Professional Career
The New York Jets chose Gaffney in the eighth round (197th pick overall) in the 1978 NFL Draft, and he played for the Jets from 1978 to 1984 and again in 1987. His single best season was his rookie year in 1978, when he caught thirty-eight passes for 691 yards. Gaffney started sixty-eight of 100 games in which he played for the Jets, and finished his NFL career with 156 receptions for 2,613 yards and seven touchdowns.
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