GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This rookie class of tight ends already made quite an impact on the draft.
They’ll have to buck history if they’re going to leave the same type of impression on the field this year. Tight end arguably is the toughest position for rookies to make huge contributions.
Detroit Lions coach Matt Campbell, who played tight end in the NFL from 1999-2008, understands why.
“I always make this argument: Besides the quarterback, the tight ends have to know more than anybody else offensively,” said Campbell, who played for the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys and Lions.