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Matt Park on Syracuse football broadcast partner Chris Gedney: 'He was a presence'

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Matt Park and Brian Higgins knew what it was like to watch a football game on television with Chris Gedney.

Rewind. Play. Stop. Rewind. Play. Stop.

The All-American tight end was constantly seeking out the whys of each snap, particularly in the trenches, and that meant a lot of breaks in the action -- even when watching in real time. That's why Park and Higgins agreed to try to keep the remote away from Gedney as much as possible while watching Super Bowl XLII in February 2008.

Late in the game, they fell off pace and Park jumped the DVR back to the live broadcast, only to find a replay of former SU receiver David Tyree pinning an Eli Manning pass to his helmet.