πͺ NFL tight ends show out on National Tight Ends Day β SkimNews
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- National Tight Ends Day was born from Garrett Celek's 11-yard touchdown in 2018, when George Kittle explained the player-created label; all eight tight ends featured this year scored.
- Trey McBride caught a 7-yard touchdown with 3:54 left in the third quarter against Denver and finished with 10 receptions for 111 yards, despite Arizona trailing 20-6.
- Darnell Washington exploited a 6-foot-7, 264-pound matchup against 5-foot-11 cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, snagging a 4-yard touchdown with his left hand in Pittsburgh's 16-10 win in Paris.
- Davis Allen caught two touchdowns for the Rams against Las Vegas, scoring the team's first points on a 6-yard pass from Matthew Stafford before adding another first-and-goal reception in the second quarter.
- Mason Taylor caught touchdown passes of 13 and 12 yards from Geno Smith against Miami and added a 2-point conversion, after also supplying the Jets' first points on the 13-yard score.
- Darren Waller turned on the jets for a 50-yard touchdown from Bryce Young while Carolina trailed Tampa Bay 17-0 in the second quarter.
- T.J. Hockenson made an off-balance 5-yard touchdown catch from Kyler Murray in the fourth quarter of Minnesota's 16-10 win over Indianapolis.
Why it matters: For NFL tight ends, the holiday now combines formal recognition with game production: all eight players featured scored, and Mason Taylor and Davis Allen each made two touchdown catches. The Garrett Celek-George Kittle origin also shows how a player-created celebration became an established league ritual.
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