Quotes About Tight end

Playing football and being a tight end scoring points, it's awesome to see so many members throughout the United States join to play fantasy football, to expand the sport, to make the game more interesting while you're watching.

When I was 16 years old, watching football for the first time, the Cowboys were always on TV - unfortunately, looking back at it now - but Jason Witten was the guy who carried himself, in my opinion as a 16-year-old kid, the right way. He was a phenomenal tight end.

Any time Gronk has been matched up with a corner, he's had a very bad game - and that corner has had a very good game.

The glory of the big catch is applied more at wide receiver, and tight end would be an even match at my size. It's such a huge advantage being on the outside.

Jimmy Graham over in New Orleans started a whole new type of position almost to where he was trying to get paid like a wide receiver. He was split out more than 50 percent of the time.

I pray that Jimmy Graham passes as a wide receiver. Because at the end of the day, if he passes as a wide receiver, that's better for the rest of the tight ends. He will have opened up a door, a pathway for the rest of the group.

You look at the skills involved, especially with things like lateral movement or change of direction, and there's definitely a strong correlation between playing basketball and playing tight end.

It's far different aging as a quarterback than aging as a tight end.

You know how much money I could have made playing professional football as a tight end? But I can't jump, and I can't run fast. That was my problem.

Usually, you have one blocking, one catching tight end.

Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he's not a blocking tight end.

You put a real tough tight end with good hands in the hash area, and there won't be anyone who can cover him. Then you really control the passing game.

I was the first player at Jay to play four years varsity. As a frosh, I was a punter. From my soph through senior years, I started as a linebacker and tight end and was all-state as a senior.

They tried to put me at tight end once, but I would end up just blocking people when they were actually trying to throw the ball to me. I was probably in middle school. It just didn't stick. Except on running plays.

No disrespect to Gronk - Travis Kelce is the best tight end in football.

I didn't run the ball very much in college. I sat out most of the time and played a little slot receiver, a little tight end, a little fullback but that's pretty much about it.

When I got to the NFL, they asked me what number I wanted, and I said No. 44, but they told me tight ends are not allowed to have that number. So I said, 'Just double it up for me if you can' and took No. 88. I figured I'd be twice as good as I was.

Like most tight ends I was a pass-receiving tight end coming into the league.

I really think for any tight end around my age, Shannon Sharpe was the guy you looked to in Denver, him and Elway and what they were able to achieve.

I think the tight end position is so unique because you always have a mismatch if you know how to dial it up or use it right.

From the strength involved, the jumping, to body positioning and control, there are similarities. Playing basketball at a pretty good high school level, in a state where there were strong programs, definitely helped make me a better tight end.

I think Tony Gonzalez always set the standard. He was the guy that, I think for all of us, when I came in that was really kinda taking this league over as the tight end position. I think Shannon Sharpe was another one.

I don't get wrapped up in catches and fantasy football. It's not the way I view the tight end position.