FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons have ruled out tight end Kyle Pitts with a hamstring injury, leaving them without one of their top offensive players Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The 22-year-old Pitts has missed every practice this week, leading the second-year pro to miss the first game of his career.
Pitts has 10 catches for 150 yards in 2022 coming off a Pro Bowl season where he was the second rookie tight end ever to eclipse 1,000 yards. He has been targeted 22 times in four games but has only one contest with more than two catches and 25 yards -- a five-reception, 87-yard effort against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3.