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Wilson was promoted to the active roster Monday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

Wilson's stint on the Physically Unable to Perform list lasted just short of a month. Buried on the depth chart, Wilson will need to start turning some heads quickly if he hopes to latch on with Seattle for the regular-season campaign.

Manhertz (foot) is closing in on full health, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Charlotte Observer reports.

Manhertz injured his foot during minicamp in June and started training camp on the PUP list. Once he's activated, however, Manhertz will round out the tight end corps with Greg Olsen and Ian Thomas. The 26-year-old shouldn't be considered in the fantasy realm, though, as he made just three catches for 27 yards in the last two seasons.

Head coach Dan Quinn said Saturday that Hooper is improving as a run blocker, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports.

If Hooper can adequately contribute in opening up running lanes for Atlanta's talented stable of backs, it will likely increase the third-year tight end's weekly snap count. His pass-catching abilities and athleticism are a proven commodity, but improvement as a blocker will only up his fantasy value by way of enhanced playing time. Hooper has potential low-end TE1 value within the high-powered Falcons offense, as he'll frequently be facing single coverage given all the other weapons that opponents have to account for. The concern would be that with such an embarrassment of riches at the skill positions, Hooper might not get the requisite number of targets to be a starting-level fantasy asset in standard leagues.

O'Malley (undisclosed) participated in Sunday's practice, Dan Duggan of The Athletic New York reports.

O'Malley was sidelined for Friday's preseason game against the Lions, but it looks like he is over whatever was bothering him. However, missing Friday's game still did not do any favors to O'Malley's chances of making the Giants' final roster.

The Chargers will likely place Henry (right ACL) on IR during final roster cuts, ESPN's Eric D. Williams reports.

Per the report, Henry, who suffered his knee injury May 22 and then underwent surgery two weeks later, "is moving pretty well on the field and has been very engaged during practice." While the tight end hasn't officially been ruled out for the rest of the season, we suspect that will eventually be the case, with his long-term future in mind.

Reese signed a contract with the Panthers on Sunday.

Reese spent the past few months with Tampa Bay after signing as an undrafted free agent. The Missouri product will look to catch on as a depth tight end and special teams player with Carolina in 2018, and he'll have a chance at the practice squad in the event he doesn't make the Week 1 roster.

Gathers caught two of three targets for 32 yards during Saturday's 21-13 preseason loss to the Bengals.

Gathers led the team in receiving on the night, thanks in large part to a 25-yard reception on his team's last possession of the game. The likes of Dalton Schultz, Geoff Swaim and Blake Jarwin combined for 13 targets, though the trio only managed a total of 45 receiving yards. Gathers seemingly still has the opportunity to claim a roster spot, and he'll look to build off a respectable showing next week against the Cardinals.

Allen (abdomen) was waived/injured by the Browns on Saturday, Daryl Ruiter of 923thefan.com reports.

Allen and the Browns could reach an injury settlement agreement if the tight end clears waivers, while the team was able to sign fellow tight end Stephen Baggett after waiving Allen.

Fumagalli (sports hernia) has been ruled out for Saturday's preseason contest against the Bears, Mike Klis of 9News.com reports.

Fumagalli will miss his second consecutive preseason contest as he continues to recover from sports hernia surgery, while the rookie hasn't had a chance to challenge Austin Traylor (shoulder) and Jake Butt for positioning on the depth chart at tight end behind starter Jeff Heuerman (knee). Fumagalli's next opportunity to make his debut will come in Week 3 of the preseason Friday versus the Redskins.

Seals-Jones finished without a catch on one target in Friday's preseason game against the Saints.

Gabe Holmes started at tight end for a second straight week, but Seals-Jones came in for the next snap and got regular work throughout the first half, albeit with his lone target getting batted down by a defensive lineman. The second-year pro did play a part in David Johnson's nine-yard touchdown run, pushing a defender off the line with an impressive block and then helping Johnson push the pile into the end zone. With Jermaine Gresham (Achilles) unlikely to be available early in the season, Seals-Jones has an open path to a role as the Cardinals' top pass catcher at tight end, even if Holmes takes away some snaps and targets.