Ranking 8 of the best 2020 free agent tight ends

There are 48 potential free-agent tight ends according to Spotrac. The bad news is that the pickings are slim. There is one big-name tight end who has put up numbers but the rest are either injury prone or more role player than a star pass catcher. …

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Tyler Eifert

We are back to the world of injured tight ends and Eifert has been extremely unlucky and has a history of some gruesome injuries. Eifert only started four games for the Bengals last season. He’s been sapped of the explosiveness that made him one of the better tight end in football.

This situation screams a short-term contract that is incentive-laden. It’s just the type of deal the New England Patriots might like taking a chance on.