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Manhertz finished the 2019 season with one catch for 11 yards across 15 games.

Manhertz has featured in all but one game for the Panthers over the past three seasons, but he's never finished with more than two receptions in a given campaign. The veteran is a blocking specialist at tight end and should work in that capacity again if he breaks camp with the Panthers in 2020.

Mundt hauled in four of seven targets for 26 scoreless yards over 13 games in 2019.

Mundt played more than expected since Gerald Everett battled a knee injury and missed three games, but Mundt was mainly used as a run-blocker. The 25-year-old ran a route on 49.4 percent of his snaps, and, with many skilled pass-catchers, it's not surprising that he was targeted sparingly. Mundt will be an exclusive-rights free agent in March.

Akins (hamstring) was limited at practice Wednesday.

Akins missed last weekend's wild-card win over the Bills with the injury, so he's not a lock to return to action Sunday against the Chiefs. If he's limited or remains out in Kansas City, Darren Fells would once again be in line for added snaps and targets at tight end.

Kelce was limited at practice Wednesday due to a knee injury.

Per Adam Teicher of ESPN.com, the tight end's limitations were the result of a sore knee, but the issue "shouldn't keep" Kelce out of Sunday's playoff game against the Texans. Ideally, Kelce would erase any concern about his health heading into the divisional-round matchup by practicing fully Thursday and/or Friday.

Andrews (ankle) was limited at practice Wednesday.

Andrews will more than likely be available for Saturday's playoff game against the Titans, though it's plausible that the tight end -- who sat out the Ravens' regular-season finale along with several other key players -- will officially be listed as questionable heading into the weekend.

Conklin (knee) was a full participant for Tuesday's walkthrough practice.

Conklin had suffered the knee injury in the second quarter of Sunday's wild-card win over the Saints. His full practice availability suggests that, barring a setback this week, the Central Michigan product will be ready to go for Sunday's matchup against San Francisco.

Andrews (ankle) was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Though his reps were capped in the Ravens' first official practice of the postseason, Andrews looks in no real jeopardy of missing Saturday's divisional-round matchup with the Titans. Andrews was sidelined for the Ravens' Week 17 win over the Steelers with a sore ankle, but his absence had more to do with Baltimore having already clinched the AFC's No. 1 seed rather than any major concern about his health.

Schultz wrapped up the regular season having caught one of two targets for six yards.

While he played in every game, Schultz never saw more than 17 snaps on offense in any given week and the second-year tight end had basically no role as a receiver working behind Jason Witten and Blake Jarwin. Even if Witten heads back into retirement, Schultz likely wouldn't get enough targets in 2020 to make a fantasy impact with Jarwin very clearly the heir apparent at the position.

Dickerson was not targeted across four contests in 2019.

Dickerson bounced between New York's roster and practice squad in 2019, contributing as a blocker and special-teams asset when active. He's appeared in eight contests with the Giants over the last two seasons.

Ertz told Les Bowen of The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday that it'll take some time to get back to 100 percent. "They said it's probably going to take another month to feel back to myself after everything that went on," Ertz added.

Ertz was referencing the cracked rib and lacerated kidney that's inhibited him since he picked them up Week 16. The issues combined to keep Ertz sidelined in the regular-season finale, and he wasn't medically cleared to play through the latter concern until Saturday. He proceeded to play 88 percent of the offensive snaps during Sunday's wild-card loss to the Seahawks, gathering in two of four passes for 44 yards in the process. With plenty of time to recover, Ertz no doubt will be healthy by the time the offseason program kicks off in the spring. His future with the Eagles seemingly is in some question, though, as the 29-year-old is due $12.5 million in 2020, and the team has talented second-year TE Dallas Goedert waiting in the wings.