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Hamm was waived by the Seahawks on Thursday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

Hamm's time with Seattle comes to an end just over a week after it started. The tight end hasn't played in a regular-season game, but he'll now look to earn a role with another club in 2018.

Thomas (shoulder) is practicing in a non-contact jersey, Heather Prusak of NBC 2 WGRZ reports.

Thomas hurt his shoulder during the opening days of training camp. The nature of the injury isn't clear, and there's no timeline for his return to full participation.

Wimann (undisclosed) cleared waivers and reverted to injured reserve, per the league's official transaction log.

Wimann signed with New England after going undrafted out of Northern Illinois this offseason. Barring an injury settlement, the rookie is likely stuck on IR through the end of the league year.

Derby (foot) is not practicing Wednesday and is considered day-to-day, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports.

Though Derby's injury doesn't seem serious, time spent sidelined during training camp doesn't help the tight end's chances of securing a roster spot. The 26-year-old faces competition from rookies Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe, in addition to veteran blocking specialist MarQueis Gray. Derby logged snaps with the first-team offense prior to his injury, and will attempt to get healthy and pick up where he left off.

Njoku continues to struggle with drops early on during training camp, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

This has been a consistent theme for Njoku during the first week ofcamp, following a rookie campaign in which he was officially credited with three drops on 60 targets but also let a few other catchable passes slip away. The Browns would like to see him seize an every-down role as their No. 1 tight end, but Njoku probably doesn't offer enough impact as a blocker to make up for the inconsistency with his hands. While it sounds like his freakish athleticism hasn't outweighed his shortcomings, Njoku still has plenty of time to make a positive impression before Week 1. Darren Fells and Seth DeValve (thigh) are also competing for snaps at tight end.

Wimann was waived/injured by the Patriots on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Wimann signed with the team as an undrafted free agent back in May and will likely revert to the Patriots' injured reserve once he clears waivers.

Hollister, who has displayed good hands this spring and summer, is making a case to emerge as a pass-catching option to pair at tight end with starter Rob Gronkowski, the Boston Herald reports.

With that in mind, given Julian Edelman is set to miss the first four games of the season due to a suspension, Hollister is a candidate to earn targets as a "move" tight end out of the gate when the team runs two-tight end packages. Either way, the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Hollister has more fantasy upside than veteran Dwayne Allen, who profiles more as a blocker. As long as Gronkowski is healthy, Hollister is only a deep-league consideration, even when Edelman is sidelined, but his is a name to file away in the event Gronkowski -- who has been no stranger to the injury report over his career -- is ever sidelined.

Goolsby signed a contract with the Jaguars on Tuesday, Mike Kaye of the First Coast News reports.

Goolsby, an undrafted rookie out of Florida, caught 13 passes for 105 yards and one score on 18 targets in six games with the Gators last season. He'll likely be considered a longshot to make the 53-man roster with Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Niles Paul at the top of the depth chart at tight end.

Hewitt (undisclosed) was activated from the NFI list Monday and will be eligible to return to practice, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

Hewitt was originally on the NFI list due to an undisclosed reason, but he's slated to return to training camp this week. He'll compete with Tyler Kroft and C.J. Uzomah for reps at tight end behind starter Tyler Eifert (back).

Thomas (knee) appeared to have suffered an undisclosed injury during Sunday's practice, Mike Rodak of ESPN.com reports.

The nature of Thomas' injury remains unclear, while Charles Clay is now the only healthy tight end with legitimate NFL experience on the Bills' roster as Nick O'Leary (foot/ankle) is also injured.