David Givens
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 16, 1980 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Humble (Humble, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 7 / pick: 253 | ||||||||
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David Lamar Givens (born August 16, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, primarily as a running back. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft.
Givens also played for the Tennessee Titans.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
217 lb (98 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.57 s | 1.56 s | 2.59 s | 4.13 s | 6.82 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[1][2] | ||||||||||||
New England Patriots
[edit]Givens was drafted in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 253rd overall pick.[3] Givens caught nine passes and one touchdown his rookie year for the New England Patriots in 2002, and improved in each of the next two seasons. He posted 34 catches and led his team with six touchdowns in 2003 and 56 catches in 2004 despite scoring just three times. His best performances in his career came in the postseason. Beginning with the 2003 AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts, Givens scored at least one touchdown the Patriots' next seven playoff games, including both Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX. In 2005, Givens caught a career-high 59 passes and was the Patriots' number two receiver for the second year in a row.
In Super Bowl XXXIX against the Philadelphia Eagles, Givens mocked the wing-flap celebration of Eagles receiver Terrell Owens after catching a four-yard touchdown from Tom Brady.
Givens was the Patriots' record holder in postseason touchdown receptions until 2015, before being surpassed by Rob Gronkowski who scored his eighth playoff touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs on January 20, 2016, and has the second-longest streak of consecutive post-season games with a touchdown reception, with seven.[4]
Tennessee Titans
[edit]Givens signed a 5-year deal worth $24 million with the Tennessee Titans on March 14, 2006. His first season with the Titans ended prematurely in Week 10, after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. He also missed the entire 2007 season. On February 27, 2008, he was released by the Titans. In 2009 Givens sued the Titans for $25 Million claiming that his ACL tear was due to the Titans doctors failing to adequately test his knee, his lawsuit was dismissed in 2010.[5]
NFL statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receptions | Yards | Yards per Reception | Longest Reception | Touchdowns | First Downs | Fumbles | Fumbles Lost |
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| 2002 | NE | 12 | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | NE | 13 | 34 | 510 | 15.0 | 57 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NE | 15 | 56 | 874 | 15.6 | 50 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NE | 13 | 59 | 738 | 12.5 | 40 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | TEN | 5 | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 58 | 166 | 2,318 | 14.0 | 57 | 12 | 112 | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "David Givens, Combine Results, WR - Notre Dame". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "David Givens RAS". ras.football. December 27, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Super Bowl Sunday: When, Where, & More". NFL.com.
- ^ "Givens sues Titans; Fisher blasts TV station". September 23, 2009.
- ^ "David Givens Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 4, 2014.