Tampa Bay waived Dafney (undisclosed) from injured reserve with an injury settlement Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Less than a week after being moved to injured reserve, Dafney is now slated to become a free agent and will be able to sign with a team once he proves his health. Through 15 games in the NFL, the 26-year-old tight end has logged four catches for 60 yards and a touchdown.
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Dominique Dafney: Waived with injury
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The Buccaneers waived/injured Dafney (undisclosed) on Tuesday, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
Dafney managed to bring in both of his targets for 22 yards in Tampa Bay's preseason finale, but he's now nursing an undisclosed injury. If he clears waivers, he'll be set to revert to the Buccaneer's IR list.
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Buccaneers' Dominique Dafney: Pair of grabs in preseason finale
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Dafney secured both targets for 22 yards in the Buccaneers' 26-20 preseason win over the Ravens on Saturday night.
Dafney checked in second among the Buccaneers' tight ends with 21 snaps while tying for the position lead in receptions and setting the pace in receiving yards. The 26-year-old had a serviceable preseason relative to opportunity, posting a 4-33 line on five targets. However, with David Wells seemingly enjoying the inside track to the No. 3 tight end role after recording a touchdown Saturday night, Dafney may have to beat out rookie fifth-round pick Payne Durham to garner a spot on the final roster.
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Buccaneers' Dominique Dafney: Signs future deal with Bucs
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Dafney signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on Monday, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.
Dafney appeared in 15 games for the Packers between the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He'll try to carve out a depth role in a Buccaneers tight end room that includes 2022 draft picks Cade Otton (fourth round) and Ko Kieft (sixth round).
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Dominique Dafney: Time up on practice squad
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The Colts cut Dafney from the practice squad Thursday.
Dafney will be replaced by Keke Coutee on Indianapolis' practice squad. The tight end logged 10 appearances with Green Bay during the 2021 campaign, but he hasn't appeared in a single contest this season.
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Dominique Dafney: Joins Indianapolis' practice squad
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The Colts signed Dafney to their practice squad Tuesday, JJ Stankevitz of the team's official site reports.
Dafney has been a free agent since being cut from the Broncos' practice squad in October. He hasn't appeared in any NFL contests this year, but he did catch four of six targets for 60 yards and a touchdown across 15 appearances with Green Bay during the 2020 and 2021 campaigns.
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Dominique Dafney: Let go Monday
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Dafney was cut from the Broncos' practice squad Monday, Aric DiLalla reports.
Dafney joined the team's practice squad Sept. 13 after being let go by the Packers during training camp. The 25-year-old will now work to earn an opportunity elsewhere.
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Dominique Dafney: Joins Broncos' practice squad
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Denver signed Dafney to its practice squad Tuesday, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.
Dafney was waived by Green Bay during the preseason, but he has now found another opportunity to make an impression with the Broncos and Coach Nathaniel Hackett, with whom he spent the past two seasons with the Packers. He was used sparingly in a hybrid tight end/fullback role by Hackett in Green Bay, a role currency occupied by Andrew Beck in Denver, who caught two of three targets for 52 yards Week 1 at Seattle.
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Dominique Dafney: Let go from IR
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Dafney (knee) was waived from the Packers' injured reserve with an injury settlement Monday, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.
Dafney reverted to Green Bay's injured reserve last Wednesday after missing some time this preseason with a knee injury. The 25-year-old, who caught two passes for 34 yards over 10 games with the Packers last year, will now be free to join a new team heading into the regular season.
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Dominique Dafney: Let go by Green Bay
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The Packers waived Dafney on Tuesday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Dafney appeared in 15 regular season games over the last two years in Green Bay and caught four of six targets for 60 yards and one score. The move signals that the Packers are confident that Robert Tonyan (knee) will be ready for Week 1, as Dafney was a likely candidate to make the initial 53-man roster if Tonyan wasn't activated off the PUP list before the start of the regular season.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Draws few targets in 2021
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Dafney was targeted four times and caught two passes for 34 yards over 10 appearances in the 2021 season.
The 10 appearances were twice as many as Dafney tallied the season before, but he finished with relatively the same stats he put up in 2020 and did not find the end zone. The Packers will have the option to bring him back for another season or allow him to seek opportunities elsewhere.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Suiting up Saturday
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Dafney (ankle) is listed as active Saturday against the Browns, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
Dafney was unavailable Week 15 at Baltimore due to an ankle injury, but after being listed as limited on all Week 16 practice reports he's able to suit up again. He has just one catch on two targets in seven appearances this season, making him a non-entity for fantasy purposes.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Iffy for Saturday
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Dafney (ankle) is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Browns.
After sitting out last week's win over the Ravens with the injury, Dafney was listed as a limited participant on practice reports issued Tuesday through Thursday to take the questionable tag into the weekend. If he avoids the inactive list, Dafney will likely serve as Green Bay's No. 3 tight end and work primarily as a blocker.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Inactive Sunday
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Dafney (hamstring) will not play Sunday against the Seahawks, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
Dafney missed practice all week, so this was the likely outcome. In his absence, Marcedes Lewis and Josiah Deguara will see the bulk of tight end opportunities.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Limited role in loss
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Dafney was targeted once but did not catch a pass in Sunday's 13-7 loss to the Chiefs.
Dafney was on the field for 40 percent of the 63 plays run by the Packers' offense, but he did not see another football in his direction after the first offensive play of the contest. Dafney still has not caught a pass this season -- he did miss five games with a hip injury -- but he should continue seeing the field plenty with fellow tight end Robert Tonyan (knee) done for the season.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Some work in return to action
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Dafney played 14 of 73 offensive snaps (19 percent) during Thursday's 24-21 win in Arizona.
Starting Week 13 of last season, Dafney became a regular in the Packers' tight end rotation, but in seven appearances (including playoffs) he topped out at a 39 percent snap share and combined for two catches (on two targets) for 26 yards and one touchdown. He proceeded to miss Weeks 3-7 of the current campaign due to an IR stint caused by a hip injury, but his return Thursday happened to coincide with top tight end Robert Tonyan suffering a torn ACL. Dafney thus seems poised for a consistent role at tight end alongside Marcedes Lewis and Josiah Deguara moving forward.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Activated from IR
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Dafney (hip) was activated from injured reserve Thursday.
Dafney has been back at practice for two weeks, and he'll be able to suit up for Thursday night's matchup against the Cardinals. The tight end served mainly as a blocker across his first two appearances of the season.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Won't play against SF
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Dafney (hip) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the 49ers.
Dafney will sit out for the first time this season. The depth tight end has actually played on close to 40 percent of the Packers' offensive snaps through two weeks despite not being targeted in the passing game, so his absence could be felt in the running game.
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Packers' Dominique Dafney: Limited by hip Thursday
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Dafney (hip) was added to Thursday's injury report as a limited participant, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
The development may indicate Dafney suffered an injury in practice, but the Packers nonetheless have two tight ends with unknown statuses. Josiah Deguara (concussion) is the other, leaving just Robert Tonyan and Marcedes Lewis as healthy options at the position.
