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Ravens TE Charlie Kolar is in the fourth year of his career after being a fourth-round pick in 2022 by Baltimore. Kolar has earned a role as the Ravens’ blocking tight end and wants to do whatever he can to help the team.
“My parents, they are both strict and they instilled a level of toughness in all aspects of life, but also at the same time, a level of unselfishness,” Kolar said, via Jeff Zrebeic of The Athletic. “I want to play in this league for a long time. I want to have a zillion catches. I want to win a Super Bowl. I want to make a lot of money. But the point of all of this is, what can I do for my team right now? Last year, it was a ton of blocking and a ton of special teams and a few catches here and there.”
Although Kolar has recorded just 20 receptions throughout his career and none so far this season, he doesn’t see any reason to complain.
“I’m still getting paid a ton of money. I don’t see what I have to complain about,” Kolar said. “Everybody wants more targets, but I feel very blessed for where I’m at. It’s a delicate balance to be grateful, but also be hungry for more. I try and walk that line.”
Kolar’s pre-draft scouting report from 2022 indicated that he wasn’t very good as a point-of-attack blocker. The fourth-year tight end is proud of how far he’s come.
“I don’t actually disagree,” Kolar said. “I don’t think I was a great point-of-attack blocker in college. But I’m definitely proud of how far I have come.”
The Steelers are off to a slow start following a loss to the Seahawks in Week 2 to drop to 1-1. When asked how Pittsburgh can turn things around, veteran QB Aaron Rodgers responded that they can’t get hung up on recent results and they have a long season ahead.
“I don’t like getting too binary, but winning. That’s a good response,” Rodgers said, via Jim Wexell of the team’s site. *“But we can’t get attached to the binary system that our league is judged on, necessarily, because it is a 17-game season, and the...
