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Bears to retire Ditka's number

"He revolutionized the tight end position as a player and grabbed an entire franchise by the throat as a head coach and willed it to victory in the Super Bowl," McCaskey added.

49ers sign Carradine, McDonald

The San Francisco 49ers signed defensive tackle Tank Carradine and tight end Vance McDonald to four-year contracts on Thursday.

Cowboys stocking up on tight ends for new wrinkle in pass offense

The Cowboys will still have plenty of tight ends on the roster for camp, including Witten, Escobar, James Hanna, Colin Cochart, Andre Smith and undrafted free agent Paul Freedman.

Dan Pompei: Onobun growing as tight end by leaps and bounds

Other basketball players who have made the transition to tight end include Antonio Gates and Jimmy Graham.

Report: Pats TE Gronkowski has fourth arm surgery

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski reportedly underwent a fourth surgery to repair a broken left forearm.

Te'o off-limits to media but not Maxim party

Maxim confirmed Monday that Te'o attended a party last week in Hollywood after the magazine included his fake girlfriend on its list of the world's hottest women.

Report: Pats TE Gronkowski to have fourth arm surgery

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will endure a fourth surgery to repair a broken left forearm.

Eagles' Celek rolling with the changes

By comparison, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien, one of the architects of New England's tight end-heavy offense, had his quarterbacks complete 30.1 percent of their passes to tight ends in 2012.

Demetrius Harris passes up basketball for a chance to play tight end for Chiefs

"The Chiefs have veterans Tony Moeaki and Anthony Fasano and third-round draft pick Travis Kelce at tight end, so they can afford to be patient with Harris as he develops.

Chargers sign Te'o, three other draft picks

The team agreed to terms with linebackers Manti Te'o and Tourek Williams, wide receiver Keenan Allen and quarterback Brad Sorensen a day before the Chargers' rookie mini camp.

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Panthers ink first-round pick Lotulelei

The Panthers also waived/injured tight end Logan Brock and claimed linebacker Ryan Rau off...

Defense appears ahead of offense after week two of Chiefs' offseason program

Unsigned are first-round tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan, third-round tight end Travis...

Tamba Hali expects he and Justin Houston will pile up sacks this season

"I love it, doing a lot of different things as far as blitzing, covering different receivers,...