Titans' Daniel Bellinger: Cleared to play vs. old team
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Bellinger (illness) does not have an injury designation heading into Sunday's game against the Giants.
Bellinger popped up on Thursday's injury report as a DNP due to an illness. He was limited in Friday's practice, but he's been given the green light to play Sunday against the team that drafted him in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Bellinger has turned two targets into one catch for seven yards through two regular-season games while serving as the Titans' TE2 behind Gunnar Helm.
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Titans' Daniel Bellinger: Sits out of practice
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Bellinger (illness) did not participate in practice Thursday, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.
The tight end was not listed on Wednesday's injury report. Bellinger, currently the No. 2 tight end on Tennessee's depth chart, played on 14 offensive snaps in Week 1 and 24 in Week 2. If he can't go Sunday versus the Giants, David Martin-Robinson and Kylen Granson might see more snaps behind starter Gunnar Helm.
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Titans' Daniel Bellinger: Catches only target in loss
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Bellinger caught his sole target for seven yards in Sunday's 23-10 loss to the Jets.
Bellinger is the second option at tight end behind Gunnar Helm and profiled clearly as such in Week 1. The 25-year-old played just 14 of the Titans' 50 offensive snaps and was also only used for three special-teams snaps during the season-opening victory.
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Titans' Daniel Bellinger: Facing opportunity
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Bellinger is poised to enter training camp with a chance to carve out a meaningful role in the Titans' offense, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Bellinger spent the last four seasons playing under offensive coordinator Brian Daboll with the Giants, making him one of Tennessee's most familiar additions to the new offensive scheme. While 2025 fourth-rounder Gunnar Helm is expected to handle plenty of receiving work following the departure of Chig Okonkwo (now with the Commanders), Bellinger's blocking ability makes him a natural fit for the heavier personnel packages Daboll is expected to employ. That familiarity, combined with the vacancy created by Okonkwo's departure, gives the 25-year-old a legitimate chance to earn consistent snaps with the Titans.
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Titans' Daniel Bellinger: Following Daboll to Tennessee
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Bellinger is signing with the Titans, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports Monday.
Bellinger will be reunited with Brian Daboll, who is set to work as the offensive coordinator for the Titans after serving as the Giants' head coach from 2022 until his firing in 2025. Daboll's tenure in New York overlapped with Bellinger's four years with the Giants, during which the 2022 fourth-round pick accrued 88 catches for 934 yards and four touchdowns in 62 regular-season appearances. In Tennessee, Bellinger figures to contribute primarily as a blocker behind 2025 fourth-round pick Gunnar Helm (toe), while the status of free agent Chig Okonkwo is still up in the air.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Nabs two catches in Week 17 win
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Bellinger caught two of three targets for 11 yards in a 34-10 win against the Raiders on Sunday.
Bellinger got the start at tight end due to Theo Johnson (illness) having to sit out. However, with over half of QB Jaxson Dart's 207 passing yards going to wideout Wan'Dale Robinson, who put up an 11-113-0 line on 14 targets, there wasn't much wealth to spread around elsewhere against an uninspired Las Vegas secondary. Bellinger did at least manage to make a pair of receptions after coming up with zero catches in four of his previous five games, but he continues to be an afterthought in the Giants' offense. Although he's at a meager 17-248-1 receiving line through 15 games on the campaign, Bellinger could set a new career-high mark for receiving yardage in a season if he can get 21 receiving yards against Dallas in Week 18.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Comes up empty in Week 16
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Bellinger played 22 of the Giants' 48 offensive snaps but wasn't targeted during Sunday's 16-13 loss to the Vikings.
The fourth-year tight end has now gone without a reception in four of the Giants' last five games. In 14 appearances this season, Bellinger has caught 15 of 21 targets for 237 yards and one touchdown. He's expected to remain a depth option behind Theo Johnson at tight end in the Giants' Week 17 matchup with the Raiders.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Nets uptick in production Week 15
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Bellinger finished Sunday's 29-21 loss to the Commanders with three catches for 35 yards on four targets.
Bellinger and No. 1 tight end Theo Johnson had the same amount of targets (four) and catches (three), though Johnson more than doubled Bellinger's yardage with a team-leading 72. Coming into Sunday, Bellinger had gone three games without a reception and had combined for just two catches for 29 yards over his previous five contests. Ironically, the fourth-year tight end's increase in production against Washington came on a day when he posted his lowest offensive snap share (26 percent) since Week 3. Given his recent lack of production and clear backup role behind Johnson, Bellinger's improved stat line Sunday still doesn't put him on the fantasy radar in most formats.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Catchless again Week 12
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Bellinger did not catch either of his two targets in Sunday's loss to the Lions.
Bellinger saw a relatively large 62 percent offensive snap share, but he finished without a reception for the second straight week. Meanwhile, top TE Theo Johnson finished second on the team with 77 receiving yards on three catches and has now reached the 75-yard mark in two of his past three games. With Johnson building momentum, it seems likely that Bellinger will continue to have a minimal role in the passing attack moving forward.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Quiet in loss Sunday
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Bellinger didn't catch his only target in a Week 11 loss to the Packers on Sunday.
The Giants had a different look on offense Sunday with Mike Kafka taking over on an interim basis for former head coach Brian Daboll and with Jameis Winston stepping in at quarterback for the injured Jaxson Dart (concussion). Bellinger also dealt with a groin injury during the week, which may have also impacted his output Sunday. Ultimately, the fourth-year tight end finished without a catch for the third time through 10 contests on the campaign while logging a 47 percent offensive snap share. Theo Johnson remains the clear No. 1 tight end for the Giants, so Bellinger isn't a viable fantasy asset even when Dart is healthy.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Cleared to face Packers
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Bellinger (groin) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers.
Bellinger practiced without limitations Friday after being limited Wednesday and Thursday. He's expected to occupy his usual role, focusing primarily on blocking while Theo Johnson runs more routes for a Giants offense that'll be operating with Jameis Winston under center with Jaxson Dart (concussion) sidelined for the time being.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Full practice Wednesday
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Bellinger (neck) practiced fully Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Bellinger dealt with a neck injury during Week 8 prep, and while he was cleared to face the Eagles that week, he left that game due to a neck concern. He proceeded to miss every practice last week before being inactive this past Sunday against the 49ers. Now with a full session under his belt, Bellinger appears on pace to return to action Sunday at Chicago.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Doubtful for Week 9
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Bellinger (neck) is doubtful for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.
Bellinger suffered the neck injury in last Sunday's loss to the Eagles. With Bellinger unlikely to face San Francisco, Chris Manhertz should handle most of the blocking duties alongside Theo Johnson at tight end.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Missing another practice
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Bellinger (neck) didn't participate in Thursday's practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
With a pair of absences from practice to begin game Week 9 prep, Bellinger looks to be in danger of missing Sunday's against the 49ers. If Bellinger is unable to play this weekend, Chris Manhertz (illness) and Thomas Fidone would be the available depth options at tight end behind Theo Johnson, who played a season-high 98 percent of the offensive snaps in the Giants' Week 8 loss to the Eagles.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Sustains neck injury
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Bellinger suffered a neck injury during Sunday's contest in Philadelphia, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Bellinger combined for seven catches (on 10 targets) for 140 yards and one touchdown in New York's three games prior to Sunday, and he exited Week 8 action having hauled in his only target for 21 yards. As long as Bellinger is sidelined, Theo Johnson will take on a larger role among Giants tight ends.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Leads Big Blue in receiving yards
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Bellinger caught all four of his targets for 52 yards in Sunday's 26-14 loss to the Saints.
The 52 receiving yards not only led the Giants on the afternoon, they were a season high for Bellinger, who caught multiple passes in a game for the first time in 2025. The elevated usage came in the wake of Malik Nabers (knee) being lost for the season, as rookie QB Jaxson Dart wasn't able to stretch the field at all -- Bellinger's 18-yard grab in the first quarter was New York's longest completion. Theo Johnson also saw more volume than usual and was on the other end of both of Dart's TD passes, making him the top option for the team at tight end, but Bellinger could see enough targets to have some deep-league utility during a Week 6 clash with the Eagles.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Collects only target Week 1
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Bellinger secured his only target for 14 yards in a Week 1 loss against the Commanders on Sunday.
Bellinger got New York down to Washington's three-yard line on a 14-yard connection with Russell Wilson in the fourth quarter, but the Giants were unable to emerge with a score. Theo Johnson dominated tight-end snaps for New York in Week 1 with 53, while Chris Manhertz logged 18 and Bellinger recorded 15. Despite Bellinger outdoing Johnson in receiving yardage in the loss, the latter figures to be the lead pass-catching option among New York's tight-end corps as long as he remains healthy.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Back at practice
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Bellinger (undisclosed) returned to practice Tuesday, Evan Barnes of Newsday reports.
Bellinger missed the Giants' second exhibition this past weekend, but his injury evidently wasn't serious. Bellinger is competing with blocker Chris Manhertz and catch-first TE Greg Dulcich for a role behind starter Theo Johnson.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Doesn't suit up Saturday
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Bellinger (undisclosed) didn't play in Saturday's preseason win against the Jets, and Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports that the tight end is dealing with an injury.
The nature of the issue that kept Bellinger sidelined is unclear, and it may not be serious given that he was able to run on a side field during the practice week, according to Duggan. With Theo Johnson locked in as New York's starting TE for the coming campaign, Bellinger doesn't have much appeal as a fantasy asset, though he could be a helpful component of the Giants offense for his work as a blocker. However, he may have competition for that role with Chris Manhertz (undisclosed), and New York also has Greg Dulcich among its tight-end corps.
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Giants' Daniel Bellinger: Quiet in Week 16 loss
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Bellinger caught one of two targets for five yards in Sunday's 34-7 defeat against Atlanta.
Giants quarterback Drew Lock took to the air 39 times in the loss, but 26 of those targets went to either Malik Nabers (14) or Wan'Dale Robinson (12). That left little opportunity for the rest of New York's pass catchers, and Bellinger finished with his fewest receptions, targets and receiving yards since taking over as the team's starter in place of the injured Theo Johnson (foot) in Week 14. The Giants have been playing from behind most games throughout the season, which often leads to pass-happy game scripts, but that doesn't guarantee substantial targets for Bellinger given the team's determination to get its wideouts -- especially Nabers -- the ball.
