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Endries (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Bucs.

The tight end is buried on the depth chart behind Mike Gesicki, Drew Sample and Erick All. Endries did earn a roster spot out of training camp after getting picked in the seventh round by the Bengals back in April.

Koziol (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns.

Koziol, the Jaguars' fifth-round pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, will be a healthy inactive for Week 1, so his next chance to make his regular-season debut is Week 2 against the Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 20. Brenton Strange, Quintin Morris and rookie second-rounder Nate Boerkircher will be Jacksonville's active tight ends against Cleveland.

Sanders (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bears, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.

Sanders, a fourth-round selection of the Panthers in the 2024 NFL Draft, will be a healthy scratch for Week 1 while Carolina rolls with Tommy Tremble, Mitchell Evans, Darren Waller and Feleipe Franks as the active tight ends for Sunday's regular-season opener. Sanders' next chance to suit up is Week 2 against the Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 20, though he may not be active for a game unless there's an injury to a tight end ahead of him on the depth chart.

The Raiders believe Bowers (knee) has a chance to return to action Week 2 at the Chargers on Sunday, Sept. 20, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Bowers underwent a meniscus trim this past Tuesday that will sideline him for the season opener, but Schefter added that "there's a realistic chance" the standout tight end will sit out only Week 1 and then be active next weekend. He likely will need to mix into drills for multiple practices in a row to give Las Vegas' medical staff confidence that he'll be able to handle game action. In any case, Bowers will hand off most of the TE reps to Michael Mayer this Sunday.

The Falcons elevated Muse from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports.

Muse was likely elevated as an additional blocker for field-goal attempts and PATs. The entire Falcons tight end corps consisting of Kyle Pitts, Charlie Woerner and Austin Hooper is fully healthy, meaning Muse will likely be useful only as a special teams addition during Sunday's contest with the Steelers.

The Bengals elevated Hudson from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Hudson was released by the Bengals in late August before returning to the team on the practice squad. The tight end was unable to make the original 53-man roster over Mike Gesicki, Drew Sample, Erick All or Jack Endries, but it appears the team would like him to suit up for Sunday's game alongside the other four options anyway.

The Eagles placed Stowers (quadriceps/hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday.

Stowers has been dealing with a hamstring injury since at least Aug. 24, which limited him in all three Week 1 practices before the Eagles tabbed him as questionable for Sunday's season opener against the Commanders. At the same time the team placed him on IR, he was ruled out with not only the hamstring issue but a quad concern. The rookie second-round pick thus will miss at least the first four games of the campaign, allowing Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins to handle the TE reps that don't go to No. 1 option Dallas Goedert.

The Raiders elevated Myarick from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

With Brock Bowers (knee) set to miss a couple of weeks as he recovers from meniscus surgery, Myrarick will have a chance to prove his worth on an NFL field. The tight end is set for the No. 3 role behind Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas, likely playing most of his snaps for the Raiders' special teams unit.

The Saints signed Welch to the active roster from the practice squad Saturday, Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana reports.

With Audric Estime (thigh) moved to IR in a surprise move, the Saints gained an open spot on the 53-man roster. Welch will be the No. 3 tight end due to Oscar Delp (hamstring) being ruled out and will likely participate almost exclusively on special teams and in 13-personnel sets, if he plays at all in the team's Week 1 matchup with the Lions.

Mayer signed a three-year, $45 million contract extension with the Raiders on Saturday, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports.

The deal includes $30 million guaranteed, and the $15 million APY ranks fourth among current tight ends. Mayer has operated as the Raiders' TE2 for the past couple of seasons, but the fourth-year pro is expected to operate in an expanded role Sunday against the Dolphins in the absence of Brock Bowers, who is expected to miss at least one or two games after undergoing a meniscus trim procedure Tuesday. Mayer finished the 2025 regular season with 35 catches (on 50 targets) for 328 yards and a touchdown across 13 games.