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The Saints listed Hill (ribs) as a limited participant for Tuesday's walk-through practice, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Triplett notes that Hill wasn't on the field for the media-access portion of Tuesday's session, but the 34-year-old must have fit in enough work behind the scenes to earn a "limited" listing for the second practice report in a row. Hill looks like he'll have a chance to play Thursday against the Broncos.

Njoku is expected to be a target leader for the Browns after the team traded Amari Cooper to Buffalo on Tuesday, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

Cooper's departure reverberates through the wide receiver room, creating a new order on the depth chart, but don't sleep on the benefit that will accrue to Njoku. He led the Browns in targets and catches in Sunday's loss to the Eagles, his first full game of the season. In addition to Njoku's enhanced role, Jerry Jeudy steps into the role as the No. 1 receiver. Elijah Moore and Cedric Tillman will get more playing time, but the early read is that Njoku and Jeudy will be the primary beneficiaries of the trade.

The Cardinals cut Murray from the practice squad Tuesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Murray signed with the Cardinals' practice squad in late August after failing to make the Colts' 53-man roster at the end of training camp. Murray hasn't been elevated for a game this season, and the 24-year-old will look to catch on with another team in need of depth at tight end.

Hill (ribs) wasn't on the field for Tuesday's practice, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.

New Orleans listed Hill as a limited participant Monday on its initial Week 7 injury report, but his activity level was downgraded a day later. He'll likely need to get back on the field in some capacity Wednesday to have any chance of playing in Thursday's game against the Broncos. Hill has missed the Saints' last two games while tending to multiple rib fractures.

Krull caught two of his four targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Chargers.

In his second game of the 2024 campaign, Krull appeared to take over the lead role at tight end for the Broncos, playing 33 of Denver's 55 offensive snaps, ahead of fellow tight ends Adam Trautman (17) and Nate Adkins (15). The 26-year-old Krull's four targets were the most any Broncos tight end has recorded since Greg Dulcich's eight-target game in Week 2 against the Steelers. It's possible that Krull could take over the top spot on the depth chart in Denver, but that role has not come with much production so far in 2024. The 6-foot-6, 260-pounder will look to build upon this performance when the Broncos visit the Saints in Week 7.

Trautman failed to record a single target in Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Chargers.

Trautman was held without a target for third time this season, and the veteran tight end has failed to record more than a single target in the three other contests. The 27-year-old played just 17 of the Broncos' 55 offensive snaps in Week 6, his lowest mark of the season. Meanwhile, fellow tight end Lucas Krull played the most snaps (33) at tight end and was targeted four times. Trautman's limited usage in the passing game should keep him far off the fantasy radar heading into a Week 7 matchup against the Saints.

The Chargers signed Castles (undisclosed) to their practice squad Tuesday.

Castles was waived from the Eagles' injured reserve list back in September but now he has another chance to make an impression in Los Angeles. If Hayden Hurst (groin) is unable to play in Week 7, Castles could be elevated sooner rather than later.

Ruckert caught two of three targets for seven yards in Monday's 23-20 loss to the Bills.

Ruckert finished with a nearly identical stat line to Tyler Conklin, who caught two of three targets for 10 yards while playing through a hip injury. Conklin had 17 targets to Ruckert's two over the previous two games, and Ruckert was on the field for only 48 percent of New York's snaps on offense Monday, so Ruckert remains a fantasy afterthought heading into Sunday's game against the Steelers.

Conklin (hip) caught two of three targets for 10 yards in Monday's 23-20 loss to the Bills.

Conklin played through a hip injury and saw the field for 73 percent of the Jets' snaps on offense, but he was markedly less involved in the passing game after seeing 17 targets over the previous two games. The veteran tight end's role could be further in flux Sunday against the Steelers after the Jets acquired Davante Adams (hamstring) from the Raiders on Tuesday.

Higgins wasn't targeted and logged 18 of 58 offensive snaps during Sunday's 34-13 loss at Green Bay.

Higgins received a season-low snap share in Week 6, which may have been spurred by an offensive holding penalty in the red zone late in the first half. While he didn't have an official target in a game for the first time this season, a four-yard connection with Kyler Murray in the third quarter was negated by a penalty. Per usual, Trey McBride wasn't lacking in usage, gathering in all eight targets for 96 yards, and he remains atop the tight end depth chart. Higgins has two TDs on seven catches on the campaign, but he offers little else for fantasy GMs if the touchdowns dry up.