‘A man possessed:’ How Tucker Kraft was a game changer on National Tight Ends Day — and why the Packers plan to build their passing game around him moving forward

Tucker Kraft celebrated National Tight Ends Day — has Hallmark started making greeting cards for that yet? — by announcing to the world (and a national television audience) that he deserves to be mentioned in the conversation about the best tight ends in the game.

The Green Bay Packers third-year tight end caught seven passes for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns — while doing nearly all of his damage with yards after the catch—and was arguably the best player on the field during the Packers’ 35-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

The performance was so dominant that when Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was asked about the team’s offensive identity and whether he could build a passing game around a tight end like Kraft as the play-c