NFL Player News
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Brock Bowers TE | LV
Raiders' Brock Bowers: Leading receiver on 12 targets
Bowers finished with seven receptions (on 12 targets) for 72 yards in Monday's 33-16 loss to the Cowboys.
Bowers was able to get back on track following last week's one-catch dud, finishing Monday's loss as the Raiders' leading receiver on a team-high 12 targets. The 22-year-old phenom did suffer a couple of uncharacteristic drops, but the seven receptions still checked in as his second-highest total through seven starts. A healthy Bowers will attempt to make up for time lost to a knee injury earlier in the campaign with a strong run in the second half. His next opportunity to build on a 39-455-3 receiving line will come in a home matchup against the Browns on Sunday.
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Marcedes Lewis TE | DEN
Marcedes Lewis: Lands back on practice squad
Lewis reverted to Denver's practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Lewis got his third straight elevation for Sunday's Week 12 win over the Chiefs. He played 12 of the Broncos' 62 offensive snaps, working as the team's No. 3 tight end. Lewis didn't see any targets in the victory, which isn't a surprise since he's used mainly as a blocker. Denver would need to sign Lewis to the active roster for him to suit up again, as he's reached the maximum number of elevations for the campaign.
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Keleki Latu TE | BUF
Keleki Latu: Reverts to practice squad
The Bills reverted Latu to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Latu was elevated for the first time this season ahead of Sunday's win over Tampa Bay. He logged six snaps on offense, catching his lone target for four yards. Latu also played 14 snaps on special teams and made two tackles (one following a Josh Allen interception and another on kick coverage) in the victory. The appearance was Latu's NFL debut after he signed with Buffalo as an undrafted free agent in late April.
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Pharaoh Brown TE | ARI
Pharaoh Brown: Moved back to practice squad
The Cardinals reverted Brown to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Brown got his first elevation of the campaign for Sunday's Week 11 loss to San Francisco. He logged 11 of Arizona's 79 offensive snaps, finishing third among the team's tight ends behind Trey McBride (70) and Elijah Higgins (28). Brown also played 10 snaps on special teams. He didn't record any other stats and drew two penalties on offense, including a holding penalty that wiped out a 60-yard Bam Knight touchdown in the third quarter.
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Josh Whyle TE | GB
Packers' Josh Whyle: Finds end zone in win
Whyle caught a two-yard touchdown on his only target in Sunday's 27-20 victory over the Giants.
Whyle appeared in only his second game as a Packer, playing roughly four times as many snaps as he did in his Week 10 debut while also finding the end zone for the first time. Whyle had several semi-productive appearances with the Titans last season, and the Packers appear to be evaluating their options at the tight-end position with Tucker Kraft (knee) out for the season, so Whyle is now at least back on the fringes of the fantasy radar.
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John FitzPatrick TE | GB
Packers' John FitzPatrick: Leads tight ends in snaps
FitzPatrick was targeted once and caught one pass for five yards in Sunday's 27-20 victory over the Giants.
It may not be obvious in the box score, but FitzPatrick was credited with his first career start Sunday, and he wound up playing 16 more snaps than fellow tight end Luke Musgrave, who was the presumptive top option at the position with Tucker Kraft (knee) out for the season. It remains to be seen how the playing time will be divided among the two -- as well as Josh Whyle, who scored in Week 11 -- moving forward, but none are particularly appealing fantasy options at this point.
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Dalton Schultz TE | HOU
Texans' Dalton Schultz: Still dealing with shoulder issue
Schultz (shoulder) was listed as limited on Monday's estimated injury report.
Schultz has been dealing with a shoulder injury for nearly a month, but he's played in each of the Texans' last four games and made 21 catches on 31 targets for 205 yards and one touchdown. Considering his production hasn't tailed off with Davis Mills and not C.J. Stroud (concussion) under center the last two contests, Schultz remains a viable fantasy option ahead of Thursday's matchup with the Bills.
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Jackson Hawes TE | BUF
Bills' Jackson Hawes: Fails to catch pass in Week 11 win
Hawes wasn't targeted in the Bills' 44-32 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
With Dalton Kincaid (hamstring) sidelined, Dawson Knox played 77 percent of the offensive snaps and caught one of three targets for 23 yards. Hawes played 34 percent of the snaps on offense but failed to draw a target from Josh Allen. The fifth-round rookie tight end has eight catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns on 11 targets across 10 games this season.
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Dalton Kincaid TE | BUF
Bills' Dalton Kincaid: Unable to practice Monday
Bills coach Sean McDermott said Kincaid (hamstring) will be listed as a non-participant on Monday's practice report, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.
Buffalo will host a walkthrough Monday, but Kincaid's hamstring injury will nonetheless keep him from participating in any capacity. That bodes poorly for the starting tight end's odds of gaining clearance in time for Thursday's road matchup against the Texans, especially given that he's been labeled "week-to-week" and has missed only one contest so far. Dawson Knox played 75 percent of the offensive snaps versus the Buccaneers in Week 11 with Kincaid sidelined, though he secured just one catch for 23 yards (on three targets).