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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-chris-gedney-dies-20180309-story.html
Former Bears tight end Chris Gedney, the team’s third-round draft pick in 1993, died Friday, Syracuse University announced. Gedney was 47.
An All-American at Syracuse, Gedney spent seven seasons in the NFL, the first four as a member of the Bears. Gedney worked for his alma mater doing color commentary for Syracuse football games and was a senior associate athletic director. No cause of death has been announced.
Gedney battled injuries during his Bears career. A broken collarbone plagued his rookie season and he battled a heel problem and a broken leg before being placed on injured reserve before the start of the 1996 season, his fourth year, with a stress fracture in his foot.
Gedney appeared in 28 games for the Bears with 12 starts and caught 28 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns. He caught two touchdown passes from Erik Kramer in a 21-9 victory over the Buccaneers in the 1994 season opener. It was the first time a Bears tight end caught two touchdown passes in a game since 1975.
He went on to play three seasons with the Cardinals, appearing in 45 games for them.
Former Bears tight end Chris Gedney, the team’s third-round draft pick in 1993, died Friday, Syracuse University announced. Gedney was 47.
An All-American at Syracuse, Gedney spent seven seasons in the NFL, the first four as a member of the Bears. Gedney worked for his alma mater doing color commentary for Syracuse football games and was a senior associate athletic director. No cause of death has been announced.
Gedney battled injuries during his Bears career. A broken collarbone plagued his rookie season and he battled a heel problem and a broken leg before being placed on injured reserve before the start of the 1996 season, his fourth year, with a stress fracture in his foot.
Gedney appeared in 28 games for the Bears with 12 starts and caught 28 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns. He caught two touchdown passes from Erik Kramer in a 21-9 victory over the Buccaneers in the 1994 season opener. It was the first time a Bears tight end caught two touchdown passes in a game since 1975.
He went on to play three seasons with the Cardinals, appearing in 45 games for them.
