Mark William Chmura (born February 22, 1969) is a former
American football
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tight end
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. He played in college at
Boston College
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. He was drafted by the
Green Bay Packers
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in the sixth round (157th overall) of the
1992 NFL Draft
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. He played his entire career with the Packers. During his playing career, his nickname was Chewy. He won
Super Bowl XXXI
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with the Packers against his hometown team, the
New England Patriots
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.
College career
Before his NFL career, Chmura began (and eventually ended) his career at
Frontier Regional High School
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. Chmura then played for
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
, where he set a school record with 164 receptions. The record has since been broken, but his mark is still 4th in school history. His 2,046 yards is also sixth in school history.
College statistics
Professional career
Chmura was drafted in the sixth round of the
1992 NFL draft
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, and selected to the
Pro Bowl
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The format has changed thro ...
in 1995, 1997, and 1998. He played for the Packers from 1992 to 1999,
whom he assisted to
Super Bowl XXXI
Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champio ...
and
Super Bowl XXXII
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. He scored the final points of
Super Bowl XXXI
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with a 2-point conversion catch, and he finished
Super Bowl XXXII
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with 4 catches for 43 yards and a touchdown.
In 1997, Chmura chose not to meet with United States President
Bill Clinton
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at the White House following the Packers
Super Bowl XXXI
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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
Michael Gerard Utley (born December 20, 1965) is a former American football player. He played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1989 through 1991, when he was paralyzed during a game.
Early life and college career
A gra ...
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 his C5 and C6 discs in his cervical spine. Chmura was released by the Packers in 2000. After his release, he attempted a comeback, with the
Washington Redskins
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and the
New Orleans Saints
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showing interest, but suffered a relapse of the injury while working out in his weight room and retired.
In 8 seasons
with the Packers, Chmura finished his career in third place all-time in franchise history among tight ends with 188 receptions 2,253 yards, and 17 touchdowns in 89 games. In 2010, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Legal trouble
On April 8, 2000 Chmura was accused of sexually assaulting the 17-year-old babysitter of his children. Chmura was tried but found not guilty of all charges. Two days after being acquitted of child enticement and third-degree sexual assault, Chmura acknowledged that his behavior at a post-prom party "wasn't something a married man should do."
Post-football career
In 2004, Chmura began hosting a Sunday morning Packers pregame show on
ESPN 540 in Milwaukee and is still presently hosting the show each week.
As of 2019, he also hosts The Show with Gabe Neitzel during weekday mornings on
WAUK
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. The Show tackles a variety of Wisconsin sports topics.
From 2005 to 2009, Chmura worked as a research assistant for the Boyle Law Group.
[The Boyle Law Group: Mark Chmura, Research Assistant. Retrieved on April 23, 2008 from http://www.boylelaw.com/mc.htm.] He was also an assistant football coach at
Waukesha West High School Waukesha West High School is one of three public high schools located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The high school was established in 1993.
History
Email threat and subsequent evacuation
On December 3, 2021, almost two weeks after the Waukesha Chri ...
, where his son, Dylan, played tight end, and son Dyson also played at Waukesha West.
Dylan also played for
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
.
In 2017, Chmura was hired as the offensive coordinator of Greenfield High School under head coach Keith Ringelberg.
In 2010, Mark Chmura was inducted into the Packer Hall of Fame.
In 2011, Chmura married his wife.
He resides in Wisconsin with his family. Along with his wife, he owned a chain of auto collision repair businesses. In 2020, these businesses were sold.
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
American football tight ends
Boston College Eagles football players
Green Bay Packers players
National Conference Pro Bowl players
People acquitted of sex crimes
People from Deerfield, Massachusetts
Players of American football from Massachusetts