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Duarte was released from the Chargers' practice squad Tuesday, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.

The tight end inked a deal with the Chargers' practice squad in early September after spending the 2017 season with the Dolphins. Duarte was a seventh-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft and spent some time on Miami's 53-man roster a year ago.

James caught his lone target for seven yards in Monday's 30-27 win over the Buccaneers.

Its been feast or famine for James in the early going this season, and fantasy owners who inserted him in their lineup had to be disappointed following his 5-138-1 stat line in Week 2. Further frustrating fantasy owners, they had to watch as Vance McDonald grabbed four passes for 112 yards and a touchdown. It remains to be seen how Pittsburgh intends to use these two talented tight ends moving forward, making it difficult to start either unless one emerges.

Dickerson was signed to the Giants' active roster Tuesday, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Dickerson's spot on the 53-man roster was made available due to Evan Engram (knee) being sidelined for the foreseeable future. The undrafted rookie will serve as a depth tight end behind Rhett Ellison and Scott Simonson.

Gesicki hauled in all three targets for 31 yards in Sunday's 28-20 win over the Raiders.

Gesicki's longest play was a 19-yard reception from quarterback Ryan Tannehill. The rookie benefited from increased looks after A.J. Derby (foot) exited the game and showed chemistry with Tannehill on limited targets. If Derby remains sidelined for a significant amount of time, expect Gesicki's role in the offense to increase.

Paulsen hauled in his only target, picking up 11 yards during a 43-37 loss to New Orleans on Sunday.

Paulsen's 11-yard reception in Sunday's game was his longest gain since he was a member of the Washington Redskins in 2014. Despite going up against a Bengals' defense in Week 4 that allows the fourth-most fantasy points to tight ends in standard scoring, Paulsen is a long shot to get into the end zone with zero snaps in the red zone through three games.

Uzomah caught both of his targets for 19 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 31-21 loss to the Panthers.

Not only did Uzomah find the end zone, he also saw significantly more snaps than second-string tight end Tyler Kroft. Uzomah has been more involved in the passing game than his counterpart, while still ceding targets and snaps to Tyler Eifert. The 25-year-old out of Auburn has six catches for 68 yards and a score through three games.

Andrews caught two of three targets for a career-high 59 yards in Sunday's win over the Broncos.

The rookie continues to show impressive pass-catching ability, particularly down the seam. His catches went for 29 and 30 yards, respectively; his second catch went for 29 yards after Joe Flacco tried him deep down the field on the previous play, showing the veteran's trust in Andrews to make big plays. Fellow rookie Hayden Hurst (foot) is nearing a return, but Andrews is making a case to stay involved in the offense with strong performance after strong performance. Andrews and the Ravens hit the road to face the Steelers in Week 4.

Kroft hauled in his only target for 16 yards during Sunday's 31-21 loss to the Panthers.

It was another quiet outing for Kroft, who was on the field for just 32 percent of the team's offensive snaps. Meanwhile, fellow tight ends Tyler Eifert and C.J. Uzomah both played over 50 percent of the snaps and were more involved in the passing game. Through three games, Kroft has four receptions for 36 yards and no touchdowns.

Vannett hauled in four passes on five targets for 27 yards in Sunday's 24-13 win over the Cowboys.

Vannett tied with Tyler Lockett for the most receptions on the team Sunday. More importantly, Vannett logged 35 offensive snaps while rookie Will Dissly accrued 39 while catching just one pass for four yards. That means the gap between the two tight ends may not be as big as it seemed, and fantasy owners may have trouble determining which one will be targeted more in a given week.

Coach John Harbaugh said Hurst (foot) could return to practice this week.

Now a full month removed from surgery to address a stress fracture in his foot, Hurst is unlikely to be available Week 4 against the Steelers, even if he resumes practicing within the next few days. A more reasonable target date would be Week 5, at which point he'd take his place in a timeshare with Nick Boyle, Maxx Williams and fellow rookie Mark Andrews. Though he seemingly has the highest ceiling of the bunch, Hurst doesn't project for an every-down role as a rookie, and he'd be lucky to draw more than three or four targets per game.