NFL Player News

Amaro has stood out through the first few days of training camp, the New York Post reports.

A disappointment through his first two professional seasons, Amaro focused on run blocking, nutrition and his catching technique during the offseason. While a few strong days of practice don't prove that the work paid off, Amaro is the Jets' only tight end with any kind of upside, and there's no question the team needs a complementary target (or two) to emerge alongside Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker. Though mostly known for his receiving skills, the 2014 second-round selection believes his blocking will play a huge role in determining how often he gets on the field.

Williams is coming off a good weekend in training camp, cbslocal.com reports.

The 6-foot-6, 260-pound undrafted rookie out of East Carolina is obviously behind Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett in the fantasy pecking order, but he's been making plays in training camp and could make a long-shot bid to secure a roster spot if that trend continues. He'll be jostling for slotting on that front with Clay Harbor, A.J. Derby, Steven Scheu and Bear Pascoe.

Helfet (foot) will need surgery on his fractured foot, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio KJR reports.

Helfet fractured his foot on Sunday and has yet to be given a timetable for a return, but it appears to have taken a step in the wrong direction. With the break serious enough to require surgery, it's unlikely that the tight end is able to return to action anytime soon.

Helfet cracked a bone in his foot and could be sidelined for an extended period of time, Curtis Crabtree of ProFootballTalk.com reports.

The Seahawks have yet to indicate how long the cracked bone could keep Helfet out, but it appears an extended absence is coming. Helfet saw action in 14 games for the Seahawks during the 2015 season, recording 130 yards on 13 receptions. He was slated to be a bit buried on the depth chart again during the upcoming campaign, so he likely wouldn't have posted fantasy worthy numbers even if he was 100 percent healthy. Helfet will instead start the long road to recovery while we wait to here further details regarding the injury.

Graham (knee) will begin training camp on the PUP list, Curtis Crabtree of ProFootballTalk.com reports.

This is unsurprising news as head coach Pete Carrol had already stated Graham was expected to be eased into training camp. He is recovering from a torn patellar tendon, and has not experienced any setbacks. The team still expects him to be ready for Week 1.

Escobar (Achilles) practiced on the first day of Cowboys training camp, Bill Jones of CBS 11 reports.

Despite suffering a torn Achilles in Week 15 last year, Escobar was able to avoid the PUP list at the start of training camp. He is thus on track to be ready for Week 1, but it's still possible the injury could affect his explosiveness, and he's slated for another year working behind Jason Witten.

Garner was waived by the Broncos on Thursday after undergoing an appendectomy on Wednesday, Mike Kils of 9News reports.

Garner was competing for a spot at the bottom of the depth chart for the Broncos, and his surgery couldn't have come at a worse time. It can take up to a month to recover from an appendectomy, which would be enough to keep the undrafted rookie out nearly all of camp and is likely the reason Denver waived him.

Head coach Pete Carroll stated that the expectation for Graham (knee) remains for him to be ready by the start of the regular season, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Carroll is echoing the same sentiment he's stressed all offseason in regard to Graham, but, notably, it can be inferred that Graham has still not suffered any setbacks in his recovery from a torn patellar tendon. However, the prolific tight end does not have a concrete timetable for his return, and is unlikely to be a participant in practice when the Seahawks open training camp on Saturday.

The Patriots have signed Pascoe, ESPN's Mike Reiss reports.

With fellow tight end Clay Harbor opening training camp on the Patriots' PUP list, Pascoe adds depth at the position. However, he remains off the fantasy radar due to the presence of Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett ahead of him on the depth chart.

Griswold has been placed on the active/PUP list.

The undrafted rookie free agent will miss the beginning of training camp with an undisclosed injury. He is joined by fellow tight end Mike Miller, leaving only five healthy tight ends at Colts camp. The severity of Griswold's injury is still unknown.