An NFL tight end has to be two things at once — a brute and a ballerina. Second-year Broncos tight end Noah Fant has the ballerina part down, but until he becomes a brute, his chances to dance will be limited.
NFL offensive coordinators go to great lengths to disguise what they’re doing and eliminate “tendencies,” and there’s no quicker path to tipping your hand than putting a one-dimensional player on the field. Fant, as dynamic as he has been in the passing game, struggles as a blocker, which shrinks the playbook when he’s on the field.