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Fortson suffered a torn Achilles in Sunday's win over Washington and will miss the rest of the season, according to James Palmer of NFL Network.

Fortson's worst case scenario has been confirmed, and the tight end will miss the rest of the regular season as a result. Fortson made one catch for 27 yards Sunday against Washington, and he ends the season with five grabs for 47 yards and two scores across six games.

Mundt (knee) has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Giants, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Mundt picked up a knee injury, and it seems the issue is serious enough to rule him out for the remainder of this contest. Expect Tyler Higbee to see most of the offensive snaps at tight end, while Jacob Harris could take Mundt's place as a blocker.

Fortson (Achilles) has been ruled out of Sunday's game against Washington.

While no diagnosis has been confirmed, Fortson was down for a while before getting carted off with what appeared to be a serious injury. The coming days should shed more light on the severity of the injury, but it wouldn't be surprising if he has to miss an extended period of time.

Ertz is inactive for Sunday's game in Cleveland, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Ertz wasn't eligible to be active anyway following his trade from Philadelphia to Arizona on Friday due to playing Thursday against the Buccaneers. He'll look forward to making his Cardinals debut next Sunday versus the Texans, though it remains to be seen how much he'll be utilized in his initial outings with the team. In the meantime, the Cards' Week 6 tight ends will be Darrell Daniels, Demetrius Harris and Ross Travis.

Mundt (knee) is questionable to return Sunday at the Giants, according to Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic.

It remains to be seen if Mundt returns to the game, though his absence might not have a big effect on the Rams' game plan for this one. Expect Tyler Higbee to see most of the offensive snaps at tight end, while Jacob Harris could take Mundt's place as a blocker.

Gesicki recorded eight receptions on nine targets for 115 yards in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Jaguars.

Gesicki was heavily involved throughout the game and contributed three receptions of 20 yards or more. He benefited from the Dolphins taking to the air 47 times, with only Jaylen Waddle commanding more targets for the team. That volume may be difficult for Gesicki to carry forward once DeVante Parker (shoulder) is able to return to the field, though he has topped 50 receiving yards in three of his last four games.

Hockenson (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

For the second straight contest, Hockenson is coming off a week in which his practice reps were capped by a knee issue. Still, he logged 81 percent of the offensive snaps last Sunday at Minnesota, which is in the realm of his usual workload (81-93 percent on any given game this season). Hockenson has been relatively quiet since reaching the end zone in Weeks 1 and 2, and he may have a tough time producing Sunday versus a Cincy defense that has allowed just 30.6 receiving yards per game to tight ends this season.

Hockenson (knee), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals, is expected to play, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

While playing through the knee issue in the Lions' Week 5 loss to Minnesota, Hockenson was on the field for 81 percent of the offensive snaps and finished with two receptions for 22 yards on three targets. Though he doesn't look to be completely over the injury, expect a better performance Week 6 now that he's further removed from the knee issue.

Jackson (back) will get some playing time when he returns from injury now that Zach Ertz has been dealt to the Cardinals, Dave Spadaro of the Eagles' official site reports.

Jackson is still working his way back from an injury suffered in training camp, but the Eagles liked what they saw in the preseason from the converted quarterback and most likely would have found roster space for him had he not been placed on IR. Now, he has a spot for sure when he returns, and GM Howie Roseman has said the team wants to see the Buffalo product get a chance to show he can produce in real games.

Goedert is the unquestioned no. 1 tight end for the Eagles now that Zach Ertz has been traded to Arizona, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

It's much later than expected, but it finally happened. The 2018 second-round pick finally gets the chance to be the Eagles' guy at tight end six weeks into his walk year. As a result, both Goedert and Ertz should each see a huge surge in value atop their respective teams' depth charts and without having to contend with the other for targets and snaps.