It’s easy to forget that when Jody Fortson first signed as an undrafted free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019 — following a rookie minicamp tryout, no less — he was already a tight end. That was the position he had played at Valdosta State University after transferring from Erie Community College.
So while we media types have spent a lot of time in recent weeks noting how Fortson put on weight so he could transition to tight end during the offseason, it’s really not as if he was unfamiliar with the position.