Travis Kelce is the greatest tight end of all time! - Ryan Clark | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Ryan Clark and Dan Orlovsky debate who the greatest tight end of all time is and where Andy Reid ranks among the best coaches to ever coach in the NFL.

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I’m 37 yrs. of age and played football for 8 yrs..I’ve been watching, studying, and, analyzing the game of football for 30yrs. Travis Is the best TE when it comes to big games, agility, IQ, awareness, route running, & coming up big in clutch moments. 💯

[LambSauceWill]

Watch Kelce be wide open is like watching Steph Curry get open 3’s. Like how tf is this happening????

[BoskoShabazz]

Andy Reid is the second greatest coach of his era and arguably the greatest offensive mind of all time, up there with Bill Walsh.

[Resultsnoexcuse]

Shannon still has the record for most yards for a tight end in a game and with the pass game elevating like it did is really impressive

[rosildosantos]

Two things you will hear in American sports radio invariably: "I've never seen anything like that" and "So and so is the greatest of all time!"

[kcsniper]

Like Ryan said what makes Reid so special is the success of the coaches underneath him have had in there own careers. There are 8 current nfl head coaches that came from the Andy Reid Tree. 4 of the Head Coaches in this years playoffs were coordinators for Andy Reid. Bellichek is an outstanding coach other than Nick Saban in college most of his coordinators have struggled in head coaching jobs.

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Gronk is the GREATEST TE 💯 but Travis Kelce is making his way up that ladder!!!

[lani]

For all the people disregarding Shannon Sharpe, understand that passing wasn’t the biggest element like it is now… and he still put up 10, 000 yards. Travis is number 3 to me, behind Gronk and Shannon. Gronk is the ONLY TE to league the WHOLE LEAGUE in reception TD’s and not to mention he has 5 years of 10+ TD’s (The Only TE to do that as well). And Gronk is the greatest BLOCKING TE whose ever lived. Travis is in the convo and he’s getting there, but he hasn’t been able to block like Gronk or catch TD’s like Gronk. 🤷🏽‍♂️💯

[Odinson]

As much I love both Travis and Pat, it was Tom & Gronk who stopped them 2x from getting a SB. I really don’t think those can be caught; at least in my lifetime.

[Mgbruh]

The way Gronk was defended was nothing like Kelce. He was triple teamed any time he went down field meanwhile teams sit in zone against KC.

[swaggydesh]

If Tony Gonzalez had pat Mahomes it would be no discussion

[JohnSmith-nmzd]

Top 5 tight ends in NFL history

1) Travis Kelce
2) Rob Gronkowski
3) Tony Gonzalez
4) Antonio Gates
5) Shannon Sharpe

[dulla_]

Let’s not forget about Antonio Gates!!!

[sean]

Shannon sharpe 10, 000 yards receiving in the 90s is basically 15, 000 in today's game.

[nickatnite]

Since I've started watching Football, I've seen this title given to Mark Bavaro, Shannon Sharpe, Tony Gonzalez, Gronk, and now Kelce.

[logancharles]

Travis Kelce in my opinion is top 2 Tight End of all time hand downs! He is very underrated and he have no weakness to his game at all. Before Travis Kecle leave the game of football for good, he will win 2 or 3 rings before it all set and done! Andy Reid is the best Head Coach is the best Head Coach and that is a fact!

[natehughey]

Gronk Kelce comparison is so tough because their impact is soo big it's hard to measure. They both are absolute nightmares for defenses

[puckstopper]

You have to think that if the league has done so much to protect the quarterbacks in todays game, it makes it easier for tight ends to get receptions which means it’s easier for modern tight ends to put up stats. I am putting TG and Shay at the top and then Gronk and Kelce

[Est.]

Gronk is the greatest. He could do everything at an elite level. The only way you could stop gronk was to try to hurt him and knock him out of the game. He was always getting his knees chopped. He was unstoppable.

[JtTheDuck]

Ryan gives a great argument for Kelce. However, it’s just crazy how good gronk is a lot of Brady’s successes in the latter years of his career were due to gronk.