Did the Falcons trade Kyle Pitts? Fake viral post dupes Buccaneers fans ahead of trade deadline

Billy Heyen

Did the Falcons trade Kyle Pitts? Fake viral post dupes Buccaneers fans ahead of trade deadline image

Kyle Pitts has been rumored as a trade possibility for a while.

The Atlanta Falcons' tight end has never lived up to the hype he created in his rookie season, and now in the final year of his deal, he'd be a logical candidate.

That set up for some parody accounts to start creating fake news about Pitts.

On Tuesday, just hours before the deadline, a post surfaced on X of a trade. It wasn't real.

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Did Kyle Pitts get traded?

No, Kyle Pitts did not get traded.

The fake post below said he had been moved to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a couple draft picks:

It wouldn't be shocking to see Pitts involved in a last-minute trade.

But as of 3 p.m. ET, Pitts was still a Falcon.

Atlanta has shown just enough promise to potentially play this season out with Pitts on their side.

And if he was moved, it wouldn't be for two second-round picks. A tight end on an expiring contract would never command that much value.

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