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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Only one player on the 2024 roster, 40-year-old tight end Marcedes Lewis, was alive then. —

Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 Gates, an undrafted free agent who came to the Chargers as a basketball player out of Kent State who wasn’t good enough for the NBA, checked every box as an NFL player and was one of the most dominant tight ends in history. —

Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 San Francisco 49er tight end George Kittle and his wife, Claire Kittle, arrived hand-in-hand at the 2025 NFL Honors ceremony in New Orleans on Thursday. —

Ada Tseng, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025 Instead, the inductees will be cornerback Eric Allen, defensive end Jared Allen, tight end Antonio Gates and wide receiver Sterling Sharpe. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tight end