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Everett (hip) doesn't have an injury designation for Thursday's game at Las Vegas.

Everett is one of the many Chargers with a larger target share projection now that Keenan Allen (heel) has been ruled out for Week 15, albeit in the context of an offense featuring Easton Stick at quarterback instead of franchise signal-caller Justin Herbert (finger), who has been shut down for the season. Everett should be ready to handle his usual role as the Chargers' top tight end after he was listed as a full participant in Wednesday's practice.

Higbee (back) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice estimate, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.

Head coach Sean McVay said Monday that he thought Higbee may be able to return for Sunday's game against the Commanders after missing the overtime loss to Baltimore this past Sunday. Higbee's replacement in the starting lineup, Hunter Long, suffered a season-ending MCL injury in the first half, but third-stringer Davis Allen then came on strong with four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown. The Rams likely will deploy Allen in a three-down role Week 15 if Higbee isn't ready to play.

The Broncos designated Dulcich (hamstring) for return from injured reserve Wednesday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.

The transaction opens up a 21-day window in which Dulcich can be evaluated in practice before the Broncos would have to add him to the 53-man roster or keep him on IR for the rest of the season. Dulcich's career mostly has been defined by hamstring injuries to this point, but he could find a meaningful role down the stretch in an offense that's received little pass-catching production from its tight ends this season. Head coach Sean Payton wasn't willing to commit to Dulcich being ready to play Saturday in Detroit, though the tight end could put himself in position to return to the lineup Week 15 if he fares well in practices Wednesday and Thursday. Whenever he's activated, Dulcich will likely take snaps away from Lucas Krull and possibly Adam Trautman.

Thomas (ankle) did not practice Wednesday.

Thomas exited Sunday's game against the Saints with the injury and appears to still need more time to recover. The sixth-year tight end will likely need to ramp up his activity level over the next two days to play Week 15 against the Falcons.

Tremble (hip) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday.

The Panthers' tight end group remains banged up, as Hayden Hurst (concussion) and Ian Thomas (ankle) didn't practice at all to kick off Week 15 prep. Tremble at least managed some on-field work Wednesday, so he seems to be in the best spot on the health front among the trio, while Stephen Sullivan isn't dealing with an injury at the moment. Tremble's activity level in practices Thursday and Friday should provide a sense of his potential to continue playing through his hip concern, as he did this past Sunday at New Orleans.

Hurst (concussion) was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice.

Neither Hurst nor Ian Thomas (ankle) mixed into drills to begin Week 15 prep, while Tommy Tremble (hip) was a limited participant. Stephen Sullivan is the only healthy Panthers tight end on the active roster, but the aforementioned trio has two more chances this week to practice and put themselves in position to be available Sunday against the Falcons. Hurst himself has been diagnosed with post-traumatic amnesia following the concussion that he sustained Nov. 9 in Chicago, so he may be on the outside looking in to returning to action anytime soon.

Waller (hamstring) said Wednesday that he hopes to return to practice this week, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

Waller resumed running routes last Tuesday and appears to have avoided any setbacks. Even if Waller practices this week, it isn't clear if the Giants are seriously considering activating him from injured reserve ahead of this Sunday's game against New Orleans. The tight end does at least seem as though he'll play again this season, something that wasn't considered a given when the Giants placed him on IR in early November. A three-game winning streak has the Giants sitting just one game out of a wild-card spot at 5-8, albeit with five teams holding 6-7 records and sitting ahead of them in a tie for the NFC's seventh seed.

Schultz (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

Schultz has missed two straight games, but his presence on the field Wednesday offers hope that the tight end could return to return to action Sunday against the Titans. The Texans will release their first Week 15 injury report later Wednesday, when the extent of Schultz's activity in practice will be known.

Kincaid was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's walk-through session due to shoulder and thumb injuries.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott said after Sunday's win over the Chiefs that Kincaid was day-to-day after requiring X-rays on his shoulder during the contest, but the rookie tight end is also apparently carrying a thumb injury into Week 15. Kincaid will have two more opportunities to increase his activity in practice and potentially clear up any concern about his availability for Sunday's game versus Dallas.

Pruitt played 21 of 72 snaps on offense and finished with two catches for 15 yards on two targets in Sunday's 29-25 loss to the Buccaneers.

Pruitt fumbled after reeling in a six-yard reception in the second quarter, but fortunately for the Falcons, the football bounced out of bounds to allow Atlanta to maintain possession. The coaching staff didn't penalize Pruitt for the mistake, as he went on to haul in another target in the fourth quarter to extend a drive that culminated in a Bijan Robinson touchdown run. Even while Kyle Pitts and Jonnu Smith have been available for every game this season, Pruitt has managed to maintain a steady role on offense as the team's No. 3 tight end. Pruitt has played no fewer than 16 snaps on offense in any of his 13 appearances and has produced a 7-79-1 receiving line on 10 targets.