TE Robert Tonyan emerging as key playmaker for Packers’ offense in Year 3

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan is officially a breakout player for Matt LaFleur’s team in 2020.

For the past two offseasons, Tonyan had served as a beacon of hope for one of the team’s most underperforming position groups. He was seen as a potential diamond in the rough. He was a player that could finally end the trend of lackluster Packers’ receiving tight ends that followed Jermichael Finley since his retirement in 2015.

Tonyan, an Indiana State alumnus, came into the league as an undrafted free agent for the Detroit Lions in 2017. He was released by the Lions before the season began but signed with the Packers’ practice squad shortly after. In 2018, he was promoted to the active…