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Schultz (knee) remained sidelined at Friday's practice, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Schultz missed a second consecutive practice, though he managed to do some ball-skill work on the side. The tight end will have one more opportunity to ramp up his practice activity Saturday, at which point a final decision on his availability for Monday's game against the Giants could become known. If Schultz were to miss the clash between NFC East rivals, rookie Jake Ferguson would bump up to the top of Dallas' tight end depth chart.

Uzomah (hamstring) fully participated in Friday's practice session, Ethan B. Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.

Uzomah was limited at practice over the last two days due to a hamstring injury, but his full participation Friday is certainly encouraging ahead of Sunday's Week 3 matchup against the Bengals. While coach Robert Saleh said Monday that Uzomah would be a game-time decision this week, it seems likely that the tight end will be available against his former team.

Brown (shoulder) is dressed for practice Friday, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.

Brown's MRI revealed that he's dealing with an aggravation of scar tissue from a previous injury, so he's dodged a worst-case scenario. With Brevin Jordan (ankle) trending in the wrong direction for Sunday's game against the Bears, Brown stands to handle increased reps along with O.J. Howard, if he's able to suit up.

Jordan (ankle) is not participating in the start of Friday's practice, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.

Jordan looks to be trending the wrong way for Sunday's game against the Bears, as he hasn't yet practiced this week. O.J. Howard and Pharaoh Brown (shoulder) will stand to handle increased opportunities if Jordan can't go.

Forristall did not catch his lone target and played four offensive snaps in Thursday's 29-17 win over the Steelers on Thursday.

Forristall was elevated to the active roster with Jesse James (biceps) inactive. The Browns also use offensive lineman as eligible receivers in some packages. Both Michael Dunn (12 snaps) and Hjalte Froholdt (one snap) reported as eligible Week 3.

Bryant was not targeted over 34 offensive snaps in Thursday's 29-17 win over Pittsburgh in Week 3.

Bryant battled thumb and thigh issues on the short week but managed to play 47 percent of the offensive snaps, which is his average through three games. Not targeting him may have been part of the plan to limit exposing Bryant to injury. That worked out well for primary tight end David Njoku, who broke out with nine catches (on 10 targets) for 89 yards and a touchdown.

Freiermuth brought in two of four targets for 41 yards in the Steelers' 29-17 loss to the Browns on Thursday night.

The talented tight end actually finished second in receiving yards for the Steelers on the night, but Freiermuth had been shut out on the stat sheet until Pittsburgh's penultimate drive. Freiermuth did contribute a 26-yard grab, however, establishing a new career high with his third reception of over 20 yards on the season. The Penn State product's target total was a season low, but he'll have a good chance to bounce back while facing an inconsistent Jets defense in a Week 4 home matchup a week from Sunday.

Njoku corralled nine of 10 targets for 89 yards and a touchdown in the Browns' 29-17 win over the Steelers on Thursday night.

The tight end set a new career high in receptions after previously counting a pair of seven-catch tallies as his personal best in that category. Njoku consistently got open against Steelers linebackers, and his seven-yard touchdown grab in the second quarter snapped a 7-7 tie while serving as his first trip to the end zone since Week 17 of last season, also versus Pittsburgh. Njoku's target tally was also his highest since back-to-back games with 11 in Baker Mayfield's rookie 2018 campaign, sending the 2017 first-rounder into a Week 4 road matchup versus the Falcons a week from Sunday with plenty of momentum.

Kittle (groin) was limited at practice Thursday, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

After Kittle returned to practice last Friday, coach Kyle Shanahan said the veteran tight end looked "awesome," and while he's taken part in both official sessions this week, he's yet to handle every practice rep. Friday will be Kittle's last chance to do so during Week 3 prep, after which the 49ers may hand him an injury designation for Sunday's game at Denver. If he ends up limited or even out this weekend, Kittle would yield TE reps to Ross Dwelley and Charlie Woerner, with Tyler Kroft tending to a sprained MCL.

Hill (ribs) was a limited practice participant Thursday.

While a rib injury is never the greatest thing for a rugged runner like Hill, the fact that he was a limited practice participant both Wednesday and Thursday sets him on a reasonably good track to play his usual off-the-bench role against Carolina on Sunday.