Position: Tight End
Number: 80
Age: 33
Time with Bears: 1st season
The Past:
“In my life, there have been a lot of people who weren’t there for me, so to now have people counting on me is awesome.”
In football, there is no position built more on trust than tight end. When blocking, they’re trusted with securing edges that protect quarterbacks from career-ending injuries, and running backs from drive-killing negative runs. On passing plays, they’re often running routes as the 2nd or 3rd read, a safety blanket than when taken out of a play can result in “coverage sacks” or worse, forced throws downfield.