“Climb the pine!” »: Oronde Gadsden II put on the bench by his father despite 29.4 points
Los Angeles Chargers tight end Oronde Gadsden II scored 29.4 Fantasy points in Week 7 against the Indianapolis Colts, but despite being the most added player in ESPN Fantasy, there is one manager who won’t start the rookie: his father.
Former NFL wide receiver Oronde Gadsden, who spent six seasons with the Miami Dolphins, spoke about managing his fantasy football roster in a weekly spot on sports radio 1043 WQAM in Miami.
“This is the second week in a row that I’ve lost by less than 10 points, and in my league they were like, ‘What is daddy leaving his son on the bench?’” the elder Gadsden said on the show “Hoch, Crowder and Solana.”
Despite this breakout game, Gadsden II will remain on his father’s bench so as not to spoil his lucky play in the last two games. “We’re playing fantasy football now…he’s going to stay on the bench,” Gadsden said. “No one else has had it, we’re OK with that, I’m cool.
“He’s going to climb the pine tree!”
In Week 7, Gadsden II became the fourth rookie tight end in the Super Bowl era to record 150 receiving yards in a game, according to ESPN Research. Additionally, he was the first Chargers rookie tight end to record over 100 receiving yards since Hall of Famer Antonio Gates.
The younger Gadsden is the most added player in ESPN Fantasy this week, seeing his roster percentage jump from 2.4% to 53.4%, and he is Eric Karabell’s top waiver wire player among tight ends, especially with six teams on a bye week in Week 8.
