Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is eyeing a resurgence under head coach Raheem Morris.
on his rookie contract April 29, keeping the 23-year-old tight end in the red and black through the 2025 season.
Now, the question surrounding Pitts isn't whether he'll be a Falcon beyond 2024 - it's which version of him shows up: the player who posted the second-most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in league history in 2021 or the injury-riddled pass catcher who has fewer yards the past two years combined than in his debut campaign?“He’s really excited about being healthy and so are we,” Morris said.
“If we can get this guy going, we all know what he could be,” Morris said. “And that’s the job of a coach, to find out what a player can be and then go get the best out of him. Hopefully, myself, my staff and all of our coaches, we can go get the best of Kyle Pitts because that would be really good for all of us.”
After exercising Pitts's option, the Falcons know they have at least two years to get him going - but they're expecting success to come much earlier than that.Daniel Flick is an accredited NFL writer for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Daniel has provided boots-on-ground coverage at the NFL Combine and from the Atlanta Falcons' headquarters, among other destinations, and contributed to the annual Lindy's Sports Magazine ahead of the 2023 offseason.
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