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Streaming Stars, Then and Now

The son of a Vietnam War purple heart recipient, Wayne Chrebet was born into a blue collar football tradition in New Jersey where he still lives with his wife Amy and two sons. Chrebet was a surprise star for Hofstra University where he set numerous receiving records. Wayne Chrebet was not drafted by any team at the National Football League Draft yet was not deterred and eventually earned a long shot walk-on opportunity with the New York Jets where he was 11th of 11 on the depth chart. Chrebet was even stopped and detained at the front gate on his first day of training camp by the senior New York Jets security guard who did not believe Chrebet could actually be a football player due to his size. A New York Jet team official was summoned per Chrebet's polite but firm request to finally verify he was indeed an authorized walk-on and could enter the training complex. What followed was one of the greatest rags to riches stories in the history of professional sports as Wayne Chrebet worked his way up the depth chart from 11th to make the team. Wayne Chrebet was the first Hoftra Flying Dutchmen to make an NFL roster since John Schmitt in 1964. Chrebet not only made the team but became one of the most exciting players in the history of the New York Jet franchise. On December 3rd, 1995 versus the St. Louis Rams #80 Wayne Chrebet pulled in 8 receptions, broke several tackles and even dragged a Ram defender on a memorable scamper toward the goal line. On October 19th, 1996 at Jacksonville Chrebet hauled in 12 receptions for 162 yards with five third-down conversions. Chrebet set the NFL record for most receptions by a wide receiver in his first two seasons. Later a former New York Jet stated at a press conference that comparing Wayne Chrebet to himself "is like comparing a flashlight to a star". Chrebet quietly went about his business on September 24th, 2000 and caught an 18-yard TD pass from Curtis Martin with 52 seconds left to give the Jets a 21-17 victory over their new rival the Tampa Bay Bucs while the former New York player could only muster a single meaningless reception for seven yards. After this the New York media dubbed Chrebet "The Green Lantern", but his primary nickname was "Mr. Third Down" because 379 of his 580 career receptions were first downs. Chrebet gained his legend only with his performance and not his mouth. Wayne Chrebet prided himself on being respectful, values he learned from his parents. Some consider #80 Wayne Chrebet's best overall day as the October 10th, 2004 contest with the Buffalo Bills in which Chrebet enjoyed a perfect game catching all 8 passes sent his way from quarterback Chad Pennington in a tight 16-14 victory. On November 6, 2005 against the San Diego Chargers, Wayne Chrebet's career ended when he sustained a serious concussion on a clean play. Despite being knocked unconscious and being down on the field for several minutes Wayne Chrebet still made that final third-down catch for a first down, symbolic of the type of plays he made throughout his career. Wayne Chrebet's 580 receptions ranks him 2nd all time (only behind hall of fame player Don Maynard) and his 7,365 yards from scrimmage place him 5th all-time in the New York Jets record books. Among all-time National Football League (NFL) players who were not drafted, he owns the third-most receptions in the history of the league (he trails only Rod Smith and Gary Clark). Wayne Chrebet wore both the green "Jets" era helmet and uniform and also the Super Bowl III inspired white helmet and livery. During his career he caught passes from 13 different players, played for several different head coaches, and worked for two different owners (the late Leon Hess and Woody Johnson whom Chrebet happily noted how thankful he was to both of them for the opportunities provided to him at his lavish retirement ceremony). For his accomplishments at Hofstra University, Wayne Chrebet was part of the inaugural class to be inducted into the Hofstra University Athletic Hall of Fame and his jersey was retired. Wayne Chrebet wore his fan favorite New York Jet No. 80 jersey for 11 seasons. Wayne Chrebet never played for another team. It is still very common to see Jets fans wear his jersey to this day.

I&#39;m not going to get back on the field. I think everybody&#39;s aware of
that,&quot; &quot;But I&#39;m just thankful and want to let the right people know I
appreciate everything they&#39;ve done for me.

When I look at the stands during pregame, or even in between series&#39;
or walking into the stadium or driving in, and I see a father and son
or family, and they&#39;re all wearing my jersey - I know what that feels
like and it&#39;s amazing that I&#39;ve had that impact on people,&quot; he said.
&quot;I&#39;m glad I gave them something to believe in. Everybody knew that when
I got a rise out of the crowd is when I knew I made a good play. It
wasn&#39;t just making the play; it was just getting the fans on their feet
that made me happiest when I was on the field.

Just to feel what it&#39;s like to drive to a game with the music on and
see everybody with your jersey on and hearing the &#39;Jets&#39; chant and
being the center of that, it&#39;s been the greatest 11 years of my life.

I will always be a New York Jet. I am glad I played my entire career
here.

I dedicate my whole career to the people who helped me achieve it.
Thank you.

I think it&#39;s just human nature, when you get backed into a corner, no
one believes in you anymore, the chips are down. If you&#39;re any kind of
competitor, that&#39;s when you&#39;ll come out and play well.

I made myself believe I could do these things, part of that made me the
player I was, and part of it ended my career. But when I got here, I
decided I would fear no player here or in my career.

My first day here (as an undrafted walk-on at Jets camp), a 70-year-old
security guard didn&#39;t let me into practice. I could either laugh it off
and go on my journey or take it as a sign that it wasn&#39;t going to
happen. I didn&#39;t take it as a sign. I believed in myself.

People say it all the time, but it&#39;s truly, truly, truly an honor. It&#39;s not something I expected at any point in my career, that they&#39;d have a Wayne Chrebet Day. I&#39;m just looking forward to getting back on the field one more time.

I enjoy the interaction (with the fans), because someday they won&#39;t want my autograph. Somebody once told me that.

I&#39;m happy. Who wouldn&#39;t trade for the career I&#39;ve had? Tell them I&#39;m happy, because I really am.

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Wayne Chrebet

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