Chad Mustard

Born in Central City, Nebraska, and raised in Columbus, Nebraska, Mustard graduated from Scotus Central Catholic High School in Columbus in 1996. As a senior in 1999–2000, Mustard was part of a team that made the NCAA Division II Tournament and made the NABC All-American third-team. After his basketball career, in 2000 and 2001, Mustard played at tight end on the North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team. Mustard had eight receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown in 2000. Then in 2001, Mustard helped North Dakota win the 2001 NCAA Division II national championship. Mustard graduated from North Dakota with a B.S. in math education. ==Pro football career==

After going undrafted in the 2002 NFL draft, Mustard was signed by the Omaha Beef of the National Indoor Football League as a free agent. Mustard started 13 games for the Beef, 10 at wide receiver and three at guard. On December 3, 2002, Mustard signed with the Cleveland Browns practice squad, then signed a futures contract with the Browns on January 8, 2003. In a 2008 interview, Mustard recalled his ever-changing employment status in Cleveland: "My career was so iffy, I lived in a hotel there for almost two years." Playing in 12 games with two starts, Mustard had a career high 62 receiving yards on five catches in 2007. In 2008, his final pro football season, Mustard played in eight games off the bench, his only statistic being a 17-yard kickoff return. ==Post-football career==

After retiring from football, Mustard became a high school basketball coach, teacher, and realtor in the Omaha, Nebraska area. From 2009 to 2011, Mustard was a varsity assistant and junior varsity head coach for boys' basketball at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Nebraska. Then from 2011 to 2014, he had the same positions at Millard West High School in Omaha. Having begun investing in real estate in 2007, Mustard obtained his real estate license in 2014 and joined Liberty Core Real Estate in Omaha. ==Personal life==

Mustard's father Don worked as a truck driver. Mustard says that his family "didn't have a lot of money" when he was growing up. They live in Omaha, Nebraska with their two children. ==References==