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Mike Ditka is the true revolutionary of the tight end position because he was the first to have 1,000 receiving yards and enter the Hall of Fame.

Mike Ditka came on the scene two years before John Mackey. Mike Ditka was the first tight end to ever have a thousand yards receiving in a season—John Mackey never did that. Mike Ditka was also the first tight end to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. So I think if you want to do who revolutionized the position, he's the guy.

Tony Gonzalez doesn't receive as much credit as he deserves because he played right before Rob Gronkowski and never won a Super Bowl.

Tony Gonzalez definitely is one of those guys that had two things going against him: One, he came right before Rob Gronkowski, the best ever, and two, he never won a Super Bowl... I feel like Tony Gonzalez doesn't get as much credit as he probably deserves.