NFL Player News

Ogletree (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.

Ogletree has been sidelined since Week 9. With the rookie tight end sidelined, Indianapolis' depth chart at the position will consist of Kylen Granson, Mo Alie-Cox and Will Mallory on Sunday. Ogletree missed all three of Indianapolis' practices heading into Week 12, but he'll hope to resume practicing ahead of the team's Week 13 trip to Tennessee.

Goedert (forearm) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Buffalo, but he's healing quicker than initially expected and has been able to do cardio workouts, Josh Tolentino of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Coach Nick Sirianni told reporters there's a reason Goedert wasn't placed on injured reserve, hinting that the tight end has a chance to return before missing four games. It'll be his second absence when the Eagles face the Bills on Sunday, leaving Jack Stoll and Albert Okwuegbunam as the healthy tight ends, with Grant Calcaterra (ankle) set to join Goedert on the inactive list.

Kolar missed Friday's practice with an illness and is listed as questionable for Sunday night's game at the Chargers.

The Ravens will need to sign a tight end or call one up from the practice squad before Sunday if there's real concern about Kolar's availability. He, Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews (leg) were the only tight ends on the roster as of Friday, with Andrews expected to miss the rest of the season. Kolar played only 12 of Baltimore's 66 snaps on offense last week when Andrews suffered his season-ending injury on the opening drive of an eventual Ravens victory.

Everett (chest) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore.

Everett upgraded to full practice participation Friday and thus seems more likely than not to play. With the Chargers playing the Ravens in the Sunday night game, the lack of clarity regarding Everett's status is still less than ideal for those depending on him in Week 12 lineups. On a positive note, teammate Donald Parham looks like a decent fill-in for Everett if needed, especially with fellow tight end Nick Vannett (concussion) already ruled out. Parham and Stone Smartt took on most of the work at tight end with Everett out for last week's loss to the Packers.

Hockenson (ribs) was a limited participant in practice Friday.

Hockenson played through the rib injury the past two weeks and piled up 15 catches for 189 yards and a touchdown in his familiar three-down role. He'll likely be fine for Monday's game against the Bears, and might be looking at another week without WR Justin Jefferson (hamstring - LP) around to compete for targets.

Smythe (ankle) is listed as active for Friday's game against the Jets.

Smythe -- who was inactive for the Dolphins' Week 11 win over the Raiders -- approached the game listed as questionable, but he'll be available Friday along with fellow tight ends Julian Hill and Tyler Kroft. In nine games to date, Smythe has caught 17 of his 22 targets for 168 yards, numbers that restrict his fantasy lineup utility to deeper formats.

Hurst (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Titans.

Hurst will miss a second straight game after sitting out every practice this week. Fellow Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble played a career-high 76 percent of snaps in the team's loss to Dallas last week, catching one of three targets for a four-yard TD.

Coach Sean McDermott noted Friday that the Bills are "hopeful but not certain" that Knox (wrist) will be able to return to action after the Bills' Week 13 bye, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

Knox, who remains on IR, last suited up in Week 7, but it's possible that he could return to the mix as soon as the Bills' Dec. 10 contest against the Chiefs. While that's hardly a lock to happen, it does appear as though the tight end will be back before the end of the season. In the meantime, Dalton Kincaid will remain the team's top TE option.

Thomas caught two of four targets for 15 yards in Thursday's 45-10 loss to Dallas.

Thomas turned in his second-worst fantasy performance in 11 appearances this season, following five straight games with at least four catches and 31 yards. He's now averaging 4.1 receptions for 38.5 yards and 0.27 touchdowns on 5.6 targets for the campaign heading into a Week 13 home game against the Dolphins.

Kraft was targeted twice and caught two passes for 15 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's 29-22 victory over the Lions.

Kraft nearly picked up his first career touchdown in Green Bay's Week 11 victory over the Chargers, but he broke through Thursday, finding the end zone shortly before the first quarter came to a close. The 23-year-old has filled a complementary role for most of his rookie season, but his snaps have steadily increased, and with fellow rookie tight end Luke Musgrave (abdomen) out in Week 12, Kraft started and was on the field for all but a couple plays. Musgrave will miss at least three more games after landing on injured reserve, so Kraft will presumably continue occupying a starting spot. The upcoming matchups aren't great, but Kraft will at least have opportunity on his side, and quarterback Jordan Love is heating up.