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Ravens' snap-count analysis: Tight ends

The Baltimore Ravens blog is reviewing the breakdown of snaps at each position:

TIGHT ENDS

Owen Daniels: 773 snaps (75.6 percent)

Crockett Gillmore: 351 snaps (34.3 percent)

Dennis Pitta: 163 snaps (15.9 percent)

Phillip Supernaw: 15 snaps (1.4 percent)

Daniels' snaps last season more than doubled his total in 2013, when he missed the last 11 games with a broken leg. It marked the third time in the last five seasons that he was on the field for more than 500 plays. His snap total was tied for the 13th-most among tight ends this season and was the same as Steve Smith, who led the Ravens' wide receivers.

Pitta was limited for a second straight year by a severe hip injury. He played 151 snaps in 2013, which were 12 fewer than his total in 2014. In comparison, Gillmore played more snaps last season than Pitta's last two seasons combined.

Not surprisingly, Gillmore's participation increased when Pitta suffered a season-ending injury in Week 3. He played 325 snaps in the Ravens' final 13 games. Only five rookie tight ends played more snaps than Gillmore over that stretch.