FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Earning entry into the New York Jets’ Ring of Honor came at a heavy price for Wayne Chrebet, one the former wide receiver is likely to continue paying for the rest of his life.

But Chrebet, undrafted as a 5-foot-10, 185-pound receiver out of Hofstra and unable even to make a Canadian Football League team, has the second-most catches in Jets history. He will officially be enshrined in the Ring of Honor at halftime of Monday’s game against the Dolphins.

He played for the Jets from 1995 to 2005 and caught 580 passes for 7,365 yards and 41 touchdowns. He says he has no regrets after a career in which he absorbed at least six known concussions.

“When you sign up, you expose yourself to these things,” Chrebet said Wednesday. “I knew the risks.”

Nor does Chrebet regret playing the game with the fearlessness and ferociousness that made him a reliable receiver in traffic — especially on third down — for four coaches in his 10-year career.

As a player who made the Jets as an undrafted free agent out of Hofstra — where he played Division I-AA football across the street from the Jets’ old training complex from 1991 through 1994 — he never lost the edge that came with believing his job was in danger from the moment he signed his first contract.

“Would I play any other way?” Chrebet said. “No. It’s not in my DNA. It’s not how I wanted to be.”

Such an approach also enhanced Chrebet’s popularity with Jets fans, who were enamored with the New Jersey product from the moment he hit training camp in the summer of 1995. He said Wednesday that he might not be as beloved if he had changed his approach.

“I played the way I wanted to play even after I had the injuries, and I wouldn’t change that because if I did I wouldn’t be respected and appreciated the way I am now,” Chrebet said. “I think if I would have changed the way I played I don’t think I would have that kind of following, I guess you could say.”

Chrebet also suffered concussions in high school and college has admitted to suffering from memory loss and headaches, though he said Wednesday that his days are “more good than bad lately, so that’s good.”

“Am I concerned about the future and what I read about?” Chrebet said. “Me and my wife talk about it and just make the best of it. We go on with our life. I’ve got three great kids, a great wife, a great family and the damage is done. It is what it is. If something happens down the road, so be it, but as of right now, we don’t think about the possibilities of future impairments.”

On Nov. 6, 2005, in a game against the San Diego Chargers, Chrebet’s career ended prematurely when he sustained a serious concussion on a clean play. Despite being knocked unconscious for several minutes, Chrebet still made that third-down catch for a first down, symbolic of the type of plays he made throughout his career.

Chrebet wore the New York Jet No. 80 jersey for 11 seasons, catching passes from 13 players, played for several coaches and worked for two owners.

He was formally honored by the New York Jets on “Wayne Chrebet Day” during halftime of the Sept. 23, 2007, game against the Miami Dolphins. Chrebet’s No. 80 has not been issued by the team since he retired, and it is generally understood that no Jet will wear that number in the foreseeable future.