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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Bowers burst onto the scene in Las Vegas last season and racked up 1,194 receiving yards on 112 catches (both NFL records for rookie tight ends).
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
San Diego State tight ends Jude Wolfe and Mikey Harrison exhausted their eligibility last season, making the position group one of the biggest question marks for SDSU coming into this season.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Those five would be: Newton, Kuechly, center Ryan Kalil, tight end Greg Olsen and linebacker Thomas Davis.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Practice update The Dolphins held a light indoor practice — akin to a glorified walk-through — in their indoor facility at Miami Gardens, and the team again opted not to activate tight end Darren Waller from the physically unable to perform list.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
San Diego State tight ends Jude Wolfe and Mikey Harrison exhausted their eligibility last season, making the position group one of the biggest question marks for SDSU coming into this season.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Those five would be: Newton, Kuechly, center Ryan Kalil, tight end Greg Olsen and linebacker Thomas Davis.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Practice update The Dolphins held a light indoor practice — akin to a glorified walk-through — in their indoor facility at Miami Gardens, and the team again opted not to activate tight end Darren Waller from the physically unable to perform list.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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