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Hall was waived by the Giants on Tuesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Hall was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent in May, but he's among the first wave of cuts ahead of Tuesday's 85-man roster deadline. The Oklahoma product caught 32 passes for 334 yards and four touchdowns during his final collegiate campaign.

Coach Ron Rivera said Monday that Turner (hamstring) may be out for another "week or two," John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

Meanwhile, Turner said Monday he feels he's "good to go." It would appear Washington is playing things safe with the rookie fifth-rounder from Nevada. Once he returns, he'll likely be competing with Sammis Reyes, Curtis Hodges and Armani Rogers for one of the final spots on the Commanders' 53-man roster.

Bates (calf) is on a side field at Monday's practice, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

The second-year tight end missed some time earlier in camp but then returned to action last week. He was held out of the Commanders' preseason opener, however, allowing Armani Rogers and Curtis Hodges to get the first-team work at tight end. Bates is the probable Week 1 starter in the likely event Logan Thomas (ACL) isn't ready, though none of the Washington tight ends looks especially appealing for fantasy purposes. Bates was a fourth-round pick last year, and while he did get involved in the short passing game, he wasn't much of a receiving threat in college and lacks the speed to be more than a short-area threat in the pros.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Bell (hip) didn't practice Monday, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.

Bell was carted off the field during Saturday's preseason contest due to the hip flexor injury, but the severity of the issue remains unclear. In his absence, Noah Gray and Jody Fortson are candidates for increased roles behind Travis Kelce.

Tremble played but wasn't targeted in Saturday's 23-21 preseason win over the Commanders.

Tremble started at tight end and played 11 offensive snaps prior to calling it a day. Although he didn't get his hands on the ball, Tremble should continue to benefit from more reps in practice following Ian Thomas' recent rib injury. As a rookie last year, Tremble caught 20 of 35 targets for 180 yards and a touchdown, numbers he'll strive to expand upon in new coordinator Ben McAdoo's scheme.

The 49ers activated Woerner (abdomen) from the active/PUP list Sunday.

Woerner underwent offseason core muscle surgery and started training camp on the PUP list. Now healthy, the 2020 sixth-round pick will compete with Tyler Kroft and Ross Dwelley for limited playing time behind George Kittle.

Tonyan (knee) is slated to return to practice Sunday, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

With the tight end bouncing back from a torn ACL that he suffered Week 8 last season, coach Matt LaFleur relayed that Tonyan won't participate in team drills in his return to the field, with individual drill and walkthroughs initially on tap for for the 28-year-old, who logged an 18-204-2 line on 29 targets through eight outings in 2021.

Wydermyer was waived by the Bills on Sunday.

Wydermyer joined Buffalo as undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M in the spring. Unfortunately for the rookie, he was unable to make headway in the competition at tight end, and he'll now work to earn a chance elsewhere.

Mabry caught one of two targets for seven yards in Saturday's 32-25 preseason loss to the Steelers.

Mabry played eight games for the Seahawks in 2021 but handled just 22 offensive snaps. He'll be on the roster bubble heading into the 2022 season, because Noah Fant and Will Dissly are locks for the final roster, and Colby Parkinson is heavily favored.

Parkinson caught one of three targets for five yards in Saturday's 32-25 preseason loss to the Steelers.

Parkinson led all Seahawks tight ends with 34 offensive snaps, as Will Dissly got the night off and Noah Fant was limited to 20 snaps. The 2020 fourth-round pick was targeted in the end zone in the third quarter but was unable to hang on as he was hit by multiple defenders while attempting to make the catch. Parkinson has a good chance to make the roster as the No. 3 tight end behind Fant and Dissly, as his unique 6-foot-7 build makes him an intriguing red-zone target.