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Anthony David Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976) is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is the NFL's all-time leader in receiving yards and receptions by a tight end, along with ranking third in overall receptions.
Zachary Adam Ertz (born November 10, 1990) is an American professional football tight end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2012 before being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Tight ends are asked to do more than ever in the modern NFL, and here are the league's 11 best right now.
Offensive formations may have as few as zero or as many as three tight ends at one time. NFL tight ends in 2024 make an average of $8 million per year; some of the top tight ends make around $17 million per year. This position is amongst the lowest paid in the NFL. [1]
LaPorta's 86 catches were the most ever for a rookie tight end and he joined Rob Gronkowski and Mike Ditka as the only rookie tight ends with at least 10 TD catches. His 889 yards receiving ranked ...
[18] He also placed at number 42 on the NFL Network's list of the "Top 100 Football Players" in 2010. [12] [19] In 2021, The Athletic listed him as the 81st greatest player ever. [20] In 2001, the John Mackey Award was established by the Nassau County Sports Commission. The award is given yearly to the top college tight end. [21]
No tight end had ever accomplished the feat. “When I got to Michigan, I used to tease the strong safeties on the defense and tell them I was the best tight end to ever come out of Akron, Ohio.
Tight end: Kansas City Chiefs (2013–present) 174 2,039 11.7 3 Julian Edelman: Wide receiver New England Patriots (2009–2020) 118 1,442 12.2 4 Rob Gronkowski: Tight end New England Patriots (2010–2018) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020–2021) 98 1,389 14.2 5 Michael Irvin ^ Wide receiver Dallas Cowboys (1988–1999) 87 1,315 15.1 6 Cliff Branch ^