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Even with proven veterans in group, Sean Beckton strives to keep Husker tight ends ‘on edge’ | Football



Meanwhile, Fidone, a 6-5, 220-pound native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, could be an immediate factor in 2021. He’s learning to play the traditional tight end position as well as being split outside as a receiver. He’s already making progress. 


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However, “The game is faster than he’s ever experienced in high school,” Beckton said. “He’s got to understand the pace of play, how guys move. They’re bigger, faster, stronger. Then he has to learn all the details that he wasn’t coached in high school. He’s got to understand details help you win routes, details help you win in blocking schemes and all those different things.

“He’s really, really starting to see, ‘Hey, Coach, I don’t know a whole bunch.’ Being a highly touted kid, he’s very, very humble, and he’s working extremely hard.”

Beckton hopes Fidone becomes part of a tight end group that supplies the offense with more overall production this season and in coming seasons. Last season, the group averaged 4.3 receptions per game. It loses only 2020 senior Jack Stoll (seven receptions for 89 yards), who’s now training in hopes of being selected in the NFL Draft. 

This spring, Beckton is also working with true freshman James Carnie, a Norris graduate who’s currently limited by a shoulder injury that dates to high school. 

Nebraska offensive coordinator Matt Lubick is receptive to ideas on how to use tight ends, said Beckton, who studies tight end play throughout the college game and the NFL. 



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