SAVANNAH ACQUIRES TE KYLE RUDOLPH
NEW YORK ACQUIRES TE JULIUS THOMAS
Savannah had three tight ends on their roster, non of whom were likely to be active this week: Antonio Gates is suspended, Julius Thomas has broken fingers, and Lardarius Green suffered a concussion in practice, necessitating this move. Rudolph has played single digit games in each of the past two seasons, so while his stat sheet isn't as gaudy as Julius over the past few seasons, a clean bill of health might make him the stronger bet in 2015: He's assured to play in this Sunday's game at least, barring the other reindeer laughing and calling him names.
Julius Thomas is something of an enigma this year: A new offense that has to consider him a focal point should guarantee him targets, but part of the reason he rose from obscurity was due to the weapons around him. Fingers are a tough injury for a receiver: If he can come back to health and showcase strong hands and develop a quick rapport despite a dearth of practice time, he will infringe upon the TE1 conversation. Running the gamut of results, New York's deep group of wide receivers should not necessitate a need for Thomas until week seven. If Eifert goes down on the first play of the season again, the Finest will rue the day this trade was made.
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