Cade Otton Learning From One Of The Best
June 25th, 2025
Preparing for contract year.
Not very often do you see Hall of Famers, or future Hall of Famers, excel as coaches.
It happens, but it usually seems guys who had to fight and claw their way into the NFL, if they ever made it to the NFL, blossom into good coaches way more than past stars.
That doesn’t mean a player can’t learn a thing or two from one of the game’s greats.
As Joe typed yesterday, Cade Otton is attending “Tight End University” this week. It’s a camp for NFL tight ends and all are welcome.
Developed by Greg Olsen, Travis Kelce and George Kittle, it’s a camp for just tight ends that includes a lot of X’s and O’s work, practice work on a football field, and all sorts of seminars, including smart ways to invest your money.
The purpose is for tight ends to help out their brothers in arms. If one guy gets paid because he learned a technique at the camp, that just means sooner or later, the other tight ends will get paid. You know, a rising tide lifts all boats.
(Von Miller started a similar camp for pass rushers, “Sack Summit,” where former Bucs great Warren Sapp works as an instructor. There is also a like-minded camp for offensive linemen.)
This year’s “Tight End University” camp even had a reception where all of the tight ends’ WAGS were invited. There was even a meet-and-greet with singer Taylor Swift. Gee, wonder how that happened?
So in a cool video below, Kelce is showing campers a trick he uses in order to help him get separation on routes. And who is front and center, paying rapt attention? Cade Otton, that’s who.
Otton may be the perfect example of why “Tight End University” was founded. Otton is in a contract year. And for the most part, he’s proven to be rather durable.
If Otton can learn one thing from this camp that helps him get more touchdown catches, Otton is going to get paid by someone.
And that’s the whole point of why the camp exists: help guys grow so they can get paid. Because the higher the salaries get for tight ends, the more they all bank change.
Class Act: The legendary Travis Kelce teaching young tight ends at TE University, and it's a must-watch.
Imagine getting advice from the GOAT 🐐 pic.twitter.com/tgeA3yu1DN
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 25, 2025
June 25th, 2025 at 9:04 am
Good stuff. Although I would still put Gronk ahead of Kelce as resident GOAT.
June 25th, 2025 at 9:15 am
Cade is a coaches kid, he’s probably been getting taught football just as long as he’s been able to comprehend American English. This is awesome though, I commend any player who takes time of their own to refine their approach to their craft in efforts to being their best selves.
June 25th, 2025 at 9:24 am
Very cool. Great info for the youngins.
June 25th, 2025 at 9:32 am
gronk and a.gonzalez are the GOATs imo…
a.gates and kelce are right behind them…
GO BUCS!!!
June 25th, 2025 at 9:53 am
I was with it until “The Goat” comment. “GOAT” is the new “genius”. Remember when everyone was genius? Now everyone is the Goat. Is he even Top 5? He’s not even the best KC TE of all time.
June 25th, 2025 at 10:07 am
Kielce looks horrible like he was kinda drunk giving the speech
June 25th, 2025 at 10:28 am
All the linebackers and CBs in the league are there in fake mustaches
June 25th, 2025 at 10:37 am
That’s all well and good but Kelce is not a TE. He’s a big slot receiver. How many times a game does he block inline? It’s usually a big fat zero. Only a few plays does he even line up next to a tackle. Great player but people should drop the fiction that he is a TE.
Glad Otton is there. Any time you can work with others like yourself is great. I need this kind of stuff at my work.
June 25th, 2025 at 10:52 am
Joe … ‘Otton is going to get paid by someone.’
Please let it be us Joe. Cade’s getting better & better every season. And he’s averaged over 900 offensive snaps over his 3-year career. That’s in the ballpark of what Kelce & Kittle have been doing for quite a few years now.
June 25th, 2025 at 11:22 am
The difference is Kelsey and Kittle are the focus of the offense frequently. Otten only is if receiver injuries are bad enough. I’d love to keep Otten but we can’t overpay for him either.
Goedeke & ME will be more important resignings.
June 25th, 2025 at 11:36 am
What’s not to like about the way Cade Otton approaches his work. Not only do the participants benefit from this but so do the fans. it’s a win-win.
June 25th, 2025 at 12:22 pm
A lot of people throwing shade at Kelce… Get over it. The guy is going to retire a top three TE of all time.
Have to take into account per game because Gonzales played so many more than everyone else. The reality is, Gronk is probably the best ever, followed by Kelce, and then Gonzalez.
June 25th, 2025 at 12:50 pm
Write about the NFL colluding against its panthers and guaranteed contracts..and how the NFLPA has been complicit. It should affect the whole league and it’s gross that the NFL got away with it
June 25th, 2025 at 1:08 pm
Cade Otten is gonna be a good one…has gotten better each year so far.
Also have high hopes for Devin Culp as a receiver TE similar to what Tim Wright was for the Bucs.