NFL Player News

Washington was waived by the Bengals on Monday.

Washington re-signed with Cincinnati in February after spending the first two seasons of his professional career on the team's practice squad. The 25-year-old will now look to make his NFL debut elsewhere during the 2022 campaign.

Parham (hamstring) will miss another week, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

Parham won't practice this week and will sit out a third straight preseason game when the Chargers face the Saints on Friday. Early reports suggested he'd miss about a week after injuring his hamstring Aug. 6, but he's now missing a third consecutive week of practice. If this lingers into the regular season, Gerald Everett and Tre' McKitty could pick up a few more TE snaps, while likely No. 3 receiver Joshua Palmer (concussion) could play a bit more as well.

Tonyan (knee) hasn't been cleared for team drills yet, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Tonyan thus figures to be out for Thursday's preseason finale against Kansas City, with his status for Week 1 at Minnesota in serious question. He could be a big part of Green Bay's passing game this year, but not necessarily early in the season.

Knox is expected to return from his personal leave and rejoin the team Tuesday, Chris Brown of the Bills' official site reports.

Knox has been with his family following the tragic passing of his brother. Coach Sean McDermott has stated that the Bills will follow a timetable that is most comfortable for Knox, taking things one day at a time once he returns.

Thomas was activated from the PUP list Monday morning, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The 31-year-old tight end now is eligible to practice and figures to be eased in over the next few weeks. It's still unclear if he'll be ready for Week 1 against Jacksonville, coming back from December surgery to fix an ACL tear that reportedly was accompanied by meniscus and MCL damage. The Commanders are awfully banged up at tight end even behind Thomas, with converted college QB Armani Rogers getting most of the first-team snaps this preseason in the absence of Thomas, John Bates (calf) and Cole Turner (hamstring). It was Bates who filled in as the starter last year after Thomas and Ricky Seals-Jones (now with the Giants) suffered injuries.

McBride (back) was unable to catch either of his two targets in Sunday's 24-17 preseason loss to the Ravens.

McBride was dealing with a minor back injury heading into this contest, so his availability in the second week of the preseason bodes well for the rookie's status as Week 1 approaches. That's important news from a fantasy perspective, given that projected starter Zach Ertz (calf) still is without a concrete timetable to return. McBride -- who was the first tight end taken off the board in 2022 -- didn't get many opportunities to flash his skills against Baltimore, but he should get a better look in the final week of the preseason when the Cardinals take on the Titans on Saturday.

Likely hauled in all eight of his targets for 100 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 24-17 win over the Cardinals.

Likely has now strung together two gaudy preseason performances (144 total yards and a touchdown) in just four quarters of action. A fourth-round pick from this year's draft, he's dazzled with his usage, but it's important to note that Mark Andrews has yet to play in either of the team's two exhibitions, indicating that Likely may start the year as the Ravens' No. 3 tight end behind Andrews and fellow veteran Nick Boyle. While it generally isn't advised to monitor a team's third-string TE before the regular season starts, Baltimore runs an unorthodox offense around superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson that routinely uses multiple tight-end sets, so Likely's name might pop up this season even if Andrews stays healthy all year.

Bellinger caught two of three targets for 10 yards in Sunday's 25-22 preseason win over the Bengals.

On the bright side, Bellinger got the start and seems to be the top option on New York's tight end depth chart. The fourth-round pick out of San Diego State made a rookie mistake in this one, though, as he had a catchable pass from starting quarterback Daniel Jones bounce off his hands and into those of Bengals safety Daxton Hill for an interception. That miscue aside, Bellinger looks set to play a prominent role out of the gate, though it's worth noting that he never totaled more than 357 receiving yards in a season in college.

Bryant suited up but did not play in Sunday's preseason game against the Eagles.

Both Bryant and starting tight end David Njoku were stapled to the sidelines for the second preseason game. Each played in last week's opener at Jacksonville, where Bryant had four snaps and Njoku had nine.

Njoku suited up but did not play in Sunday's preseason game against the Eagles.

Neither Njoku nor top backup Harrison Bryant stepped on the field Sunday, as the Browns rested many of their regulars. It's unclear how head coach Kevin Stefanski plans to use his personnel in the third preseason game against the Bears next Saturday.