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Pete Metzelaars (born 1960) is a American Football tight end who played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, and Detroit Lions in a seventeen year career from 1982 to 1997. He played high school football at Portage Central High School in Portage, Michigan.

He played football at Wabash College and graduated in 1982. He was taken in the 3rd round with the 75th pick by Seattle. He played for three seasons in Seattle before being traded to the Bills in 1985. When Jim Kelly joined the Bills in 1986, Metzelaars became a productive part of the offense. He played with the Bills in their 4 Super Bowl losses from 1990-1994, and scored a touchdown in Super Bowl XXVI. Metzelaars' best season was in 1993, when he caught 68 passes for 609 yards and 4 touchdowns

He was not re-signed by the Bills after the 1994 season, and played for Carolina for one season. He then played for the Lions for two seasons before retiring.

Metzelaars finished his 16 NFL seasons with 383 receptions for 3,686 yards and 29 touchdowns in 235 games. At the time of his retirement, his 235 games were the most ever played by a tight end in NFL history.

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