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Chrebet Retires; Long Island Returns Attention to Perfecting Iced Tea Recipe

Muscle Bound Pussy Hound and Hofstra grad Wayne Chrebet has been knocked silly one too many times and has chosen to go the way of Steve Young and Troy Aikman. The Jets placed Chrebet on IR November 7th after suffering what was probably the 9th concussion of his career. Leery of going for double digits, Chrebet announced his retirement today.

Over the course of his 11 years with the Jets Chrebet came to be something of a mascot for Jets fans, noted sophisticates to a man. Chrebet’s compact stature — though listed at 5′10″, 188, he was probably 5′8″, 205 — and “scrappy” game endeared him to the Long Islanders, North Jerseyans, and residents of Queens who make up the bulk of Jets fans.

Chrebet’s best season came in 2000 after New York had traded Keyshawn Johnson to the Bucs. As a parting shot, Keyshawn disparaged the very idea of a feud between Chrebet and himself: “There’s no beef with him. You’re trying to compare a flashlight to a star. Flashlights only last so long, a star is in the sky forever. He’s not even close to me, and anyone who knows football knows that.”

Scrappy Wayne went on to record season statistics of 69 catches, 937 yards, and 8 TDs. That same year Shining Star Johnson had 71 receptions for 874 yards and 8 TDs.

Farewell to you, Wayne, as you pop in that Billy Joel tape for the short ride home. Be sure to say hi to Amy Fisher for us.

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