Andy Gibler
James Andrew Gibler (born April 30, 1961) is a former American football tight end who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Missouri Tigers football, Missouri and went undrafted in . Early life and education Andy Gibler was born on April 30, 1961, in Independence, Missouri. He attended Grandview High School (Grandview, Missouri), Grandview High School in Grandview, Missouri, playing Fullback (gridiron football), fullback and defensive end. Gibler enrolled at the University of Missouri, where he reported to football camp as a tight end, despite having no catches in high school (two catches he made were called back by penalty). He competed with Tom Anderson, Tim Hornof, Willie Rogers, Greg Kahl, and James Lockett for tight end, starting the season third on the depth chart behind Anderson and Hornof. After Hornof missed several games due to Infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, Gibler moved up to number ...
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Tight End
The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be effective blockers. On the other hand, unlike offensive linemen, they are eligible receivers adept enough to warrant a defense's attention when running pass patterns. Because of the hybrid nature of the position, the tight end's role in any given offense depends on the tactical preferences and philosophy of the head coach as well as overall team dynamic. In some systems, the tight end will merely act as a sixth offensive lineman, rarely going out for passes. Other systems use the tight end primarily as a receiver, frequently taking advantage of the tight end's size to create mismatches in the defensive secondary. Many coaches will often have one t ...
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