Sir Purr
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Tony Gonzalez. Antonio Gates. Shannon Sharpe. Rob Gronkowski. They’re all among the greatest pass-catching tight ends to ever play the game, but there’s one thing Greg Olsen has over them. One thing that Olsen has over every single NFL tight end.
For three consecutive seasons, from 2014-16, Olsen finished the year with more than 1,000 receiving yards. It’s an impressive feat at first glance, but then look closer.
It’s never been done.
Gonzalez and Gronkowski managed four 1,000-yard seasons each but not three in a row. The recently retired “Gronk” hit the mark in a stretch of three out of four years but missed the mark because of injuries. That’s a reality that Olsen has had to endure since his historic stretch, but before his foot injury he managed to play 10 seasons’ worth of games without missing a single one while barely missing any plays for that matter.
MOST CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS BY A QUARTERBACK