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Former Pitt TE Hauls in Highlight Catch for Saints

Former Pitt Panthers tight end Lucas Krull shined in his 2023 debut.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt TE Hauls in Highlight Catch for Saints
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers' tight end Lucas Krull opened his 2023 season with a bang for the New Orleans Saints. 

In Week 2 action against the Los Angeles Chargers, the former Pitt and Florida tight end brought in one of the most impressive catches of the NFL preseason, going up and over linebacker Raheem Layne for the big gain. 

Despite appearing in just one gameKrull has been the Saints' most-targeted tight end and one of their most sought-after targets overall during the preseason - only A.T. Perry and Bryan Edwards have been thrown to more than Krull by Saints quarterbacks over the past two weeks. He hauled in three of eight targets for 30 yards in the 22-17 victory. 

Krull spent two years in Pittsburgh and played the full season just once but was a valuable part of the Panthers' 2021 ACC Championship squad. He caught 38 passes for 451 yards and six touchdowns, the most scores by a Pitt tight end since Dorin Dickinson's 10 in 2009. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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