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[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I mean, Kelce effectively skipped his rookie season as well. It delayed his development but didn't stop it.

And by most accounts, Niang was always expected to effectively take the season off anyway due to the hip injury.

He's had 3 seasons since to get better and just hasn't.

Was it the hip, COVID, or both?

For Kelce, it was injury that caused him to miss his rookie season. Also, Kelce is an outlier. Missing the rookie season and not playing an actual game for a year doesn't sound like a great way to adapt to the NFL.

I'm over Niang. He was a 3rd round pick that hasn't improved. That's not unusual in the NFL. Just got off on the wrong foot.