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Gray started at tight end Sunday against the Bills and played on 62 of the Dolphins' 73 offensive snaps, but failed to receive a target in the passing game.

With both Jordan Cameron and Dion Sims sidelined with concussions, Gray was unable to follow up his career day from Week 6, when he logged 81 receiving yards across three receptions. Instead, he was almost exclusively utilized as an in-line blocker to open lanes for RB Jay Ajayi, who rumbled for over 200 yards for a second consecutive week. The former college quarterback will now get a week to rest with the Dolphins' bye on deck in Week 8.

Henry has entered the NFL's concussion protocol, Ricky Henne of the Chargers' official site reports.

In the aftermath of Sunday's win in Atlanta, Henry experienced concussion-like symptoms and will thus be subject to a five-step process in order to be cleared for action. There's little doubt that his practice participation will be impacted this week, but every head injury is its own test case, so the release of Wednesday's injury report will be one to examine closely. If he requires time to recover, veteran Antonio Gates will chew up the majority of TE snaps Sunday at Denver.

Graham caught five passes for 53 yards on 10 targets in Sunday's 6-6 tie with the Cardinals.

Despite drawing a season-high 10 targets, Graham was unable to continue his three-game streak with exactly six receptions for 89 or more yards. The hip injury that held him out of Thursday's practice didn't appear to be an issue, as he played his full complement of snaps and once again had Russell Wilson's full attention. Having safely re-established himself as a high-end fantasy option at a thin position, Graham will head back to New Orleans for a Week 8 matchup with the team that traded him away last offseason.

Henry picked up just one catch on three targets for 16 yards in the win over the Falcons on Sunday.

After recording at least three catches and 60 receiving yards in each of the last four games, it was surprising to see Henry record just one catch for 16 yards against the Falcons' porous defense, especially considering the Chargers fell behind early. Instead, Antonio Gates was the main beneficiary of the deficit, as the veteran tight end saw 10 targets in the comeback win. Henry still appears to be the tight end to own, however, as the rookie did manage to out-snap Gates, 47 to 38, but both tight ends might struggle to put together strong numbers with a trip to Denver on tap next week.

Ertz caught one of three targets for just 14 yards in Sunday's 21-10 win over the Vikings.

The Eagles offense mustered a season-low yardage total against the formidable Minnesota defense, and Ertz also hit a personal low-water mark in that category. Although no pass catcher had over 39 yards in the game, Ertz's struggles continued a recent trend of quiet outings since he returned from a two-game absence. He will have the opportunity to break out of it next week against a Cowboys defense that has struggled to defend the tight end position this season.

Bowman (knee) has been placed on injured reserve, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

Bowman has been dealing with a knee injury since the lead-up to Week 5. With Bowman likely done for the year, Kellen Davis and Brandon Bostick are the Jets' remaining current options at tight end with Austin Seferian-Jenkins out due to an injury.

Christian was released by the Bills on Friday.

Christian was released in order to make room for tight end Manasseh Garner to be promoted to the roster. The Louisville product was signed by the Bills on Oct 4, and had played in just one game for the team.

Garner was called up from the Bills' practice squad Friday.

The Bills subsequently released tight end Gerald Christian in order to make room for Garner. The 24-year-old will be making his NFL debut in Sunday's matchup with the Dolphins, if he's on the active list.

Head coach Pete Carroll said Graham (hip/knee) looked great at Friday's practice and is ready for Sunday's game in Arizona, Liz Mathews of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Graham has been present on the injury report all season due to his surgically repaired knee, but there was some concern when he missed Thursday's practice while listed with a new hip injury. Head coach Pete Carroll said the tight end was merely rested due to some residual soreness from last week's game, suggesting Graham should be fine to handle his usual workload in Sunday's difficult matchup against Arizona. If there was any doubt remaining, Graham erased it when he returned to practice as a full participant Friday, leaving him without any designation on the final injury report, according to John Boyle of the team's official website. He's caught exactly six passes on either eight or nine targets in each of the last three games, notably playing a season-high 63 snaps (96 percent) in last week's win over the Falcons. With No. 2 TE Luke Willson (knee) out for the foreseeable future, Graham may again be asked to play upward of 90 percent of the snaps.

Gray is slated to start at tight end Sunday against the Bills, ESPN's James Walker reports.

Gray's promotion to Miami's starting gig comes in the wake of Jordan Cameron and Dion Sims both being ruled out with concussions ahead of Sunday's contest. While Gray boasts merely 15 receptions through four seasons, he's coming off a career-high 81 receiving yards on his three catches versus the Steelers last Sunday. He'll look to build on that momentum with another strong showing in an expanded Week 7 role.