— Key Transactions —
- Signed with the Ravens on 3/15/16
- Released by the Vikings on 3/8/16
- Acquired by Minnesota via trade from Miami on 3/13/15
- Signed by Miami on 3/12/13
- Re-signed by the Steelers to a one-year contract extension on 8/28/12
- Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the third round (84th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft
— Honors —
- Pro Bowl (2011)
- NFL Rookie of the Week (Week 9 & Week 15, 2009)
- Joe Green Performance Award, given to the Steelers’ top rookie (2009)
— Career Highlights —
- Entering 2016, ranks ninth in the NFL with 49 receiving TDs since entering the NFL in 2009...Has registered 414 receptions for 6,307 receiving yards (15.2 avg.), with a long TD of 95 yards
- Has tallied 19 100-yard receiving games during his career
- Posted consecutive seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards in 2010 and 2011
- Caught 9 passes for 89 yards and 1 TD in Super Bowl XLV vs. the Green Bay Packers (2/6/11)
— Season Recaps —
2015: (Minnesota Vikings – 16/12, 1/0)
- Registered 473 receiving yards and 2 TDs on 39 receptions, helping the Vikings win the NFC North Division title
- Recorded 2 catches for 43 yards (21.5 avg.) in Week 13 vs. Sea. (12/6)
- Netted a season-high 8 receptions for 83 yards and 1 TD at Den. (10/4)
- Started and led the team with 6 receptions for 63 yards in his first-career game with the Vikings at SF (9/14)
2014: (Miami Dolphins – 16/16)
- Finished the season with a team-leading 862 receiving yards on 67 receptions...Led the team with 10 receiving TDs, tying his career high originally set in 2010
- Posted 5 catches for 58 yards and tied his single-game career high of 2 receiving TDs vs. Min. (12/21)
- Tallied a season-high 104 receiving yards, including a 50-yard reception, on 5 catches at NE (12/14)
- Scored a touchdown in back-to-back games vs. GB and at Chi. (10/12 and 10/19)
- Registered 7 catches for 81 yards and 1 TD in the Dolphins’ season-opening win vs. NE (9/7/14)
2013: (Miami Dolphins – 16/16)
- Posted a career-high 73 receptions for 930 yards and 5 TDs in his first season with the Dolphins
- Recorded his fourth game of at least 100 receiving yards with 6 catches for 105 yards vs. NE (12/15)
- Registered 7 catches for 82 yards and 1 TD in a 23-3 victory at NYJ (12/1)
- Produced 127 yards and 1 TD on 5 receptions, including a season-long 57-yard reception, vs. Car. (11/24)
- Netted 7 catches for 105 yards (15.0 avg.) vs. Bal. (10/6/13)
- Pulled in a team- and career-high 9 receptions for 115 yards and 1 TD at Ind. (9/15)
2012: (Pittsburgh Steelers – 15/14)
- Established team highs in receiving yards (836) and TD catches (8, tied), registering 64 catches...Posted an 82-yard TD catch, contributing to a 13.1 yards-per-catch average
- Tallied 7 catches for 112 yards, tying a career high with 2 TDs vs. SD (12/9)
- Recorded a team-high 66 yards, including a 51-yard TD catch, on 3 catches in a 24-20 win at NYG (11/4)
- Hauled in a season-long 82-yard TD pass at Ten. (10/11)
- Netted 123 receiving yards and 1 TD on 8 catches in a win at Oak. (9/23)
2011: (Pittsburgh Steelers – 16/14, 1/1)
- Earned Pro Bowl honors after leading Pittsburgh in receptions (72), receiving yards (1,193) and receiving TDs (8)...Helped lead the Steelers to a 12-4 record and a berth in the AFC Wild Card game
- Led Pittsburgh with 82 yards on 4 receptions in a 27-0 win vs. STL (12/24)
- Posted 3 catches for 118 yards, including a career-long 95-yard TD, at Ari. (10/23)
- Recorded at least 100 yards in his first three games of the season, including a career-high 144-yard performance (with 1 TD), at Ind. (9/25)
- Produced 107 yards on 8 receptions in the season-opening game at Bal. (9/11)
2010: (Pittsburgh Steelers – 16/16, 3/2)
- Finished fifth in the NFL with a career-high 1,257 receiving yards and ranked second in the league in yards per catch (21.0 avg.) on 60 receptions...Compiled a career high in receiving TDs (10, since tied in 2014), helping Pittsburgh win the AFC North and earn a berth in Super Bowl XLV
- Notched single-game playoff career highs in catches (9) and receiving yards (89) in Super Bowl XLV vs. GB (2/6/11)
- Finished the season with three-consecutive games of over 100 yards receiving: 102 vs. NYJ (12/19), 104 vs. Car. (12/23), and 105 at Cle. (1/2/11)
- Posted a season-high 136 receiving yards and 2 TDs on 8 catches vs NE. (11/14)
- Hauled in a 41-yard TD and a 46-yard TD, finishing with 3 receptions for 100 yards at TB (9/26)
2009: (Pittsburgh Steelers – 16/4)
- Earned the Joe Greene Great Performance award, given to the Steelers’ top rookie, after pulling in 39 receptions for 756 yards (19.4 avg.) and 6 TDs
- Established a career-high 2 receiving TDs and had 79 receiving yards, including a season-long 60-yarder, vs. GB (12/20)...Named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week
- Earned his first Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award after netting 4 receptions for 69 yards and 1 TD at Den. (11/9)
- Caught his first-career TD, recording a 47-yard scoring reception at Det. (10/11)
- Recorded his first-career 100-yard receiving game with season highs in receptions (7) and yards (102) at Cin. (9/27)
— College —
- Started 28 games in his four-year career (2005-08) at Ole Miss, catching 101 passes for 1,910 yards...Earned second-team All-SEC honors as both a WR and kick returner during his senior season (2008)
- Led the SEC and ranked third in the NCAA (among top 100 WRs) in yards-per-catch average (20.1) and was sixth in conference receiving yards per game (60.3) in 2008
— High School —
- Named league and district MVP following his senior season at O. Perry Walker (New Orleans) HS...Caught 60 passes for 1,039 yards and 19 TDs as a senior
- Earned All-State honors in the 100-meter dash in track
— Key Transactions —
- Signed with the Ravens on 3/15/16
- Released by the Vikings on 3/8/16
- Acquired by Minnesota via trade from Miami on 3/13/15
- Signed by Miami on 3/12/13
- Re-signed by the Steelers to a one-year contract extension on 8/28/12
- Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the third round (84th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft
— Honors —
- Pro Bowl (2011)
- NFL Rookie of the Week (Week 9 & Week 15, 2009)
- Joe Green Performance Award, given to the Steelers’ top rookie (2009)
— Career Highlights —
- Entering 2016, ranks ninth in the NFL with 49 receiving TDs since entering the NFL in 2009...Has registered 414 receptions for 6,307 receiving yards (15.2 avg.), with a long TD of 95 yards
- Has tallied 19 100-yard receiving games during his career
- Posted consecutive seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards in 2010 and 2011
- Caught 9 passes for 89 yards and 1 TD in Super Bowl XLV vs. the Green Bay Packers (2/6/11)
— Season Recaps —
2015: (Minnesota Vikings – 16/12, 1/0)
- Registered 473 receiving yards and 2 TDs on 39 receptions, helping the Vikings win the NFC North Division title
- Recorded 2 catches for 43 yards (21.5 avg.) in Week 13 vs. Sea. (12/6)
- Netted a season-high 8 receptions for 83 yards and 1 TD at Den. (10/4)
- Started and led the team with 6 receptions for 63 yards in his first-career game with the Vikings at SF (9/14)
2014: (Miami Dolphins – 16/16)
- Finished the season with a team-leading 862 receiving yards on 67 receptions...Led the team with 10 receiving TDs, tying his career high originally set in 2010
- Posted 5 catches for 58 yards and tied his single-game career high of 2 receiving TDs vs. Min. (12/21)
- Tallied a season-high 104 receiving yards, including a 50-yard reception, on 5 catches at NE (12/14)
- Scored a touchdown in back-to-back games vs. GB and at Chi. (10/12 and 10/19)
- Registered 7 catches for 81 yards and 1 TD in the Dolphins’ season-opening win vs. NE (9/7/14)
2013: (Miami Dolphins – 16/16)
- Posted a career-high 73 receptions for 930 yards and 5 TDs in his first season with the Dolphins
- Recorded his fourth game of at least 100 receiving yards with 6 catches for 105 yards vs. NE (12/15)
- Registered 7 catches for 82 yards and 1 TD in a 23-3 victory at NYJ (12/1)
- Produced 127 yards and 1 TD on 5 receptions, including a season-long 57-yard reception, vs. Car. (11/24)
- Netted 7 catches for 105 yards (15.0 avg.) vs. Bal. (10/6/13)
- Pulled in a team- and career-high 9 receptions for 115 yards and 1 TD at Ind. (9/15)
2012: (Pittsburgh Steelers – 15/14)
- Established team highs in receiving yards (836) and TD catches (8, tied), registering 64 catches...Posted an 82-yard TD catch, contributing to a 13.1 yards-per-catch average
- Tallied 7 catches for 112 yards, tying a career high with 2 TDs vs. SD (12/9)
- Recorded a team-high 66 yards, including a 51-yard TD catch, on 3 catches in a 24-20 win at NYG (11/4)
- Hauled in a season-long 82-yard TD pass at Ten. (10/11)
- Netted 123 receiving yards and 1 TD on 8 catches in a win at Oak. (9/23)
2011: (Pittsburgh Steelers – 16/14, 1/1)
- Earned Pro Bowl honors after leading Pittsburgh in receptions (72), receiving yards (1,193) and receiving TDs (8)...Helped lead the Steelers to a 12-4 record and a berth in the AFC Wild Card game
- Led Pittsburgh with 82 yards on 4 receptions in a 27-0 win vs. STL (12/24)
- Posted 3 catches for 118 yards, including a career-long 95-yard TD, at Ari. (10/23)
- Recorded at least 100 yards in his first three games of the season, including a career-high 144-yard performance (with 1 TD), at Ind. (9/25)
- Produced 107 yards on 8 receptions in the season-opening game at Bal. (9/11)
2010: (Pittsburgh Steelers – 16/16, 3/2)
- Finished fifth in the NFL with a career-high 1,257 receiving yards and ranked second in the league in yards per catch (21.0 avg.) on 60 receptions...Compiled a career high in receiving TDs (10, since tied in 2014), helping Pittsburgh win the AFC North and earn a berth in Super Bowl XLV
- Notched single-game playoff career highs in catches (9) and receiving yards (89) in Super Bowl XLV vs. GB (2/6/11)
- Finished the season with three-consecutive games of over 100 yards receiving: 102 vs. NYJ (12/19), 104 vs. Car. (12/23), and 105 at Cle. (1/2/11)
- Posted a season-high 136 receiving yards and 2 TDs on 8 catches vs NE. (11/14)
- Hauled in a 41-yard TD and a 46-yard TD, finishing with 3 receptions for 100 yards at TB (9/26)
2009: (Pittsburgh Steelers – 16/4)
- Earned the Joe Greene Great Performance award, given to the Steelers’ top rookie, after pulling in 39 receptions for 756 yards (19.4 avg.) and 6 TDs
- Established a career-high 2 receiving TDs and had 79 receiving yards, including a season-long 60-yarder, vs. GB (12/20)...Named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week
- Earned his first Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award after netting 4 receptions for 69 yards and 1 TD at Den. (11/9)
- Caught his first-career TD, recording a 47-yard scoring reception at Det. (10/11)
- Recorded his first-career 100-yard receiving game with season highs in receptions (7) and yards (102) at Cin. (9/27)
— College —
- Started 28 games in his four-year career (2005-08) at Ole Miss, catching 101 passes for 1,910 yards...Earned second-team All-SEC honors as both a WR and kick returner during his senior season (2008)
- Led the SEC and ranked third in the NCAA (among top 100 WRs) in yards-per-catch average (20.1) and was sixth in conference receiving yards per game (60.3) in 2008
— High School —
- Named league and district MVP following his senior season at O. Perry Walker (New Orleans) HS...Caught 60 passes for 1,039 yards and 19 TDs as a senior
- Earned All-State honors in the 100-meter dash in track
