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James posted no stats in the Bears' 31-17 Week 18 loss to the Vikings, and he ended the season with seven catches for 62 yards and a touchdown.

As the Bears' third-string tight end, James saw more than 25 snaps on just two occasions. Although he technically has three more years on his contract, all are void years, and the team can move on with no cap penalty. However, if the Bears let Jimmy Graham go, James could move up the depth chart and potentially have fantasy value as a red-zone target, though Cole Kmet will likely see the overwhelming majority of tight end targets.

Graham caught two passes for 16 yards in the Bears' 31-17 Week 18 loss to the Vikings, and he ended the season with 14 receptions for 167 yards and three touchdowns.

During the season, Graham caught two or fewer passes in each game he played, though almost half of his targets came in the red zone, where he still showed the ability to box out defenders and score a few touchdowns. The 35-year-old is unlikely to see high target volume in 2022, though he could continue to see end-zone targets if he's on an NFL roster. Although he technically has four more years on his contract, all are void years, and the team can move on from him with no cap penalty.

Waller (knee) is listed as active for Sunday night's game against the Chargers.

Following league-wide developments earlier in the day, both Las Vegas and Los Angeles are fighting for a playoff spot in the final game of the NFL's regular-season slate. In that context, Waller will give it a go for the first time since Week 12, and even if he's somewhat limited following a long layoff, his return no doubt is a welcome development for the Raiders' Week 18 passing attack. The talented tight end checks back into the team's lineup with averages of 5.3 catches (on 8.4 targets) for 64.3 yards per game while scoring two touchdowns in 10 appearances on the campaign.

Hill sustained a foot injury during Sunday's contest in Atlanta, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

As the Saints returned to the field from halftime, coach Sean Payton told Laura Okmin on the Fox broadcast that Hill has a Lisfranc injury. Payton also relayed, "If he can go, he will go." Hill wasn't spotted on the sideline to begin the third quarter, and Trevor Siemian remained under center, so it's unclear if Hill actually will get a chance to return. Assuming Hill doesn't, he'll finish Week 18 having completed seven of nine passes for 107 yards and one touchdown and logging five carries for 18 yards.

Andrews secured eight of 16 targets for 85 yards and rushed once for no gain in the Ravens' 16-13 overtime loss to the Steelers on Sunday.

To label the star tight end Tyler Huntley's security blanket would be a major understatement, as Andrews was targeted nine more times than the next-closest pass catcher, Marquise Brown. Andrews easily paced the Ravens in receptions and receiving yards as a result, a performance that closed out what was a spectacular last month-plus of the regular season. Andrews recorded at least six receptions and Sunday's 85 yards in each of this last five contests, a sample in which he also eclipsed the 100-yard mark on three occasions. The final surge left Andrews with a career-best 107 receptions and 1,361 receiving yards, numbers he complemented with nine touchdowns. Andrews arguably will be as much or an even more coveted of a fantasy asset as Travis Kelce and George Kittle at the tight end position ahead of the 2022 season.

Hill left Sunday's game in Atlanta with an undisclosed injury, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.

Hill went down awkwardly on a short run in the second quarter, and after attempting to get up he sat on the turf for a spell before making his way to the sideline tent. He then walked slowly to the locker room with his right shoe in his hand, per Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network. The nature of Hill's health concern is unknown, but Trevor Siemian took over quarterback duties in his stead.

Kmet caught four passes for 48 yards in the Bears' 31-17 Week 18 loss to the Vikings, and he ended the season with 60 receptions for 612 yards.

As a rookie in 2020, Kmet started to become a significant part of the offense down the stretch, and he built on that this year, more than doubling his targets, receptions and yardage in his sophomore campaign. He'll enter the third year of his four-year rookie deal in 2022, and he could be viewed as a breakout option if Jimmy Graham doesn't return since such a development would potentially lead to more red-zone targets. He's likely to be selected as a top-18 tight end in 2022 fantasy drafts.

Dissly (heel) is inactive for Sunday's game against Arizona, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Dissly injured his heel in the team's Week 17 win over the Lions and was unable to practice during the week as a result. His season is now over, and he ends the campaign with 21 receptions for 231 yards and one touchdown across 15 games.

Pitts (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Saints.

Pitts was questionable for Sunday's contest and will take the field for Atlanta in the season finale. The 21-year-old has 17 receptions for 309 yards over his past four games, though he continues to search for his first touchdown since Week 5.

Jackson's MRI revealed he suffered a torn ACL against the Cowboys on Saturday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Jackson recorded three catches on five targets for 22 yards and his first NFL touchdown before the injury. He'll now face a long recovery that will likely force him to miss the bulk of the Eagles' offseason on-field programs. He'll work to return to full health at some point in the 2022 season.