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{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Mark Chmura
|number=89
|position=[[Tight end]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1969|2|22}}
|birth_place=[[Deerfield, Massachusetts]], U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=5
|weight_lb=248
|high_school=[[Frontier Regional School|Frontier Regional]] {{nowrap|([[South Deerfield, Massachusetts]])}}
|college=[[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
|draftyear=1992
|draftround=6
|draftpick=157
|pastteams=
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1992|1999}})
|statlabel1=[[Reception (American football)|Reception]]s
|statvalue1=188
|statlabel2=Receiving yards
|statvalue2=2,253
|statlabel3=[[Touchdowns]]
|statvalue3=17
|highlights=
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]])
* 3× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1996 Pro Bowl|1995]], [[1998 Pro Bowl|1997]], [[1999 Pro Bowl|1998]])
* 2x All-NFC (1995, 1998)
* [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]]
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1991 College Football All-America Team|1991]])
* 2× First-team All-[[Big East Conference|East]] ([[1990 All-East football team|1990]], [[1991 All-East football team|1991]])
* Second-team All-East ([[1989 All-East football team|1989]])
|pfr=C/ChmuMa00
}}

'''Mark William Chmura''' (born February 22, 1969) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[tight end]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College Eagles]], earning first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors in 1991. He was selected by Green Bay in the sixth round (157th overall) of the [[1992 NFL draft]]. He played his entire career with the Packers. During his playing career, his nickname was "'''Chewy'''".<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Hall of Famer: Mark Chmura |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/Article/2010-Hall-of-Famer-Mark-Chmura-104720666/ |website=247Sports.com}}</ref> He won [[Super Bowl XXXI]] with the Packers against his hometown team, the [[New England Patriots]].

==College career==
Before his NFL career, Chmura began (and eventually ended) his career at [[Frontier Regional School|Frontier Regional High School]]. Chmura then played for [[Boston College]], where he set a school record with 164 receptions.<ref>[http://www.packers.com/news/releases/1998/10/10-30.html PACKERS SIGN TIGHT END MARK CHMURA TO FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205114334/http://www.packers.com/news/releases/1998/10/10-30.html |date=February 5, 2005 }} Packers.com.</ref> The record has since been broken, but his mark is still 4th in school history. His 2,046 yards is also sixth in school history.

===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston College Eagles}}"| Mark Chmura
! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston College Eagles}}"| Receiving
|-
! Year !! Team !! GP !! Rec !! Yards !! TD
|-
| 1988 || [[1988 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] || 11 || 27 || 377 || 0
|-
| 1989 || [[1989 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] || 11 ||47 || 522 || 2
|-
| 1990 || [[1990 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] || 11 || 47 || 560 || 3 
|-
| 1991 || [[1991 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] || 11 || 43 || 587 || 6 
|-
| colspan="2"|'''Total''' || '''44''' || '''164''' || '''2,046''' || '''11'''
|}

==Professional career==
Chmura was drafted in the sixth round of the [[1992 NFL draft]], and selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] in 1995, 1997, and 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played for the Packers from 1992 to 1999,<ref name="packers.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Memories-Of-A-Packers-Hall-Of-Famer-Mark-Chmura/a53f1c31-02bb-4d59-b83c-56b9e8ef49b1|title=Memories Of A Packers Hall Of Famer: Mark Chmura|publisher=packers.com|access-date=September 3, 2015}}</ref> whom he assisted to [[Super Bowl XXXI]] and [[Super Bowl XXXII]]. He scored the final points of [[Super Bowl XXXI]] with a 2-point conversion catch, and he finished [[Super Bowl XXXII]] with 4 catches for 43 yards and a touchdown.

In 1997, Chmura chose not to meet with United States President [[Bill Clinton]] at the White House following the Packers [[Super Bowl XXXI]] win. While many claimed that this was because Chmura was a staunch Republican, the meeting fell on the same day as the annual [[Mike Utley]] golf tournament. The tournament is something that Chmura had played in every year since 1992 to honor former Detroit Lion player Mike Utley who had been paralyzed on the field.<ref name="jsonline2010">{{cite web | url = http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/83078197.html | title = A state of reflection: Ex-Packer Chmura has learned from past | date = January 30, 2010 | publisher = Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | access-date = May 17, 2010 }}</ref>

Chmura suffered a career-ending herniation of his C5 and C6 discs in his cervical spine. Chmura was released by the Packers in 2000. After his release, he attempted a comeback, with the [[Washington Redskins]] and the [[New Orleans Saints]] showing interest, but suffered a relapse of the injury while working out in his weight room and retired.<ref name="jsonline2010"/> In eight seasons<ref name="packers.com"/> with the Packers, Chmura finished his career in third place all-time in franchise history among tight ends with 188 receptions 2,253 yards, and 17 touchdowns in 89 games.<ref>[http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2000/06/06-05.html Packers release veteran Mark Chmura] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051028072752/http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2000/06/06-05.html |date=October 28, 2005 }} Packers.com.</ref> In 2010, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.<ref name="jsonline2010"/><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/history/hof/mark-chmura | title = Mark Chmura | last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl | website = Packers.com | access-date = September 20, 2023 | archive-date = May 25, 2023 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20230525202630/https://www.packers.com/history/hof/mark-chmura |url-status=live}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 14 || 0 || 2 || 13 || 6.5 || 7 || 0
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 14 || 4 || 14 || 165 || 11.8 || 27 || 0
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''16''' || '''15''' || '''54''' || '''679''' || 12.6 || '''33''' || '''7'''
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 13 || 13 || 28 || 370 || '''13.2''' || 29 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 15 || 14 || 38 || 417 || 11.0 || 32 || 6
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 15 || 14 || 47 || 554 || 11.8 || 25 || 4
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 2 || 2 || 5 || 55 || 11.0 || 16 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career !! 89 !! 62 !! 188 !! 2,253 !! 12.0 !! 33 !! 17
|}

=== Playoffs ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 2 || 2 || 7 || '''88''' || '''12.6''' || '''33''' || 0
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''3''' || 2 || 6 || 50 || 8.3 || 16 || '''2'''
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''3''' || '''3''' || 3 || 28 || 9.3 || 15 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| '''3''' || '''3''' || '''8''' || 81 || 10.1 || 21 || '''2'''
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Green Bay Packers season|GNB]]
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 12 || 12.0 || 12 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career !! 14 !! 11 !! 25 !! 259 !! 10.4 !! 33 !! 4
|}

==Personal life==
===Legal trouble===
On April 8, 2000, Chmura was accused of sexually assaulting the 17-year-old babysitter of his children. Chmura was tried but found not guilty of all charges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://courttv.aol.com/trials/chmura/verdict_ctv.html |title=Jury of seven men and five women acquit Mark Chmura |publisher=CourtTV News |date=February 3, 2001 |author=Adam Pitluk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106104029/http://courttv.aol.com/trials/chmura/verdict_ctv.html | archive-date = November 6, 2004 }}</ref> Two days after being acquitted of child enticement and third-degree sexual assault, Chmura acknowledged that his behavior at a post-prom party "wasn't something a married man should do."<ref name="jsonline">{{cite web|url=http://www2.jsonline.com/news/wauk/chmura/|title=Chmura wants to write book about ordeal|publisher=www2.jsonline.com|access-date=September 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012122823/http://www2.jsonline.com/news/wauk/chmura|archive-date=October 12, 2008}}</ref>

===Post-football career===
In 2004, Chmura began hosting a Sunday morning Packers pregame show on [[WAUK|ESPN 540]] in Milwaukee and is still presently hosting the show each week.<ref name="espnwisconsin">{{cite web|url=http://www.espnwisconsin.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=13&item_id=80|title=ESPN Wisconsin - Craig Karmazin & Mark Chmura|publisher=espnwisconsin.com|access-date=September 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524143800/http://espnwisconsin.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=13&item_id=80|archive-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> In 2019, he began hosting the Gabe & Chewy Show with Gabe Neitzel during weekday mornings on [[WAUK]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/television-radio/2019/05/13/former-packer-chmura-marquettes-tony-smith-get-radio-shows-espn-milwaukee/1192883001/ | title=Former Packer Mark Chmura, Marquette's Tony Smith get radio shows in shuffle on ESPN Milwaukee }}</ref> In 2020 the station moved to 94.5 [[WKTI]] in a format switch and they added sportscaster and [[Marquette University]] alum [[Jen Lada]] to create the Jen, Gabe, & Chewy show which still airs as of 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/television-radio/2020/08/17/jen-lada-joining-mark-chmura-gabe-neitzel-espn-milwaukee-radio/3385960001/ | title=Sports reporter Jen Lada is joining Mark Chmura and Gabe Neitzel on ESPN Milwaukee radio }}</ref>

From 2005 to 2009, Chmura worked as a research assistant for the Boyle Law Group.<ref>The Boyle Law Group: Mark Chmura, Research Assistant. Retrieved on April 23, 2008, from http://www.boylelaw.com/mc.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408141403/http://www.boylelaw.com/mc.htm |date=April 8, 2008 }}.</ref> He was also an assistant football coach at [[Waukesha West High School]], where his son, Dylan, played tight end, and son Dyson also played at Waukesha West.<ref name="msuspartans.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dylan_chmura_855474.html|title=Dylan Chmura Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site|publisher=msuspartans.com|access-date=September 3, 2015}}</ref> Dylan also played for [[Michigan State University]].<ref name="msuspartans.com"/><ref name="jsonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/preps/move-over-dad-l76j84k-167131345.html|title=2012 Prep Football Preview - Chmura sons making their own name on the gridiron|publisher=jsonline.com|access-date=September 3, 2015}}</ref> In 2017, Chmura was hired as the offensive coordinator of Greenfield High School under head coach Keith Ringelberg.

In 2010, Chmura was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame.<ref name="jsonline.com"/>

He resides in Wisconsin with his family. Along with his wife, he owned a chain of auto collision repair businesses. In 2020, these businesses were sold.<ref name="goffsautobody">{{cite web|url=http://goffsautobody.com/|title=Goff Auto Body|publisher=goffsautobody.com|access-date=September 3, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Green Bay Packers 1992 NFL draft picks}}
{{Super Bowl XXXI}}
{{Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame}}

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