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  • Nikola Kalinic TE | CHI

    Nikola Kalinic: Goes back to practice squad

    Kalinic reverted to Chicago's practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

    Kalinic was elevated for the Bears' wild-card win over Green Bay on Saturday and logged 15 snaps, all of which came on special teams. The Bears are set at tight end with Colston Loveland, Cole Kmet and Durham Smythe, so if Kalinic is elevated again for the divisional round against the Rams, he'd figure to work exclusively on special teams again.

  • Packers' Messiah Swinson: Stays in Green Bay

    The Packers signed Swinson to a reserve/future contract Monday.

    Swinson signed to the Packers' practice squad for the team's wild-card matchup against the Bears after being cut by the Cardinals in late December. The 25-year-old will participate in Green Bay's offseason activities and compete for a spot on the active roster next season.

  • Drake Dabney TE | GB

    Packers' Drake Dabney: Inks deal with Packers

    The Packers signed Dabney to a reserve/future contract Monday.

    Dabney was elevated for Green Bay's final two games of the regular season as additional depth at tight end. The 23-year-old reeled in one of two targets for three yards in Week 18 before returning to the practice squad for the wild-card loss to the Bears. The TCU product will participate in the Packers' offseason activities and attempt to earn a spot on the team's active roster next season.

  • Packers' McCallan Castles: Stays in Green Bay

    The Packers signed Castles to a reserve/future contract Monday.

    Castles joined Green Bay's practice squad in November, but he did not make an appearance in a single regular-season game. The 26-year-old will participate in the Packers' offseason activities and compete for a spot on their active roster next season.

  • Dalton Kincaid TE | BUF

    Bills' Dalton Kincaid: Injury severity downplayed

    Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Kincaid (lower leg) wearing a walking boot after Sunday's 27-24 win over the Jaguars in the wild-card round was "precautionary," Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.

    McDermott said Kincaid "should be fine" for Saturday's upcoming divisional-round road matchup against the Broncos, per Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News, but the third-year tight end's activity level at practice will be worth monitoring. Kincaid secured three of five targets for 28 yards and one touchdown versus Jacksonville, which was the sixth time across the 2025 campaign that he and quarterback Josh Allen have connected for a receiving score. The 28 offensive snaps Kincaid handled versus the Jaguars marks his largest workload since Week 5 of the regular season.

  • Tommy Tremble TE | CAR

    Panthers' Tommy Tremble: Career year in 2025

    Tremble caught all three of his targets for 22 yards during Saturday's 34-31 wild-card loss to the Rams.

    Tremble made his presence felt during the Panthers' wild-card loss, finishing as the team's third-leading receiver while hauling in all of his targets. The fifth-year pro from Notre Dame signed a two-year extension with Carolina last offseason and quickly validated the move, setting career highs in both receptions (27) and yards (249) during the 2025 season. With Tremble, Ja'Tavion Sanders (ankle, IR) and Mitchell Evans all under contract for 2026, Carolina's tight-end room will likely remain crowded heading into next season.

  • Tucker Kraft TE | GB

    Packers' Tucker Kraft: Targeting Week 1 return

    Kraft (knee) said Monday that he is ahead of schedule in his recovery from surgery to repair a torn ACL and hopes to be "bulletproof" by Week 1 of the 2026 season, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

    Kraft noted that the Green Bay training staff generally recommends a nine-month recovery timeframe to rehab from ACL tears, and the Packers' Week 1 game would be about 10 months post-surgery. The athletic tight end emerged as a leader in the receiving game to kick off the 2025 campaign, recording an impressive 32-489-6 receiving line across his eight appearances. However, the Packers were without wideouts Jayden Reed and Christian Watson for the majority of those contests. Kraft may open training camp on the PUP list, but if he's indeed able to enter Week 1 at full health, he'll project to immediately reprise a key role in what may be an improved aerial attack for the Packers.

  • Bryce Pierre TE | CAR

    Panthers' Bryce Pierre: Signs reserve deal with Panthers

    Pierre signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on Monday, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.

    Pierre's sticking around after spending the 2025 season on Carolina's practice squad. Despite underwhelming production from Carolina's tight ends in 2025, Pierre didn't get the opportunity to make his NFL regular-season debut.

  • Tanner Hudson TE | CIN

    Bengals' Tanner Hudson: Another 19-catch season

    Hudson finished the 2025 regular season with 19 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 24 targets.

    Hudson recorded exactly 19 catches for a second consecutive season while setting career highs in both games played (15) and touchdowns (two). The seven-year NFL veteran will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason after spending the last three seasons in Cincinnati.

  • Drew Sample TE | CIN

    Bengals' Drew Sample: Finishes with 15 catches in 2025

    Sample caught 15 of 20 targets for 106 yards and one touchdown and added a three-yard run during the 2025 regular season.

    Sample played in all 17 regular-season games for a third consecutive campaign, all of which he finished with between 106 and 163 receiving yards. His three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Bengals runs through Sample's age-30 season in 2026.

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