INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY
Wide Receiver 6-2 220 Maryland
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NFL Exp: 5 (1st Year with Colts)
How Acquired: FA – 2013
Born: 2/26/87
GP/GS (Postseason): 64/61 (0/0)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• Signed by the Colts as a free agent on April 1, 2013.
• Released by the Oakland Raiders on March 12, 2013.
• Selected by the Raiders in the first-round (seventh overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
PRO CAREER:
• Has posted four career 100-yard receiving games, including three in 2011.
• Tallied a career-high five touchdown receptions in 2012.
• Recorded career highs in receptions (64) and receiving yards (975) in 2011 to go along with four touchdowns.
2013 (COLTS):
• In his first game as a member of the Colts, started at wide receiver and caught three passes for 33 yards against Oakland (9/8). Made
crucial catches in two of the team’s three scoring drives (first quarter and fourth quarter), which resulted in first downs.
• Started at wide receiver in the team’s Week 2 contest against Miami (9/15) and tallied two catches for 10 yards.
• Finished with five receptions for 59 yards and a long catch of 19 yards in the team’s Week 3 victory at San Francisco (9/22). Averaged
11.8 yards per catch.
• In a Week 4 victory at Jacksonville (9/29), started at wide receiver and recorded three receptions for 33 yards (11.0 avg.) and a long
reception of 16 yards.
• Posted his first rush of the season for seven yards, but did not record a catch in the team’s Week 5 victory against Seattle (10/6).
• Started at wide receiver in a Week 6 loss at San Diego (10/14) and finished with one reception for 11 yards.
• Contributed with four receptions for 44 yards and one touchdown while tying a career-long with a 30-yard rush in a Week 7 victory
against Denver (10/20). The touchdown, which was his first as a member of the Colts, came after the team recovered a Broncos
fumble on a punt return.
• Totaled one reception for 11 yards starting at wide receiver in the team’s comeback victory at Houston (11/3).
2012 (RAIDERS):
• Played in 15 games (14 starts) and compiled 606 yards on 41 receptions, including a career-high five touchdowns. Also totaled 16
yards on two carries.
• Caught his first touchdown of the season, a game-tying three-yard score late in the first half against Pittsburgh (9/23).
• Notched a season-high 85 yards on four receptions against Jacksonville (10/21).
• Scored his second touchdown of the season on a 32-yard reception at Kansas City (10/28).
• Was elected a game-week captain before returning to his home state of Maryland in the team’s contest at Baltimore (11/11). Caught a
55-yard touchdown pass late in the first half. Finished the game with five receptions for 82 yards.
• Reeled in five catches for 82 yards and a touchdown against Denver (12/6).
• Caught his fifth touchdown of the season at San Diego (12/30), which surpassed his previous single-season career-high in 2011
(four).
2011 (RAIDERS):
• Led the team and established career highs with 64 receptions for 975 yards to go along with four touchdowns.
• Produced three 100-yard receiving games.
• Had four catches for 115 yards against New England (10/2), marking his second career 100-yard receiving game. Also had a seasonlong
58-yard reception.
• Totaled 99 yards on seven receptions, including a 34-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter at Houston (10/9).
• Caught six passes for 82 yards against Cleveland (10/16).
• Notched five receptions for 89 yards against Kansas City (10/23).
• Caught a three-yard touchdown pass, his second of the season at Miami (12/4).
• Registered five receptions for 78 yards at Green Bay (12/11).
• Set a career-high with 155 receiving yards on eight catches, including a 43-yard touchdown against Detroit (12/18).
• Hauled in a 53-yard pass in overtime to set up the game-winning field goal at Kansas City (12/24). Finished the day with four catches
for 70 yards.
• Set a career-high with nine catches for 130 yards and a touchdown against San Diego (1/1/12).
• Finished the last four games of the season with 26 receptions for 433 yards and two touchdowns.
2010 (RAIDERS):
• Played in 15 games (14 starts) and recorded 26 receptions for 366 yards and one touchdown.
• Totaled six receptions for 80 yards in the second game of the season against St. Louis (9/19).
• Produced five receptions for a season-high 105 yards and a touchdown against Seattle (10/31). The performance marked his first
career 100-yard game and his first touchdown of the season. Posted a career-long 69-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter
and added a 30-yard run on a reverse.
• Tallied two receptions for 40 yards at Jacksonville (12/12).
• Caught four passes for 40 yards against Indianapolis (12/26).
2009 (RAIDERS):
• Started 11 games as a rookie and finished the year with nine receptions for
124 yards and a touchdown. Also rushed twice for 19 yards.
• Was inactive due to injury for the final five games.
• Made his NFL debut, starting at wide receiver against San Diego (9/14).
Along with wide receiver Louis Murphy, became the first rookie receiver duo
to start an NFL game since 2000 and the third since 1977.
HEYWARD-BEY SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Rec: 9 vs. SD (1/1/12)
Yards: 155 vs. DET (12/18/11)
TDs: 1, 12 times (Last: vs. DEN 10/20/13)
LG: 69t vs. SEA (10/31/10)