The New England Patriots were crowned champions of the Super Bowl in 2017. One of their key players is Wyckoff’s own, Chris Hogan. Chris Hogan was an Eisenhower graduate in 2003. He played football and lacrosse at Ramapo High School. Though it may seem like he had it all, Hogan took an unusual route to the NFL. Hogan was a relatively unknown part of the Patriots offense, but was important in their playoff run, playing alongside veterans Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Malcolm Butler under legendary coach Bill Belichick.
Hogans route started when he graduated highschool at Ramapo. He immediately went to Penn State and started his college studies. His first love in college was lacrosse. He was playing for Penn State as a midfielder. Hogan played
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in all games that he was able to during his career. His sophomore season was cut short due to a high-ankle sprain. During his playing days he scored a total of 40 goals. After his lacrosse career at Penn State, Hogan realized he wanted to play football.
He transferred to Monmouth, and after a brief pause, restarted his football playing career. Though he was a senior, he still had NCAA athletic eligibility due to his ankle injury in his sophomore year. He was immediately making an impact for the team. He started as a receiver, but was moved to cornerback because of injuries on the team. Hogan finished the season with 12 receptions for 147 yards, 3 touchdowns, 28 tackles, and 3 interceptions. Though his performances raised some eyebrows, he was not invited the NFL combine. Hogan is a freak athlete though. As other NFL prospects performed in front at the NFL combine, with more media attention and scouts, Hogan worked out at Fordham's Pro-day in 2011. A pro-day is where scouts at that college or neighboring colleges compete in front of scouts so they can get drafted. Hogan at the pro-day smashed the NFL combine bench press record. The previous record was 23 reps of 225 pounds set by Billy Brown, but Hogan lifted an astonishing 28 reps of 225 pounds, an unofficial record. In the 40 yard dash he put up an astounding time at 4.5 …show more content…
seconds. After his college career, Hogan was very close to achieving his dream. Though he was undrafted, he has the opportunity to be on an NFL team. On July 27, 2011, Hogan started his NFL career. Hogan first signed with the San Francisco 49ers and after 38 days with the team they released him back to free agency because After that, he signed a practice squad contract with the New York Giants and was dropped after only 11 days on the team. A practice squad is a group of players that don’t play in games, but are still paid to compete in practices. After almost three months with no team, the Miami Dolphins decided to give him a practice squad tryout. The Dolphins eventually signed him to a practice squad contract. Though he was playing in any games, Hogan was making more of a name for himself. After 9 months, his contract was terminated, and Hogan was without a team, once again. In 2011 alone, Hogan was on 3 NFL teams. In November of 2012, the Buffalo Bills signed Hogan to yet another practice squad contract, but was eventually promoted to the active roster. He finally had his big chance in the NFL. In in his first full NFL season, Hogan started all the Bills’ games. He ended his 2013 season with 10 catches for 83 total yards. Then Hogan had his breakout season. In 2014 he caught 41 passes, gained 426 yards, and scored 4 touchdowns. The Bills who were the first team to give Hogan a starting job, discovered a diamond in a rough. In 2015, Hogan started all the Bills’ games for the 3rd straight season. He posted a career high with 450 yards gained, but had 36 receptions and 2 touchdowns. After getting these stats, his teammates gave him the nickname 7/11. They called him this because he was always open for the quarterback, just like the store. After a respectable 3 seasons with the Buffalo Bills, Hogan was now a free agent. Hogan had given teams a reason to sign him while he was on the Bills. The Patriots had recognized Hogan’s skill as a wide receiver, and decided to sign him. They offered him a three year $12 million deal. Coach Bill Belichick described Hogan as a ‘burner.’ His teammates are often amazed by his athletic ability. Hogan’s former teammate, Marcus Easley, said, “ "It was hard to find something that he wasn't good at." Hogan had found his home. In his first season with the Patriots, Hogan played 15 out of the 16 regular-season games.
Hogan entered his first ever postseason playing on the field. This was a big opportunity for him, as the Patriots favored to win the AFC and the Super Bowl. In his first ever playoff game, Hogan caught all 4 passes directed at him and gained 95 yards. Then, in the AFC championship game, Hogan put on a show for America. He played very well with a healthy Tom Brady throwing him passes. Hogan caught 9 passes during the game. He also gained 180 yards. This jaw-dropping performance set a record. Hogan set a new NFL record with the most receiving yards in a playoff game by an undrafted player. In the AFC Championship game he was a part of a trick play called the flea flicker. It is where the quarterback takes the snap and hands it off to the running back, after running 5 yards forward he tosses it back to the quarterback and the quarterback throws far down the field to the wide receiver. In this case Tom Brady threw it to Chris Hogan for 44 yards and a touchdown. This was an important play during the
game. After that epic performance, Hogan was going to play in his first Super Bowl. Alongside many veteran players and coaches who were in the Super Bowl before, Hogan’s chances were looking good. But after the 3 quarters the Patriots were down 28-3 with 17 minutes left in the game. It was dark moment for the team, but no one gave up. The Pats eventually mounted a comeback in the game. Though Hogan had a relatively quiet performance with only 57 yards, he was monumental in getting the team to that point Chris Hogan has had a roller coaster of a career so far. From Ramapo football player, to Super Bowl champ, the sky's the limit. With his new contract, Hogan is with the Patriots for 2 more years and only time will tell if his outstanding career continues to blossom. His NFL career is hopefully far from over for this wide receiver.
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With the three Super Bowl wins Jerry Rice was one of the best Wide Receivers in the world. In the 1988 season Jerry led the 49ers to the Super Bowl. He caught 11 passes in the game and was named Super Bowl MVP. Jerry also played with other teams such as the Oakland Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks. In 2010 Jerry Rice was inducted in the Pro Hall of Fame.
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Brett Favre grew up idolizing a pair of Southern quarterbacks, the Saints' Archie Manning and the Cowboys' Staubach. He grew up in Kiln, Mississippi and went to high school in there. His high school, Hancock North Central, honored him this past May by re-naming the field, 'Brett Favre Field,' and unveiling a life-sized statue of the quarterback at the stadium's entrance. The school previously had retired his jersey, Number 10, in 1993. He stayed in the south to go to college where he went to Southern Miss. He became the starter at Southern Miss in his third game of his freshman season. Favre majored in special education. He led his Southern Mississippi team to 29 victories, including two bowl victories, during his four varsity seasons, 1987-90, and climaxed his collegiate career by earning a MVP award in the East-West Shrine game featuring the nation's best seniors. Favre set school records for passing yards (8,193), pass attempts (1,234), completions (656), completion percentage (53.2), touchdowns (55), and with only 35 interceptions. His production included five 300-yard passing games and five 3-TD performances, while his 7,695 regular-season passing yards ranked him among the top 30 of all-time NCAA passers. His 1.57 interception ratio in 1988 was the lowest among the 50 top-ranked passers in the nation, and his 2.9 interception rate for his four-year career also ranks as one of the best in NCAA history. Also he was the MVP of the All-American Bowl at the conclusion of his senior year. All those records and stats and that was only in college!!!
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Hogan suffered a broken collarbone, broken left ankle, broken right leg, broken pelvis and a few broken ribs. In the weeks after the accident several other complications occurred like blood clots in his lungs, the doctors said he would probably never play competative golf again. However in the months of recovery that followed, Hogan practiced the things he could do with his injuries like practice his short game. For the next thirteen months Hogan practiced to the best of his ability, gradually improving. Thirteen months later he entered the L.A open and finished second this demonstration shocked the world, for it was only thirteen months earlier people thought they would never see Hogan play again.