Donnie Avery

Donnie Dion Avery[1] (born June 12, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Avery has also played for the Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs.

Donnie Avery
Avery with the Chiefs in 2014
No. 17, 82, 11
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1984-06-12) June 12, 1984
Houston, Texas
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Alief (TX) Hastings
College:Houston
NFL Draft:2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:218
Receiving yards:2,861
Receiving touchdowns:14
Rushing yards:114
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

At Hastings High School in Alief, Texas, Avery was a First-team All-District selection as both a wide receiver and return specialist as a senior. He helped lead the team to the district championship and an 11-3 record, hauling in 36 passes for 502 yards and two touchdowns to lead the District 19-5A receivers in 2002. He also returned 13 punts for 399 yards and three scores, as well as seven kickoffs for 345 yards and one touchdown, in addition to rushing 16 times for 175 yards and two scores.

College career

In 2007 Avery led the Cougars with a career-high 91 catches for school and conference season-records of 1,456 yards (16.0 average) and seven touchdowns. He was a First-team All-Conference USA selection. As a junior, in 2006, he caught 57 passes for 852 (14.9 average) yards and 5 touchdowns. In 2006, he played in 12 games, starting 10 and caught 44 passes for 688 yards and five touchdowns. He was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 2004. Started 11 games as a redshirt freshman finishing fourth on the team with 18 catches for 343 yards and three punt returns for 28 yards (9.3 avg.) He redshirted as a true freshman in 2003.[2][3]

Professional career

Pre-draft
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		 192 lb
(87 kg)		 30.25 in
(0.77 m)		 4.28 s 1.47 s 2.51 s 3.91 s 6.30 s 37 1⁄2 in
(0.95 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 16 reps 14
All values from University of Houston Pro Day, except Ht, Wt, BP, Wonderlic (NFL Combine)[2]

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St. Louis Rams

He was drafted by the Rams in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was the first wide receiver taken in the draft in 2008. On July 26, 2008, Avery signed a four-year, $4.8 million contract which includes 3 million guaranteed. In his rookie season in the NFL, playing for the St. Louis Rams, Donnie Avery caught 53 passes for 674 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns along with 1 rushing touchdown. The Carroll Rosenbloom Award for St. Louis Ram Rookie of the Year went to receiver Donnie Avery after the 2008 NFL Season. [4] Avery’s selection was hard earned. Defensive end and first-round pick Chris Long narrowly was edged out by Avery. Avery became the first non-first round pick to earn the honor since linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa in 2003. In the third preseason game of the 2010 NFL season against the New England Patriots, Avery was carted off the field with a knee injury. Avery missed the entire 2010 season due to that injury. On September 3, 2011, Avery was released by the St. Louis Rams.[5]

Tennessee Titans

On September 28, 2011, Avery signed with the Tennessee Titans.[6]

Indianapolis Colts

Avery signed with the Indianapolis Colts on March 23, 2012.[7] On September 9, 2012, Avery caught a 6-yard touchdown from Andrew Luck. This was Luck's first NFL touchdown pass.

Kansas City Chiefs

On March 12, 2013, Avery signed with Kansas City Chiefs.[8] Avery played in all 16 games for the Chiefs in 2013, catching 40 passes for 596 yards and 2 touchdowns for the year. Avery also played in the wildcard game against the Colts, catching a 79-yard touchdown pass thrown by Alex Smith, however, Kansas City ended up losing the game 44-45.

In week 4 of the 2014 season against the New England Patriots, Avery was removed in the fourth quarter with a possible groin injury. He did not return to the game and later that week traveled to Philadelphia to undergo sports hernia surgery. By the end of week 8, coach Andy Reid said Avery was “making progress.” He ended the 2014 season playing in only 6 games - making 15 receptions for 176 yards - as the Chiefs finished 9-7.

On February 17, 2015, Avery was released by the Chiefs.[9]

Career statistics
YearTeamGamesReceptionsTargetsReceiving YardsYards per ReceptionLongest ReceptionReceiving TouchdownsFirst DownsFumblesFumbles Lost
2008STL155310267412.76933000
2009STL16479758912.55052811
2011TEN83114515.0231300
2012IND166012578113.04833710
2013KC16407259614.95122511
2014KC6152517611.7270811
Total-772184322,86113.1691413143

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References
  1. "Donnie Avery Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. Official Website of Donnie Avery Archived October 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "UHCOUGARS.com :: Donnie Avery Bio :: University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Football". cstv.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. St. Louis Rams bio Archived June 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Titans sign receiver Donnie Avery Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, Titansonline.com
  7. "Indianapolis Star". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. "Chiefs adding Donnie Avery". nbcsports.com. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  9. Wesseling, Chris (February 17, 2015). "Donnie Avery, A.J. Jenkins released by Chiefs". NFL.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  10. "Donnie Avery Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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