Chas Gessner
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| Seattle Seahawks — No. -- | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: August 17, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Hyattsville, Maryland | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Brown | |
| Undrafted in 2003 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Charles Louis "Chas" Gessner (born August 17, 1981 in Hyattsville, Maryland) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. 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 New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] College career
In addition to excelling on the gridiron, Gessner was an All-America lacrosse player at Brown University. Chas was also active in the Zeta Charge of Theta Delta Chi.
[edit] Professional career
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. Subsequently, he joined the New York Jets in 2005 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006. Gessner appeared in his first regular season NFL game when Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Michael Clayton missed a game against the Arizona Cardinals in 2007. Gessner joined the Arena Football League in 2008 with the Orlando Predators where he was a huge stand out and was honored as the March Rookie of the Month. Gessner was signed by the Seattle Seahawks in May of 2008.
