1. Amani Askari Toomer was born on September 8,1974 and 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.
43 Facts About Amani Toomer
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Amani Toomer 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.
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Amani Toomer returned 109 punts for 1,060 yards and three touchdowns.
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Amani Toomer finished his college career ranked second in Michigan history with 2,657 receiving yards.
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Amani Toomer began playing Pee-Wee Football as a lineman for the Berkeley Cougars and as a receiver, kicker, punter, linebacker, and running back for the Richmond Steelers.
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Amani Toomer attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California.
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Amani Toomer enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1992 and played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1992 to 1995.
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Amani Toomer caught 16 passes for 238 yards in 1992 and 29 passes for 565 yards in 1993.
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Amani Toomer finished the season as the Big Ten Conference's leading receiver with an average of 93.9 receiving yards per game.
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Amani Toomer had a career-high 179 receiving yards, including touchdown receptions of 46 and 38 yards, in the Wolverines' 1994 season-opening victory over Boston College.
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Amani Toomer returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown against Illinois.
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Amani Toomer was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award in 1994 and was selected by both the conference coaches and media as a first-team wide receiver on the 1994 All-Big Ten team.
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However, Amani Toomer was routinely double-teamed in 1995, opening the way for Mercury Hayes to lead the team in both receptions and receiving yardage.
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Amani Toomer finished the 1995 season with 44 receptions for 758 yards and seven touchdowns.
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In four seasons at Michigan, Amani Toomer had 124 receptions for 2,144 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.
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Amani Toomer finished his college career ranked second in Michigan history with 2,657 receiving yards.
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Amani Toomer was used as a punt and kick returner at Michigan.
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Amani Toomer returned 46 punts for 384 yards and two touchdowns.
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Amani Toomer was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft.
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Amani Toomer returned a second punt for a touchdown that season against the Philadelphia Eagles, before injuring his anterior cruciate ligament and spending the rest of the season on injured reserve.
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Amani Toomer led the NFL in 1996 with an average of 16.1 yards on 19 punt returns.
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Amani Toomer caught his first touchdown pass on November 16,1997, a 56-yard reception from Danny Kanell against the Arizona Cardinals.
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In 1998, Amani Toomer again appeared in all 16 games for the Giants.
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Amani Toomer returned 35 punts for 252 yards, an average of 7.1 yards per return.
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Amani Toomer began to see increased playing time as a receiver, registering 27 catches for 360 yards and five touchdowns.
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In 2000, Amani Toomer appeared in all 16 regular season games for the Giants and posted solid totals with 78 receptions for 1,094 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Amani Toomer had the best year of his NFL career in 2002.
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Amani Toomer set Giants' single-season records with 82 receptions and 1,343 receiving yards.
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Amani Toomer's eight receiving touchdowns in 2002 were a career-high.
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In 2003, Amani Toomer started all 16 games and had his fifth consecutive season with at least 1,000 receiving yards.
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Amani Toomer totaled 63 catches for 1,057 yards and five touchdowns.
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Amani Toomer appeared in 15 games and had 51 catches for 747 yards, the sixth consecutive season in which he topped 50 catches and 700 yards.
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Amani Toomer's season came to an end after eight games when he suffered a partially torn ACL in his left knee.
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In eight games during the 2006 season, Amani Toomer had 32 receptions for 360 yards and three touchdowns.
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Amani Toomer totaled 59 receptions for 760 yards and three touchdowns.
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Amani Toomer started all four postseason games for the team and totaled 21 catches for 280 yards and three touchdowns.
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On January 13,2008, during the 2007 divisional playoff round, Amani Toomer caught a 52-yard touchdown pass, his longest since a 77-yard touchdown on November 30,2003.
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Amani Toomer led the Giants with six receptions for 84 yards in the Super Bowl.
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Amani Toomer appeared in all 16 regular season games, 12 as a starter, and caught 48 passes for 580 yards and four touchdowns.
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Amani Toomer concluded his NFL career having appeared in 190 games, 142 as a starter, with 668 receptions for 9,497 yards, and 54 touchdown receptions.
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Amani Toomer holds Giants' record for most career receiving yards, receptions, receiving touchdowns, and most consecutive games with at least one reception.
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In 2010, Amani Toomer was included in the initial group selected for induction into the New York Giants Ring of Honor.
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Amani Toomer was signed to a one-year contract by Kansas City Chiefs on August 4,2009.