Rich Caster

Richard C. Caster (October 16, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Jets. He also played occasionally as a wide receiver. He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers and was selected by the Jets in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft. Caster is the NFL all-time leader in career receiving yards per reception by a tight end (minimum 200 career receptions) with 17.3.

NFL career statistics Legend Won the Super Bowl Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1970 NYJ 14 6 19 393 20.7 72 3 1971 NYJ 14 14 26 454 17.5 57 6 1972 NYJ 14 13 39 833 21.4 80 10 1973 NYJ 14 14 35 593 16.9 49 4 1974 NYJ 13 13 38 745 19.6 89 7 1975 NYJ 14 14 47 820 17.4 91 4 1976 NYJ 14 14 31 391 12.6 41 1 1977 NYJ 10 10 10 205 20.5 58 1 1978 HOU 14 6 20 316 15.8 47 5 1979 HOU 16 14 18 239 13.3 36 1 1980 HOU 16 0 27 341 12.6 68 3 1981 NOR 4 0 7 108 15.4 31 0 WAS 3 1 5 77 15.4 26 0 1982 WAS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 161 119 322 5,515 17.1 91 45

Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1978 HOU 2 2 8 67 8.4 21 0 1979 HOU 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1980 HOU 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1982 WAS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 5 8 67 8.4 21 0

Personal life His son, Max, is a professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling. Caster died from complications of Parkinson's disease on February 2, 2024, at the age of 75.