Christopher Paul Doering was born on May 19,1973 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for seven seasons in the National Football League during the 1990s and 2000s.
13 Facts About Chris Doering
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Chris Doering played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, the Denver Broncos, the Washington Redskins, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.
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Chris Doering attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he was a walk-on player for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team in 1991.
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The Gators coaching staff decided to redshirt him in 1991, and subsequently Chris Doering received an athletic scholarship and played for the Gators from 1992 to 1995.
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Sometimes called "The Catch," it is remembered as "Chris Doering's Got a Touchdown" after the repeated exclamation made by Gator radio host Mick Hubert during his broadcast of the game.
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Chris Doering graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications in 1995, and he was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2006.
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Chris Doering was picked as the No 19 greatest Gator from the first 100 years of Florida football in a 2006 article series published by The Gainesville Sun.
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Chris Doering played for the Colts in three games in two seasons, but saw little action.
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In 1999, Chris Doering signed with the Denver Broncos and appeared in three games.
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Chris Doering finished his journeyman NFL career with 42 receptions for 476 yards and three touchdowns.
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Chris Doering was co-host a sports radio talk show called "The Sports Fix" and broadcast on ESPN Radio AM 900 and AM 1230 in Gainesville and Ocala, Florida and he was an occasional sideline reporter for Westwood One football coverage.
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Chris Doering signed a multi-year contract extension to continue as a contributor across ESPN and SEC Network programming, including SEC Network's signature news and information show, SEC Now.
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Chris Doering operates and is president of a home loan mortgage brokerage in Gainesville.