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October 23rd is National Tight Ends Day. Is this a real day?

Yes it is.  



From 49ers.com:

In Week 2 of 2018 against the Detroit Lions, former 49ers tight end Garrett Celek caught an 11-yard touchdown from Jimmy Garoppolo, where the tight end dragged two defenders along with him for the score. The quarterback joined the offense on the sideline to congratulate his teammates on the touchdown. On that day, "National Tight Ends Day" was born.

We were on the sidelines after Celek's score when Jimmy asked, 'What is it, like National Tight Ends Day?'" Kittle recalled. "I was like, 'yeah, it's National Tight Ends Day. It's a holiday. Tight ends all over the league are scoring touchdowns.' That's how it came to be. We just kind of rolled with it."

Added Garoppolo, "I was just trying to get them fired up. Then Celek goes and scores the first touchdown, so it worked pretty well."

A playful expression between teammates became a reoccurring theme among the 49ers locker room. According to Kittle, every single Sunday (or Thursday, Monday and even some Fridays and Saturdays) is "National Tight Ends Day." It's an internal motivation to be a contributor, as a pass catcher, run blocker or as an overall teammate.

The NFL caught wind of Kittle and Co.'s occasion and officially christened the fourth Sunday in the month of October, "National Tight Ends Day." In its inaugural year, Kittle and tight ends across the league were celebrated in Week 8 of 2019.

Now National Tight Ends Day is the fourth Sunday of October. To celebrate the day, we’ve worked with our partner coaches to offer their tight end training courses at a savings to you.  

Learn from these courses and improve your Tight End group.

Tyler Roehl - Total Tight End Development Bundle Save 54%

Learn from Tyler Roehl, OC/TE/FB Coach at National Champion North Dakota State. These courses are produced with CoachPaint giving your the details highlighted by dynamic graphics to point out exact coaching points..

Mike Judge - Tight End Skills and Drills save 50%

Mike Judge, Former Miami Doplhin's Tight End Coach gives a comprehensive clinic on every aspect of coaching the Tight End.  

His approach covers stance, blocking technique, route releases, top of route techniques, catching and ball security.  Arm your tight ends with the skills and techniques they need to compete and win on game day!

Proceeds from this course benefit the Eric LeGrande Beleive Foundation.

Joshua Eargle - Hybrid Play 50% off

Join Florida International University Tight End Coach Joshua Eargle as he breaks down several key success points to developing a strong offensive strategy for dynamic players. 

Following this playbook, you will grow the knowledge required to properly coach and utilize tight end, fullback, and h-back players to their full potential. 

This clinic highlights key strategies that have worked during his eighteen-year professional career in developing these positions. 

Using professional whiteboard X’s and O’s, step-by-step slideshow presentations, and film breakdowns, Coach Joshua Eargle highlights several key components to creating dynamic hybrid players. 

Kevin Wright - TE Play in a Multiple Spread Offense save 50%

Do you want to learn how to proficiently utilize your tight ends in multiple types of spread offenses? Well, you've come to the right place! In this course, Coach Kevin Wright reveals the formations and cutups you need to create an offensive threat with the tight ends.

He even shows off game film to show off all the advantages the tight ends can provide. If you are a coach who wants to threaten the defense with your tight ends, then this is the course for you!

Total Tight Ends Bundle from Lauren’s First and Goal - Save 53% on these 5 Courses

Tight ends in today's offenses need to do it all. They need to be blockers who can set and edge and spring a run on the perimeter and they also have to block in space. They run precise routes and more and more stay on the field to run routes detached from the box. After they make the catch, they turn into weapons who can run for big gains. This bundle gives you the techniques and drills to develop the total tight end.

Jim Jackson - Using Multiple TE in the Run Game save 50%

In this clinic, Coach Jim Jackson talks about using multiple tight ends in the run game and how to do it efficiently. He gives a complete breakdown of the zone extra, how to use it, incorporate it, and more. The coach gives an overview of cutoffs and plunges provided with video examples. Everything you need to implement a running game with multiple tight ends is right here!

Baldy’s Breadkown - TE and FB - Save 50%

Former NFL offensive lineman Brian Baldinger uses game film to break down the importance of route selections, blocking techniques, and reading defenses utilizing Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team member Lorenzo Neal and All-Pro tight ends Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce, and George Kittle.

Baldinger's insight into the techniques used, player's strengths, and overall play design from different offensive packages make this a valuable course for coaches, players, and scouts.

Allen Hensel - TE RPO Save 50%

This course gives an overview of how offenses can utilize tight ends in RPOs and Play-Action. Some of the topics include: Tight End involvement in Stick Concepts, RPO Concepts, Tight End blocking assignments, Inside Zone Concepts.

Enjoy National Tight Ends Day!

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