With Pro Bowl tight end Tyler Eifert shelved for anywhere from zero to the first couple of games of the season (no one is saying anything about him starting the season on the physically unable to perform list), Kroft is quietly solid. As he was when he made his first NFL starts in the biggest games of the year and delivered.
It will be recalled Kroft started for the injured Eifert in San Francisco on Dec. 20 and caught a huge 20-yard touchdown pass at the end of the first half that blew open a tight game.