Chris Gedney is a former professional American football

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 player who played tight end

Tight end

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 for six seasons for the Chicago Bears

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 and Arizona Cardinals

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. He now resides in Syracuse where he is the Assistant Athletics Director for Major Gifts. He also was the development liaison for the Syracuse Football Lettermen’s Club and is an analyst for the Syracuse Sports Network. On April 29, 2010, Gedney was promoted to Senior Associate Athletic Director at Syracuse University, succeeding Scott Sidwell, who departed Syracuse to become Director of Athletics at the University of San Francisco. He lives in Syracuse, New York