The former Alabama tight end has had injury setbacks during his NFL career.
Cincinnati Bengals tight end Irv Smith Jr. runs with the football after making a reception during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 29, 2023, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (had 18 receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown in 2023, and he spent the final three weeks of the NFL season as a healthy scratch for the Cincinnati Bengals.standout became an unrestricted free agent on March 13, he didn’t have to wait long to find an NFL team for 2024.
Kansas City coach Andy Reid thinks free-agent pickups Smith and wide receiver Hollywood Brown can contribute for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions in 2024 – if they can get on and stay on the field.After joining the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Smith played in every game as a rookie while working in tandem with eight-year veteran and two-time Pro Bowler Kyle Rudolph.
In 2022, Smith sustained an ankle injury in a 34-26 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 30 and missed the next nine games. Smith returned for the regular-season finale, then played in the Vikings’ 31-24 loss to the New York Giants in the first round of the postseason in his last game for Minnesota.in free agency. He missed Cincinnati’s third and fourth games because of a hamstring injury. Smith started the first five games he played for the Bengals.
Kansas City’ top two tight ends return for the 2024 season – four-time All-Pro Travis Kelce, who had 93 receptions for 984 yards and five touchdowns in the 2023 regular season plus another 32 receptions, 355 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the playoffs, and Noah Gray, who had 28 receptions for 305 yards and two touchdowns in 2023.Since signing Smith, the Chiefs have added two more tight ends.
Kansas City’s most frequent offensive formation during 2023 featured one tight end. But the Chiefs used a one-running back/two-tight ends formation at the fourth-highest rate in the NFL (In 49 NFL regular-season games, Smith has 109 receptions for 973 yards with 10 touchdowns. He also has four receptions for 42 yards and one touchdown in three playoff contest.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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