The fantasy football season is coming to an end and as fantasy owners play matchups in the playoffs, the tight end position is a big one of value and with Rob Gronkowski injured, the best TE pickups to replace him and to add in leagues includes names like Dennis Pitta, Timothy Wright, Delanie Walker and Coby Fleener.
Pitta is back for the Ravens after being injured and he plays on Monday night football, while Wright has been very solid for the Buccaneers. Walker and Fleener are available in various leagues and should be solid pickups for the back stretch, while Pitta could end up being one of the best tight ends over the back end of the season. Pitta comes in after making six catches for 48 yards and a touchdown in his first game back and it is very optimistic that he was on the field for nearly half of the Ravens plays last week.
Wright has had a couple of big games this season and he is coming off of another solid game with seven catche3s for 82 yards on nine targets and his past two games he has two receiving touchdowns and is a very good option for the rest of the season. Walker has been very good for the Titans, while Fleener has stepped up for the Colts while they are dealing with injuries and he has been targeted over 40 timers in the past five weeks.
Rob Gronkowski will be out for the rest of the season and here is a look from Reuters.com on the injury.
Gronkowski will miss the rest of the season after tests on Monday showed he had a torn ligaments in his right knee during Sunday's win against the Browns, official website nfl.com reported.
Gronkowski, one of the most dynamic tight ends in the National Football League, will be placed on season-ending injured reserve and undergo additional tests to check for further damage, the website said.
The loss of Gronkowski is a big blow to the offense of the Patriots, the AFC East leaders who improved to 10-3 with their 27-26 come from behind victory over Cleveland and are in the hunt for the second seed position in the conference playoffs.
Two-time Pro Bowler Gronkowski, 24, was injured after he caught a third-quarter pass from quarterback Tom Brady and was downed on a diving tackle by Browns defensive back T.J. Ward, whose helmet appeared to hit Gronkowski directly on the knee.
Gronkowski was carted off the field.
"We love him, he's a big part of this team," Brady said about Gronkowski.
"It hurts to see any of those guys go down, so certainly with Gronk and we've sustained some pretty big injuries this year with really important, critical players. So we've just got to keep bouncing back."
"I think we all feel sorry for Rob," added Brady. "We're with him and we support him."
Gronkowski missed the first six games of the season as he recovered from offseason surgeries on his arm and back that ended his 2012 season early. He had 39 receptions for 592 yards and four touchdowns in seven games this year.
(Reuters)