Chris Scott Bober ( ; born December 24, 1976) is a former

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and

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. He was originally signed by the

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as an

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in 2000. He played college football at

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, the city where he grew up; he had also played football at

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. Bober has also played for the

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in his career.

College career

Bober played college football and

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45 consecutive games as an

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at the

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. There he earned first-team

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, first-team

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/CoSIDA, ''Football News''

honors along with first-team All America and Division II ''Offensive Lineman of the Year'' by Gazette Magazine when his club led Division II with 335.2 rushing yards per game in 1999. He was also a first-team All-America selection by Daktronics/CoSIDA his junior year, along with first-team-All

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and ''Most Valuable Offensive Lineman'' in 1998 and 1999. He was a

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his senior year at UNO and offensive captain of his Snow Bowl team, a division II All Star game. Bober returned to college in the off seasons, graduating from Nebraska–Omaha with a degree in General Studies in May 2006, earning the NFL's Continuing Education Award.

Professional career

New York Giants

Bober spent the first ten weeks of the 2000 season on the practice squad before being promoted to the 53-man roster on November 6, 2000. He was also inactive for three games and was active for three contests, but did not see any game action, staying inactive for three postseason games, including

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vs. the

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(1/28/01). In

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he played in all 16 games on

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and two games as a reserve offensive lineman. He saw action at both right and left

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because of injuries at

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. Next season Bober opened 15 games at

. He opened

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battling for a starting position at right tackle, but moved to center due to injuries along the club's offensive front. Bober started his first NFL game at center vs. the

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and also handled the long-snapping duties for placements vs. the

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. He was inactive at

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(11/24) due to a left

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injury. Bober started at center in the club's NFC Wild Card contest at San Francisco.

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was his final year with New York. He started all 16 games for the first time in his career; opened 11 games at center and five games at right tackle. He shifted to the starting center position for the season's final ten contests after starting

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suffered a season-ending injury.

Kansas City Chiefs

With Kansas City, Bober played in 12 games on offense and special teams, getting two starts at right tackle. He was inactive for four games. He played in the club's jumbo package and on special teams at

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and vs.

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. Saw action as a reserve right tackle and on special teams vs. Houston. Played in the team's jumbo package and on special teams at

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. Started his first game for the Chiefs at right tackle in place of an injured

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vs.

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. Started at right tackle at

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(12/5), but left the game in the second quarter with a right toe sprain. After that he played in 16 games on special teams and eight contests on offense with two starts at right tackle. Saw reserve action at right tackle vs. the New York Jets. Started at right tackle in place of Jordan Black who opened at left tackle in place of an injured

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at Oakland and at Denver. Opened as a reserve right tackle and on the placement protection team at

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also played in the club's jumbo package and on the placement protection team at San Diego and vs. Oakland. Recovered a

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on a

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in the third quarter at Houston. On February 29, 2008, the Chiefs released Bober.

References

External links

Kansas City Chiefs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bober, Chris 1976 births Living people Players of American football from Omaha, Nebraska American football offensive tackles American football offensive guards American football centers Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks football players New York Giants players Kansas City Chiefs players