Its primary role is to rush the passer,[2] as well as to stop offensive runs to the outer edges of the line of scrimmage (most often referred to as "containment").
Don Hutson of the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Green Bay Packers is considered one of the sport's greatest at the end position.
[1] The self-described "other end" opposite Hutson in college at Alabama was legendary coach Bear Bryant.
[5] Amos Alonzo Stagg of Yale and Arthur Cumnock of Harvard were ends on the first All-America team.
Stagg went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career; some called Cumnock "the greatest Harvard player of all time.