In his first action of 2016 last week versus the Houston Texans, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski did not do a whole lot (and that is being nice). The seven-year veteran was only on the field for 14 snaps, and he finished with zero catches on one target.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 4: Is Rob Gronkowski finally ready?
New England’s star tight end could look like his old self this Sunday against the Bills. We explore the fantasy implications.
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It was not the performance that some fantasy owners were hoping for if they had him starting in their lineups last week. But in Week 4, Gronkowski will face off with a Buffalo Bills team that he has performed well against during his career.
Fantasy Impact: New England’s tight end has been recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the team’s first two games of 2016, but he has been participating in every practice this week leading up to the Bills game on Sunday.
Buffalo’s defense has played well against opposing tight ends this season, allowing the second least amount of fantasy points to the position group. But the Bills have not matched up with a tight end who has the size and abilities that Gronkowski possesses.
Yahoo! projects the Patriots’ tight end to finish with just four catches for 54 yards this Sunday, nothing too amazing. But for a player like Gronkowski who has 10 touchdowns in nine career games against Buffalo, there is no reason for fantasy owners to not have the tight end in their lineup this week.
