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Hollister (chest) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Hollister sat out Week 1 with a hamstring injury and Week 3 with the chest injury. Getting some work at practice is a good sign, but he'll need to be a full participant by Friday's practice to guarantee a role in Sunday's game versus the Dolphins. If he can go, his role still won't affect the fantasy realm.

Graham didn't practice Wednesday due to a knee injury, Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

With the injury in tow, Graham joins quarterback Aaron Rodgers (knee) as a non-participant to begin Week 4 preparations. Rodgers has yet to find the tight end in the end zone through three games, and Graham's own health issue places a cloud over his availability for Sunday's contest against the Bills. Nevertheless, Graham, like Rodgers, has two more chances to take the practice field and thus alleviate concerns about his potential to play this weekend.

Hurst (foot) returned to practice Wednesday and moved around well, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

Hurst's practice was his first since late August, when he was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his foot. The recovery timeline initially was estimated at 3-to-4 weeks, but it's now been close to five weeks since the injury was first reported. Hurst was listed as a limited participant at Wednesday's practice, but this at least puts him on track to make his NFL regular-season debut in either Week 4 or Week 5. Once he's ready, the first-round pick likely will enter a timeshare at tight end with Nick Boyle, Maxx Williams and fellow rookie Mark Andrews. The aforementioned trio has accounted for 21 catches and 243 receiving yards, with each player averaging less than three catches and four targets per game.

Derby (foot) wasn't present for the start of Wednesday's practice, Chris Perkins of The Athletic reports.

Unless Derby joins the Dolphins for the portion of the session closed to the media and logs some on-field work, he'll go down as a non-participant in the team's first practice of the week. After the foot injury forced Derby's early departure in the Dolphins' Week 3 win over the Raiders, rookie Mike Gesicki handled the bulk of the snaps at tight end, finishing with three catches for 31 yards.

Graham wasn't present at Wednesday's practice, Michael Cohen of The Athletic reports.

The reason for Graham's absence won't be known until the Packers release their first Week 4 injury report, so it's unclear if he's tending to an injury or merely receiving a personal day. In his first campaign with the Packers, Graham ranks third on the team in targets (19), but with 7.8 yards per target and no touchdowns through three games, he's been a slight disappointment.

Engram, who is dealing with an MCL sprain of his right knee, could be sidelined for roughly 2-to-4 weeks, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

The Giants are labeling Engram as week-to-week for the time being, but with reports suggesting that the tight end is only dealing with a moderate sprain, Rapoport's estimate seems reasonable. Per Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York, Giants head coach Pat Shurmur relayed Engram wouldn't practice Wednesday, and it's likely the second-year player will remain with the rehab group throughout the week. With Engram in line to miss at least Sunday's game against the Saints, Rhett Ellison is expected to step in as the team's temporary starter at tight end.

Everett caught one of two targets for three yards during Sunday's 35-23 win over the Chargers.

Everett has yet to live up to his 2017 second-round-pick billing, averaging less than a reception per game. The Rams -- chock full of weapons -- haven't had much use for their tight ends this season with targets needed for Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp. Everett's not worth considering, particularly against a tough Minnesota defense Thursday.

Seals-Jones caught one of three targets for a 35-yard touchdown during Sunday's 16-14 loss to Chicago.

Seals-Jones slipped behind the defense and was wide-open for Sam Bradford touchdown pass to cap Arizona's opening drive. After a strong first half, the Cardinals' luck ran out, Bradford committed three turnovers and the Josh Rosen era began. Rosen did not target Seals-Jones during his two drives, but there are few better friends for a young quarterback than a big, athletic tight end. Expect Rosen to look to Seals-Jones as a security blanket while being harassed by Seattle's swarming defense on Sunday.

Hill gained 35 yards on three carries in Sunday's win against the Falcons. He also returned three kickoffs for 64 yards.

For those unfamiliar with Hill, the BYU product is the Saints' third-string quarterback. An excellent athlete, Hill has also played on the special-teams coverage unit and returned kickoffs. In Atlanta, however, Hill added yet another dimension to his game. While Hill had taken snaps at quarterback in a special read-option package in both Weeks 1 and 2, he had simply handed the ball off on such occasions. Yet in Week 3, Hill ran the ball three times, including a 35-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. While Teddy Bridgewater remains the backup quarterback and the player most likely to see true quarterback snaps should anything happen to Drew Brees, it would not be surprising for Hill to continue to see playing time in certain packages. For fantasy owners in two-quarterback leagues in need of a starting option in a bye-week pinch, Hill has the potential to not just help those owners avoid taking a zero in their lineup, but he may actually be able to provide meaningful contributions, particularly in leagues that award points for return yardage.

Daniels was waived by the Seahawks on Tuesday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

Daniels was traded to Seattle from the Colts prior to the season commencing. However, he was only available as a depth tight end and never saw the field. He could potentially revert to the Seahawks' practice squad assuming he clears waivers.