The four receptions Pitts had in that very first game in 2021 was just the start. He went on to have a Pro Bowl year as a rookie. However, he sustained a season-ending knee injury in 2022. Pitts rehabbed the injury and returned to action last year, appearing in all 18 games. It’s this season, though, where he’s trying to make his mark as a fully healthy weapon again.
To open the 2024 season last week, Pitts recorded the first and only touchdown of the game and had three total catches on three targets. Head coach Raheem Morris said he just wants Pitts to be “the best version of himself” in his homecoming game this Monday.
“I’m very excited,” Pitts said when asked about returning to Philadelphia. “It’ll be a very intense and loud (environment). It’ll be fun to compete.”
Pitts is uniquely aware of how rowdy and intense Eagles fans can get. In fact, he was one of them at the NFC Championship game in 2018, a stop for the Eagles on the road to a Super Bowl win that season.
The Falcons tight end said he’ll have about 20 friends and family in attendance this Monday. While it may carry meaning to play at Lincoln Financial Stadium for the first time, it’s more about those relationships and re-connecting with people he hasn’t seen in years.
Devlin is now an associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Ursinus College which is located about 25 miles from downtown Philadelphia. With his practice schedule, he is unsure if he’ll make it to the game, but he’s trying. Regardless if he’s able to make the game or not, Devlin and Pitts haven’t lost touch.
At a football youth camp this summer, Devlin had a spirited back-and-forth with a young Falcons fan after the coach mentioned Pitts.
“You don’t know Kyle Pitts,” the camp-goer said brushing Devlin off.
Devlin in response: “Yeah, I know Kyle Pitts.”
“No, you don’t,” the camper continued.
Devlin finally FaceTimed Pitts to put an end to the debate once and for all. The Falcons’ fan and the rest of the kids “were going crazy,” said Devlin. He remembers one kid being shell-shocked. He never thought he’d get the chance to meet an NFL player.
While the kids were unaware of Devlin’s history with Pitts, it runs deep. It was Delvin who helped Pitts make the transition from quarterback to tight end. When Pitts transferred to Archbishop Wood High School his junior year, the then-teenager had a desire to become a…
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