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The Bears elevated Carlson to their active roster ahead of Thursday night's game against the Panthers, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.

Carlson has spent the majority of this year on the Bears' practice squad, and his last in-game action came back in 2020 with the Browns. The 26-year-old tight end has appeared in 25 games throughout his two-year NFL career, recording 62 receiving yards and primarily playing on special teams.

Njoku (knee) returned to practice Thursday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Njoku was DNP Wednesday and has missed multiple practices with various ailments this season. He's still managed to start all eight games and has now scored touchdowns in back-to-back games headed into Sunday's Week 10 date with the division-rival Ravens. Njoku is averaging 7.7 targets per game over his last three outings.

Jordan (foot) did not participate in Thursday's practice, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

The 23-year-old tight end missed his second consecutive practice Thursday, and it seems increasingly likely that he'll be out for the second game in a row this Sunday. Jordan has seen a limited role in Houston's offense through six appearances this season, recording 51 yards on only five receptions.

Ogletree (foot) did not practice Thursday, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.

Ogletree exited Sunday's game against the Panthers with the foot injury and will need at least another day to recover before returning to the field. He'll have another opportunity to do so Friday ahead of the team's Week 10 matchup with the Patriots in Germany. If the Youngstown State product is unable to suit up, Will Mallory could see extra snaps in the contest.

Parkinson was held out of practice Wednesday due to a biceps injury, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

It's unclear when Parkinson hurt his biceps, as he logged his usual allotment of snaps in Sunday's loss to Baltimore. The 24-year-old has maintained a fairly even snap count with fellow tight ends Noah Fant and Will Dissly over the past four weeks, and Parkinson has paced the trio with six catches over that span. His status for Sunday's contest against Washington should become clearer as the practice week progresses.

Graham (rest) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.

Graham has not suited up for either of New Orleans' last two games, and he's now limited to start the Saints' new week of practice. His odds of playing in Week 10 would get a big boost if he were able to practice in full Thursday or Friday.

Hooper was limited practice participant Wednesday due to a calf injury.

Hooper now has two chances to upgrade to full participation ahead of Sunday's game against the Jets. That said, with just 13 catches for 128 yards through nine games, Hooper is mostly off the fantasy radar while working in a timeshare at tight end with rookie second-round pick Michael Mayer.

Las Vegas signed James to its practice squad Wednesday.

James was cut by New Orleans prior to Week 1, but he has now found a new opportunity with the Raiders ahead of Week 10. In two games with Cleveland in 2022, James played a total of 18 offensive snaps and did not draw a target.

Freiermuth (hamstring) plans to resume practicing next week and hopes to be ready to play when first eligible to return from injured reserve Nov. 19 at Cleveland, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.

Freiermuth has been dealing with a hamstring injury since Week 4 and was placed on IR before Week 7. He'll miss a fourth straight game when the Steelers host the Packers this Sunday, but after that he's eligible to return and apparently has a realistic chance to do so. He worked out to the side Wednesday while his teammates practiced, telling reporters afterward that he didn't want to "jinx" anything by being too optimistic or hopeful about his health. Connor Heyward and Darnell Washington have been filling in at tight end, with Heyward running the most routes but losing a bit more playing time to the rookie of late.

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

In the wake of the Vikings' 31-28 win in Atlanta this past Sunday, head coach Kevin O'Connell told Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune that Hockenson was dealing with an oblique or rib issue. O'Connell also expressed hope Monday that the tight end would be able to play through the injury, according to Goessling. Hockenson is being listed with only the rib issue on the Vikings' official Week 10 injury report, and the tight end will have two more chances to get back to full activity in practice before the team potentially makes a ruling on his availability for Sunday's game against the Saints.