 Gedney in 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 9, 1970 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | March 9, 2018 (aged 47) Syracuse, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Liverpool (Liverpool, New York) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1993 / round: 3 / pick: 61 | ||||||||||||
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Christopher Joseph Gedney (August 9, 1970 – March 9, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1992. He played professionally for the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. After his football career ended, he served as assistant athletics director at Syracuse University.