Patriots Rookie Tight End. They could use more pop at receiver. Five games 110 snaps three targets two catches 10 yards one fumble.
They could use more pop at receiver. After trading out of their No. For the second time in as many weeks the New England Patriots are placing a rookie tight end on injured reserve.
Asiasi missed the Patriots Week 8 loss to the Buffalo Bills for personal reasons after the death of a friend but hasnt been listed on the injury report all season.
Patriots tight ends rank dead last in the NFL in catches 15 and touchdowns zero this season and second-to-last. After already investing in the position earlier in the third round of last months draft the New England Patriots went back and selected another tight end 10. After drafting NKeal Harry in 2019 the Patriots took to the 2020 NFL Draft to upgrade the tight end position which with all due respect was atrocious in 2019. Working through another healthy offseason though he was absent from all but one of the OTAmini-camp practices the media saw this spring Gronkowski leads what might be the best tight end.
