


Rich Caster, who played 13 seasons in the NFL, including eight with the Jets after the team drafted him in the second round in 1970, died Friday, according to the Clarion Ledger.
Caster was 75 and had been battling Parkinson’s disease.
The tight end/wide receiver was named to three Pro Bowls — all with the Jets — in 1972, 1974 and 1975.
Caster played in college at Jackson State University and his former college teammate, James Hartfield, confirmed Caster’s death to the Clarion Ledger, telling the paper, “I am really sad to hear about his passing. He was a great person and [a] great wide receiver.”
Caster spent 1970-77 with the Jets and is 10th in franchise history with 4,434 yards.
He’s also seventh in team history with 36 touchdown receptions.

The 6-foot-5, 228-pound Caster went on to play three seasons with the Houston Oilers and split his final two NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins.
He ended with 322 receptions, 5,515 yards and 45 touchdowns.