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Mark Chmura (born February 22, 1969 in Deerfield, Massachusetts) is a former American football tight end who played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers (1993-1999).

Chmura was drafted in in 1992 and selected to the Pro Bowl in 1995, 1997, and 1998. He played for the Packers between from 1992-1999, where he held third place in franchise history with 188 career receptions, good for 2,253 yards and 17 touchdowns. He also assisted the Packers to Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XXXII. He scored the final points of Super Bowl XXXI with a 2-point conversion catch, and finished Super Bowl XXXII with 4 catches for 43 yards and a touchdown.

Although his five-year contract was not due to expire until 2003, Chmura retired from professional football in 2000 partly because of a significant neck injury and partly because of the disgrace following allegations of having sexual relations on April 8, 2000 at a high school prom party with the then 17-year-old babysitter of his children. Ultimately, Chmura was tried and found not guilty of all charges . Two days after being acquitted of child enticement and third-degree sexual assault, Mark Chmura acknowledged that his behavior at a post-prom party "wasn't something a married man should do."

In 1998, Chmura refused to meet with United States President Bill Clinton at the White House following the Packers Super Bowl XXXI win. Chmura, a popular fixture at Republican fund-raisers, said at the time that he had lost respect for President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky scandal and could not bear to shake his hand.

Chmura is a notable graduate of Boston College, where he set an all-time record for receptions as a collegian with 164.

As of 2005, Chmura hosts a weekly football program on a Milwaukee sports radio station, .

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