Seahawks Insider - Seahawks cut a center, sign a receiver

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Posted by Darrin Beene @ 12:25:24 pm

Press release from the Seahawks:

Kirkland, Wash. – The Seattle Seahawks have released center Chris White and signed wide receiver Chas Gessner, the team announced this morning.

Gessner originally entered the league as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 2, 2003 with the New England Patriots and has spent time with the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe (2004), the New York Jets (2004) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006-07). He made his NFL debut last season with Tampa Bay vs. Arizona (11/4).

A two-time Walter Payton Award finalist as the nation’s top Division I-AA player, Gessner also was a standout performer on Brown’s lacrosse team.

White originally signed with Seattle as a free agent on January 15, 2008.

Categories: Answers to your questions • 15 comments

COMMENTS:

Comment by dover5005 @ 12:41 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

nfl.com says he is 6'5'' and 215

Players Main
Chas Gessner | #83 | WR

Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Official Team Site

Height: 6-5 Weight: 215 Age: 26

Born: 8/17/1981 Hyattsville , MD

College: Brown

Experience: 1st season

High School: Our Lady of Good Counsel HS [Wheaton, MD]

http://www.nfl.com/players/chasgessner/careerstats?id=GES693068

Comment by sscotchman @ 15:12 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

On another note regarding our new WR Gessner, he also has a past DUI

Comment by snydro22 @ 15:15 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Thank god the readers of this blog provide more information than the author..

Comment by dover5005 @ 15:21 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

another note up there on my 1st post went to brown! ya know he gots it up stairs

dui's get tossed around like candy with professional sports players

Comment by eyeland @ 15:23 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Well welcome aboard Chas you will look like the Space Needle in our offence at 6'5''.

Comment by GeeMan @ 15:30 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

"dui's get tossed around like candy with professional sports players"

Apparently, so do blog posts.

Comment by Billy Watson @ 17:56 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

http://seahawksblog.blogspot.com

Gessner was signed because his DUI makes Lofa's DWI look tame by comparison

"TAMPA - A former Buccaneers player was arrested this morning for driving under the influence. According to an arrest affidavit: Tampa police stopped Charles Louis Gessner near Tampa Street and Kennedy Boulevard for driving the wrong way down a one-way street. Gessner admitted to drinking three bottles of beer. Breath tests showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.222 and 0.227." - Tampa Tribune

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/27/former-buc-player-arrested-dui/?sports-bucs

Comment by Canfan @ 20:05 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

If they once played for the Bucs or the Falcons, do they automatically get signed by the Seahawks?

Comment by seafanalways @ 20:46 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

snydro, go jump off a bridge...

Comment by IDHawkman @ 21:34 - Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

When I first read about this signing my impression was like Joe Pesci's in "My Cousin Vinny":

"My gosh, timmy, you found it!! The Missing link!!! Why didn't I see it before? The case is solved, we're going to the Superbowl." Etc. etc.

I took the liberty of replacing a couple of words to make sense of the context here.

How funny. Now watch, he'll have a pivotal play at some point this season.

Comment by humiliator @ 06:49 - Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Sounds to me like we just didn't have enough players to go out in pass routes at practice.
Holmgren called for a three wide set and they had to put Frank in the slot.
Odds on Gessner making team?

Comment by Riverhawk77 @ 07:10 - Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Syndro - you're laughable. I'm sure had the info Frank provided at your fingertips. Maybe you can tell us what Gessner had for breakfast this morning...

Comment by firejimmoradotcom @ 07:11 - Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Looks like Warren Moon has a new favorite target.

Comment by Billy Watson @ 08:47 - Thursday, May 15th, 2008

http://seahawksblog.blogspot.com

Odds on Gessner making team?
0% chance

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