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Wright caught his only target for a two-yard touchdown in Sunday's 31-30 win over the Bears.

The Lions' tight ends didn't get many looks from Jared Goff as a group, but Wright made his one target count by scoring his first TD of the season in the second quarter. The second-year player will continue to compete with rookie James Mitchell and Shane Zylstra for snaps and touches in Week 11 against the Giants.

Ertz sustained a knee injury during Sunday's game at the Rams, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

On third-and-4 late in the first quarter, quarterback Colt McCoy connected with Ertz for a 12-yard completion. However, Ertz was in noticeable pain right away and walked slowly to the sideline tent before getting carted to the locker room. If he doesn't return, he'll end Week 10 action with just the one catch. Rookie second-round pick Trey McBride and Stephen Anderson are the next tight ends up for the Cardinals.

Kelce secured six of seven targets for 81 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs' 27-17 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

Kelce had a relatively modest day by his standards, but he still co-led the Chiefs in receptions and set the pace in receiving yards. The talented tight end added his eighth touchdown grab of the season and first since he racked up four against the Raiders in Week 5 when he brought in a seven-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes late in the third quarter. Kelce will head into a Week 11 road divisional showdown against the Chargers next Sunday night with no fewer than 81 receiving yards in four straight contests.

Alie-Cox (ankle) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

Alie-Cox missed practice Wednesday and Thursday, but returned to a limited session Friday, setting the stage for him to be available Sunday. The tight end recorded a 6-85-2 receiving line in Week 4, but apart from that Alie-Cox hasn't hauled in more than two passes in any game this season while working in a timeshare with Kylen Granson and Jelani Woods (shoulder). With Woods out Sunday, Alie-Cox could see added opportunities alongside Granson (with Nikola Kalinic in reserve), but he still profiles as a hit-or-miss fantasy option.

Conner (knee) is active Sunday against the Browns.

Conner was limited all week in practice, but he's feeling well enough to take the field Sunday. He'll help provide depth at tight end, while also chipping in on special teams.

Jordan (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Despite leading all Texans tight ends in the Week 9 loss to the Eagles by playing 63 percent of the snaps on offense, Jordan will find himself out of the game plan entirely Sunday as a healthy inactive. The second-year player hasn't lived up to his billing as the Texans' best pass-catching tight end since he made his return to the lineup Week 7 after a three-game absence due to an ankle sprain. In those three contests, Jordan mustered a measly 3-24-0 receiving line on 11 targets. He now looks to have been pushed out of the tight-end rotation by rookie Teagan Quitoriano, who scored a touchdown on his lone reception in his NFL debut last week. Expect the Texans to run a three-man committee at the position Sunday that will also include O.J. Howard and Jordan Akins.

Forristall was elevated from the Browns' practice squad to the active roster in advance of Sunday's game against the Dolphins.

Forristall was bumped to the active roster for the second consecutive week with David Njoku (ankle) sidelined. If he suits up, it will be Forristall's third game of the season after logging 11 offensive snaps with no targets through his first two contests.

The Giants elevated Cager from their practice squad to the active roster Saturday ahead of Sunday's game versus the Texans, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

With regular starting tight end Daniel Bellinger (eye) out for Week 10, the Giants saw fit to elevate Cager to the 53-man roster for a second consecutive week. Cager has seen just two targets through two games in 2022.

The Rams elevated Pinkney to their 53-man roster ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Cardinals.

The same moves was made regarding Pinkney ahead of the team's Week 9 loss to Tampa Bay, when he logged 13 snaps on special teams. He presumably will see a similar workload this Sunday.

Tremble didn't catch his only target in Thursday night's 25-15 win over the Falcons.

Tremble again led Carolina's tight ends in snaps, but he was blanked in the passing game after catching a touchdown in two of his previous three outings. Despite that recent success, Tremble's mere 10 receptions through 10 games evidence his mild overall value.