Lions tight end Joseph Fauria has caught just three of his seven passes outside the red zone. He's been a great red zone target with four touchdowns, but his role still might be limited because Fauria is learning how to be an NFL tight end, according to MLive.com.
"He's a young player, there's still a lot of things that he's working on," coach Jim Schwartz said Monday. "I think everybody has seen some of his accomplishments and some of the things that he's good at, but sometimes people miss the things that he's still working on and he's like any young player right there. There's a lot of parts of his game that he's still working on.
"Right now we're just trying to find the best way to use guys, and try to put him on the field in situations that they can respond the best."