Mark Chmura
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| Mark Chmura | |
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| Position(s): Tight End |
Jersey #(s): 89 |
| Born: February 22, 1969 Deerfield, Massachusetts |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1993–1999 | |
| NFL Draft: 1992 / Round: 6 / Pick: 157 | |
| College: Boston College | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Receptions | 188 |
| Receiving Yards | 2,253 |
| Touchdowns | 17 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
Mark William Chmura (born February 22, 1969) is a former American football tight end, who played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers (1993-1999).
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[edit] Biography
Chmura was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States, North America.
[edit] Football career
Before his NFL career, Chmura played for Boston College, where he set a school record with 164 receptions. [1]
Chmura was drafted in the 1992 NFL draft and selected to the Pro Bowl in 1995, 1997, and 1998. He played for the Packers from 1993-1999, whom he assisted to Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XXXII. He scored the final points of Super Bowl XXXI with a 2-point conversion catch, and he finished Super Bowl XXXII with 4 catches for 43 yards and a touchdown. Although he had been the intended receiver of the final play of that game, linebacker John Mobley closed quickly and broke up the pass, making the Denver Broncos NFL Champions.[citation needed]
In 1997, Chmura refused to meet with United States President Bill Clinton at the White House following the Packers Super Bowl XXXI win. Chmura, a popular fixture at Republican fund-raisers, said at the time that he had lost respect for President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky scandal and could not bear to shake his hand.[2]
Although his five-year contract was not due to expire until 2003, Chmura was released by the Packers in 2000. Chmura was accused of having had inappropriate sexual contact on April 8, 2000 at a Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School prom party with the then 17-year-old babysitter of his children. Ultimately, Chmura was tried but found not guilty of all charges, and when the verdict was read, he cried.[3] Two days after being acquitted of child enticement and third-degree sexual assault, Mark Chmura acknowledged that his behavior at a post-prom party "wasn't something a married man should do".[citation needed]
Chmura finished his 7 NFL seasons as a tight end with the Packers at third place all-time in franchise history, completing 188 receptions in 90 games, good for 2,253 yards and 17 touchdowns.[citation needed]
[edit] Post-football career
As of 2005, Chmura hosted a Sunday morning Packers pregame show on ESPN 540 in Milwaukee.
Since 2005, Chmura has been working as a "Research Assistant" for "The Boyle Law Group", which is the same firm which represented him at his trial. [4] [5]
[edit] References
- ^ PACKERS SIGN TIGHT END MARK CHMURA TO FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION Packers.com.
- ^ In Search of Honorable Men Capitalism Magazine.
- ^ Jury of seven men and five women acquit Mark Chmura CourtTV News.
- ^ The Boyle Law Group: Mark Chmura, Research Assistant. Retrieved on 2008-04-23 from http://www.boylelaw.com/mc.htm.
- ^ Leitch (2005-11-02). Perhaps The Job Is To Pay Off Those Legal Fees. Retrieved on 2008-04-23 from http://deadspin.com/sports/nfl/perhaps-the-job-is-to-pay-off-those-legal-fees-134677.php.
[edit] External links
- Mark Chmura player profile provided by Sports Illustrated (SI.com)
- Full coverage of the Mark Chmura sexual assault case from Court TV
