NFL Player News
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Kyle Pitts TE | ATL
Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Questionable for Thursday
Pitts (knee) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game in Tampa Bay, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
Pitts has been listed as limited on all three Week 15 practice reports due to a knee injury, leaving his status up in the air for Thursday. During Drake London's (knee) current three-game absence that is extending to four contests this week, Pitts has been more active in the passing game, with a 15-197-0 line on 23 targets during that span. Assuming Pitts is able to suit up, he'll remain a key target for QB Kirk Cousins.
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Harrison Bryant TE | HOU
Texans' Harrison Bryant: Designated for return from IR
Bryant (neck/shoulder) had his 21-day practice window opened Wednesday.
Bryant remains on injured reserve, where he was placed Nov. 15, but he can rejoin his teammates at practice. The Texans have 21 days to add Bryant back to the active roster, and such a move could occur prior to Sunday's game against the Cardinals. Bryant's participation level in practice will provide insight on how close he is to returning to game action.
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Josh Whyle TE | GB
Packers' Josh Whyle: Notches 21-yard catch in win
Whyle reeled in his lone target for a 21-yard reception in Sunday's 28-21 win over the Bears.
Whyle took the field for 22 of Green Bay's 53 snaps on offense, with his 42 percent share placing him behind John FitzPatrick (57 percent) and Luke Musgrave (40 percent) as the Packers continue to take a committee approach at tight end following Tucker Kraft's season-ending knee injury. Since being signed to the 53-man roster in early November, Whyle has produced a 3-24-1 receiving line on four targets over five games.
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Jared Wiley TE | KC
Chiefs' Jared Wiley: No work on offense in Week 14
Wiley played all three of his snaps on special teams in Sunday's 20-10 loss to the Texans.
Wiley was one of four active tight ends for Kansas City in Week 14, but the team didn't have any snaps available on offense for him behind Travis Kelce, Noah Gray and Robert Tonyan. The second-year player suited up for just the second time all season after recording a four-yard reception over nine snaps on offense a week earlier in the Chiefs' Thanksgiving Day loss to the Cowboys.
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Cade Otton TE | TB
Buccaneers' Cade Otton: Considered doubtful for Thursday
Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said Wednesday that Otton (knee) is considered doubtful for Thursday's game against the Falcons, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Otton was labeled a non-participant on Tampa Bay's first two injury reports of Week 15, and it appears he's trending in the wrong direction for Thursday's contest against Atlanta. Payne Durham will figure to step up as the Buccaneers' top tight end if Otton is unable to suit up for Thursday Night Football. It's a positive development, at the very least, that Otton returned to practice as a limited participant Wednesday, as Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
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Robert Tonyan TE | KC
Chiefs' Robert Tonyan: Distant third in TE snaps in Week 14
Tonyan went without a target while playing four of the Chiefs' 64 snaps on offense in Sunday's 20-10 loss to the Texans.
As has been a recurring trend all season, Tonyan ranked a distant third in snaps among Chiefs tight ends, with Travis Kelce (91 percent snap share) and Noah Gray (45 percent) comfortably outpacing him. Tonyan has suited up for all 13 of the Chiefs' games this season but has been limited to just one catch for one yard on one target across 126 snaps on offense.
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Will Dissly TE | LAC
Chargers' Will Dissly: Records short reception in return
Dissly notched a one-yard reception on his lone target while playing 27 of the Chargers' 74 snaps on offense in Monday's 22-19 overtime win over the Eagles.
Dissly didn't suit up in any of the Chargers' previous five games -- once due to an illness, the other four times in coach's decisions -- but he returned to the mix Monday and served as the top backup option to starting tight end Oronde Gadsden. Los Angeles opened up the small role for Dissly by placing Tucker Fisk (ankle) on injured reserve and by making Tyler Conklin a healthy inactive for the Week 14 contest.
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Grant Calcaterra TE | PHI
Eagles' Grant Calcaterra: Held without target Monday
Calcaterra wasn't targeted while playing 15 of the Eagles' 71 snaps on offense in Monday's 22-19 overtime loss to the Chargers.
Calcaterra continued to serve mainly as a blocker on offense for the Eagles; he didn't run a route on any of his 15 snaps in Week 14. Even with top tight end Dallas Goedert missing a game back in Week 2, Calcaterra hasn't made much of a splash in fantasy at any point this season. He's totaled five receptions for 48 yards and no touchdowns on eight targets through 11 appearances.
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David Njoku TE | CLE
Browns' David Njoku: Not practicing Wednesday
Njoku (knee) is not in line to practice Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
Njoku suffered a knee injury during Cleveland's loss to the Titans in Week 14 on the play that saw him secure his only target for a one-yard touchdown catch. Now, his status appears up in the air for Sunday's game against the Bears. Rookie Harold Fannin will benefit from increased opportunities as the Browns' starting tight end if Njoku misses any time.
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Kylen Granson TE | PHI
Eagles' Kylen Granson: Goes without target again
Granson didn't draw a target while playing two snaps on offense in Monday's 22-19 overtime loss to the Chargers.
Since recording his third reception of the season in a Week 11 game against the Lions, Granson hasn't been targeted in any of the Eagles' subsequent three contests. He's logged just nine total snaps on offense during that stretch while Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcaterra continue to work ahead of him at tight end.