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Fant (back) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

Fant may have tweaked his back during the Saints' 23-22 overtime win over the Browns in Week 9, when he finished with one catch on two targets for 12 yards. He'll have two more opportunities to increase his practice participation ahead of Sunday's NFC South tilt against the Panthers. Fant has accumulated 12 catches on 18 targets for 96 yards and three touchdowns through seven regular-season games.

The Ravens signed Vannett to the practice squad Wednesday.

Vannett was cut from the Ravens' 53-man roster Tuesday, but he has opted to stay with the team as a member of the practice squad. The 2016 third-rounder has appeared in five regular-season games for Baltimore but has served mostly as a blocker and has not recorded a target.

Parkinson (ribs) was limited in Wednesday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Parkinson has seemingly been banged up all season, and the ribs are just the latest issue for the tight end. With Puka Nacua (knee/toe), Davante Adams (hamstring) and Terrance Ferguson (hamstring) vacating more than 45 percent of the Rams' targets, Los Angeles figures to lean heavily on its tight ends to try and get by without its top two receivers and top pass-catching tight end. Parkinson and Tyler Higbee will likely have prominent every-down roles in the coming weeks.

Jordan (finger) did not practice Wednesday, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Jordan has dealt with knee and foot injuries this season and has played pretty sparingly behind Dalton Schultz, Foster Moreau and Cade Stover for much of the campaign. Jordan has logged just 29 offensive snaps across nine appearances.

Schoonmaker (groin) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, Tommy Yarrish of the Cowboys' official site reports.

The tight end has missed the past two games for Dallas but appears to be ready to return and could see significant snaps behind Brevyn Spann-Ford while Jake Ferguson (knee) is sidelined.

Kacmarek (quadriceps) did not practice Wednesday, C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald reports.

The rookie tight end previously dealt with a hamstring injury before injuring his quad in last Sunday's loss to the Lions. A block-first tight end, Kacmarek has four catches for 30 yards on nine targets across eight games this season.

Alie-Cox (groin) did not practice Wednesday.

The veteran blocking tight end was injured in last Sunday's loss to the Cowboys. If he can't play Sunday against Miami, Will Mallory, Drew Ogeltree and Pharaoh Brown would be next in line for snaps at tight end behind Tyler Warren.

Henry (foot) was limited in Wednesday's practice.

After injuring his foot in Week 8 against Miami, Henry played through the limited practice reps last week against the Packers and turned three targets into three grabs for 35 yards. Assuming he didn't suffer a setback, Henry should be fine for Sunday's game against the Lions in Germany.

Fannin (groin) was limited in Wednesday's practice, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Fannin dealt with the groin issue in practice last week but ultimately avoided an injury designation ahead of last Sunday's overtime loss to the Saints. In that contest, Fannin caught both of his targets for 42 yards and a touchdown. He had been silent for much of the game before producing a 39-yard touchdown in the extra frame. The overall TE7 in half-PPR points per game this season, Fannin has 37 catches for 453 yards and four touchdowns on 53 targets through nine appearances.

The Cardinals designated Long (knee) for return from injured reserve Wednesday.

The tight end was injured in Week 4 against the Giants but had his 21-day practice window opened Wednesday. Elijah Higgins and Teagan Quitoriano have been soaking up the snaps at the position behind Trey McBride in recent weeks.