What is Chris Gedney?
[[File:Chris Gedney.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gedney in 2009]] '''Christopher Joseph Gedney''' (August 9, 1970 – March 9, 2018) was an American college and professional [[American football|football]] player. He was born in [[Liverpool, New York|Liverpool]], [[New York]]. He was a [[tight end]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for six seasons. He played professionally for the [[Chicago Bears]] and [[Arizona Cardinals]] of the NFL. Gedney died on March 9, 2018 in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], New York, age 47.<ref name=DEAD2018030>Stephen Bailey, [http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2018/03/former_syracuse_football_star_chris_gedney.html Former Syracuse football star Chris Gedney dies at age 47], Syracuse.com, March 9, 2018, accessed March 9, 2018.</ref> After his death, an autopsy revealed that Gedney had been suffering from Stage 2 [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2019/07/chris-gedneys-struggle-the-pain-he-carried-and-the-pain-he-left-behind.html|accessdate=September 21, 2024|title=Chris Gedney's struggle: The pain he carried, and the pain he left behind|publisher=Syracuse.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gedney, Chris}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Arizona Cardinals players]] [[Category:Chicago Bears players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New York (state)]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York]] [[Category:American football tight ends]] [[Category:Deaths from chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}