The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... Amendola is an unrestricted free agent and GM Les Snead confirmed the team won't use their franchise tag on the veteran wideout. He noted that weighing Amendola’s value is complicated by injury issues over the past two seasons. “Just like intangibles come into play, just like physical skill comes into play, just like production comes into play, your ability to be on the field comes into play,” Snead said. “That’s a fact of life. I think everybody knows it, and I’d be remiss to not tell you that. So yes, you have to weigh that.”
Reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Amendola has played in 12 of 32 games in the last two seasons. He missed all but a few snaps in 2011 with a dislocated elbow that turned into a triceps tear. Last season, a freakish clavicle injury sidelined him for three weeks in the middle of the season, and a foot injury kept him out for two games later in the season and limited him down the stretch. As TurfShowTimes.com's Ryan Van Bibber suggested, that's not exactly the kind of history
Snead seems apt to overlook, based on his comments. ... Meanwhile, Amendola's absence gave Chris Givens the opportunity to expand his repertoire, getting more work on passes that might have otherwise gone to the incumbent. Givens saw 38 of his 77 targets in five games with Amendola on the sidelines. He caught 23 of those passes for 338 yards and a touchdown.
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