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Vannett (neck) was listed as a limited practice participant Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Vannett played 34 snaps on offense during the Titans' Week 9 overtime win over the Patriots and finished with two catches for 33 yards and one touchdown. While he was able to practice in full Wednesday, he was limited in Thursday's session due to a neck issue, which puts his status for Sunday's game against the Chargers in question. If Vannett is unable to play, Josh Whyle would figure to step into the No. 2 tight end behind starter Chigoziem Okonkwo.

Johnson (knee/back) practiced in a limited fashion Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Johnson is operating with a cap on his practice reps this week due to knee and back injuries. He thus has just one more chance to prove his health Friday before the Giants potentially hand him a designation ahead of Sunday's game versus the Panthers in Germany. Chris Manhertz (two targets this season) and Daniel Bellinger (three) are the other tight ends on New York's active roster.

Pitts (hamstring) practiced on a limited basis Thursday, Daniel Flick of SI.com reports.

One day removed from being estimated as a limited participant due to a hamstring issue, Pitts officially had a cap on his reps Thursday as the Falcons got back on the practice field. He thus has only more chance to prove his health this week before the Falcons potentially tag him with a designation ahead of Sunday's game at New Orleans. WR Drake London (hip pointer) also is banged-up, so the statuses of the team's top two pass catchers is up in the air for Week 10 action.

Pruitt (knee) did not practice Thursday, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.

Pruitt initially suffered a knee injury in Week 2, causing him to miss four contests, but he was able to return to game action in Week 7. He wasn't listed on the injury report Wednesday, so perhaps this is more of a rest day or Pruitt may have suffered an aggravation of some sort. Pruitt has played 42 percent of the offensive snaps in games he's been healthy for this season, catching two of three targets for 19 yards. He's mainly been a blocker.

The Bengals elevated Grandy from their practice squad for Thursday's game against the Ravens.

Grandy has yet to see regular-season action up to this point, but he might get a chance to make his debut in Week 10. If he does play Thursday, it wouldn't be surprising if it was primarily on special teams.

Franks (concussion) was a full participant at practice Thursday.

Franks hasn't officially been cleared from concussion protocol yet, but his activity at practice is a good sign for his potential availability for Week 10. If he can clear concussion protocol by Friday, there's a good chance he'd avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.

Sanders was limited at Thursday's practice due to wrist and ankle injuries.

Sanders wasn't listed on the Panthers' practice report Wednesday, so the mention of two new health concerns may mean the cap on his reps Thursday is maintenance related. Fellow tight end Tommy Tremble (back) also was limited Thursday, while Feleipe Franks practiced fully but remains in the concussion protocol. As a result, the state of Carolina's TE room is up in the air ahead of Sunday's game against the Giants in Germany.

Tremble (back) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.

Tremble logged a full practice Wednesday, but it's unclear if his downgrade to limited activity was the result of a setback or part of a maintenance program. The Panthers will provide a final update on Tremble's status for Sunday's game against the Giants in Munich when they release their final injury report of the week Friday.

Hudson played 20 of the Bengals' 74 snaps on offense and finished with two catches for 14 yards on three targets in Sunday's 41-24 win over the Raiders.

Hudson recorded his first pair of receptions since Week 1 and benefited from more snaps than usual in part due to rookie tight end Erick All (knee) sustaining what was ultimately determined to be a season-ending ACL tear during the contest. With All out of the mix, Hudson could continue to see a slightly elevated role as the Bengals' No. 2 pass-catching tight end behind Mike Gesicki.

The Chargers cut Castles from the practice squad Wednesday.

After being let go by the Eagles in late September with an injury settlement, Castle was able to catch on with the Chargers' practice squad Oct. 15. Now that he's been let go, the undrafted rookie will look to catch on with a team in need of tight end depth.