NFL Player News

Bowers (foot) didn't practice Tuesday, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.

Bowers was held out of Saturday's 27-12 preseason loss to Dallas with foot soreness and is still working through the issue. The Raiders named Gardner Minshew as their Week 1 starting quarterback Sunday, answering one of the big questions about their offense heading into the season. One of the other questions is how snaps at tight end will be divided between Bowers and Michael Mayer, especially in clear passing situations when the Raiders will want three receivers and only one tight end on the field.

Goedert missed Wednesday's practice with an oblique injury, Bob Brookover of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Goedert missed three games in November and December of last season due to a forearm fracture, but the oblique injury is the first known health concern that the tight end has tended to ever since. He's missed multiple games four seasons in a row, but never more than five in any one season. Goedert will have 16 days to recover from the oblique injury before the Eagles open their season with a matchup with the Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 6.

Baltimore waived Washington (hand) with an injury settlement Tuesday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Washington sustained a fracture in his hand during the preseason, and the Ravens have now decided to part ways with him. His injury settlement means he would technically be allowed to play at some point during the 2024 season after he recovers from his hand issue.

Davis is being limited by a shoulder injury Tuesday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

It's not clear at this point when Davis sustained the injury or how serious it might be. If it causes him to miss time, it's possible that Joel Wilson could see more opportunities during practice.

Tonyan (back) participated in positional drills during Tuesday's practice, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Tonyan hadn't practiced fully since July 31 due to back spasms, so it's encouraging to see him back on the field in some capacity. With T.J. Hockenson (knee) expected to miss time early in the regular season while working his way back from an ACL tear, Tonyan could offer some fantasy value in deeper formats if he's able to get healthy and suit up against the Giants in Week 1.

Coach Shane Steichen noted Tuesday that Woods (toe) will miss some time, Stephen Holder of ESPN.com reports. "I don't have a timetable on it," Steichen said with regard to how long the tight end will be sidelined with a toe injury that will require surgery, per Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star.

According to Holder, however, it appears as though Woods' absence is on track to extend into the regular season and thus will have an impact on the Colts' roster decisions ahead of cut downs. While Woods is unavailable, Kylen Granson, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree and Will Mallory remain available to handle the team's TE duties.

The Saints activated Johnson (foot) from the active/PUP list Tuesday, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Johnson has passed his physical and is expected to practice in some capacity Tuesday, per Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. The veteran tight end has missed all of training camp to this point while recovering from mid-June foot surgery. Johnson likely isn't a candidate to get healthy in time for Sunday's preseason finale against the Titans, but he now has just under three weeks left to resume practicing in full ahead of New Orleans' regular-season opener against the Panthers on Sunday, Sept 8.

Durham (knee) is practicing Tuesday, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Durham had been sidelined since suffering the injury last Wednesday during a joint practice with the Jaguars. His quick recovery should allow him to keep a firm grip on the team's No. 2 tight-end spot behind expected starter Cade Otton.

Njoku (undisclosed) is not practicing Tuesday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Njoku hasn't returned to practice since exiting last Thursday's joint session with the Vikings early due to what was called soreness. Top wide receiver Amari Cooper (undisclosed) is also not available Tuesday, despite early indications that he was in line to return. Saturday's road exhibition matchup against the Seahawks will be Njoku's final chance to log preseason reps prior to Cleveland's regular-season opener against the Cowboys.

Jenkins (knee) returned to practice Tuesday, Andrew DiCecco reports.

Jenkins had been out of action since Saturday, but his return to the field today is good news for the Georgia Tech product and his attempts to make the final 53-man roster. However, he's likely facing an uphill battle to do so, with Dallas Goedert, Grant Calcaterra and C.J. Uzomah likely to be kept ahead of him at tight end.