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The Titans promoted Firkser to the 53-man roster Monday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.

Firkser was waived by the Titans in September before joining the team's practice squad soon after. He's appeared in one game this year, and will likely provide depth at tight end behind Jonnu Smith and Luke Stocker.

Goedert caught both of his targets for 16 yards in Sunday's 23-21 loss to the Vikings.

Both of Goedert's catches came on successive second-quarter drives, but he wasn't heard from again in the game. The rookie saw a slight uptick in snaps from Week 4, with 35 total or 59 percent, good for fourth-most among Eagles pass catchers. Still, it didn't result in many opportunities for the 23-year-old. He'll shoot for a better day against the Giants in Week 6.

Coach Pat Shurmur said Engram (knee) has a chance to return for Thursday's game against the Eagles.

Engram was listed as limited on the Giants' injury report Monday, marking the first time he would have been allowed to practice since spraining the MCL in his right knee Week 3. He'll take the practice field in some capacity Tuesday and Wednesday to get a gauge on whether an appearance is possible Thursday. Engram's replacement in the starting lineup, Rhett Ellison, was listed as a non-participant Monday due to a sore foot, so the Giants may need the services of the former this week, even if he's at less than 100 percent.

Hurst made it through Sunday's 12-9 loss to the Browns without any setbacks, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Held out for the first four weeks of the season while recovering from foot surgery, Hurst finally made his NFL regular-season debut Sunday in Cleveland, catching one of his two targets for seven yards while playing just 24 percent of the snaps on offense. The Ravens had four tight ends fall between 24 and 45 percent in snap share, deploying a committee with Hurst, Nick Boyle, Mark Andrews and Maxx Williams. There's long-term potential for a three-down role, but Hurst will have a hard time breaking free of the committee as a rookie, given that Boyle, Andrews and Williams have all been solid contributors this season.

Higbee played 53 of 80 offensive snaps but caught just two of his four targets for 26 yards during Sunday's 33-31 win over Seattle.

Higbee continues to receive more playing time than fellow tight end Gerald Everett (16 offensive snaps), but Everett is making more of an impact in the passing game. If Brandin Cooks (concussion) and Cooper Kupp (concussion) are forced to miss time, or are limited, there could be more targets to go around. However, at this stage of the game, Higbee should still be viewed as an unreliable fantasy asset.

Everett caught all three of his targets for 24 yards during Sunday's 33-31 win over the Seahawks.

Not only did the second-year tight end make the most of his 16 offensive snaps Sunday, Everett could also be in line for more work in the passing attack if Brandin Cooks (concussion) and Cooper Kupp (concussion) are forced to miss time. It's still a wait-and-see situation for now, and tight end Tyler Higbee (53 offensive snaps) also continues to receiving more playing time than Everett, so fantasy expectations should remain tempered.

Vannett hauled in three of four targets for 43 yards in Sunday's 33-31 loss to the Rams.

Vannett logged 50 of 60 offensive snaps, as he was one of two healthy tight ends. The other, Darrell Daniels was promoted from the practice squad earlier in the week. Vannett's fantasy value remains low with just 18 targets and no touchdowns over the first five weeks.

Kittle suffered a knee injury in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals, according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com.

It is unclear when Kittle suffered the injury, but he was able to stay in the game and finish with 83 yards on five receptions. Unless he suffers a setback, the athletic tight end's status for next week's matchup against the Packers doesn't appear to be in jeopardy. Expect more clarification when injury reports are released later this week.

Akins caught one of two targets for nine yards in Sunday's 19-16 overtime win over the Cowboys.

Akins and fellow rookie tight end Jordan Thomas have been afterthoughts in the offensive attack. The duo has combined for 18 targets over the first five games. Starter Ryan Griffin is the most attractive tight end option on the roster, but the position group as a whole lags behind the wideouts and backs.

James caught both his targets for 20 yards during Sunday's 41-17 win over the Falcons.

James has only been targeted four times over the past three weeks after seeing 10 targets in his first two games of the season. Week 6 may result in more of the same against a Bengals defense that limited him to one catch for 13 yards the last time they met.