Big, strong tight end with good quickness and excellent blocking ability
In last five seasons with Jaguars, has 204 receptions to rank fifth among
NFL tight ends in that time
The Jaguars third-leading all-time receiver behind Jimmy Smith and Keenan
McCardell
Had his 52-game starting streak snapped in 2003, but passed the 3,000 yard
receiving mark (3,154) for his career
First alternate to the Pro Bowl in 2001
Former first-round draft choice of New York Jets has realized his potential
with the Jaguars, setting career highs for both receptions and receiving yards
in 2000, his first second year with the team
Had second-best statistical season of career in 2002
Every-down player who has missed only four games in eight NFL seasons, seeing
action in 139 contests, with 132 starts
Has helped Jaguars rush for 9,885 yards over the last five seasons, including
four years with more than 2,000 yards
In 2000, caught 64 passes, sixth most among NFL tight ends
One of only five Jaguars not to miss a game the last four years
Has career totals of 297 receptions for 3,154 yards (10.6-yard average) and
21 touchdowns
Has two-thirds of those numbers (204 catches for 2,213 yards) in five seasons
with Jacksonville (compared to 93 catches for 949 yards in four years with New
York Jets)
First-round draft choice of Jets in 1995, was the ninth player chosen overall
and the first of 12 tight ends picked that year
Joined Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent (transition player) from the
New York Jets in 1999
2003: Ranked fifth on the team with 29 receptions for 281 yards and one TD
Played in all 16 games for the fourth straight season (seventh time in career),
missing only one start
Ranks fifth among NFL tight ends with 204 receptions with Jaguars from 1999
to 2003
COLLEGE
A two-time All-Big Ten selection and consensus All-America choice as a senior
in 1994
Helped lead his team to an undefeated season, a Big Ten championship and
school’s first-ever Rose Bowl victory as a senior
Ranked seventh on school’s all-time reception list and third in receiving
yards by a tight end with 76 catches for 940 yards and nine touchdowns
Graduated in 1995 with a degree in exercise and sports science.
PERSONAL
Married (Kristi)
Lives in Jacksonville
One of the most highly sought-after prep players at Cedar Cliff High in Camp
Hill, Pa.
Parade magazine and USA Today All-America and Gatorade Player of the Year
in Pennsylvania as a senior
Awarded the Bobby Dodd Award as the nation's top offensive lineman by the
Touchdown Club of Atlanta
Also lettered in basketball and baseball
Hosted Kyle Brady 3-Star Football Camp at the Police Athletic League in 2002
… Participated with teammate Donovin Darius in the Jaguars Foundation’s
Straight Talk program: “Teens & Sex
The Real Truth 2002”, a teen-oriented one-hour live community forum
addressing the consequences of teen sex, including pregnancy and sexually-transmitted
infections
Donated $6,300 following 2002 season to the Kids Kare program at Wolfson
Children’s Hospital to help fund the purchase of a new ambulance
