Height: 6-3   Weight: 255
College: Georgia
Position: TE   No: 85

Born: 1/19/1975
Hometown: East Boston, MA

Professional Career Highlights:  Undrafted out of Georgia, signed with the New York Jets in 2000 where he played in 11 games; signed with New England near the end of 2000 and started two of the remaining four games for the Patriots, catching 16 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown; played with New England through 2002, winning Super Bowl XXXVI in 2001; signed with Indianapolis following the season and played the 2002 campaign with the Colts; joined Carolina for two seasons, 2002 - 2003, winning a NFC Championship in 2003; signed with Minnesota in 2004 and had a breakout season, recording career-best  71 receptions for 705 yards and four touchdowns;  led the Vikings in receptions in 2004 and 2005 (69); joined Jacksonville in 2007 but was released during the preseason; on pro career, has 236 receptions for 2,141 yards

College Accomplishments:  Quality receiving tight end who played his first two years at Marshall University before   transferring to Georgia for his final two seasons;  saw action in all 14 games as a freshman; helped lead Marshall to a Division 1-AA runner-up season in 1995 when he caught 58 passes for 681 yards and four touchdowns; redshirted after transferring to Georgia in 1996;  as a senior he played his way into being one of the regulars at tight end during spring workouts and then contributed in all 11 games, with five starts, during the season; finished as the Bulldogs' 4th-leading receiver with 23 catches and played in all 11 regular season games as a junior

Personal:  Married with three children; earned his degree in child and family development; was a high school standout at East Boston (MA) HS, selected for All-City and All-League honors while earning four football letters; enjoys playing ice hockey in his spare time; trained in mixed martial arts.