Found August 21, 2012 on Lost My Way: Yardbarker Blogger Network
'Tis the season.  Fantasy football is upon us and Lost My Way is going to help you win your league. Sure, we all know by now who we are going to pick in the first few rounds, but your later picks are going to be the ones that make or break your team. Every day up until the regular season we will give you one fantasy sleeper pick that will help your team and will be available late in the draft. So thank us later, and good luck this season. Tight End, Greg Olsen, Carolina Panthers    You don't need to sweat if you can't grab Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham, there are plenty of other solid tight ends that will be available in the later rounds of your draft. Take Panthers tight end Greg Olsen for example. In his debut season in Carolina, Olsen caught 45 passes for 540 yards and 5 touchdowns while sharing time with Jeremy Shockey. This season Olsen will be getting the majority of the snaps at tight end with Carolina choosing not to re-sign Shockey this off-season. If Ca...
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