Greg Olsen, Travis Kelce of Kansas City, and George Kittle of San Francisco combined an event last year for tight ends to support sharing knowledge at the close end position.
At the introductory event, they drew 50 tight ends to a high school where the father of Kittle, George, works as an assistant football coach for Trent Dilfer, former NFL quarterback. This week, for the second yearly camp, the invite list increased so much that they went toward Vanderbilt University, with around 85 tight ends in attendance for the three days of work.
Travis Kelce said through Teresa Walker of the Associated Press, “We’re still expanding and trying to find a place for everyone to be able to come here because everyone looks what type of emerging it is.” “And in front of that, to listen to the stories from the people that are coming through and what they have learned, we know how special of a situation it is. We are going to keep trying again to create it bigger and better each year.”
The tight ends of the league work on blocking drills against large defensive linemen and running routes against sharp defensive backs. They receive classroom instructions before entering the field to work on physical techniques.
Travis Kelce discussed that they would like to resume enlarging with other tight ends, possibly close end coaches, and might be even college tight ends.
“Everyone here is starving, and everyone here wishes to be the best NFL tight end,” Kittle said. “And so when you combine all that hunger, it is only huge ol’ nasty beast, and that is what a tight end is.”
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