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Sokol landed on the Chargers' practice squad Tuesday.

Sokol signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent, but was ultimately not able to earn a role on the final roster. He will now have a chance to potentially earn a spot if any more injuries occur at tight end.

Daniels landed on the Cardinals' practice squad Tuesday, Darren Urban of the team's official website reports.

Daniels was just cut from the 53-man roster in order for the team to get a punter for the Week 4 game. It's no surprise he landed back on the practice squad, as there may be room to call him back up sooner than later.

Smith caught a single pass for a five-yard gain during Sunday's 16-6 loss to Chicago.

The rookie looked promising in Week 3's beatdown of Oakland with three catches for 60 yards. Up against a stouter defense in Chicago, the picture wasn't as pretty. Smith, outside of Week 3, has just two catches for four total yards, and tempers flared a bit after Sunday's game with the Vikings struggling to get their passing game going. The Giants' 25th-ranked pass defense may be the cure to Smith and Minnesota's ills Sunday.

Smith caught a five-yard pass during Sunday's 24-10 win over Atlanta.

After being held to one target during the first two weeks of the season, Smith now has four targets in his last two games. That's good enough for an improvement for Smith, but certainly not enough to keep him your radar for fantasy purposes. The Titans, outside of Delanie Walker, focus their targets toward their revamped receiving corps including A.J. Brown and Adam Humphries. A tough Bills team awaits Sunday.

Hurst caught both of his targets for 39 total yards during Sunday's 40-25 loss to Cleveland.

That a 39-yard game would be Hurst's second-highest career total four games into his sophomore season is probably not what Baltimore hoped for after drafting the former Gamecock in the first round, but Hurst is at least trending upward. He has caught multiple passes or scored a touchdown in every game this season, and five of his eight catches have gone for first downs. He still doesn't have the value fellow sophomore Mark Andrews now carries, but it'll be interesting to see how his role develops given Baltimore's relative lack of established targets outside.

Hodges (personal) was waived off the left squad/exempt list by the Jets on Tuesday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Hodges was waived/injured and reverted to injured reserve in early August before eventually shifting to the exempt list. The 2017 sixth-round pick out of Virginia Tech is still looking to make his NFL debut.

Searight (hamstring) was suspended four games for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports.

Searight was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury in August and won't play this season unless he reaches an injury settlement and signs with another team. If that doesn't happen, Searight's suspension will roll over to 2020.

Swaim caught three of four targets for 17 yards in Sunday's win against the Broncos.

Swaim saw his highest snap count of the season (41) as he almost split snaps evenly with James O'Shaughnessy (undisclosed injury), but O'Shaughnessy still outproduced him as his lone catch was an 18-yard touchdown. Swaim has seen four targets in three of four games this season which is solid for the team's secondary tight end, but his 5.1 yards per reception handicap any fantasy potential in deeper leagues.

Vannett caught both his targets for 28 yards in Monday night's 27-3 win over Cincinnati.

The newly acquired tight end came into the game with four catches for 38 yards and was used sparingly, despite Vance McDonald (shoulder) inactive and Xavier Grimble (calf) on IR. It won't be any easier Week 5 against the Ravens, who have allowed opposing tight ends to score just one touchdown in the last eight games dating back to last season.

Thomas was not targeted in Sunday's 16-10 win over the Texans.

Thomas played 10 offensive snaps, which actually set a new season high for him. Still, such little playing time unsurprisingly prevented Thomas from making an impact, and he remains without a catch through four games. With Greg Olsen hardly ever leaving the field, Thomas has seen his role at tight end marginalized to begin his second season.