NFL Player News

The Jets placed Uzomah (knee) on injured reserve Wednesday.

Uzomah's move to IR comes after he sustained a sprained MCL of his right knee in the Jets' Week 13 loss to the Falcons. Given that he will have to spend a minimum of four games on IR, Uzomah won't be eligible to take the field until Week 18 against the Patriots, though the Jets could opt to shut him down for the season if the team is eliminated from playoff contention. The Jets activated tight end Kenny Yeboah (hamstring) from IR in a corresponding transaction.

The Bills designated Knox (wrist) for return from injured reserve Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Knox missed five games (Weeks 8 through 12) while recovering from right wrist surgery and is now ready to practice following the Bills' Week 13 bye. Per Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News, head coach Sean McDermott expressed uncertainty that Knox will be ready to play Sunday in Kansas City, but the tight end at least stands a good chance to suit up Week 15 or 16. Rookie tight end Dalton Kincaid emerged as a reliable fantasy starter in Knox's absence the past month and a half, though No. 3 wide receiver was actually the biggest winner in terms of added playing time, as the Bills pivoted to far fewer multi-tight end formations and implemented more three-wide looks.

Pederson reverted to Jacksonville's practice squad Tuesday.

Pederson saw some playing time on special teams in Monday's overtime loss to the Bengals as Brenton Strange was out with a foot injury. The 26-your-old will now wait for another opportunity to be elevated for a game.

Taylor (undisclosed) was waived from injured reserve by the Jaguars on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Taylor has been on IR, other than while serving a two-game suspension for an undisclosed reason, since July. The 24-year-old will now be free to play elsewhere if he can prove himself healthy.

Farrell caught his lone target for nine yards during Monday's 34-31 loss to the Bengals.

The 26-year-old set career highs with three catches and 55 yards last week in Houston, but he was far less involved in the passing game versus Cincinnati. Farrell remains the top backup to starting tight end Evan Engram but doesn't have much fantasy, utility with just 22 receptions for 216 yards through 44 career games.

Waller (hamstring) relayed to Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record that he ran routes Tuesday for the first time since he was placed on injured reserve after Week 8.

Because he's missed the minimum four games on IR, Waller is eligible to be designated for return at any point, but the Giants have yet to make that transaction. Coach Brian Daboll said Tuesday that Waller is "making progress" in his recovery but wouldn't commit to the tight end being available for Monday's game versus the Packers, per Dan Salomone of the team's official site. If Waller remains out in Week 14, Daniel Bellinger and Lawrence Cager will handle TE reps.

The Rams cut Forristall from their practice squad Tuesday.

Forristall had spent the majority of the year with Los Angeles' practice squad, but the team has now decided to part ways with the 25-year-old tight end. The Alabama product spent the first two seasons of his career with the Browns, and his most recent in-game action came back in 2022.

Sims was targeted once and caught a one-yard touchdown pass in Sunday's 27-19 victory over Kansas City.

Sims recorded his first reception since Week 7, and also the first touchdown of his professional career. He is seeing more snaps with fellow rookie tight end Luke Musgrave (abdomen) unavailable, but he is still second in line behind yet another rookie, Tucker Kraft.

Ogletree saw one target on 26 offensive snaps in Sunday's 31-28 overtime win at Tennessee but did not catch the pass.

Despite pacing the Colts' tight ends in snaps in Week 13, Ogletree did not register in the box score. Although he has a dismal 50-percent catch rate, he's actually been relatively efficient on the few targets (18) he's drawn through nine games this season. Even so, he's on the heavy end (260 lbs.) even by tight end standards, so it makes some sense that Indianapolis has deployed him mostly as a blocker this year and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Parham brought in two of his four targets for 12 yards in Sunday's 6-0 win over the Patriots.

Parham's four targets Sunday was fourth-best among the team, and it also marked his seventh game with two or more receptions. The backup also recorded 38 offensive snaps, which is only one less than starting tight end Gerald Everett, but he was still underutilized compared to Everett. The 26-year-old has yet to record a game this season with five or more receptions and will continue to be a reserve option as long as Everett stays healthy.