Veteran tight end joins the Lions for his fifth NFL season in 2019 after spending the previous four seasons (2015-18) with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has appeared in 56 games (36 starts) and has 120 receptions for 1,189 yards and nine touchdowns.

Veteran tight end joins the Lions for his fifth NFL season in 2019 after spending the previous four seasons (2015-18) with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has appeared in 56 games (36 starts) and has 120 receptions for 1,189 yards and nine touchdowns.

2018: Appeared in 16 games (seven starts) and totaled 30 receptions for a career-high 423 yards (14.1 avg.) and two touchdowns.

• Was one of five tight ends in the NFL to average at least 14.0 yards per reception on 30-plus receptions.
• Caught five passes for a career-high 138 yards (27.6 avg.) and one touchdown vs. Kansas City in Week 2. This marked his first-career 100-yard performance.
• Hauled in a career-long 51-yard pass at Baltimore in Week 9.

2017: Played in 16 games (14 starts) and recorded 43 receptions for 372 yards (8.7 avg.) and three touchdowns.

• Produced his first-career multi-touchdown game in Week 1 at Cleveland.
• Registered a career-high 10 receptions for 97 yards in Week 14 vs. Baltimore.

2016: Appeared in 16 games (13 starts) and posted 39 receptions for 338 yards (8.7 avg.) and three touchdowns.

• Caught six passes for 43 yards (7.2 avg.) and one touchdown vs. the New York Jets in Week 5.
• Finished the postseason with 11 receptions for 137 yards (12.5 avg.), including five catches for 83 yards (16.6 avg.) vs. Kansas City in the Divisional Round.

2015: Played in eight games (two starts) as a rookie and logged eight receptions for 56 yards (7.0 avg.) and one touchdown.

• Caught a four-yard touchdown in his NFL debut vs. Oakland in Week 9.