Almost all species have a tight cluster of leaves ( a rosette ), either at the base of the plant or at the end of a more-or-less woody stem ; the leaves are less often produced along the stem.

Almost all species have a tight cluster of leaves ( a rosette ) at the base of the plant or, in the tree-forming species, at the end of a woody stem.

After playing at the College of San Mateo, Walsh transferred to San José State University, where he played tight end and defensive end.

Ozzie Newsome, the Browns ' tight end for many seasons, joined Modell in Baltimore as director of football operations.

The young talent joined holdovers from the Landry era such as wide receiver Michael Irvin, guard Nate Newton, linebacker Ken Norton Jr., and offensive lineman Mark Tuinei, defensive lineman Jim Jeffcoat, and veteran pickups such as tight end Jay Novacek and defensive end Charles Haley.

Professional football players include former Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler, linebacker Reggie Williams, three-time Pro Bowler Nick Lowery, quarterback Jeff Kemp, and Tennessee Titans tight end Casey Cramer.

* Player is at either end of the group of players on the line of scrimmage ( usually the split end and tight end )

A more recent example, and more commonly used, has been former New England Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel lining up as a tight end in goal line situations.

In addition to Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor, the team was led during this period by head coach Bill Parcells, tight end Mark Bavaro, running back Joe Morris, and Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson.

However, the season also saw the emerging of second-year wide receiver Victor Cruz and second-year tight end Jake Ballard.

Among the team's offensive stars during that period were quarterback Randall Cunningham, tight end Keith Jackson, and running back Herschel Walker.

In 1971, Kim Hill, the daughter of Eagles tight end Fred Hill, was diagnosed with leukemia.

* Paul Seal ( born 1952 ), a former American football tight end in the National Football League

The Chargers have six players and one coach enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio: wide receiver Lance Alworth ( 1962 – 1970 ), defensive end Fred Dean (–), quarterback Dan Fouts (–), head coach / general manager Sid Gillman ( 1960 – 1969, ), wide receiver Charlie Joiner (–), offensive lineman Ron Mix ( 1960 – 1969 ) and tight end Kellen Winslow (- 1987 ).

Raiders tight end Dave Casper was the next player to reach the ball but he also could not get a hand on it.

Coached by Don Coryell ( with an offense nicknamed " Air Coryell "), featuring Fouts throwing to tight end Kellen Winslow and wide receivers John Jefferson and Charlie Joiner, they clinched their first playoff berth in 14 years with a 35 – 0 victory against the New Orleans Saints.

The image of an exhausted tight end Kellen Winslow, who finished the game with 13 receptions for 166 yards and a touchdown and one blocked field goal, being helped off the field by two of his Chargers teammates has been replayed countless times.

The team then used their second first round selection on defensive tackle Luis Castillo. The Chargers started the season without tight end Antonio Gates as he was suspended two games by Smith for holding out in training camp.

This set up Tony Franklin's 36-yard field goal 1: 19 into the first quarter after 3 incomplete passes by Tony Eason ( the first of which starting tight end Lin Dawson went down with torn ligaments in his knee ).

And tight end Fred Arbanas, who had 22 catches for 305 yards and 4 touchdowns, was one of 6 Chiefs offensive players who were named to the All-AFL team.

Marino completed five consecutive passes, hitting Clayton for 18 yards, Mark Duper for 11, Clayton again for 13, and tight end Dan Johnson for 21.

Simms ' main target was tight end Mark Bavaro, who caught 66 passes for 1, 001 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Elway did not really have a particular receiver who caught the most of his passes during the regular season, but wide receivers Mark Jackson, Vance Johnson, Steve Watson, and tight end Orson Mobley all combined for 136 receptions and 2, 132 yards.

The Giants then marched to the Denver 6-yard line with Simms ' 18-yard pass to receiver Stacy Robinson, and then a 17-yard completion to tight end Mark Bavaro two plays later.

This one went for 14 plays and 74 yards, half of which came off passes from Hostetler to tight end Mark Bavaro, and took another 7: 32 off the clock.

The Packers also had 2 outstanding tight ends: Pro Bowler Keith Jackson recorded 40 catches for 504 yards and 10 touchdowns, and Mark Chmura had 28 receptions for 370 yards.

Favre then completed a pass to tight end Mark Chmura for the successful two-point conversion, giving the Packers a 35-21 lead.

* Mark Campbell, tight end for the New Orleans Saints

The line up of the band during this first and most important ten year phase never changed, and the six original members Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Gary Whelan, Paul Davis, Mark Day and Mark " Bez " Berry remained a tight unit until the first incarnation came to an end in 1994.

* Mark Bavaro-NFL tight end, All-America player at Notre Dame, member of two Super Bowl Championship teams with N. Y. Giants, two-time Pro Bowler

Two of the most famous plays from the game were the flea flicker to McConkey, and the touchdown pass caught by McConkey off of the fingertips of Giants tight end, Mark Bavaro.

However, MoveOn also worked to raise money for Democratic candidates who actually supported the Iraq resolution, some of whom were locked in tight races in moderate or conservative states, including Missouri Sen. Jean Carnahan, and Senate candidates Ron Kirk in Texas, Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire, Tim Johnson in South Dakota and Mark Pryor in Arkansas.

Mark Boland replaced Master Corporal Clayton Matchee as guard of the prisoner, and ordered that his foot bindings be removed, and replaced with fetters as the ropes were too tight.

Mark Bavaro ( born April 28, 1963 ) is a former American football tight end who played for the New York Giants ( 1985 – 1990 ), Cleveland Browns ( 1992 ), and Philadelphia Eagles ( 1993 – 1994 ) in the National Football League ( NFL ).

Here is a description of the play taken from a Monday Night Football broadcast in 2005: " On Dec. 1 1986, New York Giants tight end Mark Bavaro cements his reputation as one of the toughest men in the NFL.

At Thomas Jefferson High school and later at the University of Colorado, Graham wore jersey No. 89, the number that former New York Giants tight end Mark Bavaro wore during his pro career.

In the closing minutes of the first half, the Packers marched 85-yards to score on Favre's 2-yard touchdown to tight end Mark Chmura to reach a 27-10 halftime lead.

New York then drove 80 yards to score on Simms ' 24-yard touchdown to tight end Mark Bavaro.

Then in the second quarter, New York defensive back Terry Kinard intercepted a pass from 49ers quarterback Joe Montana to set up Phil Simms ' 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Mark Bavaro.

Marino threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter: a 3-yard pass to tight end Bruce Hardy, and a 33-yarder to wide receiver Mark Clayton after the Dolphins recovered a fumble.

Coming out of college, Bavaro was known mostly for his blocking ability and was expected to play the role of a run blocking tight end as a professional.

After starting tight end Zeke Mowatt suffered a season ending injury before the start of the 1985 season, coach Bill Parcells, who had called Bavaro the most impressive rookie during training camp, installed Bavaro as the starter.

He has also recently befriended and followed the career of Denver Broncos tight end Daniel Graham who idolized Bavaro as a child.