Chris Gedney, who finished off a seven-year career in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, died on Wednesday. He was 47 years old.
Over his three years in Arizona, he had 517 receiving yards on 45 receptions. He had five touchdowns in Arizona. He spent his first four seasons with the Chicago Bears.
Gedney was a tight end on the first Cardinals team to reach the playoffs in 1998. He had 22 receptions for 271-yards and a touchdown that season. He also had three receptions for 23-yards in two playoff games that season.
Gedney, who graduated from Syracuse University and recently worked for them in the Athletic Department as an associate athletic director, had his two best NFL seasons in Arizona.