Phil Perry is joined by Tyler Dunne, author of the new book, “The Blood and Guts: How Tight Ends Save Football” to discuss the importance of the position and its changing role in the sport today. Ty also shares his favorite stories about Patriots legends Rob Gronkowski and Ben Coates, which he learned while interviewing them for the book.

2:05- Ty Dunne explains why Rob Gronkowski’s emergence was exactly what the NFL needed in 2010

8:28- Ty shares his favorite story about Gronk growing up and how Bill Belichick allowed the tight end’s personality to flourish while with the Patriots

18:25- Ty explains what made Ben Coates the most important tight end of the 1990s

22:00- Why hasn’t the Patriots’ new tight end pairing of Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith worked out?

Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5qSdQj3tr7o

Ty's Book: http://a.co/d/4IXfU9r

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