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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Belichick's former star tight end, Rob Gronkowski, is in that same boat.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Three Bengals voted for tight end Drew Sample, without further explanation.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Interest in the game among teenage girls and 20-something women surged in 2023 after Swift and Travis Kelce, the gregarious Kansas City Chiefs tight end, went public with their romance.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Bellflower coach Keith Miller, whose son, Austin, is one of the top tight ends from the class of 2029, got a school visit from Chesney, who also met Miller’s wife.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Three Bengals voted for tight end Drew Sample, without further explanation.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Interest in the game among teenage girls and 20-something women surged in 2023 after Swift and Travis Kelce, the gregarious Kansas City Chiefs tight end, went public with their romance.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Bellflower coach Keith Miller, whose son, Austin, is one of the top tight ends from the class of 2029, got a school visit from Chesney, who also met Miller’s wife.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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