Tanner Gentry Player Issued & Signed Official Orange Chicago Bears #19 New Era 9FIFTY Snapback Adjustable Hat

Description

Tanner Gentry is a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills. Gentry was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2017. The talented wide receiver played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys.

Gentry played high school football at Grandview High School (Aurora, Colorado) where he was selected by The Denver Post to the All-Colorado team for all classifications and First Team All-State Class 5A as a wide receiver in 2012 as a Senior. Coming out of High School, Gentry was ranked as the number 15 recruit in the state of Colorado by Rivals.com and 23rd in the state of Colorado by 247Sports.com.

In 2014 at Wyoming, Gentry appeared in all 12 games with 3 starts. He notched 435 yards and 2 TD’s for the Cowboys. In 2015, Gentry appeared in only 7 games before suffering a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season. At the time of the Injury, Gentry was leading the Mountain West in receiving yards.

In 2016 Gentry was selected to the 2016 ALL-Mountain West Second Team with 72 receptions for 1,326 yards and 14 TD’s, marking the first time since 2005 that a Cowboy receiver had 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. Gentry was the most active deep threat in college football. He had 49 deep passing targets (3.5 targets per game) and caught 22 of them, both tops in the FBS in 2016. Josh Allen, Gentry’s quarterback in 2016, had a 91.6 NFL QB rating overall. When targeting Gentry, his rating was 124.6.

Gentry concluded his college career with seven catches for 113 yards and 2 TDs in a loss to BYU in the Poinsettia Bowl. In four seasons at Wyoming, the talented wide receiver had 180 receptions for 2,815 yards and 20 touchdowns in 42 games.

Gentry signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11th, 2017. He was waived on September 2nd, and was signed to the Bears’ practice squad the next day. On September 12th, Gentry was promoted to the active roster. On September 17th, Gentry had two receptions for 27 yards in his NFL debut in a 29–7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was then waived on September 19, 2017 and was re-signed to the Bears’ practice squad the next day. He was then promoted back to the active roster on October 11th, 2017. Once again, he was waived on November 11th, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 1st, 2018.

On January 4, 2021, Gentry was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. On January 26th, 2021, Gentry signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills. He played at Wyoming with Bills QB Josh Allen.

The featured orange and black Chicago Bears New Era 9FIFTY Snapback Adjustable Hat was issued to and worn by Tanner Gentry on the sidelines in 2017 as a member of the Bears. The talented wide receiver has signed the Hat and added his “19” and “GO BEARS!” in black. There is a Chicago Bears player issued “Chicago Bears Tanner Gentry 19” label inside the hat. The back of the hat features a “GSH” embroidery which honors George Stanley Halas. The Chicago Bears owner was so deeply rooted in the team’s traditions and rise to fame that he had been dubbed “Papa Bear” and “Mr. Everything”. During his long and accomplished career, he was a pioneer in the professional football realm. He served as a star player and coach as well as the founder and owner of the National Football League’s Chicago Bears. The Hat measures Medium – Large and is in great condition. The Hat was obtained directly from Tanner Gentry!!! Sweet Hat for a Bears fan!!!