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Pantale was removed from Saturday's preseason game at Indianapolis in order to undergo an evaluation for a head injury.

Pantale was already in a precarious position in his quest to make the Eagles' 53-man roster, and a concussion could be the final nail in the coffin. Nevertheless, his status should be clarified by the Eagles in due time.

Moeaki (hamstring) caught his only pass target for six yards Saturday against the Chiefs.

Moeaki caught his pass with the first-team offense on the first drive of the third quarter. Based on his usage over the last two weeks, he appears on track to be Zach Miller's backup as the team's primary receiving option at tight end.

Graham (shoulder) isn't expected to play in Saturday's preseason game against the Rams, Jeff Legwold of ESPN reports.

A shoulder injury has kept Graham on the sideline for each outing of his first exhibition season as a Bronco. With Jeff Heuerman (hamstring) also on the pine, Virgil Green has emerged as the clear-cut No. 1 tight end in Denver.

Kelce hauled in all three of his targets for 37 yards in Saturday's preseason win over the Bears.

Kansas City's starters played the whole first half, giving all of the top weapons some extra time to shine. While Kelce's performance was nothing special, he showed off his strong rapport with quarterback Alex Smith by catching every ball thrown his way. Expect him to take the preseason finale off in preparation for Week 1.

Derby caught one of his three targets for 20 yards in Friday's preseason win over the Panthers.

While Derby didn't make much noise in Friday's game, with his overall body of work this summer he may be pulling away from Clay Harbor in his quest to land the Patriots' No. 3 TE job behind Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett.

James caught four passes for 25 yards and a touchdown on five targets in Friday's preseason game against the Saints.

James drew threw targets on Pittsburgh's opening drive, including a five-yard touchdown from Ben Roethlisberger on a broken play. With Ladarius Green (ankle) looking increasingly doubtful for Week 1, it seems James will open the season as Pittsburgh's top tight end, though the role probably won't involve so many targets most weeks.

Hamlett caught one pass for nine yards on one target against the Buccaneers on Friday.

Hamlett was recently bumped up to backup tight end behind Gary Barnidge despite failing to register a catch in his first two preseason games. That changed Friday, as Josh McCown found him for a nine-yard gain on his only catch of the night. Unless Barnidge gets injured, Hamlett's fantasy value will remain quite low.

Hooper secured all five of his targets for 50 yards in Thursday's 17-6 preseason loss to the Dolphins.

The 2016 third-round pick had his first breakout performance of sorts, serving as an effective receiver for both Matt Ryan and Matt Schaub. Hooper was encouragingly only behind Aldrick Robinson in targets by game's end, although that was undoubtedly aided by the fact that Julio Jones had an early exit due to an ankle injury. Hooper did outperform starting tight end Jacob Tamme on the evening, however, and could slowly force his way into increasing playing time once the regular season begins, given both his third-round status and Tamme's solid but unspectacular skill set.

Graham (shoulder) worked with the team's strength and conditioning coach Thursday, Andrew Mason of denverbroncos.com reports.

Graham has been nursing a shoulder injury for roughly two weeks now, but the 30-year-old appears to be closing in a return to the field. For the most part, Denver has remained mum regarding the details of his ailment, but the notion that Graham was spotted rehabbing is encouraging nonetheless. The seven-year vet is hoping to rekindle some of his production from 2013, but in order to do so he must first get back to 100 percent.

Hamlett has moved past Randall Telfer and is listed as the team's backup tight end, Pat McManamon of ESPN.com reports.

Hamlett must be impressing his coaches in practice because the 24-year-old has yet to catch a pass in the preseason. Gary Barnidge still figures to receive the majority of playing time for Hue Jackson's offense, but Hamlett's promotion is notable, especially if Barnidge goes down with an injury.