It’s the hit all tight ends fear: Defensive backs going low at the knee. And it might have ended Kyle Pitts’ season on Sunday.
Falcons TE Kyle Pitts is being examined by medical staff for a knee injury following this hit... pic.twitter.com/6lGnJP7yir
— Sports Doc Matt (@sportsdocmatt) November 20, 2022
The Falcons placed Pitts on injured reserve with what some are reporting is a torn MCL. He’s out at least four weeks and if the MCL is indeed torn, he won’t return to the field until 2023.