NFL Player News
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Mike Gesicki TE | CIN
Dolphins' Mike Gesicki: Career-high receiving yards
Gesicki caught three of seven targets for 51 yards in Sunday's 17-16 loss to Washington.
Gesicki posted the highest receiving yardage total of his young career during the Week 6 loss, although his catch rate left something to be desired. The Dolphins stand to continue giving Gesicki ample opportunities as the season continues, in order to further his development as an aerial weapon, but he nonetheless remains difficult to rely on for fantasy production. The second-year pro has a tough matchup against the Bills coming up during Week 7.
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Austin Hooper TE | ATL
Falcons' Austin Hooper: Amazing 2019 campaign continues
Hooper caught all eight of his targets, logging 117 receiving yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 34-33 loss to Arizona.
As far as the tight end position goes, it's hard to beat Hooper's immense workload of 8.3 targets per game. What's even better is that Hooper is converting those opportunities into decisive fantasy performances, with six-plus catches and 55 yards in every game but one so far this season, as well as three touchdown catches over the past four weeks. He was able to dissect a Cardinals defense that entered Sunday allowing an NFL-high 461 receiving yards and six touchdowns to the position, and in Week 7, he will face a Rams defense against which George Kittle amassed eight receptions for 103 yards Sunday.
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George Kittle TE | SF
49ers' George Kittle: Records 103 receiving yards
Kittle caught all eight of his targets for 103 yards during Sunday's 20-7 win over the Rams.
Kittle led the team in targets, catches and receiving yards while topping the 100-yard mark for the first time this season. His long gain of 45 yards was also his longest of the campaign and he's now somewhat quietly on pace to exceed 1,000 for the season after a slow start by his standards. Kittle still has just one touchdown to his name after five contests, but that could change in next Sunday's road matchup against a poor Redskins team.
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Hunter Henry TE | NE
Chargers' Hunter Henry: Returns to lineup Sunday
Henry (knee) is listed as active for Sunday night's game against the Steelers.
Henry -- who suffered a tibia plateau fracture to his left knee in Week 1 -- will give it a go Sunday night, but Eric D. Williams of ESPN.com previously relayed that coach Anthony Lynn seems inclined to limit the tight end's snaps in his return to action. Henry is thus a speculative fantasy play in Week 6, but as long as he avoids any setbacks as the season rolls along, he figures to see his workload increase incrementally in the coming weeks.
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Mark Andrews TE | BAL
Ravens' Mark Andrews: Totals 99 receiving yards
Andrews caught six of eight targets for 99 yards during Sunday's 23-17 win over the Bengals.
Andrews dealt with a bit of a shoulder issue during the week, but he showed no signs of it as he led the team in targets, catches and receiving yards in the absence of Marquise Brown. He broke off a 39-yard gain, which tied his longest of the year, and has now recorded 99 or more receiving yards in three of six games. Andrews also has three touchdown catches to his name and will look to add to his numbers in next Sunday's matchup with the Seahawks.
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Zach Ertz TE | WAS
Eagles' Zach Ertz: Loses fumble in loss
Ertz secured four of nine targets for 54 yards and lost a fumble in the Eagles' 38-20 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.
Ertz mostly was held in check against a tough Vikings defense, and his fumble came in Vikings territory midway through the fourth quarter and Philadelphia attempting to come back from a 38-20 deficit. The veteran tight end's reception and receiving yardage tallies tied for a season low, even as he logged his second-highest amount of targets on the campaign. Ertz will look to bounce back against the Cowboys in a Week 7 matchup.
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Ricky Seals-Jones TE | IND
Browns' Ricky Seals-Jones: Finds paydirt in loss
Seals-Jones hauled in three of six targets for 47 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 32-28 loss to the Seahawks.
Seals-Jones made a backpedaling 31-yard touchdown catch on a deep pass from Baker Mayfield on the first play of the second quarter. In the wake of David Njoku's (wrist) injury, Seals-Jones has clearly been the most productive tight end -- he has seven catches for 143 yards and two scores with Njoku out -- despite playing fewer snaps than Demetrius Harris and Pharaoh Brown over the previous three games.
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Will Dissly TE | LAC
Seahawks' Will Dissly: Achilles injury 'serious'
Coach Pete Carroll called Dissly's Achilles injury a "serious one" following Sunday's 32-28 win at Cleveland, Liz Matthews of USA Today reports.
Considering Carroll also termed the situation "devastating," Dissly may have suffered a second season-ending injury in as many pro campaigns. Once further testing is done on Dissly's lower left leg, the Seahawks will reveal the extent of the injury. In the wake of the news, the team is down to two healthy tight ends (Luke Willson and Jacob Hollister).
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Travis Kelce TE | KC
Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Held in check versus Texans
Kelce caught four of six targets for 58 yards during Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Texans.
Kelce caught 75 percent of the passes thrown his way, but a season-low total of six targets limited his opportunities to produce. Still, even in a modest effort by Kelce's standards, he averaged a respectable 14.5 yards per catch and had a couple of red-zone targets to boot. He'll look to make a greater impact in Thursday's matchup with the Broncos.