Every year, on the fourth Sunday of October, the NFL celebrates National Tight Ends Day. The unofficial holiday began in 2018 with San Francisco 49ers teammates coining the term on the sideline of a game. Thanks largely to George Kittle, it’s turned into a full-blown celebration of one of football’s most versatile positions.
This season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Green Bay Packers on National Tight Ends Day. That position group has gotten a lot of buzz in Pittsburgh this season. The offseason acquisition of Jonnu Smith and Darnell Washington’s growth as a threat in the pass game has resulted in a new element to the offense.