LIFE OF THE PARTY
Travis Kelce and Norman High alum George Kittle are among the most entertaining tight ends in the NFL and could play big roles in the Super Bowl
They've got swagger, style and lots and lots of catches.
Kansas City's Travis Kelce and San Francisco's George Kittle are talkative tight ends at this year's Super Bowl in Miami and among the most entertaining personalities in the NFL — Rob Gronkowski-types who could play big roles in who wins the big game Sunday.
“Kelce's a beast,” Chiefs wide receiver and former Oklahoma State star Tyreek Hill said. “He's special. I've never seen a guy that size to have that much ability or to carry that kind of swagger.”
The 49ers say the same of the playmaking Kittle, the former Norman High standout who was selected a first-team All-Pro this season. The third-year tight end has had 85 catches or more and 1,000 yards receiving in each of his past two years. Kittle is a funloving character whose approach to the game mimics that of a playful professional wrestler. After all, his nickname is “Stone Cold Kittle” — after “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.
He even uses a gesture to celebrate first downs that he borrowed from Pentagón Jr., a Mexican wrestler. He makes a circle with his thumb and forefinger to form a “0” and then flicks his wrist so his other fingers form an “M” for Pentagón Jr.'s catch phrase: “Cero miedo,” which means, “zero fear.”
Browns: A day after Andrew Berry was officially hired as Cleveland's new general manager, the team parted ways with assistant general manager Eliot Wolf and vice president of player personnel Alonzo Highsmith, a person familiar with the Browns' latest front office shakeup told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Wolf, the son of Hall of Fame executive Ron Wolf, and Highsmith were both brought to Cleveland two years ago by former GM John Dorsey, who resigned on Dec. 31 after declining an offer to take a lesser role with the team.
Aaron Hernandez: The fiancee of the former NFL star Aaron Hernandez spoke publicly for the first time since the release of a Netflix documentary series examining his life more than two years after he killed himself in his prison cell.
Hernandez's fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, said in an interview with “Good Morning America” on Wednesday morning that she had been unaware the late New England Patriots tight end was bisexual. Jenkins said she “would not have loved him differently” if he had told her.