(1974-09-08) September 8, 1974 (age 49) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:
De La Salle (Concord, California)
College:
Michigan (1992–1995)
NFL draft:
1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Career history
New York Giants (1996–2008)
Kansas City Chiefs (2009)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLII)
New York Giants Ring of Honor
First-team All-Big Ten (1994)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1995)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
668
Receiving yards:
9,497
Receiving touchdowns:
54
Return yards:
1,317
Return touchdowns:
3
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Amani Askari Toomer (born September 8, 1974) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a wide receiver and punt returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He registered over 1,000 receiving yards each season from 1999 to 2003, was a member of the 2007 Giants team that won Super Bowl XLII, and holds Giants' club records with 9,497 receiving yards, 668 receptions, and 54 receiving touchdowns. He also returned 109 punts for 1,060 yards and three touchdowns. As a rookie in 1996, he led the NFL with an average of 16.6 yards on 18 punt returns.
Toomer played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1992 to 1995. In 1994, he broke the school's single-season record with 1,096 receiving yards and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award and a first-team All-Big Ten honoree. Toomer finished his college career ranked second (now fourth) in Michigan history with 2,657 receiving yards.
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