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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Some teams have multiple tight ends who are capable in both the run and pass game.
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The star tight end was placed on IR due to a hamstring injury in Week 1.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Arkansas had pulled within 38-35 moments earlier on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Green to former Texas A&M tight end Jaden Platt, and converted a 2-point play with a shovel pass to tight end Rohan Jones.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
For the Browns, tight end David Njoku (knee) is out.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The star tight end was placed on IR due to a hamstring injury in Week 1.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Arkansas had pulled within 38-35 moments earlier on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Green to former Texas A&M tight end Jaden Platt, and converted a 2-point play with a shovel pass to tight end Rohan Jones.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
For the Browns, tight end David Njoku (knee) is out.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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