NFL Player News

Kelce (knee) is expected to suit up for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Despite being officially listed as questionable for the Week 2 matchup, Kelce is on track to make his season debut after he was a limited participant in practices Wednesday through Friday. Because he's likely still not 100 percent healed from the bone bruise in his right knee, Kelce is expected to continue wearing a compression sleeve on his knee, as he has been doing in practice. Schefter reports that sitting out the Chiefs' season-opening loss to the Lions allowed Kelce to get "his legs back," so the star tight end should be in line for his typical high-volume role in the Kansas City passing attack Sunday. Kelce's status will be made official roughly 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff, when the Chiefs' inactive list is released.

Andrews (quadriceps) is expected to play Sunday at Cincinnati, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Andrews missed Week 1 and is officially listed as questionable for Week 2, but he was a full participant in practice Friday and should be capable of handling a normal workload. Official word on the star tight end's status will come when Baltimore releases its inactive list approximately 90 minutes ahead of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. If Andrews is indeed active, he will become an automatic start for fantasy managers, while Isaiah Likely will be relegated to No. 2 duties.

Dulcich (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

This isn't exactly a surprising development, as it was reported earlier this week Dulcich would miss "several weeks" with a hamstring injury. The earliest the second-year tight end is eligible to return would be a Thursday night Week 6 battle against the Chiefs. Expect Adam Trautman to see the vast majority of the tight end snaps in the absence of the 23-year-old Dulcich.

Granson was added to the Colts' injury report Saturday with a hamstring injury and is listed as questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Texans.

Granson started in the Week 1 loss to the Jaguars, tallying four catches and six targets compared to a total of four targets combined for backups Mo Alie-Cox and Andrew Ogletree. If Granson is unable to play, Ogletree and Alie-Cox would likely split the workload, with the former perhaps seeing a few more pass-catching opportunities against a formidable Texans defense.

Ogletree was removed from concussion protocol Saturday and does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Texans.

Ogletree wasn't a huge offensive factor in Week 1, but he might take on a larger workload if Kylen Granson, who popped up on the injury report Saturday with a hamstring injury, is unable to play. If he sees action, Ogletree will be making his second appearance in the NFL on Sunday after missing the entire 2022 season due to a torn ACL.

Dulcich (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Commanders, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Dulcich's absence this weekend comes as little surprise, given that Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com previously reported that the tight end was expected to miss several weeks with the injury he picked up in the Broncos' season-opening loss to the Raiders. As long as Dulcich is sidelined, Adam Trautman should operate as the Broncos' clear top tight end and potentially see added involvement in Denver's passing offense.

Freiermuth (chest) was a full participant in Friday's practice.

Freiermuth was a limited participant in the Steelers' first Week 2 practice Thursday, but his upgrade to full activity Friday should clear the way for him to play in Monday's game against the Browns. The third-year tight end missed some time during the Steelers' season-opening loss to the 49ers but still came through for fantasy managers with a three-yard touchdown reception on four targets over his 31 snaps.

Johnson (calf) was a full practice participant Friday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Johnson is set to play Monday night against Carolina, after catching three of five targets for 36 yards in a 16-15 win over the Titans last week. He finished the game with 75 percent snap share and 81 percent route share, unimpacted by the presence of offseason additions Foster Moreau and Jimmy Graham (12 combined routes, no targets).

Ogletree (concussion) is listed as questionable for Sunday's Week 2 game against the Texans, Mike Chappell of Fox 59 News Indianapolis reports.

Ogletree was DNP Wednesday, limited Thursday, and then upgraded to full Friday. He just needs to clear the concussion protocol. Ogletree played 21 percent of the offensive snaps in Week 1's loss to the Jaguars. Kylen Granson was in on a position-best 61 percent of the downs and turned six targets into a scoreless 4-39-0 effort.

Kelce (knee) is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars after practicing in a limited fashion this week.

Kelce is working his way back from a bone bruise in his right knee, an injury he sustained in a Sept. 5 practice before he ultimately sat out the Chiefs' season-opening loss to the Lions. Though Kelce wasn't able to turn in a full practice during Week 2 prep, head coach Andy Reid told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network earlier Friday that the standout tight end is expected to play this weekend. Fantasy managers should thus feel comfortable inserting Kelce into Week 2 lineups, even though his availability won't be officially confirmed until the Chiefs release their inactive list approximately 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff.