# Chris Doering > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chris_Doering > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chris_Doering.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Doering > Source revision: 1313228267 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Chris Doering | number = 15, 85, 84, 83 | position = [Wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|5|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Gainesville, Florida](/source/Gainesville%2C_Florida), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 202 | high_school = [P.K. Yonge](/source/P.K._Yonge_Developmental_Research_School) (Gainesville) | college = [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football) | draftyear = 1996 | draftround = 6 | draftpick = 185 | pastteams = * [Jacksonville Jaguars](/source/Jacksonville_Jaguars) (1996)* * [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) (1996)*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/waivers/1996/8?after=AAAHzAAAAAgAAAAZAAAAAAADW14= |website=NFL.com |access-date=3 January 2025}} * [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts) ({{NFL Year|1996|1997}}) * [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) ({{NFL Year|1998}})* * [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}}) * [Carolina Cobras](/source/Carolina_Cobras) ({{AFL Year|2001}})* * [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders) ({{NFL Year|2002}}) * [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) ({{NFL Year|2003|2004}}) * [Houston Texans](/source/Houston_Texans) ({{NFL Year|2006}})* * [Los Angeles Avengers](/source/Los_Angeles_Avengers) ({{AFL Year|2004|2008}})* | highlights = * Second-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([1995](/source/1995_College_Football_All-America_Team)) * First-team [All-SEC](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) ([1995](/source/1995_All-SEC_football_team)) * [Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame](/source/Florida%E2%80%93Georgia_football_rivalry) * [University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame](/source/List_of_University_of_Florida_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame_members) | statlabel1 = [Reception](/source/Reception_(gridiron_football))s | statvalue1 = 42 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 476 | statlabel3 = Receiving [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s | statvalue3 = 3 | pfr = DoerCh00 }} '''Christopher Paul Doering''' (born May 19, 1973) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver) for seven seasons in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) during the 1990s and 2000s. Doering played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Florida Gators](/source/Florida_Gators_football), earning second-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) honors in 1995. He played professionally for the [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts), the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos), the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins), and the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) of the NFL. == Early life == Doering was born in [Gainesville, Florida](/source/Gainesville%2C_Florida) in 1973.{{Cite web |title=Chris Doering Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DoerCh00.htm |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=[Pro Football Reference](/source/Pro_Football_Reference) |language=en}} He attended [P.K. Yonge High School](/source/P.K._Yonge_Developmental_Research_School) in Gainesville,databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610084922/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DOERICHR01 Chris Doering]}}. Retrieved June 2, 2010. where he was a standout prep athlete for the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave in three sports.Franz Beard, "[http://florida.scout.com/2/528763.html Doering Will Always Be Known For 'The Catch'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021602/http://florida.scout.com/2/528763.html |date=July 16, 2011 }}," GatorCountry.com (May 8, 2006). Retrieved June 2, 2010. == College career == Doering attended the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida) in Gainesville, where he was a [walk-on](/source/walk-on_(sports)) player for coach [Steve Spurrier](/source/Steve_Spurrier)'s [Florida Gators football](/source/Florida_Gators_football) team in [1991](/source/1991_Florida_Gators_football_team).{{cite web | last=Blackburn | first=Gracie | title=Chris Doering | website=ESPN Press Room U.S. | date=2024-08-21 | url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/chris-doering/ | access-date=2025-04-07}} The Gators coaching staff decided to [redshirt](/source/Redshirt_(college_sports)) him in 1991, and subsequently Doering received an athletic scholarship and played for the Gators from [1992](/source/1992_Florida_Gators_football_team) to [1995](/source/1995_Florida_Gators_football_team).''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035222/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2011/media_guide.pdf |date=April 2, 2012 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 77–79, 85, 88, 97, 125, 127, 143–145, 148, 152, 158, 159, 168, 180 (2011). Retrieved August 28, 2011. Doering not only earned a scholarship, the former walk-on set records: Doering caught 149 [reception](/source/reception_(American_football))s (sixth best in Gators history) for 2,107 yards (tenth best in Gators history) and thirty-one [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s (best in Gators and 2nd best in SEC history as [DeVonta Smith](/source/DeVonta_Smith) of Alabama broke this record November 21, 2020 vs Kentucky ) during his career at Florida. His best-remembered play as a Gator was the game-winning touchdown pass he caught from Gators [quarterback](/source/quarterback) [Danny Wuerffel](/source/Danny_Wuerffel) to defeat the [Kentucky Wildcats](/source/1993_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team), 24–20, in [1993](/source/1993_Florida_Gators_football_team). Sometimes called "The Catch," it is also remembered as "Doering's Got a Touchdown" after the repeated exclamation made by Gator radio host [Mick Hubert](/source/Mick_Hubert) during his broadcast of the game. During his four seasons as a Gator, the team won three straight [Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference) (SEC) championships (1993, 1994, 1995); as senior team captain in 1995, he received first-team All-SEC and second-team [All-American](/source/All-American) honors. 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](/source/List_of_University_of_Florida_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame_members) as a "Gator Great" in 2006.F Club, Hall of Fame, [http://www.gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/greats Gator Greats]. Retrieved December 14, 2014.Robbie Andreu, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dPRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QwkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6757,1825513&dq=gators+hall-of-fame&hl=en Wuerffel, Doering to enter UF Hall]," ''Ocala Star-Banner'', p. 7C (April 21, 2006). Retrieved July 22, 2011. He 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''.Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, "[http://www.gainesville.com/article/20060815/GATORS70/60815014 No. 19 Chris Doering]," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (August 15, 2006). Retrieved March 31, 2013. == Professional career == The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Doering in the sixth round (185th pick overall) of the [1996 NFL draft](/source/1996_NFL_draft).{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} The Jaguars traded him to the Indianapolis Colts before the start of the 1996 season.Teresa Varley, "[http://www.steelersdigestonline.com/archive/2003/12_13/page13.pdf Better Late Than Never: Persistence paying nice dividends for WR Chris Doering] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716134141/http://www.steelersdigestonline.com/archive/2003/12_13/page13.pdf |date=July 16, 2011 }}," ''Steelers Digest'', pp. 13–14 (2003). Retrieved March 21, 2011. He played for the Colts in three games in two seasons ({{NFL Year|1996}}–{{NFL Year|1997}}), but saw little action.National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/players/chrisdoering/profile?id=DOE677964 Chris Doering]. Retrieved June 2, 2010. The Colts waived him February 1998. The Cincinnati Bengals signed Doering a week later, but waived him before the {{NFL Year|1998}} regular season began. In {{NFL Year|1999}}, Doering signed with the Denver Broncos and appeared in three games. During the {{NFL Year|2000}} preseason, he ruptured his Achilles tendon and was sidelined for the rest of the season, but returned to the Broncos' practice squad in {{NFL Year|2001}}. The Washington Redskins, led by Doering's former Gators coach Steve Spurrier, signed him as a free agent in {{NFL Year|2002}}, and he appeared in fifteen games and started three for the Redskins, compiling eighteen receptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns. In {{NFL Year|2003}}, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed him, and he saw action in nineteen games through {{NFL Year|2004}}, with eighteen catches for 240 yards and a touchdown. Doering finished his journeyman NFL career with 42 receptions for 476 yards and three touchdowns. == Life after football == Doering was co-host (with Adam "The Oilcan" Reardon) a sports radio talk show called "The Sports Fix" and broadcast on ESPN Radio AM 900 and AM 1230 in Gainesville and [Ocala, Florida](/source/Ocala%2C_Florida) and he was an occasional sideline reporter for [Westwood One](/source/Westwood_One_(current)) football coverage. In August 2015 Doering joined ESPN as a studio analyst after previously contributing to SEC Network events and ESPN specials. He 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.Amanda Brooks, "[https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2018/08/sec-network-college-football-analyst-chris-doering-signs-multiyear-contract-extension/]," “ESPN Pressroom” (August 30, 2018). Retrieved October 10, 2019. Doering operates and is president of a home loan [mortgage broker](/source/mortgage_broker)age in Gainesville. He has two children. Doering, along with former Gator teammate [Judd Davis](/source/Judd_Davis), plays jai alai matches at [Ocala Poker and Jai Alai](/source/Ocala_Poker_and_Jai_Alai), without an audience or wagering, in order to satisfy Florida licensing requirements for the facility's card room.Carlos Medina, "[http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140513/ARTICLES/140519919/1182?p=4&tc=pg Critics say Marion fronton makes mockery of noble game]," ''The Gainesville Sun'' (May 13, 2014). Retrieved July 10, 2014. == See also == {{Portal|American football|Biography|College football}} * [Florida Gators football, 1990–99](/source/Florida_Gators_football%2C_1990%E2%80%9399) * [List of Florida Gators football All-Americans](/source/List_of_Florida_Gators_football_All-Americans) * [List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft](/source/List_of_Florida_Gators_in_the_NFL_draft) * [List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders](/source/List_of_NCAA_major_college_football_yearly_receiving_leaders) * [List of Pittsburgh Steelers players](/source/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_players) * [List of University of Florida alumni](/source/List_of_University_of_Florida_alumni) * [List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members](/source/List_of_University_of_Florida_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame_members) * [List of Washington Redskins players](/source/List_of_Washington_Redskins_players) == References == {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} {{Jaguars1996DraftPicks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Doering, Chris}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:American football wide receivers Category:Cincinnati Bengals players Category:Denver Broncos players Category:Florida Gators football players Category:Houston Texans players Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:Indianapolis Colts players Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players Category:Players of American football from Gainesville, Florida Category:Washington Redskins players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chris Doering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Doering) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Doering?action=history)). 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