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Brown joined the Patriots' practice squad Wednesday.

Brown spent the offseason and training camp with the Colts before ultimately becoming a victim to final roster cuts. Prior to Indianapolis, the veteran had stints with the Raiders and Browns. All-in-all he has recorded 478 yards and two touchdowns on 51 receptions across 55 regular season games. He will now attempt to adapt to things in New England as quickly as possible.

The Jets signed Kuntz to their practice squad Wednesday after he was waived by the team Tuesday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

The Jets took Kuntz in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He logged six catches for 41 yards and a touchdown in three preseason games. He'll stay with the Jets via their practice squad to start the 2023 season and await an opportunity to get called up.

The Saints waived Krull on Tuesday.

Krull appeared in one game for the Saints last year but didn't see a target across nine offensive snaps. The Pittsburgh product led the Saints in receiving yards during the preseason finale, tallying seven catches on 15 targets for 106 yards, so he's presumably a candidate to rejoin New Orleans on a practice-squad deal if he clears waivers.

The Jets placed Yeboah (hamstring) on injured reserve Wednesday, Ethan Greenberg of the team's official site reports.

Yeboah totalled two catches for 23 yards and a touchdown in the Jets' preseason game against the Buccaneers on Aug. 19 before sustaining a hamstring injury. He's set to miss at least four games as he recovers from his injury.

The Colts placed Woods (hamstring) on injured reserve Wednesday.

With the move, Woods will miss at least four games as he recovers from a hamstring injury. In his absence, the Colts will likely rely on a committee of Kylen Granson, Mo Alie-Cox and Andrew Ogletree to handle most of the reps at tight end.

Miami re-signed Kroft on Thursday, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.

The Dolphins needed both Jalen Ramsey (knee) and Robert Jones (knee) to make it through their 53-man roster cut before placing them on injured reserve with the designation to return. As a result, they had to cut Kroft and subsequently re-sign him to the roster after the aforementioned players shifted to IR. The 30-year-old tight end is now set to backup Durham Smythe and Julian Hill at tight end, while also contributing on special teams.

Kittle (undisclosed) is still dealing with an injury from training camp and won't resume practicing until next week, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Kittle played a few drives in the Niners' final preseason game after missing some practices with a groin injury. He's still not quite 100 percent though perhaps healthy enough to play, so the team wants him to take this week off before returning to the field Monday as a full participant. The 49ers' first official injury report of the season won't be released until next Wednesday, four days before the team's Week 1 road matchup with Pittsburgh.

Whiteheart was waived by the Cardinals on Wednesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Whiteheart made the initial 53-man roster Tuesday, but he didn't stick around long, as Arizona claimed fellow tight end Elijah Higgins off waivers Wednesday. Since Arizona liked Whiteheart enough to keep him originally, there's a good chance that the undrafted rookie out of Wake Forest will be offered a spot on the practice squad.

Ertz (knee) expressed uncertainty about his availability for the start of the season asked Wednesday about his chances of playing in Arizona's Week 1 game at Washington, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Ertz came off the active/PUP list Aug. 15 but didn't manage to suit up for any of Arizona's preseason matchups. The veteran tight end suffered ACL and MCL tears in his left knee Week 10 last season, so it wouldn't be surprising if he gets off to a slow start when the regular season kicks off. If the Cardinals expect him to miss up to a month, the team could consider placing him on injured reserve to start the season. Second-year pro Trey McBride stands to handle an increased role until Ertz is ready to handle a normal workload.

Andrews (undisclosed) worked out on a side field Wednesday and looked comfortable running, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

Andrews has missed practice for about a week now but seems to be on track for the Ravens' Sept. 10 season opener versus Houston. The Ravens haven't said much about Andrews' injury, apart from head coach John Harbaugh noting last week that it's "nothing serious" and just "something we're kind of working through." In the event of a setback, Isaiah Likely would fill in for Andrews as Baltimore's top receiving tight end.