ALLEN PARK, Mich. — T.J. Hockenson was on his way to a potential Pro Bowl season last year, but that was before he went down with a thumb injury and missed the final five games of the campaign.
The 6-foot-5 tight end was catching 72.6% of his targets and was on pace to have over 800 receiving yards, which would've been a career-best mark.
Nevertheless, it wasn't meant to be, and the Lions had to turn to a couple of undrafted tight ends in Shane Zylstra and Brock Wright, out of Minnesota State and Notre Dame, respectively, down the stretch last season.
