The temptation of Troy Niklas as tight end is obvious to Bruce Arians.
Jermaine Gresham has proven himself in the league, and reserves Ifeanyi Momah and Hakeem Valles have stepped in when needed.
“But they aren’t 6-7, 270, and (Troy) has special talent,” Arians said. “He’s just had some freaky injuries.”
Lots of them, in fact. A hernia and then a broken finger – suffered when he got it caught in a teammate’s jersey – came before his first NFL training camp, followed by a season-ended ankle issue after seven games.