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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What does ‘relax your tight end’ actually mean?
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Reed-Adams, Dametrious Crownover and Trey Zuhn II, tight end Nate Boerkircher, defensive linemen Cashius Howell, Albert Regis and Tyler Onyedim, linebackers Taurean York and Scooby Williams and cornerback Will Lee III.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Roberts, 60, spent the previous five seasons with the Steelers as their tight ends coach.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
How to determine whether their in-season pivot to 13-personnel – three tight ends, one receiver, one running back – was a part of the long-term identity of the offense, or merely befitting the 2025 roster construction.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Reed-Adams, Dametrious Crownover and Trey Zuhn II, tight end Nate Boerkircher, defensive linemen Cashius Howell, Albert Regis and Tyler Onyedim, linebackers Taurean York and Scooby Williams and cornerback Will Lee III.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Roberts, 60, spent the previous five seasons with the Steelers as their tight ends coach.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
How to determine whether their in-season pivot to 13-personnel – three tight ends, one receiver, one running back – was a part of the long-term identity of the offense, or merely befitting the 2025 roster construction.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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