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Martellus Bennett
ChicagoBears.com
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Aug 04, 2014 · 11:12 AM EDT

With each passing day, Marquess Wilson seemingly tightens his grasp on the Bears’ No. 3 receiver position behind starters Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery.

The second-year pro has made plays throughout training camp, most recently leaping to catch passes down the left sideline over Kelvin Hayden Friday and Charles Tillman Saturday.

“Right now [Wilson] is on track to be the third [receiver],” said coach Marc Trestman. “But we’re still working with the other guys to make sure that we get it right, and everybody’s getting reps to have the opportunity to be that guy.”

Fantasy Impact: 

It will be hard for Wilson to make a fantasy impact with Marshall and Jeffery also at the position, as well as RB Matt Forte and TE Martellus Bennett also in the mix for catches.

Martellus Bennett

Tight end Martellus Bennett wants to be a beast of burd...

Chicago Sun Times
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Jul 27, 2014 · 10:49 AM EDT

Tight end Martellus Bennett wants to be a beast of burden.

Bennett has declared this season the ‘‘Year of the YAK,’’ misspelling the acronym for ‘‘yards after catch’’ on purpose.

‘‘I just like the animal — yak — better than the word YAC,’’ he said.

Bennett and quarterback Jay Cutler stayed late after the second day of camp Saturday to work on the latter.

‘‘Me and him have a plan this year in camp to constantly work on a different route each day,’’ Bennett said. ‘‘As a tight end, it’s really just about being in rhythm, just him knowing what’s going to happen on certain routes.’’

Fantasy Impact: 

Bennett could be a nice, late-round get. His ADP is the 13th round and we rank him 11th at the position, but it seems like he has a chance to improve on that. We don't always recommend drafting two TEs if you don't have to, but Bennett looks like a decent TE2 option.

Jason Avant

Eagles TEs Ertz, Celek 'playing two different positions'

Philly Mag
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Jul 25, 2014 · 12:34 PM EDT

Brent Celek is the starter and that's not expected to change this year. In a way, Celek and Zach Ertz are playing two different positions. Kelly explained that Ertz [as well as James Casey] is being used as a "move" tight end in this offense. That is similar to the way Aaron Hernandez was deployed in New England -- as more of a "Joker" that lines up in various spots and is used primarily as a pass-catcher. Celek is more of the traditional "in-line" tight end where blocking is a bigger priority.

Celek could very well end up with more snaps, but that doesn't mean that Ertz won't be featured prominently.

Fantasy Impact: 

Ertz averaged 2.8-32-.56 over the final nine games of the season (including the Eagles' sole playoff game) and that included two goose eggs in Week 10 and Week 14. That equates to 6.6 fantasy points per game, which is what Martellus Bennett averaged as the #10 TE in fantasy football. With Jason Avant and DeSean Jackson gone, Ertz could play a lot in the slot, though the arrival of WR Jordan Matthews may limit Ertz’s snaps there.

Jason Avant

Eagles beat writer Sheil Kapadia was asked to come up w...

Philly Mag
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Jul 16, 2014 · 5:38 PM EDT

Eagles beat writer Sheil Kapadia was asked to come up with a couple possible surprises in the team's starting lineup:

"It's difficult to come up with a second one, but I'll go with Zach Ertz. I know that won't "shock" anybody, but the TE situation is a fascinating one to monitor. We won't know until the season starts how much the offense misses DeSean Jackson. But if teams continue to play man coverage against the Eagles, and guys don't get open, Kelly will have to feature Ertz more. He's a superior option to Brent Celek in the passing game at this point.

"If I'm putting money down, I still say Celek starts and plays more snaps - primarily because he's a much better run blocker. But the TE situation is one to keep an eye on."

Fantasy Impact: 

For Ertz, snaps may be the only thing standing in the way of a breakout season. Ertz averaged 2.8-32-.56 over the final nine games of the season (including the Eagles' sole playoff game) and that included two goose eggs in Week 10 and Week 14. That equates to 6.6 fantasy points per game, which is what Martellus Bennett averaged as the #10 TE in fantasy football. With Jason Avant and DeSean Jackson gone, Ertz could play a lot in the slot, though the arrival of WR Jordan Matthews may limit Ertz’s snaps there.

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