Mark Chmura
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| Position: | Tight End | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 22, 1969 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Deerfield, Massachusetts | ||||||||
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| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 6 / Pick: 157 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 188 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 2,253 |
| Touchdowns: | 17 |
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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). He won Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers against his hometown team, the New England Patriots.
Chmura was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Before his NFL career, Chmura began his career at Frontier Regional High School. Chmura then played for Boston College, where he set a school record with 164 receptions.
Chmura was drafted in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL draft, and selected to the Pro Bowl in 1995, 1997, and 1998. He played for the Packers from 1992 to 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.
In 1997, Chmura chose not to meet with United States President Bill Clinton at the White House following the Packers Super Bowl XXXI win. While many claimed that this was because Chmura was a staunch Republican, the meeting fell on the same day as the annual Mike Utley golf tournament. The tournament is something that Chmura had played in every year since 1992 to honor former Detroit Lion player Mike Utley who had been paralyzed on the field.
Chmura suffered a career-ending herniation of the C5 and C6 discs in his cervical spine in a game against the Detroit Lions in 1999. Chmura was released by the Packers in 2000. After his release, he attempted a comeback with the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints showing interest, but suffered a relapse of the injury while working out in his weight room and retired. He finished his 8 NFL seasons as a tight end with the Packers at third place all-time in franchise history, hauling in 188 receptions in 90 games, good for 2,253 yards and 17 touchdowns. In 2010, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
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