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34 Facts About Randy McMichael

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Randy Montez McMichael was born on June 28,1979 and is an American former professional football tight end in the National Football League.

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Randy McMichael was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft.

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Randy McMichael was voted the team's best offensive lineman as a senior, and lettered in basketball and track during his prep career.

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Randy McMichael was a three-year letterman at Georgia from 1999 to 2001.

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Randy McMichael missed all but one game in 1997 with a thumb injury, and missed all of 1998 with a knee injury.

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Randy McMichael was a First-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press and SEC coaches in his final year of 2001 when he started nine of the ten games in which he appeared and had 24 receptions for 281 yards and a touchdown.

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Randy McMichael started 21 of the 33 games in which he played during his career and caught 90 passes for 1,213 yards and five touchdowns.

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Randy McMichael finished ranked ninth in school history for career receiving yards.

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Randy McMichael was selected in the fourth round in the 2002 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins.

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Randy McMichael scored his first NFL touchdown in the game, hauling in a Jay Fiedler pass from 16 yards out in the second quarter.

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Randy McMichael started all 16 games in his rookie season, catching 39 passes for 485 yards and four touchdowns.

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Randy McMichael's four receiving scores led the team, while his reception and yardage figures both were third.

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Randy McMichael became the first Dolphins rookie tight end ever to start every regular season contest.

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Randy McMichael emerged as one of the top receiving tight ends in the league in his second NFL season, starting all 16 games and finishing with 49 receptions for 598 yards and two touchdowns.

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Randy McMichael ranked third on the team in receptions and second in receiving yards.

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Randy McMichael led or shared the team-lead in receiving four times during the course of the season, while topping the team in receiving yards on five occasions.

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Randy McMichael had a reception in all but one game.

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Randy McMichael ranked fourth among AFC tight ends in both receptions and receiving yards.

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Randy McMichael was one of only two Dolphins offensive players to open every game in 2004, with offensive lineman Seth McKinney being the other.

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Randy McMichael put together the most prolific receiving season of any tight end in Dolphins history, leading the team with 73 receptions while his 791 receiving yards ranked second, trailing only Chris Chambers, who registered 898 yards.

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Randy McMichael scored four touchdowns on the season and had a two-point conversion to his credit.

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Randy McMichael had five receptions for 25 yards or longer on the season, tied with Marty Booker for second on the squad, trailing only Chambers, who had six.

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Randy McMichael tied for fourth in the AFC with 24 third-down receptions.

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In 2005, Randy McMichael started 16 games for the fourth straight year to open his career.

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Randy McMichael led the team in receptions on six occasions and in receiving yardage once.

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Randy McMichael had a touchdown reception in each of the first four games of the season -the only player in the NFL to achieve this feat in 2005.

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On October 7,2005, Randy McMichael signed a four-year contract extension with the Dolphins to keep him with the team through the 2009 season.

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The Dolphins' offense struggled as a whole in 2006, and like Chris Chambers, Randy McMichael was not consistently and often utilized by quarterback Joey Harrington.

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Randy McMichael finished fifth among AFC tight ends in receptions and was sixth in receiving yards.

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Randy McMichael led the team in receptions five times and in reception yardage four times during the season.

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At season's end, Randy McMichael was already the team's all-time leading tight end in receptions and receiving yards, and ranked third in touchdowns.

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Randy McMichael suffered a season-ending right tibia injury against Buffalo on September 8,2008, and missed the rest of the 2008 NFL season, after posting 11 catches for 139 yards.

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On March 12,2013, Randy McMichael was cut by the Chargers.

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In May 2019, Randy McMichael began co-hosting a midday program with Andy Bunker on sports-talk "92.9 The Game" WZGC in Atlanta.