The Buffalo Bills have signed TE O.J. Howard to a one-year deal.

Related Player: Dawson Knox

This could put a dent into Knox's fantasy value, but if Howard is utilized like he was in Tampa, he will be a familiar name with little upside.

Bills TE Dawson Knox (hand) will play Week 10 at the New York Jets.

Big addition to the offense after missing a few games with a broken hand. Knox has TE1 upside in his first game back.

Bills TE Dawson Knox (broken hand) was limited at Wednesday's practice.

Related Player: Tommy Sweeney

It is impressive to see Knox practice, but he is only a couple weeks out from the initial break. If Sweeney has to start again, he is best left on the waiver wire.

Bills HC Sean McDermott told reporters Friday that TE Dawson Knox (hand) will miss Week 9 at Jacksonville.

Related Player: Tommy Sweeney

No surprise as Knox recovers from a broken hand. Sweeney will be a tight end streamer Week 9.

McDermott calls Dawson Knox day-to-day with his surgically repaired hand.

Related players: Tommy Sweeney

Knox could return to practice this week but his status for Week 9 is still up in the air. The Bills play the Jags, so there wouldn't appear to be a need to rush Knox back into action this week.

Bills TE Dawson Knox (broken hand) will not play Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins. Tommy Sweeney will start.

Sweeney got a touchdown Week 6 after Knox was injured and has some appeal as a streamer against Miami. The Dolphins allow 10.1 fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends in half-point PPR formats.

Buffalo has a bye Week 7 so Knox may only end up missing two games after having surgery this week.

Look for Tommy Sweeney to start in his place at tight end, while Gabriel Davis may gain the most opportunity in the pass game from Knox’s absence.

Source: Bills TE Dawson Knox broke a bone in his hand.

Related players: Reggie Gilliam, Tommy Sweeney

The tweet went on to say Knox's timeline is to be determined, but the hope is he won’t miss much time, especially with the bye this week for the Bills. Knox actually threw a two-point conversion after he suffered the injury. Gilliam and Sweeney are next up on the depth chart but probably don't offer the fantasy production Knox has given this season. Keep an eye on Knox's status after the bye.

The Bills offense, though, has been pretty good too, putting up 35-plus points in each of the past three games. Among the positives has been the team’s leader in touchdown catches, tight end Dawson Knox.

The numbers are there as far as TDs go at least: Knox's four touchdown catches are the second-most in the NFL and tied for the most among tight ends (Bucs' Rob Gronkowski). He is tied with wide receivers Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley for the most red zone targets (six) on the team and leads the team in red zone receiving yards with 29. The third-year tight end has at least one score in each of the past three games, the first Bills tight end to do that since Charles Clay in 2016. His hot touchdown streak extends to the 2020 postseason, which he finished with two scores, the story pointed out.

On the downside, he's not putting up huge receiving yards (averaging a career-high 36 yards per game), Knox has taken a step forward as both a receiver and a blocker in the running game, an area of his play both Allen and coach Sean McDermott praised after Sunday's 40-0 win over the Texans. If Knox is still on your wire, he may be worth a stash if he continues to emerge or you need a bye-week option.

The Bills had one of their most wide-open snap shares among tight ends against Seattle. In most games, they’ve had one top tight end available who gets the majority of snaps. In Dawson Knox’s first game back Sunday from a calf injury and the Reserve/COVID-19 list, he finished slightly behind Tyler Kroft in snaps. Knox’s 24 reps were six shy of Kroft’s 30, but the more intriguing development was the uptick in usage for undrafted rookie Reggie Gilliam. Against Seattle, Gilliam had 13 snaps, his highest share of the season.

The story added some of Gilliam's snaps came on goal-line plays, but the Bills worked Gilliam into offensive formations more. Outside of Kroft’s touchdown, the position overall was a non-factor in the passing game. Kroft’s 1-yard touchdown catch was the only attempt to a tight end the whole game. Were the Bills searching for answers at a position that’s been a big disappointment this season? The snap counts will be something to track next week against Arizona, the story went on to say.