2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

Wide Receiver 5-9 192Louisville6th NFL Season2nd Seahawks SeasonTrade (New England) 20062006 Games/Starts: 14/13Career Games/Starts: 67/55July 18, 1979Albany, Georgia2006: Started 13 of 14 games after joining theSeahawks via trade with New England followingthe season opener. Was exempt from theroster week two versus Arizona (9/17) and sawfirst action in a Seahawks uniform versus theN.Y. Giants (9/24). Started every game after that.Finished the season second on the team with 53receptions and 725 yards. Was tied for secondwith four touchdown receptions. Had six catchesfor 76 yards and first-career two-touchdowngame at St. Louis (10/15). Had season highswith seven catches and 113 yards at SanFrancisco (11/19). Started both postseasongames and led team with a total ofeight receptions for 96 yards.PRO: Traded by New England to Seattleon September 11, 2006 for an undisclosed2007 draft pick. Originally draftedby New England in the second-round(65th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft. Hastotaled 21 receptions in two Super Bowls(XXXVIII, XXXIX). Named Super Bowl MVPafter tying a Super Bowl record with 11receptions in the Patriots’ 24-21 victory overthe Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. Registereda game-high 133 receiving yards. 2002:Finished his first NFL season ranked secondamong all AFC rookies with 43 receptionsand tied for third with 489 receiving yardsdespite missing the final three games dueto a leg injury. Set Patriots single-game rookierecord by hauling in 13 passes at San Diego(9/29) and tied the second highest total by arookie in NFL single-game history. Led all rookiesand ranked sixth in the AFC with an averagekickoff return yardage of 24.0. Had 12 receptionson third down, good for 153 yards andtwo touchdowns. Returned five kickoffs for 31yards or more, including a long of 63 yards atDetroit (11/28). Snared six passes for 83 yardsand a touchdown to lead the team in receivingin his NFL debut as the Patriots defeated thePittsburgh (9/9), 30-14. Hauled in a 22-yardtouchdown pass from Tom Brady in the thirdquarter for the first touchdown of his professionalcareer versus the Steelers. Hauled in a49-yard touchdown pass in 44-7 winover New York Jets (9/15). Startedfirst professional game at widereceiver and caught six passesfor 33 yards versus Kansas City(9/22). Set career highs withseven kickoff returns and 201return yards versus Chiefs. Set a Patriots rookierecord by hauling in 13 passes andrecorded first-career 100-yard receivingday versus San Diego (9/29),amassing 128 yards receiving.His 13 receptions tied for secondplace on the NFL’s singlegamerookie receptions listand also tiedTerry Glenn(10/3/99 vs.Cleveland) forsecond placeon the Patriots’singlegamereceptionslist. Denver (10/27):Kick-started a Patriotstouchdown drive with a40-yard punt return toDenver’s 35-yard line latein the third quarter.Equaled career-high withseven kickoff returns,totaling 156 yards, in thePatriots 33-30 win overChicago (11/10). 2003:Started 12 of 15 games atwide receiver. Led the teamwith 57 receptions and803 receiving yards.Gainedfirst-downyardage on 40 ofhis 57 catches.Recorded 24third-downcatches thatgained firstBRANCH 75