The tight end position has always been important in football, but it has never been the sexiest. That is, until Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelce came along. Arguably the two best to ever do it at the position, they both showed – along with Tony Gonzalez and a few others – that tight ends could be the centerpiece of their offense. Yet the position still didn’t get enough love.
That led to Kelce, alongside Greg Olsen and George Kittle, founding “Tight End University“. It’s a short program designed to bring tight ends from various corners of the football world together, in order to bond and learn from each other. In 2025, it’s back for a fifth year, and the party has already gotten started. In fact, all three of them welcomed all of the attendees with a special event early this week.
Travis Kelce and George Kittle get the party started at Tight End University
While on stage, Kelce finds out that there will be IVs available, so he implores the attendees to “drink up” with no consequence. While that would surely bring about a fun time, it could also lead to bad decisions. Kelce then turned to some better advice, instead.
“No, don’t be afraid to shake some hands, meet everybody. This event is so unique because you get to see everybody outside the face mask, man. So don’t be afraid to ask questions, meet everybody and let’s have some fun tonight, baby!“
Kelce flashed his trademark personality, delivering an electric “woo!” at the end of his short speech. Kittle had started off with his own speech, welcoming everyone to the even in Nashville and thanking them for coming.
Kittle made it known that there was an early workout happening the next day, but that the attendees were free to drink as much beer as they wanted. Thankfully, Kittle confirmed the presence of IVs. It seems like most of everyone made it to the workout in the end.
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