AJ Barner went to school this offseason.

No, not college. He’s way out of there. The native of Aurora, Ohio, attended and played for Indiana from 2020 through 2022 then Michigan for 2023. The Seahawks drafted him in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Barner went to Tight End U.

After he had 30 catches and four touchdowns as a rookie with Seattle last season, Barner sat down with Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald. They discussed his goal: Being the best tight end.

Not just in the NFC West, where San Francisco’s George Kittle and Arizona’s Trey McBride play. In the league.

Then this summer, the 23-year-old Barner went to Tight End University.

Retired, one-time Seahawks Greg Olsen, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and the 49ers’ Kittle founded the annual training program for t

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