Tom Brady Perfectly Explains Why Seahawks Have Best Te Duo In Nfl

Tight extremity contributions successful nan NFL are often quantified by receiving production, but that modular doesn't use to nan Seattle Seahawks' existent duo of AJ Barner and Eric Saubert.

Barner, successful particular, has been a weapon successful nan passing crippled astatine times, and Saubert caught nan game-winning two-point conversion successful overtime to hit nan Los Angeles Rams successful Week 16, but those 2 make their money connected paving paths for Seattle's move tally game.

That was connected afloat show successful nan Seahawks' 41-6 demolition of nan San Francisco 49ers successful nan Divisional Round of nan playoffs connected Saturday, arsenic nan Seahawks piled up 180 rushing yards.

Barner and Saubert mixed connected aggregate awesome blocks to seal nan separator for Kenneth Walker III. Tom Brady, who was calling nan crippled connected TV for FOX, took announcement of nan duo's awesome elite mentality successful nan tally game.

"Look astatine nan pridefulness that they return successful that, that is conscionable squad football," Brady said connected nan FOX broadcast. "I ever say, there's a quality betwixt being a prima and a champion. Champions are tight ends that want to block, that want to group nan edge, you want to tally down them. Stars are ones that conscionable want nan glory ... they want nan imagination points. This squad is made up of a bunch of unselfish guys, that possibly 1 time they'll beryllium champions here."

After a slow commencement to nan tally crippled this season, nan Seahawks person accumulated astatine slightest 114 rushing yards successful 9 of their past 10 games and are connected a streak of 4 consecutive pinch astatine slightest 163 yards. That's successful ample portion owed to nan activity of their tight ends, particularly successful nan extracurricular tally game.

Barner, successful summation to his tally blocking, totaled 52 catches for 519 yards and six touchdowns successful nan regular play — emerging arsenic arguably nan champion all-around tight extremity successful nan convention successful 2025. Saubert had conscionable 4 catches for 31 yards this season, but he caught arguably nan astir captious walk each play against nan Rams.

When nan tight extremity room is astatine afloat strength, it besides includes rookie second-round prime Elijah Arroyo, who mightiness beryllium nan champion axenic receiver successful nan group.

Arroyo precocious began practicing again aft a stint connected injured reserve that held him retired of nan last 4 games of nan regular season, but he wasn't activated for nan Divisional Round game.

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