Marc Robert Boerigter (; born May 4, 1978) is a former professional

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and

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player. He is one of 13 players to have caught a 99-yard reception in the NFL.

Early life and college football career

Born in

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, Boerigter attended Hastings High School. He played college football for hometown

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, an NAIA school. As a wide receiver for the

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, Boerigter caught 93 passes for 1,902 yards during his collegiate career, setting team records with a 20.5 yard average and 30

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. Boerigter was named a two-time All- Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference selection. Boerigter graduated from Hastings with a

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. His father is Bob Boerigter, who served as the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association commissioner from 2010 to 2017.

Professional football career

Boerigter began his professional career in the

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with the

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. Boerigter joined the

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of the

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in 2002, where he enjoyed a successful NFL

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season, catching 20 passes for 420 yards (a 21.0 average that led the NFL among those with 15 or more catches) with eight touchdowns. He also holds the record, along with twelve other receivers, for the longest pass caught in the NFL, 99 yards, from Kansas City

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, in a December 22, 2002 game against the San Diego Chargers. Boerigter was signed by the Green Bay Packers in the 2006 offseason, but was released prior to the start of the season. He immediately signed a

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contract with the Indianapolis Colts but was once again released prior to the start of the

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. Following his release from the Colts, Boerigter signed a contract and returned to his former CFL team, the

on November 20, 2006. Boerigter began the Stampeders 2007 season as a back-up

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and wide receiver, before eventually making the Stamps' starting lineup. Boerigter was released by the

on August 26, 2007. Following his release by the Stampeders, Boerigter was quickly signed by the

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, who outbid the competing

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for Boerigter's services. Toronto released him following the 2007 season and he was not signed as a free agent in 2008. Boerigter was inducted into the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.

Post-football career

In September 2015, Boerigter accepted a job offer from the

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, an NCAA Division II conference, to do color commentary.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boerigter, Marc 1978 births Living people American football wide receivers American players of Canadian football Canadian football wide receivers Calgary Stampeders players Hastings Broncos football players Kansas City Chiefs players Toronto Argonauts players People from Hastings, Nebraska Players of American football from Nebraska Hastings Senior High School (Nebraska) alumni