Only one Tennessee Titans player is set to attend the 2025 Tight End University
While many Tennessee Titans are busy working out on their own in preparation for training camp, word came out on Monday that one of their rookies was invited to take part in some special training activities.
Rookie tight end Gunnar Helm was invited and will attend the 2025 Tight End University. The three-day event, founded by tight ends George Kittle, Travis Kelce, and Greg Olsen in 2021, brings together different members of the tight end fraternity for an immersive training summit that focuses on every aspect of the tight end position.
For Helm, this period should help him as he transitions into the NFL after a successful college career. During the camp, players will not only have the opportunity to get to know each other, but they will also participate in film study sessions, on-field drills, and off-field bonding activities. Not to mention being able to pick the brains of some of the retired legends that helped shape the position into what it is today.
Helm is one of the tight ends who will be in attendance, and the only member of the Titans' tight end room who will be there this season. This breaks a two-year streak made by starter Chig Okonkwo, who had attended the events before the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
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