Brent Steven Celek is an American football executive and former tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
31 Facts About Brent Celek
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Brent Celek played college football at Cincinnati and was drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
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Brent Celek played his entire 11 season career with the Eagles.
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Brent Celek played high school football at La Salle High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Brent Celek was named first-team all-district as both a junior and senior.
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Brent Celek set a school record after catching a pass for 89 yards.
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Brent Celek lettered in track two years in the shot put and discus.
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Brent Celek played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, the first year under head coach Rick Minter and the following three seasons under Mark Dantonio.
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Brent Celek won the UC Claude Rost Award and was a second-team All-Big East Conference selection.
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Brent Celek signed a four-year contract with the team on May 30,2007.
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In 2008, Brent Celek set franchise records for yards in a game with 131 in week 9 and receptions in a playoff game with 10 in the 2009 NFC Championship game.
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The league chose not to penalize Brent Celek, but stated that any future incident would be punished.
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Brent Celek signed six-year contract extension on December 1,2009, to keep him under contract as an Eagle until after the 2016 season.
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Brent Celek ended the season with 811 receiving yards, as quarterback Michael Vick's favorite target.
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Brent Celek was one of three Eagle offensive players to start all 16 games, along with right tackle Todd Herremans and rookie center Jason Kelce.
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Brent Celek finished the season with 57 receptions for 684 yards and one touchdown.
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Brent Celek finished the regular season with 32 receptions for 502 yards and six touchdowns after scoring a touchdown in each of the final two weeks.
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When Nick Foles went down due to injury, Brent Celek saw more catches from backup Mark Sanchez.
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Brent Celek caught his lone touchdown of the season from Sanchez, a 1-yard catch against the Giants in Week 17.
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Brent Celek finished the season with 32 receptions for 340 yards and 1 touchdown, which was less than half of teammate Zach Ertz's total.
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Similarly to 2014, Brent Celek had an uneventful start, only getting one catch on one target for six yards in three games.
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Brent Celek followed it up with 3 catches for 44 yards and another touchdown against the Saints.
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Brent Celek only caught 2 passes for 11 yards in a game against the Panthers, and against the Cowboys he caught no passes.
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Brent Celek did make a crucial block on Dallas' defensive end Greg Hardy in overtime that allowed Bradford to throw the game-winning touchdown.
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Brent Celek exploded onto the scene with 4 catches for 134 yards in a week 10 matchup against the Miami Dolphins, followed by 7 catches for 79 yards against the Buccaneers, and 2 catches for 10 yards and a touchdown against the Lions.
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On January 26,2016, Brent Celek signed a three-year contract extension with the Eagles for $13 million, with $6 million guaranteed.
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Brent Celek played in all 16 games with 8 starts, recording 14 receptions for 155 yards, but no touchdowns for the first time in his career.
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Brent Celek played in all 16 games and recorded career lows in catches and yards with 13 receptions for 130 yards, but did catch a touchdown.
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On March 13,2018, Brent Celek was released by the Eagles.
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On February 7,2020, Brent Celek was hired as a personnel consultant in the Eagles' football operations department, alongside former teammate Darren Sproles.
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Brent Celek is the son of Steve and Debbie Brent Celek and the oldest of five children.