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Danny Amendola 2019 Player Outlook: More Valuable in NFL Than In Fantasy
5 years agoThe 11-year veteran won a couple Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and has been one of the better-known slot receivers in the NFL over the past decade, but the truth is that he has offered little to fantasy football players. Amendola has never topped the 700-yard plateau in any single season and has averaged a paltry two touchdowns per year during his career. The one time Amendola was a huge help for fantasy players was if they owned him in playoff leagues during his last season with the Patriots in 2017, when he hauled in 26 Tom Brady passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns over a three-game span. Amendola signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal with Detroit to serve as the Lions starting slot receiver while Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones Jr. man the outside receiver positions. It is highly doubtful this late in this career and in this situation that Amendola will put up career numbers and be a fantasy godsend, but he should be able to catch 50 passes for the seventh time in his career and be used sparingly as a spot starter in deep PPR leagues. Amendola is more valuable to NFL teams than he is to fantasy teams.
