I'm going to. 230. 239 is the most impressive number in the history of the NFL.

239 are the number of games Jason Witton played in a 15-game career.

Do the math.

Not counting playoff games because he didn't play in very many playoff games.

Jason Witton missed one game, one October, Sunday

during his rookie year.

After 2003, at a time before they were even tracking targets.

Jason Witton never missed a regular season game.

How was that possible?

I don't know.

It's impossible.

He did the impossible because the tight end position is the most dangerous

position in sports. Think about it. On run plays, what are tight ends responsible for?

Blocking NFL edge rushes. The NFL tight end is in a state of perpetual

violence. It's just one violent collision after another from run play to

pass play to run play. It's not like the wide receiver

position where they can take plays off pretending to block cornerbacks.

No! The tight end is relied upon each and every snap to do their job or someone gets hurt.

The problem is, inevitably, the tight end themselves gets hurt.

Just ask Rob Grunkowski. Scroll down on the Rob Grunkowski player page.

There you will find his medical history report. This is Gronk. This is a human centaur playing the tight end position in the NFL. He is a mythological

creature with thigh contusion, her needed disc, lung puncture, pectoral strain, hamstring strain, knee strain,

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