Patriots Tight End Gonzalez. Kansas Citys Tony Gonzalez broke the NFL record for receptions by a tight end catching his 816th career pass early in the third quarter against the New York Jets on Sunday. When it comes to dominant tight ends the avid NFL fan will bring up names like the great Ozzie Newsome Mike Ditka and recent great pass catchers like Tony Gonzalez Antonio.

The New England Patriots were lucky to have one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history in Rob Gronkowski for nine years and at one point another legendary player at the position nearly joined the roster. Our Phil Perry lays out the best available players at every position who should be on New Englands radar entering Day 2 of the NFL Draft. The New England Patriots made upgrading their tight ends a priority in the offseasonThey practically wiped their depth chart clean and started over signing free agent Alge Crumpler and drafting.
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When it comes to dominant tight ends the avid NFL fan will bring up names like the great Ozzie Newsome Mike Ditka and recent great pass catchers like Tony Gonzalez Antonio. The New England Patriots were lucky to have one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history in Rob Gronkowski for nine years and at one point another legendary player at the position nearly joined the roster. As he prepares to take his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend Tony Gonzalez was inevitably asked about another of the greatest tight ends in NFL history Patriots soon-to-be-Hall-of-Famer Rob Gronkowski. Kansas Citys Tony Gonzalez broke the NFL record for receptions by a tight end catching his 816th career pass early in the third quarter against the New York Jets on Sunday.