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Kroft (foot) is inactive for Sunday's Week 2 tilt against the Giants.

Kroft will thus have to wait until at least Week 3 to make his Bills debut, as he continues to recover from a broken foot suffered in OTAs back in May. A combination of Dawson Knox and Lee Smith should hold down tight end duties for the Bills again Sunday, although the fantasy upside of each remains modest.

The 49ers waived Smith on Saturday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

The 49ers needed to make space on the active roster for RB Jeff Wilson since RB Tevin Coleman (ankle) won't play Sunday versus the Bengals. Smith was the casualty in this situation, but if the rookie sixth-round pick clears waivers he'll likely land on the practice squad.

Oliver (hamstring) was ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Texans, J.P. Shadrick of the Jaguars' official site reports.

The rookie third-round pick will put off his NFL debut for the second straight game after sitting out practice all week. Oliver was expected to be the No. 3 tight end, so his absence will only affect special teams.

Andrews (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Andrews was held out of practice Friday and added to the injury report, but Adam Schefter of ESPN relays that the tight end is expected to play. Confirmation will be available around 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday when the Ravens release their Week 2 inactive list. If Andrews unexpectedly lands on that list, Hayden Hurst and Nick Boyle would be tasked with additional snaps at tight end, while wide receivers Marquise Brown (hip), Willie Snead, Miles Boykin, Chris Moore and Seth Roberts all would be reasonable candidates to get extra looks from QB Lamar Jackson. The Ravens will face a Cardinals defense that yielded 385 yards to Matthew Stafford last week, including a 6-131-1 receiving line for TE T.J. Hockenson.

Graham (finger) will play in Sunday's game against the Vikings, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

A limited practice participant throughout the week, Graham doesn't have a game designation on the final injury report. He didn't show any issues with the finger in the season opener, catching three of six targets for 30 yards and a touchdown in a 10-3 win over the Bears.

After practicing in a limited fashion all week, Kroft (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

Look for the tight end's Week 2 status to come down to a game-day call, but he's clearly progressing toward a return to action. "I'm itching to get back," Kroft noted of his potential return to the lineup. "I'm going to keep preparing like I'm up this week. We don't know if it's going to be this week or next week or beyond. But we're working." Even when Kroft does suit up, we'd expect him to be eased back into things, so a wait-and-see approach is in order for the team's offseason free-agent acquisition.

Andrews, who was absent from Friday's practice, is expected to play Sunday against the Cardinals, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Per the report, the tight end's absence Friday was simply rest-related. We'll circle back later in the day to verify his Week 2 injury designation, or lack thereof, but it looks like Andrews -- who hauled in all eight of his targets for 108 yards and a touchdown in Week 1's blowout win over Miami -- will be available this weekend.

Kroft (broken foot) practiced on a limited basis for the third straight day Friday, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

Coach Sean McDermott says he'll see how Kroft is doing Sunday before making a decision on the tight end's status, which makes it almost a sure thing Kroft will carry a questionable status when the team's official report gets released. Either way, you don't want to start him in fantasy until he's more up to speed and getting a full starter's volume.

Dickerson (quadriceps) was ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bills.

Dickerson will miss his second straight game to start the season as he continues to manage the hamstring injury. Eric Tomlinson should again serve as the team's No. 3 tight end in his absence.

Andrews did not practice Friday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Andrews' absence comes as a surprise, as no injury had been previously reported. It's not yet clear why he sat out Friday, but his status will be updated further when more details become available.