Meaning of tight end | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs are to block and serve as a short receiver.
2. A player (called an end) playing the position of tight end (noun sense 1.1).
3. The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs were to block and serve as a short receiver; this position is no longer used.
   Canadian, historical
4. A player (called an end) playing the position of tight end (noun sense 2.1).
   Canadian, historical

Examples

“Jones played tight end.”

“The tight end caught the pass.”

“He has also written about some on the Right’s aversion to the N.F.L., particularly as some concoct convoluted conspiracy theories involving singer Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, while others denounce professional sports as a whole.”

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