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Calcaterra (ankle) has been ruled out of Sunday's game against Buffalo.

Calcaterra hurt his ankle during the third quarter of last Monday's win over Kansas City and didn't return. He wasn't able to practice in any capacity during Week 12 prep, so it's not surprising that he's been ruled out ahead of Sunday's contest. Dallas Goedert (forearm) has also been deemed out for the matchup with the Bills, so Jack Stoll should lead the Eagles' tight end corps, with Albert Okwuegbunam likely seeing some action as well.

The Packers reverted Pearson to their practice squad Friday.

Pearson was called up for Week 12 against the Lions with Josiah Deguara (hip) ruled out for the Thanksgiving game. Pearson played 13 snaps -- two on offense, 11 on special teams -- while not recording a stat. If Deguara is unable to suit up for Week 13, Pearson could be elevated to the active roster for the second straight week.

Vannett (concussion) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Ravens.

The veteran tight end was held out of practice all week with a concussion, so it's not a surprise that he'll be inactive for Week 12's contest. Vannett has appeared in three games with the Chargers since signing with the team's active roster in early November, playing 59 total snaps (34 offensive and 25 on special teams).

Conklin caught four of five targets for 33 yards in Friday's 34-13 loss to the Dolphins.

Conklin finished second behind Garrett Wilson (44) in receiving yards and third behind Wilson (10) and Breece Hall (nine) in targets, as the Jets' offense looked no better in Tim Boyle's first start of 2023 under center. Wide receiver Allen Lazard was a healthy inactive after his recent issues with drops, so Conklin is the clear No. 3 option behind Wilson and Hall in New York's struggling offense heading into a Week 13 home game against the Falcons.

Ogletree (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.

Ogletree has been sidelined since Week 9. With the rookie tight end sidelined, Indianapolis' depth chart at the position will consist of Kylen Granson, Mo Alie-Cox and Will Mallory on Sunday. Ogletree missed all three of Indianapolis' practices heading into Week 12, but he'll hope to resume practicing ahead of the team's Week 13 trip to Tennessee.

Goedert (forearm) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Buffalo, but he's healing quicker than initially expected and has been able to do cardio workouts, Josh Tolentino of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Coach Nick Sirianni told reporters there's a reason Goedert wasn't placed on injured reserve, hinting that the tight end has a chance to return before missing four games. It'll be his second absence when the Eagles face the Bills on Sunday, leaving Jack Stoll and Albert Okwuegbunam as the healthy tight ends, with Grant Calcaterra (ankle) set to join Goedert on the inactive list.

Kolar missed Friday's practice with an illness and is listed as questionable for Sunday night's game at the Chargers.

The Ravens will need to sign a tight end or call one up from the practice squad before Sunday if there's real concern about Kolar's availability. He, Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews (leg) were the only tight ends on the roster as of Friday, with Andrews expected to miss the rest of the season. Kolar played only 12 of Baltimore's 66 snaps on offense last week when Andrews suffered his season-ending injury on the opening drive of an eventual Ravens victory.

Everett (chest) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore.

Everett upgraded to full practice participation Friday and thus seems more likely than not to play. With the Chargers playing the Ravens in the Sunday night game, the lack of clarity regarding Everett's status is still less than ideal for those depending on him in Week 12 lineups. On a positive note, teammate Donald Parham looks like a decent fill-in for Everett if needed, especially with fellow tight end Nick Vannett (concussion) already ruled out. Parham and Stone Smartt took on most of the work at tight end with Everett out for last week's loss to the Packers.

Hockenson (ribs) was a limited participant in practice Friday.

Hockenson played through the rib injury the past two weeks and piled up 15 catches for 189 yards and a touchdown in his familiar three-down role. He'll likely be fine for Monday's game against the Bears, and might be looking at another week without WR Justin Jefferson (hamstring - LP) around to compete for targets.

Smythe (ankle) is listed as active for Friday's game against the Jets.

Smythe -- who was inactive for the Dolphins' Week 11 win over the Raiders -- approached the game listed as questionable, but he'll be available Friday along with fellow tight ends Julian Hill and Tyler Kroft. In nine games to date, Smythe has caught 17 of his 22 targets for 168 yards, numbers that restrict his fantasy lineup utility to deeper formats.