Falcons TE Kyle Pitts will miss Sunday's game against Buccaneers with hamstring injury
The Atlanta Falcons have a tough challenge against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend.
On Friday, the challenge officially got tougher as tight end Kyle Pitts, who missed the last three practices due to a hamstring injury, was ruled out for Sunday’s game in Tampa Bay.
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Pitts has been pretty quiet this season outside of his 87-yard performance in the team’s Week 3 win over the Seahawks. Over the first four games, Pitts has 10 catches for 150 yards and he’s currently on pace for around 600 receiving yards and zero touchdowns.
The Falcons are already without top running back Cordarrelle Patterson as he was placed on injured reserve this week. Patterson is dealing with a knee injury and is set to miss the next four weeks.
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Look for Atlanta to utilize Parker Hesse and possibly Feleipe Franks in Pitts’ absence.
Hesse has eight receptions for 75 yards in his NFL career. Franks is a former quarterback that is still learning the tight end position. The Falcons have NFL veteran tight MyCole Pruitt and rookie Tucker Fisk on the practice squad.
The Falcons also released defensive lineman Anthony Rush and signed defensive lineman Christopher Hinton to the practice squad on Friday.