From Kelce to Gronk: the unstoppable rise of the party-bro tight end

Dallas Goedert and Travis Kelce will be important parts of Sunday's Super Bowl. They also embody the changing nature of their position

When it comes to staffing the tight end position, NFL teams definitely have a type. A standout player combines ox-like strength with deer-like speed and hops. He excels at blocking and catching. He seems like the kind of guy who would judge another man by his calf size, or babble on about his crypto killing when he's not swilling beer upside down from a keg. With his shirt off. You know the type: A real bro.

This weekend's Super Bowl pits two of the league's best tight ends against each other. On one side there's Philadelphia's Dallas Goedert - a labradoodle of a man with charisma and retrieving knack for days. On the other, there's Kansas City's Travis Kelce, a probable Hall of Fame who is the standard-bearer in stats and swagger. It's no surprise that either man could be the x-factor in this matchup, nor is it a coincidence that either man could reasonably be described as a bro.