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Hurst caught three of four targets for 14 yards and a touchdown during Thursday's Hall of Fame game against the Bears.

Hurst looked to have missed a few blocks during his preseason debut, but he more than made up for it with solid route running and soft hands. The highlight of the rookie's night was on a seven-yard scoring strike from fellow first-rounder Lamar Jackson, something Ravens fans hope to be seeing plenty of in the future. Hurst will next take the field in Baltimore's second preseason game next Thursday against the Rams.

Everett is dealing with a shoulder injury, the severity of which is unknown, Rich Hammond of the Orange County Register reports.

Everett is currently listed as No. 2 on the tight end depth chart behind Tyler Higbee, but could be in for a bigger role this season as he gets more and more used to playing the position at the professional level. Head coach Sean McVay has touted Everett's potential to be an asset in the Rams' offense, so hopefully his shoulder injury isn't of major concern. Everett has over a month to get healthy before regular season play begins.

Hodges signed a contract with the Steelers on Thursday, Chris Adamski of TribLive.com reports.

Hodges showed promise in college at Virginia Tech, converting to tight end after being recruited as a quarterback. However, he's yet to convert that potential into NFL production. He'll now look to secure a depth and special teams role with Pittsburgh in 2018.

Hamm was waived by the Seahawks on Thursday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

Hamm's time with Seattle comes to an end just over a week after it started. The tight end hasn't played in a regular-season game, but he'll now look to earn a role with another club in 2018.

Thomas (shoulder) is practicing in a non-contact jersey, Heather Prusak of NBC 2 WGRZ reports.

Thomas hurt his shoulder during the opening days of training camp. The nature of the injury isn't clear, and there's no timeline for his return to full participation.

Wimann (undisclosed) cleared waivers and reverted to injured reserve, per the league's official transaction log.

Wimann signed with New England after going undrafted out of Northern Illinois this offseason. Barring an injury settlement, the rookie is likely stuck on IR through the end of the league year.

Derby (foot) is not practicing Wednesday and is considered day-to-day, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports.

Though Derby's injury doesn't seem serious, time spent sidelined during training camp doesn't help the tight end's chances of securing a roster spot. The 26-year-old faces competition from rookies Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe, in addition to veteran blocking specialist MarQueis Gray. Derby logged snaps with the first-team offense prior to his injury, and will attempt to get healthy and pick up where he left off.

Njoku continues to struggle with drops early on during training camp, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

This has been a consistent theme for Njoku during the first week ofcamp, following a rookie campaign in which he was officially credited with three drops on 60 targets but also let a few other catchable passes slip away. The Browns would like to see him seize an every-down role as their No. 1 tight end, but Njoku probably doesn't offer enough impact as a blocker to make up for the inconsistency with his hands. While it sounds like his freakish athleticism hasn't outweighed his shortcomings, Njoku still has plenty of time to make a positive impression before Week 1. Darren Fells and Seth DeValve (thigh) are also competing for snaps at tight end.

Wimann was waived/injured by the Patriots on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Wimann signed with the team as an undrafted free agent back in May and will likely revert to the Patriots' injured reserve once he clears waivers.

Hollister, who has displayed good hands this spring and summer, is making a case to emerge as a pass-catching option to pair at tight end with starter Rob Gronkowski, the Boston Herald reports.

With that in mind, given Julian Edelman is set to miss the first four games of the season due to a suspension, Hollister is a candidate to earn targets as a "move" tight end out of the gate when the team runs two-tight end packages. Either way, the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Hollister has more fantasy upside than veteran Dwayne Allen, who profiles more as a blocker. As long as Gronkowski is healthy, Hollister is only a deep-league consideration, even when Edelman is sidelined, but his is a name to file away in the event Gronkowski -- who has been no stranger to the injury report over his career -- is ever sidelined.