Reading 'tea leaves' on special teams
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Shakir has experience returning in the NFL from 2024, as he stepped in for return specialist Brandon Codrington throughout the playoffs. Across his first two seasons in the league, Shakir totaled 14 kick and punt returns for 192 combined yards.
But the Bills will want a special teams function out of their third tight end just as they had with Quintin Morris for years, which could ultimately determine who sticks on the roster in 2025.
His main role came on special teams, where he logged 246 snaps, which was 71% of the team's total. While he only appeared in 14% of the team's defensive snaps, logging 114 snaps.
Yet in the Dallas Morning News' annual special teams rankings, Danny Crossman's group actually finished in the middle of the pack league-wide. Veteran NFL writer Rick Gosselin ranks all 32 teams ...