Seahawks 24-year-old TE called 'discount George Kittle' by ESPN amid breakout prediction originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl 60, beating the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, and New England Patriots en route to the NFL ***** le.
While the focus was on the defense for much of the year and in the Super Bowl, and Kenneth Walker III, Sam Darnold, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba earned their flowers, there was another key player who deserves some praise.
This player received some significant praise from ESPN's Ben Solak, who said this Seahawks 24-year-old right end is a "discount George Kittle" and is the team's breakout candidate this year. That player? 2024 draft pick AJ Barner.
"We somehow made it through the entire Seahawks Super Bowl run without calling Barner what he is: a rising top-10 TE," Solak writes. "... Barner really is a discount George Kittle..."
The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl 60, beating the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, and New England Patriots en route to the NFL ***** le.
While the focus was on the defense for much of the year and in the Super Bowl, and Kenneth Walker III, Sam Darnold, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba earned their flowers, there was another key player who deserves some praise.
This player received some significant praise from ESPN's Ben Solak, who said this Seahawks 24-year-old right end is a "discount George Kittle" and is the team's breakout candidate this year. That player? 2024 draft pick AJ Barner.
"We somehow made it through the entire Seahawks Super Bowl run without calling Barner what he is: a rising top-10 TE," Solak writes. "... Barner really is a discount George Kittle..."
4 months ago
