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Jets' Danny Woodhead Showing Shades of Wayne Chrebet

He was a folk hero long before NFL Films came around and Steve Sabol's camera crew started filming him and every other member of the New York Jets for HBO's reality series, "Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The New York Jets." But now tiny Danny Woodhead, in his third year at running back, is hoping to cement his place on...

Thursday and Long: Raheem Morris Mourns Ex-Hofstra Coach Joe Gardi

There were many things the Buccaneers' Raheem Morris enjoyed last summer about his first training camp as an NFL head coach. But few compared to the thrill he got from being able to host his old Hofstra coach and longtime mentor, Joe Gardi. Morris invited Gardi (pictured above) to attend drills and meetings, dine in the...

Chrebet 'Shocked' as Hofstra Cuts Football

Hofstra has decided to drop football after 69 seasons, a move that former NFL receiver Wayne Chrebet, one of the school's most famous football alums, did not see coming.University officials informed coaches Thursday morning that the school was dropping the sport for, most prominently, financial reasons."I'm kinda shocked,"...

Lawsuit Alleges Wayne Chrebet's Restaurant Was Targeted by Cops

If there's one guy you'd think could get away with anything in Hempstead, New York it would be Wayne Chrebet. The former Jets receiver came out of Hempstead's Hofstra University as an unknown, undersized wide receiver and became one of the team's most popular players. Hofstra got tons of free advertising and a bold name to...

Chrebet On Kitna: He Shouldn't Have Been Allowed to Come Back Into the Game

Wayne Chrebet is being honored at halftime of Sunday's Jets-Dolphins game for his 11 years as a wide receiver for the Jets. His 580 catches and 41 touchdowns sold thousands of jerseys to Jet fans inspired by the rise of an undersized, undrafted local player. His rise from Hofstra to the NFL is the stuff of movie fantasy...

Background on Wayne Chrebet

Wayne Chrebet (born August 14, 1973 in Garfield, New Jersey) is a former football player who played 11 seasons as a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the NFL from 1995 to 2005.

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