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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1981-08-17)August 17, 1981 (age 44) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Maryland) |
| College | Brown |
| NFL draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Chas Gessner (born August 17, 1981) is an American former professionalfootball player who was awide receiver in theNational Football League (NFL). He was signed by theNew England Patriots as anundrafted free agent in 2003 to begin his NFL career and earned a Super Bowl ring in his first year as a member of their practice squad. He playedcollege football andcollege lacrosse for theBrown Bears. He was an All-American in both sports.
Gessner was also a member of theNew York Jets,Tampa Bay Buccaneers,Seattle Seahawks, theBerlin Thunder of NFL Europe,Orlando Predators of the Arena League, and theFlorida Tuskers of the UFL.
Gessner is currently the founder and CEO of Vitality Rx which is a Men's health subscription wellness platform targeting the root causes of age-related symptoms through a hybrid of telemedicine and concierge diagnostics.
Gessner attendedOur Lady of the Good Counsel High School inWheaton, Maryland and was a good student and aletterman infootball,basketball, andlacrosse. Infootball, he won All-County and All-Conference honors. Inlacrosse, he was a team captain and wonAll-America honors.
Gessner was an All-American in Football at theIvy League'sBrown University. He also earned All-American honors on Brown's lacrosse team, making him a rare two-sport All-American at Brown.
Brown University senior All-American Gessner, who led the nation in receiving, placed sixth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the nation's top I-AA player. Gessner's sixth-place finish was the highest finish ever for a Brown football player.
A two-time Payton Award finalist, Gessner led the nation with 11.4 receptions per game, completing the 2002 season with 114 receptions, third best in NCAA I-AA history.
Gessner tied an NCAA I-AA record with 24 receptions against Rhode Island, a record held by legendary NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice, who caught 24 passes for Mississippi Valley State against Southern University in 1983. Gessner made 14 catches in the first half alone against the Rams. He hauled in 24 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns (12 yards, 14 yards), and was named the National I-AA Offensive Player of the Week by The Sports Network, the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week, and the New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Award Winner.
His average of 11.4 receptions per game is also third in I-AA history. Gessner's 292 career receptions are 4th in NCAA I-AA history, and second in the Ivy League record book, while his 36 career touchdown receptions are second best in Ivy football history and 10th in NCAA I-AA history. Gessner completed his career with 3,408 all-time receiving yards, 18th best in I-AA history.
Gessner earned aSuper Bowl ring as a member of theNew England Patriots in 2003. He was allocated by theNew England Patriots to theBerlin Thunder ofNFL Europe, helped them win theWorld Bowl in 2004 and was named to the All-NFL Europe team.
Subsequently, he joined theNew York Jets in 2005.
Gessner saw his first significant playing time in a regular season NFL game against theArizona Cardinals in 2007.
Gessner joined theArena Football League in 2008 with the Orlando Predators where he was honored as the March Rookie of the Month and posted 76 receptions for 801 yards and 20 touchdowns in the first 11 weeks of the season.
Gessner was signed by theSeattle Seahawks to a two-year contract in May 2008.
Gessner was selected 2nd overall by the Baltimore Bayhawks in the MLL 2008 draft in December 2008.
Gessner later re-joined theOrlando Predators and played in their playoff game against the Cleveland Gladiators where he scored 3 touchdowns in the 69–66 loss to the Gladiators.
Gessner was drafted by theFlorida Tuskers on theUFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009 and signed with the team on August 17.[1] He was placed oninjured reserve on October 25. He has since founded VitalityRX.