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Njoku (knee) was limited at Tuesday's practice, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

For a third week in a row, Njoku practice reps have been capped due to a knee issue. On this occasion, though, he appears to be a bit more healthy, with limited next to his name on both Week 7 injury reports. The Browns will have a chance to clear him entirely Wednesday, but even they don't he seems to be in good shape to play Thursday versus the Broncos.

Saubert secured three of his five targets for 23 yards in Sunday's loss to the Raiders.

With Albert Okwuegbunam (hamstring) placed on IR, Saubert saw his first action as Denver's No. 2 tight end. Unfortunately, that didn't equate to much in the way of production behind starter Noah Fant. Saubert played on just 35 percent of the Broncos' offensive snaps. With Okwuegbunam sidelined, Saubert will likely continue to see increased playing time behind Fant, but he will remain far off the fantasy radar with so many mouths to feed in the Denver passing attack. Up next for the Broncos is a Thursday night showdown with the Browns in Week 7.

Knox suffered a broken bone in his hand during Monday's 34-31 loss to the Titans, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Knox was able to handle some plays after suffering the injury, including throwing a two-point conversion to Josh Allen, but it looks like it's possible he could need to miss time. The Bills will enjoy a bye Week 7 before taking on Miami on Oct. 31, so Knox will at least benefit from extra time to rest up.

Knox (hand) has been ruled out for the remainder of Monday's game against the Titans.

The severity of Knox's injury is unknown at this time, but it's serious enough to hold him out for the final quarter of Monday's matchup. He was spotted walking to the locker room and was officially ruled out shortly after. Tommy Sweeney will get more looks at tight end as a result.

Knox is questionable to return to Monday night's game against the Titans due to a hand injury.

Knox appeared to suffer the injury at the end of the third quarter. It would be a significant blow for the Bills if he's unable to return down the stretch, as he's emerged as one of Josh Allen's favorite targets so far this season.

Mundt will miss the remainder of the 2021 season after suffering a torn ACL, J.B. Long of the Los Angeles Rams Radio Network reports.

Mundt suffered the injury during Sunday's blowout victory over the Giants, and it'll cost him the rest of the season. He'll finish 2021 with one catch for nine yards on one target over six games.

Parkinson didn't receive a target in Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Steelers.

Parkinson played just four snaps on offense because both Gerald Everett and Will Dissly were active. As long Dissly and Everett are healthy, Parkinson will likely handle a limited role on offense.

Denver lists Fant as a limited participant on Monday's estimated practice report due to a foot injury, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Fant feasted in garbage time of Sunday's 34-24 loss to the Raiders, with much of his 9-97-1 stat line on a season-high 11 targets coming in the second half, when the Broncos were forced to lean heavily on the passing game. The tight end looks like he may have hurt his foot at some point along the way, but the fact that he's being listed as limited on the Broncos' first Week 7 injury report suggests he's on a path to play Thursday in Cleveland.

The Browns listed Njoku as a limited participant on Monday's estimated practice report due to a knee issue, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Cleveland didn't hold an officially practice one day after its 37-14 loss to the Cardinals, but Njoku looks as though he may be dinged up coming out of that contest. After a massive Week 5 outing (seven catches for 149 yards and a touchdown) in a loss to the Chargers, Njoku delivered a 1-6-0 line on two targets while playing 26 of the Browns' 59 offensive snaps (44 percent) in the Week 6 loss. The 44-percent share was more than 10 points below his previous season-low share (56 percent), which came back in Week 1.

Smith, who logged 39 of a possible 54 snaps on offense in Sunday's 35-29 overtime loss to the Cowboys, caught just one pass (on two targets) for nine yards in the contest.

Meanwhile, fellow tight end Hunter Henry was on the field for 37 snaps en route to catching both of his targets for 25 yards and a TD. With a 16-124-1 stat line through six games, Smith's fantasy value thus far has been limited while operating in a true timeshare with Henry.