tight end
noun
: an offensive football end who lines up close to the tackle and can act as a lineman or receiver
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Travis Kelce, the Chiefs' star tight end and Swift’s boyfriend, scored a touchdown in the 23-14 victory over the Texans.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Trey McBride had 111 catches, the fourth-most by a tight end in NFL history.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Waiting things out and signing Fitzgerald was a prudent move, because even if Fitzgerald doesn’t work out, the team didn’t pass on the chance to draft nose tackle Cam Jackson, tight end Mitchell Evans or wideout Jimmy Horn Jr. to select him.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end wore a blue and white graphic T-shirt under a sleek gray blazer paired with matching gray trousers, with his hair slicked back.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Trey McBride had 111 catches, the fourth-most by a tight end in NFL history.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Waiting things out and signing Fitzgerald was a prudent move, because even if Fitzgerald doesn’t work out, the team didn’t pass on the chance to draft nose tackle Cam Jackson, tight end Mitchell Evans or wideout Jimmy Horn Jr. to select him.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end wore a blue and white graphic T-shirt under a sleek gray blazer paired with matching gray trousers, with his hair slicked back.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 13 May 2025
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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