Columbia, Mo. - University of Missouri junior tight end Chase Coffman has been named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week by the Nassau County Sports Commission, for his play in last Saturday's game at 5^th-ranked Oklahoma, where he hauled in 10 passes for 102 yards in MU's 41-31 loss - both numbers marking career highs for the Peculiar, Mo., native.

 

This is the second consecutive week that a Mizzou tight end has won the national weekly award, as teammate Martin Rucker claimed the award the previous week for his play against Nebraska on Oct. 6^th (9 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD).

 

Coffman has 34 receptions on the season for 341 yards and 3 TDs.  This is the second time that Coffman has won the weekly Mackey honor, as he claimed the award in 2006 for his 6-catch, 75-yard, 1-TD day against Kansas State.  Coffman was a semifinalist last year for the John Mackey Award, and is on the award's watch list again in 2007.

 

The John Mackey Tight End of the Week is an honor distinct and different from the annual John Mackey Award. This weekly honor was started in 2004 to draw attention to individual play by Tight Ends during the active season. The Tight End of the Week acknowledgment does not have a direct bearing on the final John Mackey Award selection process.

 

The Nassau County Sports Commission, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization created to enhance quality of life of Nassau County residents through sports, is responsible for the administration of the John Mackey Award and the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. The 2007 recipient of "The Mackey" will be announced in early December and presented at the Nassau County Sports Commission Annual Awards Dinner on April 28, 2008.

 

For additional information, please visit www.johnmackeyaward.org or www.nassausports.org.