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Chas Gessner No. -- Free Agent Wide receiver Personal information Date of birth: August 17, 1981 Place of birth: Washington, D.C. Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) Career information College: Brown Undrafted in 2003 Debuted in 2004 for the Berlin Thunder Career history - New England Patriots (2003)
- Berlin Thunder (2004)
- New York Jets (2004–2005)*
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006)*
- Orlando Predators (2007)*
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007)
- Seattle Seahawks (2008)*
- Orlando Predators (2008)
- Florida Tuskers (2009–2010)
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards - 2× Walter Payton Award finalist (2001–2002)
- Second-team AP All-American (2001)
- Consensus First-team All-American (2002)
- Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII)
- All-NFL Europe (2004)
- World Bowl champion (XII)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 Receptions 0 Receiving yards 0 Receiving TDs 0 Stats at NFL.com Stats at ArenaFan.com Charles Louis "Chas" Gessner (born August 17, 1981) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Brown.
Gessner has also been a member of the Berlin Thunder, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Orlando Predators, Seattle Seahawks and Florida Tuskers.
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Early years
Gessner attended Our Lady of the Good Counsel High School in Wheaton, Maryland and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, and lacrosse. In football, he won All-County and All-Conference honors. In lacrosse, he was a team captain and won All-America honors.
College career
In addition to excelling on the gridiron, Gessner was an All-America lacrosse player at Brown University.
Professional career
New England Patriots
Gessner earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the New England Patriots in 2003. Following his stint with the Patriots, he helped the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe win the World Bowl in 2004 and was named to the All-NFL Europe team.
New York Jets
Subsequently, he joined the New York Jets in 2005.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gessner saw his first significant playing time in a regular season NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals in 2007.
Orlando Predators
Gessner joined the Arena Football League in 2008 with the Orlando Predators where he was honored as the March Rookie of the Month.
Seattle Seahawks
Gessner was signed by the Seattle Seahawks to a two-year contract in May 2008.
Professional Lacrosse
Gessner was drafed 2nd overall by the Baltimore Bayhawks in the MLL 2008 draft in December 2008.
Second stint with Predators
later re-joined the Orlando Predators and played in their playoff game against the Cleveland Gladiators where he scored 3 touchdowns in the 69-66 loss to the Gladiators.
Florida Tuskers
Gessner was drafted by the Florida Tuskers on the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009 and signed with the team on August 17.[1] He was placed on injured reserve on October 25.
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Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Washington, D.C.
- American football wide receivers
- Brown Bears football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- New England Patriots players
- Berlin Thunder players
- New York Jets players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Orlando Predators players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Florida Tuskers players
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