NFL Player News

Long (knee) is questionable to return against the Giants on Sunday.

In Long's absence, Elijah Higgins is the lone depth option at tight end behind Trey McBride. Long is being evaluated by medical staff to determine whether he can return to Sunday's game.

Smythe (Achilles) won't return to Sunday's game against the Titans.

Smythe joins an extensive list of Baltimore injuries in Week 4. Without Smythe on the field for the remainder of Sunday's meeting with Tennessee, Matthew Hibner and Josh Cuevas could see some snaps behind Mark Andrews.

Wiley (coach's decision) is inactive against the Raiders on Sunday.

Wiley will once again be a healthy scratch, and his next chance to make his 2026 regular-season debut is Week 6 against the Chargers on Oct. 18. The Chiefs will go with Travis Kelce, Noah Gray and Jake Briningstool as the active tight ends for Sunday's AFC West showdown.

Hockenson could be in line for an increase in targets during Sunday's Week 4 matchup against the Dolphins due to Justin Jefferson being ruled inactive for the contest.

Hockenson's 2026 campaign has gotten off to a reasonably productive start, as the veteran tight end has posted a 9-76-1 line on 13 targets through three games. While Hockenson didn't reap any tangible benefit from Jefferson's early exit during the Week 3 win over the Buccaneers -- the former recorded two receptions for 11 yards on four targets -- there's a possibility he's a lot more involved against a Dolphins team that's surrendered 15 receptions for 210 yards and two touchdowns to tight ends, along with an 88.2 percent catch rate.

Bentley (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the 49ers.

The rookie seventh-rounder has yet to suit up for a regular-season game. His next chance to do so is Week 5 against the Chargers on Sunday, Oct. 11.

Warren caught all five of his targets for 41 yards in Sunday's 30-13 win over the Commanders.

The Colts didn't need to air it out much after the Commanders lost Marcus Mariota to a knee injury, putting their offense in the hands of seventh-round rookie Athan Kaliakmanis, and Warren tied his season low in targets as a result. The tight end still tied Laquon Treadwell for the team high in catches, however. Warren has produced a 23-130-2 line on 27 targets through four games, and he'll remain one of Daniel Jones' top options as long as wideouts Alec Pierce (heel), and Keenan Allen (groin) remain on the shelf.

Klein (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Cowboys.

The rookie second-rounder will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season, and his next chance to play is Week 5 against the Titans on Sunday, Oct. 11. Cade Stover and Brevin Jordan will serve as the Texans' depth options at tight end behind Dalton Schultz and Foster Moreau.

Bowers is now being listed with an illness on the Raiders' injury report, but he doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Chiefs and is set to play, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.

While it's less than ideal for fantasy managers that Bowers is feeling under the weather in the hours leading up to Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, the Raiders' decision not to give him a designation implies that whatever ailment he's dealing with isn't too significant. After missing the Raiders' first two games of the season while recovering from a meniscus trim of his left knee, Bowers showed no signs of rust in his 2026 debut during last Sunday's win over the Saints, playing 55 of the team's 70 offensive snaps (79 percent) and finishing with a 10-116-1 receiving line on 14 targets.

Parkinson (shoulder/knee) is inactive for Sunday's Week 4 matchup against the Eagles.

The veteran tight end took a questionable tag into the weekend after missing practice all week, and Parkinson's inactive status has now been confirmed. While he tends to his pair of injuries and targets a return for a Monday night, Oct. 12 home showdown with the Bills in Week 5, Parkinson's snaps and targets are expected to be absorbed by Tyler Higbee, Davis Allen and rookie second-round pick Max Klare, the Rams' three remaining healthy tight ends with Terrance Ferguson (ankle, IR) also unavailable.

Raridon (thigh) is listed as active Sunday at Buffalo.

After missing Week 3 due to a thigh injury, Raridon was limited on all three Week 4 practice reports and then listed as questionable for Sunday's contest. Now that the rookie third-rounder is confirmed to be available, he'll hop back in as the No. 2 TE behind Hunter Henry, which so far has equated to a 2-32-1 line on two targets through the first two games of his career.