20 Facts About David Tyree

David Tyree played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected by the Giants in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft.

David Tyree earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors in 2005 as a special teams player, but was utilized as a backup for most of his career.

Nevertheless, David Tyree earned recognition during the Giants' last drive in Super Bowl XLII when he caught a third down pass by pressing the ball against his helmet.

David Tyree played Youth Football for the Montclair Cobras where he went to Florida for a Tournament in the 8th Grade.

David Tyree played high school football and was a three-year varsity letterman at Montclair High School, where he was selected as a Blue Chip Illustrated All-American.

David Tyree developed a reputation for being an excellent special teams player, amassing six blocked punts.

David Tyree was selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft by the New York Giants.

In 2008, David Tyree was placed on injured reserve for a knee injury suffered during training camp after being on the physically-unable-to-perform list most of the season.

David Tyree was released during the final cuts on September 5,2009.

David Tyree leaped and caught the ball fully extended, bringing it down against his helmet with his right hand, while the New England Patriots' Rodney Harrison pulled violently downward on that arm, simultaneously wrenching David Tyree arching backwards towards the turf.

David Tyree, who got a second hand on the ball during the descent, seemingly kept the ball only inches from the turf, thereafter struggling successfully for possession while Harrison tried to steal the ball away from him on the ground.

David Tyree dedicated this catch, the last one he ever made in an NFL game, to his mother, Thelma, who died of a heart attack that year.

David Tyree was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on October 13,2009, after working out with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

David Tyree appeared in ten games with the Ravens, but had no receptions.

David Tyree signed a one-day contract with the Giants to announce his retirement from the NFL as a Giant on July 29,2010.

David Tyree battled with alcohol addiction beginning in middle school, and in March 2004, he was arrested by the Fort Lee Police Department for possession of marijuana.

David Tyree is a born-again Christian and has made appearances at the 2008 and 2009 Christian concert "BattleCry".

In 2011, David Tyree became an advocate against legalization of same-sex marriage in New York with the National Organization for Marriage.

David Tyree said he would trade his famous catch and the team's Super Bowl title to keep marriage between a man and a woman.

David Tyree is a cousin of former basketball player and current television analyst Jay Williams.