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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On the third play of the season, against the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil, Worthy collided with tight end and teammate Travis Kelce on a crossing route and injured his shoulder.
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Evan Engram has been through the high of the highest and the lowest of the low, ex-Giants tight end coach Lunda Wells put it this offseason.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The option to deploy two tight ends has also paid dividends for the Trojans.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle have missed their last two games due to toe and hamstring ailments, respectively.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Evan Engram has been through the high of the highest and the lowest of the low, ex-Giants tight end coach Lunda Wells put it this offseason.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The option to deploy two tight ends has also paid dividends for the Trojans.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle have missed their last two games due to toe and hamstring ailments, respectively.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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