Is our son large enough to play tight end

Question
Our Son is a Jr. . He is 6' and 160 lbs. His coach has him playing tight end. He is the only Jr. staring on the Varsity team. All he does is defend. They want him to use the chop block, over and over.They hadn't thrown him the ball in 3 games His back was hurting him so we took him to see a doctor and found out his back was sprained, the Doc gave him a medical excuse to be out 3 weeks and the coach was angry. It has been suggested to us that the coach is putting him in for the slaughter because we spoke up that he didn't play one game on JV last year. He essentially went from freshman football to starting on Varsity.  There also have been extenuating circumstances. They list another boy as the starter even though my son has been the starter and when he missed last game for the injury they told that boy he couldn't chop block and threw him 3 passes. What are your thoughts on the situation?

Answer
Dear Patti & Jay,
It sounds like your son is a good blocker and the other guy is not. That is why they had to pass the ball to the other guy, because he could not block. The coach, had to do something with him.

What I do not like is, that when your son's coach found out about your son being hurt, he got angry. He should have been thinking about your son's health and not himself. Your son's safety comes first not the game.  

And it is okay to worry about your son. If you do not worry about him who will? If you feel that your son is in any danger you need to take action. I cannot tell you what to do because I have never met your son's coach. I do not know what type of person he is. He could just be a very nice guy doing the best job he can.

If I were you, I would ask to meet with your son's coach. I think you all need to sit down and talk. Tell him how you feel, in a nice way, and then let him do all the talking. By talking to him in a nice way, you will be able to see the real him. If he is a nice guy and respects your feeling you will know it. If he has no respect for you he has no respect for your son's safety either.

Do what ever you have to do to protect your son. He will thank you some day for it.
If I can be of anymore help please let me know. Your friend, Coach Louis.

P.S. Your son is a luck boy to have two parents that care so much about him. What the world needs is more people like you. Good luck.