Mark Chmura inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame
Mark Chmura, the former Green Bay tight end was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame. This was despite a tarnished career by a sexual assault allegation.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection and in the 1990s, a vital cog on the Packers’ two Super Bowl teams, for Chmura, this was the “icing on the cake” of his football life. In the hall’s 40th class of inductees, 1980s offensive tackle Greg Koch and Glory Years tight end Marv Fleming joined him too.
Chmura during his career in Green Bay caught 188 passes for 2,253 yards and 17 touchdowns but his is better known for his high-profile sexual assault trial at the end of his career. A girl accused him of assaulting her in a bathroom during a post-prom party at a friend’s home in April 2000. In February 2001, he was acquitted and four months later, he retired from football.
Before the ceremony, Chmura said, “I saw all the guys from my era going in. I probably was not too sure whether I was going to go in. The last couple of years, I kind of skirted away, didn’t follow too much who was going, because probably in the back of my mind, I didn’t really know if I was going to be able to.”
This enshrinement came a day after NFL suspended current defensive end Johnny Jolly indefinitely for an undisclosed violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy. After his July 2008 arrest outside a club for possession of at least 200 grams of codeine, he is facing drug charges in Houston. Jolly faces up to 20 years in prison, if he is convicted.
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