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Chrebet expected to retire soon, report says

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Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet is helped off the field by Dr. Elliott Hershman, left, and trainer David Price after suffering a concussion in the fourth quarter against the Chargers on Sunday.
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updated 12:06 a.m. ET Nov. 9, 2005

Wide receiver Wayne Chrebet has played his last game with the New York Jets, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.

Chrebet, 31, who has suffered at least nine concussions, is expected to announce his retirement in the near future, the Daily News reported.

"I think the decision has been made," a source told the Daily News. It could come in the next week or two.

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On Monday, the Jets declared Chrebet out for the season after he suffered a concussion against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. New York put him on injured reserve for the second time in three years.

Chrebet underwent a battery of neurological tests Monday on Long Island, the Daily News reported. Dr. Elliot Pellman, the head of the Jets' medical department, will huddle with the football staff Wednesday to discuss the results. The club is expected to recommend to Chrebet that he walk away. He's likely to hear the same advice from family members and confidants.

His agent, Art Weiss, said Chrebet will await the test results before deciding on his future. Chrebet is married with two young boys.

“Once he gets the results of his evaluation, Wayne is going to discuss his football future with his family, and then make his decision public,” the statement said.

Chrebet has been in this spot before, but he has always decided to keep playing. He has 15 catches for 153 yards this season, and his 580 receptions rank him second to Don Maynard’s 627 on the team’s career list.

“All of the obstacles that he went through to get here, all of the naysayers saying he was too small, wasn’t fast enough, he never bought into that,” coach Herman Edwards said. “He’s the type of guy you like playing games with because you know he’s going to give you everything he has.”

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"I'd like him to retire healthy," said Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde, one of Chrebet's closest friends on the team. "As a friend and someone who cares about him a great deal — I'm sure his family feels the same way — we're all looking at it like: 'You had a great career, let's not take any more hits to your head.'"

Chrebet's retirement will have salary-cap implications, the Daily News reported. By rule, the Jets don't have to file the papers until after June 1, 2006, allowing them to spread the cap hit over 2006 and 2007. The cap charge will be $958,000 and $1.9 million, respectively. Chrebet was scheduled to count $2.3 million in '06, so they'll actually save $1.3 million.

When the Jets renegotiated Chrebet's contract in 2004, they included a "concussion clause" that entitled them to reduce his salary if he went on injured reserve with a concussion, the Daily News reported. That clause, however, isn't in effect this year, costing them a potential savings of $250,000.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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