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ANTONIO CHATMAN<br />
83<br />
Wide Receiver<br />
Ht: 5-8<br />
Wt: 185<br />
7th year in NFL<br />
Seventh-year pro is in his fourth <strong>Bengals</strong> season,<br />
following three campaigns with Green Bay … Played in<br />
10 games last season before being sidelined due to neck<br />
injury … Logged 21 receptions for 194 yards in ’08, his<br />
highs as a Bengal in both categories, and averaged 7.5<br />
yards on 21 punt returns.<br />
2008 PARTICIPATION: Played in Games 1-10, with<br />
a start in three-WR formation on Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh<br />
… Suffered season-ending neck injury in Game 10, Nov.<br />
16 vs. Philadelphia, and was placed on Reserve/Injured<br />
list Nov. 19.<br />
2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Had two catches for 16 yards<br />
on Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee, and also had season-long 34-<br />
yard punt return … On Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants, recorded<br />
a personal <strong>Bengals</strong> high with 70 yards (on six catches),<br />
including a season-long 25-yard reception … On Oct. 5<br />
at Dallas, tied for team lead with personal <strong>Bengals</strong> high<br />
of seven receptions, and had 55 yards … On Nov. 16 vs.<br />
Philadelphia, suffered neck injury when tackled after his<br />
only catch of the day, an 11-yarder in second quarter.<br />
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2001—Signed first NFL<br />
contract on April 27, as college free agent with San<br />
Francisco … Waived on Aug. 24. 2002—Played for<br />
Chicago Rush of Arena Football League, ranking third<br />
in AFL with 2666 all-purpose yards. 2003—Opened<br />
year with his second AFL season for Chicago, setting<br />
league record with 229.9 all-purpose yards per game,<br />
and returned to NFL on June 2 as free agent with Green<br />
Bay … Played every game for NFC North Champion<br />
Packers, leading team with 33 punt returns (8.4 avg.)<br />
and 36 kickoff returns (22.3) … Averaged 13.0 yards on<br />
three punt returns in Wild Card playoff victory on 1-4-04<br />
vs. Seattle. 2004—Helped Packers reach postseason for<br />
the second straight year, logging his first NFL receptions<br />
(22 for 246 yards) while averaging 7.7 yards on 32 punt<br />
returns and 22.6 yards on 25 KOR … Played every game<br />
… Made first two NFL receptions (for 14 yards) on Sept.<br />
26 at Indianapolis … Caught fi rst NFL touchdown on<br />
Dec. 19 vs. Jacksonville, six-yarder from Brett Favre …<br />
Had two receptions for 25 yards in NFC Wild Card playoff<br />
game on 1-9-05 vs. Minnesota. 2005—Produced 1055<br />
all-purpose yards for Green Bay, including team’s secondmost<br />
receiving yards (549) … Played in every game,<br />
College: <strong>Cincinnati</strong><br />
2008 Games-Starts: 10-1<br />
Career Games-Starts: 74-7<br />
— 27 —<br />
Acquired: FA’06<br />
Born: 2-12-79<br />
with three starts … His receptions (49), receiving yards<br />
(549) and TDs (five) were all career highs, and all three<br />
figures ranked second on team … Led team and posted<br />
career highs in both catches (eight) and receiving yards<br />
(97) on Oct. 30 at <strong>Cincinnati</strong> … His 85-yard punt return<br />
TD on Dec. 25 vs. Chicago was NFL’s longest PR of the<br />
year. 2006—Gained free agency when Packers declined<br />
tender offer that would have made him a restricted free<br />
agent … Signed with <strong>Bengals</strong> as free agent on March 21<br />
… Played in Games 4-6, with three catches for 22 yards,<br />
eight punt returns for 6.6-yard average and four kickoff<br />
returns for 23.3 average … Suffered re-aggravation of<br />
preseason groin injury on Oct. 22 vs. Carolina and was<br />
placed on Reserve/Injured list on Oct. 27. 2007—Played<br />
in 13 games, with 19 receptions for 149 yards and one<br />
TD, and was team’s primary punt returner, averaging 5.2<br />
yards on 18 returns with no fumbles … Missed preseason<br />
schedule with hamstring injury suffered early in training<br />
camp … Released to free agency Sept. 7, as <strong>Bengals</strong><br />
adjusted roster for season opener, and was not with team<br />
for Game 1, but was re-signed on Sept. 11 … Took over<br />
No. 1 punt return role on Nov. 4 at Buffalo … On Dec. 30<br />
at Miami, his two catches for 16 yards included his first<br />
<strong>Bengals</strong> TD, on a four-yard reception that put <strong>Cincinnati</strong><br />
up 21-10 just before halftime.<br />
COLLEGE: Two-year letterman (1999-2000) at the<br />
University of <strong>Cincinnati</strong> after two seasons (1997-98) at El<br />
Camino College in Torrance, Calif. … Had 68 receptions<br />
for 963 yards and three TDs over two years at <strong>Cincinnati</strong><br />
… Also at <strong>Cincinnati</strong>, returned 24 punts for 7.4 avg. and<br />
33 kickoffs for 22.0 avg.<br />
PERSONAL: Born in Jackson, Ala., but hometown<br />
is Los Angeles, Calif. … Attended Dorsey High School<br />
in L.A., where he was all-state as well as league MVP<br />
as a senior, following junior year in which he helped<br />
lead team to 14-1 record and state title … Lettered four<br />
times in prep football and four times in baseball, plus<br />
once in basketball … Criminology major at University of<br />
<strong>Cincinnati</strong> … Married (wife Minisha), with two daughters,<br />
Deyja and Keyonn … Active in community service, he has<br />
made nursing home visits, participated in holiday party<br />
for families of children with cancer, and assisted with<br />
the ‘Shop with a Jock’ program … Full name is Antonio<br />
Tavaras Chatman.<br />
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STAFF<br />
ROSTERS<br />
VETERANS<br />
<strong>2009</strong> DRAFT CHOICES<br />
COLLEGE FREE AGENTS<br />
2008 REVIEW<br />
HISTORY RECORDS STADIUM , NFL & MEDIA
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