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Durham secured his only target for eight yards in the Buccaneers' 26-7 loss to the Broncos on Sunday.

Durham was in on 21 percent of the snaps -- 12 plays total -- which represented a new low over his first three games. However, the second-year pro at least came away with his first reception of the season. Top tight end Cade Otton finally saw his production rise in new coordinator Liam Coen's scheme with a seven-catch outing, but Durham still doesn't have a very bright outlook as his backup considering he's primarily being used in a blocking capacity.

Carlson signed with the Bears' 53-man roster from their practice squad Tuesday, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Carlson will take the spot of Travis Homer (finger) on Chicago's active roster. The 27-year-old appeared in one game for the Bears last season, playing a single special teams snap, which was his NFL game action since 2020 with the Browns.

Lumpkin was cut from the Packers' practice squad Tuesday.

Lumpkin has received multiple opportunities since going undrafted in 2023 out of Louisiana and will now have to find another one. The 26-year-old has routinely found a spot on practice squads and may be able to find another one.

New York signed Wilson to the practice squad Tuesday, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Wilson takes the spot opened up by the placement of fellow tight end Lawrence Cager (undisclosed) on the practice squad/injured list Tuesday. The Central Michigan product spent much of last season on Green Bay's practice squad.

The Giants placed Cager (undisclosed) on the practice squad injured list Tuesday, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.

Cager will need to spend at least the next four games on the practice squad injured list. The veteran tight end suited up for 11 regular-season games with the Giants last year, but he hasn't yet been elevated for a contest this season.

The Bears signed Quitoriano to the practice squad Tuesday, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.

Quitoriano suited up for 16 combined games with Houston over the last two seasons. Now that he's healthy again after battling a calf injury during the preseason, Quitoriano will link up with Chicago and provide organizational depth at tight end.

The Steelers cut Sokol from the practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.

Sokol spent training camp with Pittsburgh and resurfaced on the team's practice squad mid-September, but he wasn't elevated Week 3. The veteran tight end will now have to search for a similar depth role elsewhere in the league.

Swinson was waived by the Panthers on Tuesday, Darin Gantt of the team's official site reports.

Swinson was signed off the Packers' practice squad ahead of Week 1 but was a weekly healthy scratch thereafter. He'll now have to find a new opportunity, possibly on Carolina's practice squad, assuming he clears waivers.

The Eagles signed Stoll to the 53-man roster off the practice squad on Tuesday.

Stoll was elevated versus the Saints in Week 3 to serve as Philadelphia's third tight end behind Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcaterra. He wasn't targeted while handling 13 offensive snaps in that contest. Stoll now figures to handle a similar role, primarily contributing as a blocker, on the road against Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Gray logged one reception (on two targets) for 13 yards during Sunday's 22-17 victory over the Falcons.

Gray continues to operate in the second-string role at tight end behind Travis Kelce, playing 50 percent of the offensive snaps in Sunday's tilt. However, he only ran 14 routes in the game, which isn't particularly conducive to a sizable fantasy output. Barring Travis Kelce missing time, Gray isn't worth rostering in fantasy formats other than dynasty, where he could hold future value once Kelce calls it quits.