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Musgrave caught one of his two targets for seven yards in Sunday's 27-18 win over the Bengals.

Musgrave had a quiet day Sunday as he continued to fill his role as Green Bay's No. 2 tight end behind starter Tucker Kraft. The 25-year-old Musgrave played just 21 of Green Bay's 61 offensive snaps in the contest, while Kraft played 56 snaps. Barring an injury to Kraft, Musgrave is not worthy of consideration for fantasy lineups. With that said, next up for the Packers is a road game against the Cardinals in Week 7.

Likely secured both of his targets for six yards in Sunday's 17-3 loss to the Rams.

Likely's 81 percent offensive snap share was his highest mark of the season. Additionally, his two targets were the most he's seen through three games. With that said, Likely was unable to get much going, as the Ravens' offense continued to struggle without quarterback Lamar Jackson (hamstring) in the lineup. Though the 25-year-old tight end should continue to split time with Mark Andrews going forward, the possible return of Jackson after the team's Week 7 bye should help Likely see an uptick in production. Nonetheless, fantasy managers would be wise to take a wait-and-see approach when Jackson returns before putting Likely into their lineups. Following the bye, the Ravens will host the Bears on Oct. 26.

Higgins caught both of his targets for 34 yards in Sunday's 31-27 loss to the Colts.

Higgins was targeted twice in a contest for the second straight week, although the third-year tight end was unable to get much going with his opportunities. The 24-year-old played 33 of the Cardinals' 73 offensive snaps, behind starting tight end Trey McBride (66). As long as McBride is healthy, Higgins remains far off the fantasy radar. Next up for the Cardinals is a Week 7 matchup against the Packers.

Conklin did not register a target during the Chargers' 29-27 win over the Dolphins on Sunday.

The veteran tight end's offensive snap count dropped significantly in Week 6, due in large part to the return of Will Dissly. Conklin saw just three snaps on offense, well behind rookie fifth-rounder Oronde Gadsden (48), Tucker Fisk (27) and Dissly (26). Sunday marked the third time this season that Conklin did not record a catch and the second time he didn't register a target. The 2018 fifth-rounder's fantasy production figures to remain low unless Dissly or Gradsden were to miss time due to injury, illness or suspension.

Dissly finished Sunday's 29-27 win over the Dolphins with two catches on as many targets for 18 yards.

Dissly was cleared to return Sunday from a three-game absence due to a knee injury. He ended up playing 26 snaps on offense, which was behind 2025 fifth-rounder Oronde Gadsden (48) and Tucker Fisk (27), but ahead of veteran Tyler Conklin (three). Given the disparity in snap count between Dissly and Gadsden, it appears that the rookie has taken over as the Chargers' No. 1 option at tight end. Up next for the Chargers is a Week 7 home clash against a Colts team whose defense yielded eight catches for 72 yards and a touchdown to tight end Trey McBride in a Week 6 win over the Cardinals.

Hudson (concussion) was a non-participant on Tuesday's estimated practice report, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

Hudson is in the league's concussion protocol and will have an extremely difficult time gaining clearance on a short week ahead of Thursday night's game against the Steelers. With Hudson looking unlikely to play and Mike Gesicki (chest) ruled out, Noah Fant, Drew Sample and Cam Grandy will be in line to handle tight-end duties for Cincinnati.

The Buccaneers cut Prieskorn from the practice squad Tuesday, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.

The move makes room on the Bucs' practice squad for running back Michael Wiley. Prieskorn -- an undrafted rookie out of Ole Miss -- will look to catch on with another team in need of tight end depth on the practice squad.

The Patriots cut Scott from the practice squad Tuesday.

Undrafted out of Ohio State earlier this year, Scott played 48 offensive snaps during the preseason but wasn't targeted in the passing game. He was replaced by fellow tight end Marshall Lang on New England's practice squad.

The Patriots signed Lang to the practice squad Tuesday.

Undrafted out of Northwestern earlier this year, Lang caught three passes for 20 yards during the preseason with the Seahawks. He'll provide positional depth in New England.

Whiteheart recorded a reception for zero yards on his lone target in Sunday's 23-9 loss to the Steelers.

Whiteheart was credited with his first start of the season with Cleveland opening its first possession with a three-tight end set, but the 25-year-old still finished a distant third in playing time among the position group. Harold Fannin paced Browns tight ends by playing 66 of the Browns' 82 snaps, David Njoku played 36 snaps, and Whiteheart brought up the rear with 22 snaps. Njoku likely would have seen more time if he hadn't been forced out of the game in the second half due to a knee issue, which now clouds his status for a Week 7 matchup with the Dolphins. If Njoku ends up sitting out that game, Whiteheart would be in store for a boost in snaps, though he likely wouldn't see enough target volume to warrant much intrigue for fantasy purposes.