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| HT/WT: 6-3, 245 lbs |
| Birthplace: Mount Clemens, MI |
| Age: 31 |
| School: C. Michigan |
| Experience: 9 |
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Lions' Tyler Conklin: Back with Detroit
The Lions signed Conklin on Tuesday.
Conklin failed to make the 53-man roster over the weekend but is quickly back with the team in a series of moves. The 31-year-old Conklin caught seven passes for 101 scoreless yards across 13 regular-season games with the Chargers last season and will serve as depth behind Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright with the Lions.
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Lions' Tyler Conklin: Activated off PUP list
The Lions activated Conklin (knee) off the active/PUP list Wednesday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Conklin landed on the PUP list late last month due to a knee injury but is now healthy again. The 30-year-old is competing with Brock Wright for the team's backup tight end role behind Sam LaPorta.
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Lions' Tyler Conklin: Lands on PUP list
The Lions placed Conklin (knee) on the active/PUP list Sunday.
Conklin signed a one-year contract with the team back in March, and it's currently unclear when he picked up his current injury. Once healthy, the 30-year-old is expected to compete with Brock Wright (neck) for backup snaps behind No. 1 TE Sam LaPorta.
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Lions' Tyler Conklin: Latches on with Lions
Conklin is signing a one-year contract with the Lions, per his agent Mike McCartney.
Conklin is expected to compete for backup snaps with Brock Wright (neck) behind Sam LaPorta (back). After recording 1,622 receiving yards across three seasons with the Jets, the 30-year-old tight end posted just seven catches for 101 yards with the Chargers in the 2025 regular season.
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Chargers' Tyler Conklin: Minimal offensive work in 2025
Conklin caught seven of 10 targets for 101 yards and rushed once for two yards across 13 regular-season games in 2025.
The 30-year-old from Central Michigan was a healthy scratch in five of the Chargers' final six games this season, including the wild-card loss to the Patriots, as he slid down the depth chart following the emergence of rookie Oronde Gadsden. Conklin posted his lowest receiving yardage total since 2019 but still averaged 14.4 yards per reception, the second-highest mark of his career. Set to become a free agent this offseason, Conklin could find work with a team in need of tight-end depth ahead of the 2026 campaign.
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Chargers' Tyler Conklin: Healthy scratch again
Conklin (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Cowboys.
Conklin will be a healthy scratch for a third straight game. It seems like the tight end's time as a regular starter for the team is over, with rookie Oronde Gadsden taking over as the No. 1 and Will Dissly handling the remaining workload.
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Chargers' Tyler Conklin: Unavailable for MNF
Conklin (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's matchup with the Eagles, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
Conklin will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season after he combined to log just two offensive snaps over the team's last two games. Oronde Gadsden and Will Dissly will handle all the work at tight end against Philadelphia.
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Chargers' Tyler Conklin: One catch in win
Conklin caught his lone target for 12 yards in Sunday's 25-10 win over the Steelers.
Conklin's catch against the Steelers was his first since Week 5, as the veteran tight end has not been a big part of the Chargers' offensive plans since the emergence of teammate Oronde Gadsden (quadriceps). With Gadsden sidelined due to an injury suffered in the third quarter, Conklin saw an uptick in his snap share. The 30-year-old played 23 of the Chargers' 73 offensive snaps after failing to play a single offensive snap in Week 9. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Gadsden is considered day-to-day, so it appears the issue won't be long-term. If he does miss time, however, Conklin would be a candidate to operate as Los Angeles' top pass-catching tight end when the Chargers visit the Jaguars in Week 11.
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Chargers' Tyler Conklin: Snap count plummets vs. Miami
Conklin did not register a target during the Chargers' 29-27 win over the Dolphins on Sunday.
The veteran tight end's offensive snap count dropped significantly in Week 6, due in large part to the return of Will Dissly. Conklin saw just three snaps on offense, well behind rookie fifth-rounder Oronde Gadsden (48), Tucker Fisk (27) and Dissly (26). Sunday marked the third time this season that Conklin did not record a catch and the second time he didn't register a target. The 2018 fifth-rounder's fantasy production figures to remain low unless Dissly or Gradsden were to miss time due to injury, illness or suspension.
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Chargers' Tyler Conklin: Two catches in loss
Conklin caught two of his three targets for 30 yards in the 27-10 loss to the Commanders on Sunday.
Conklin played dramatically fewer snaps (20) than rookie Oronde Gadsden (34), but Conklin at least capitalized on the few looks which went his way. The Chargers are dealing with numerous injuries to the offensive line, which is forcing the tight ends to block more than they typically do. The issue, which won't be resolved in the near future, is impacting the fantasy value of the entire position group.
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Chargers' Tyler Conklin: Falling out of favor
Conklin caught his only target for three yards in the 21-18 loss to the Giants on Sunday.
Despite Los Angeles losing another offensive lineman in Joe Alt (ankle) early, Conklin only played 12 offensive snaps, one fewer than Tucker Fisk, and significantly less than Oronde Gadsden (30). It appears that the rookie seems to have overtaken both veterans as the team's preferred move tight end, but that has come in the absence of Will Dissly, who has missed the past two games with a knee injury.
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