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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Pace was elevated to assistant coach in 2023 and coached the tight ends the last two seasons.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Graham filed a similar grievance in 2014, arguing that he was used more as a wide receiver than a tight end based on his in-game usage.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Johnson should be considered a better pass-catching tight end than Tremble.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2025
Despite his difficulties during the Super Bowl, Kelce has had a historic run in the NFL thus far, becoming the third all-time tight end in career receptions with 1,004, as well as third in receiving yards with 12,151, The Athletic reported.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Graham filed a similar grievance in 2014, arguing that he was used more as a wide receiver than a tight end based on his in-game usage.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Johnson should be considered a better pass-catching tight end than Tremble.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2025
Despite his difficulties during the Super Bowl, Kelce has had a historic run in the NFL thus far, becoming the third all-time tight end in career receptions with 1,004, as well as third in receiving yards with 12,151, The Athletic reported.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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