now seems as if he's fallen down the depth chart. The Broncos elevated Lucas Krull to their active roster Saturday, and with Adkins inactive, Krull will likely serve as the team's No. 3 tight end in Week 13. Adkins has appeared in eight games for Denver this season, catching four of his five targets for 22 yards and primarily playing on special teams.

FitzPatrick (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Jets, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

FitzPatrick will watch from the sidelines for the second straight week. The Georgia product has appeared in seven games this season, mostly seeing special teams work and never saw a target on his seven offensive snaps.

McBride (groin) is listed as active Sunday in Pittsburgh.

After sitting out the first practice of Week 13 prep due to a groin injury, McBride capped it with back-to-back limited sessions and entered the weekend as questionable for Sunday's game. Eventually, both Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported that McBride was slated to play, and his status now has been cleared up. McBride has been Kyler Murray's favorite pass catcher since the quarterback returned from his torn ACL, racking up a 20-234-0 line on 25 targets over the past three contests.

McBride (groin) is expected to suit up for Sunday's game against the Steelers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

McBride is officially listed as questionable for Week 13, but reports remain positive about his chances of suiting up Sunday. The starting tight end's status will be made official when Arizona releases its inactive list roughly 90 minutes ahead of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Meanwhile, wideout Marquise Brown (heel) is also expected to take on Pittsburgh, and he'll likely represent McBride's primary competition for targets in the Arizona passing game.

McBride (groin) is likely to play in Sunday's game against the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

McBride popped up with a groin injury that sidelined him during practice Wednesday. However, he was able to participate in a limited fashion Thursday and Friday, and it looks he's on track to suit up for his 13th game this season Sunday. McBride's ultimate availability will come down to Arizona's actives/inactives list released 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff in Pittsburgh.

The Packers have elevated Pearson to the active roster ahead of Sunday's game versus Kansas City.

Pearson was also elevated for the win verus Detroit last week, though he played just two of his 13 snaps on offense during this contest. The undrafted rookie out of Appalachain State could suit up for the second week in a row, as tight end/halfback Josiah Deguara (hip) is once again questionable to play Week 13. Pearson should continue to serve primarily on special teams and as a blocker on offense if Deguara is ultimately ruled inactive for the second week in a row.

The Broncos elevated Krull to their active roster Saturday, Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reports.

Krull has spent the majority of the season on Denver's practice squad, and he's now been activated to the team's active roster for the second time this year. The 25-year-old tight end saw playing time in the Broncos' Week 10 win over the Bills, as he was on the field for a total of 26 snaps (20 offensive and six on special teams).

The Falcons elevated Hesse to their active roster Saturday, Scott Balr of the team's official site reports.

The 28-year-old tight end is in line to make his third appearance of Atlanta's 2023 campaign this Sunday. Over the course of his three-year NFL career, Hesse has appeared in 27 games (all with the Falcons), catching 14 of his 17 targets for 132 yards.

Strange (foot) is listed as questionable ahead of Monday night's game against the Bengals, Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com reports.

Strange seems to be trending toward not playing in Monday night's affair, as he's gone from limited participation at Friday's practice to a DNP on Saturday. With both Strange and Luke Farrell (toe) potentially missing Week 13, Evan Engram is the only tight end on Jacksonville's roster without an injury designation.