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Hill (foot) is "ready to go" for training camp, according to Saints GM Mickey Loomis.

With Hill evidently having moved past a Lisfranc injury to his left foot, the versatile 31-year-old will now look to secure a role in the Saints offense, presumably as a tight end. Jameis Winston (knee), Andy Dalton and Ian Book will handle the team's QB duties in 2022.

Uzomah (undisclosed) was removed from the PUP list Tuesday, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

This suggests Uzomah has been cleared for the Jets' first training camp practice Wednesday. He and fellow offseason signing Tyler Conklin are in line to compete for the starting job at tight end, with some form of timeshare the most likely outcome after both had similar production last season and signed similar contracts this offseason. The Jets also have rookie third-round pick Jeremy Ruckert, who will open camp on the non-football injury list with a foot injury.

The Commanders placed Thomas (knee) on the active/PUP list Tuesday.

Thomas had knee surgery Dec. 17 to address an ACL tear accompanied by MCL and meniscus damage. He resumed jogging in April, but it remains to be seen when he'll be able to practice fully and as a result it won't be any surprise if John Bates is the Week 1 starting tight end for Washington.

Thomas (knee) is expected to land on the PUP list for the start of training camp, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

Thomas had major knee surgery Dec. 17 and resumed jogging at some point in April. He didn't participate in offseason practices and won't be ready for the start of camp, with Week 1 also a major question mark given the tight end's revelation in April that he'd damaged his MCL and meniscus in addition to an ACL tear. John Bates is the favorite to start at tight end in the event Thomas isn't ready for the opener, and they could form a timeshare if/when they're both healthy.

Coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed Smith will be a full participant in training camp after missing last season with a torn meniscus, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Smith took live reps at June minicamp and now gets a second shot at a breakout in the fourth and final year of his rookie contract. With Tyler Conklin leaving for New York in the offseason, Smith doesn't have much competition for snaps at tight end. The 2019 second-round pick was one of the league's better No. 2 TEs in 2019 and 2020 behind Kyle Rudolph, and he now has a shot at a three-down role in his age-24 season.

San Francisco placed Woerner (abdomen) on the PUP list Tuesday, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Apparently Woerner recently underwent core muscle surgery, and he presumably still needs time to recover from that. He did see three starts in 2021 after George Kittle went down with a calf injury, but he'll fight Tyler Kroft and Ross Dwelley for scraps behind Kittle in 2022 assuming he's ready to go by the start of the regular season.

Kolar is being evaluated for a possible sports hernia injury, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

The Ravens aren't likely to rush the rookie fourth-round pick, as he'd presumably start training camp behind at least Mark Andrews and Nick Boyle on the depth chart. The Ravens also took another receiving-minded tight end in Round 4 (Isaiah Likely) 11 picks after Kolar. Any scenario with rookie-year fantasy value for Likely or Kolar would figure to involve Andrews missing time. It now sounds as if Kolar will miss time this summer.

Wolf had a tryout with the Raiders on Monday, Howard Balzer of SI.com of reports.

Wolf was waived with an undisclosed injury from the Saints' injured reserve in May. The 2021 undrafted free agent caught two passes for eight yards during his rookie campaign in New Orleans.

Pruitt had a workout with the Bengals on Monday, Howard Balzer of SI.com reports.

Pruitt ended last season on the Titans' injured reserve after he suffered a severe ankle injury in Week 16. Nonetheless, the 30-year-old tight end registered career highs in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns (14-145-3) over 14 games with Tennessee during the 2021 campaign.

Goedert will enter training camp as the Eagles' starting tight end for the first time in his career, Dave Spadaro of the team's official site reports.

The 2018 second-round pick was a big part of Philadelphia's offense each of his first four seasons, but most of that time was spent working as the No. 2 behind Zach Ertz in schemes that used a lot of multi-TE looks. The team finally moved on from Ertz midway through last season, right around the same time coach Nick Sirianni switched to a run-first approach. While the Eagles may shift toward a more balanced, unpredictable approach this year, a big part of the reason is offseason acquisition A.J. Brown, who also represents stiff target competition. Still, there's a chance for Goedert to break out in Year 5, with he, Brown and DeVonta Smith clearly the top three weapons for young QB Jalen Hurts.