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Do I think that they purposely left Sam Leaporta out of the game plan on National Tight ends day because of his public comments? Gun to my head? Not really... Leaporta also there was a I think it was a tipped pass, but Laaporta had a uh slant on the goal line where he almost scored a touchdown
STACKED’s take
Leaporta's goal-line opportunity and boom-bust role in Lions offense; contract noise unlikely to affect usage.
Despite contract negotiation speculation and National Tight Ends Day coverage, the source does not believe the Lions purposely limited Leaporta's involvement in the game plan due to his public comments. Leaporta had a goal-line slant opportunity that nearly resulted in a touchdown but was incomplete (tipped pass). The broader Lions offense context: Leaporta is boom-bust dependent on touchdown scoring, similar to Jameson Williams's archetype; weeks 1–4 he averaged 14.2 PPG as TE5, but weeks 4–7 production swung toward Williams. The source advises against reactionary decisions and notes Leaporta is a buy candidate when in a slump, assuming health.
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