What is the role of a Tight End in NFL it seems similar to a wide reciever?

Answer 1

The Tight End lines up on the "End" of the offensive line. He is a blocker first and foremost. In some plays, however, he will run past the player he is supposed to block and get himself open for a pass like a wide receiver.

Basically, the main difference between the two positions is that the Tight End lines up on the offensive line and blocks but he can also catch passes.

Answer 2

Huge mistake if LBJ went to the NFL 1. You destroy your body, and most of these guys have serious health issues afterwards 2. You get paid significantly less. The top guys make 12-15 million, vs the NBA where you can make close to 22 million. 3. You get less fame. More people know Lebron and Kobe than Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, not only in the US, but worldwide as well. 4. You are not a QB so you will get even less attention 5. You haven't won a ring, you have won one MVP, you're nowhere near the best, so stop acting like the GOAT and think that you're too good for basketball when Kobe has 4 strong reasons on his fingers why his is better than you To answer your question, I think he is built for a TE or a posession receiver. I think he would prefer WR.

Answer 3

Tight ends are usually larger and slower than a wide receiver,usually weighing 245-265 lbs, compared to a 180 lb. wide reciever, and therefore able to block more effectively. Almost all tight ends in the National Football League play this role primarily, as there are few tight end-oriented offensive schemes in use by coaches today. It is the job of the tight end, along with the fullback, to get downfield before the tailback and open up a hole in the defense for them to run through. Tight ends are used along with the offensive linemen to protect the quarterback during passing plays. Oftentimes, tight ends are employed in a fullback position called "H-Back" in which he is still beside the tackle, however off the line of scrimmage.

Answer 4

Depends on the TE, and the scheme the offense runs. Most TE's in the nfl are actually primarily blockers, like some of the other answers said. But some TE's nowadays are faster than they used to be allowing teams to use them more in the passing game. Some teams, like the Chargers for instance, will line their TE's up as the farthest outside reciever to confuse the defenses and try to create matchup problems, this generally only works with genetic freaks like Gates who are fast enough to give a DB problems. But even now there's only a few top guys in the league that really get used this way, most are still primarily blockers on any given play.

Answer 5

You are correct. A Tight End is much like a receiver in that he is a primary receiver on a given team. Unlike receivers, however, Tight Ends also have significant blocking duties and in most situations are postioned on the Offensive Line to the outside of the Tackles. The ideal Tight End has good size and speed and has good receiving and blocking skills.

Answer 6

The role of the TE is half wide receiver half Offensive lineman to block when needed yet able the catch and run

Answer 7

Yeah, except TE's block as well as catch