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Saubert signed a contract with the Bears on Saturday.

Saubert will provide depth to a Bears tight end depth chart that just saw Adam Shaheen (foot) join Trey Burton (calf) on injured reserve. Saubert is expected to fall behind J.P. Holtz, Jesper Horsted and Bradley Sowell in terms of playing time.

Schreck was promoted to the Bengals' active roster Saturday.

Until now, Schreck has spent the entire season on the Bengals' practice squad. He was originally drafted in the seventh round by the team in 2017. He is now set to help provide depth at tight end, while also presumably contributing on special teams.

Hollister (toe) was listed as a limited participant in Friday's practice, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Hollister is apparently still experiencing some discomfort in his toe dating back to the Seahawks' Week 12 win over the Eagles, but the tight end would erase most of the concern about his health by practicing fully Saturday. Even if Hollister merely repeats the limited activity, he would still have a decent shot at suiting up Monday night against the Vikings.

Higbee is expected to operate as the Rams' clear No. 1 tight end Sunday against the Cardinals with Gerald Everett (knee) ruled out for the contest, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Everett tweaked his knee on a blocking assignment in the Rams' blowout loss to the Ravens on Monday Night Football and won't be ready to return to action on the short week. Even before Everett's injury surfaced, Higbee had seemingly usurped him as Los Angeles' top tight end, at least in terms of overall usage. Higbee had already played 70 percent of the Rams' offensive snaps the past two weeks, but he should push that rate higher in Week 13 with the No. 3 option on the depth chart, Johnny Mundt, not representing as much of a playing-time threat as Everett.

Everett (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game in Arizona, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Everett hyperextended his knee during Monday's 45-6 loss to Baltimore, and while he was able to rejoin the contest, he was then held out of practice Wednesday through Friday. His absence could leave Tyler Higbee in an every-down role, and it also decreases the overall competition for targets.

Kittle (knee/ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game in Baltimore, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Reportedly dealing with a bone chip in his ankle, Kittle may have to deal with pain for the rest of the season, but the 49ers expect that he'll continue to play. He returned from a two-game absence with a bang, catching six passes for 129 yards and a touchdown last week against the Packers. Sunday's road matchup with the red-hot Ravens defense is far more challenging, but Kittle is a top-three fantasy option at tight end whenever he suits up.

Graham (calf) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Giants.

As per usual, the Packers put a cap on Graham's practice reps this week, with the tight end sitting out Wednesday's session before garnering "limited" listings Thursday and Friday. The lack of full activity shouldn't result in Graham's snaps being restricted Sunday, as he's played at least 40 percent of the offensive plays in every game this season despite being a fixture on the Packers' injury reports.

Alie-Cox (thumb) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans.

Alie-Cox sat out the first two practices of the week but worked as a full participant Friday. The 26-year-old has been dealing with the thumb issue over the last couple weeks but again appears likely to play through the injury.

The Eagles list Ertz (hamstring) as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.

Ertz will unsurprisingly take an injury designation into the weekend after the hamstring issue caused him to turn in just one limited practice this week. Despite Ertz's lack of on-field reps leading up to Sunday, the Eagles are apparently optimistic the tight end will be good to go for gameday, as teammate Dallas Goedert suggested would be the case Friday when he spoke to Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Ertz has garnered at least 11 targets in each of the Eagles' past three games, but he could take on a smaller role in the passing attack in Week 13 with the team slated to welcome its top two wideouts -- Alshon Jeffery (ankle) and Nelson Agholor (knee) -- back to the lineup.

Thomas was not targeted in the passing game during Thursday's 24-20 loss to the Bears.

After Thomas logged a season-high 28 offensive snaps last week, it seemed like his role was expanding in the Lions offense. However, the banged-up T.J. Hockenson (shoulder/leg) commanded 11 targets from new quarterback David Blough on Thursday -- compared to zero for Thomas and Jesse James combined -- which, coupled with the dip in playing time, suggests otherwise. Thomas at least has the kind of receiving upside that James does not, but it will still be difficult to trust Thomas as anything more than a cheap dart throw in DFS.