Joey Galloway
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Joseph Scott Galloway is an American football
wide receiver
. He most recently played for the Washington Redskins
of the National Football League
. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks
eighth overall in the 1995 NFL Draft
. He played college football
at Ohio State
.
Galloway has also played for the Dallas Cowboys
, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, New England Patriots
, and Pittsburgh Steelers
.
at Bellaire High School
in Bellaire, Ohio
. During his senior year he caught 32 passes for 608 yards and eight touchdown
s. He also was an All-Ohio choice in basketball
and won the state in both the 100 and 200 meter dash in track
.
at Ohio State University
. While there he earned many honors and finished in the top five all time in many of Ohio State's receiving records. During his junior year he caught 47 passes for 946 yards and tied Cris Carter
with a school record 11 touchdowns. His great play earned him First-Team All-Big Ten Conference
honors as a junior. During his senior year he made 44 reception
s for 669 yards and seven touchdowns, and earned Second-Team All-Big Ten Conference. He finished his college career fourth in both career receptions with 108 and receiving yards with 1,894, and second in touchdown receptions behind Cris Carter with 19.
eight overall in the 1995 NFL Draft
. He made an immediate impact for the Seahawks, setting franchise season records for a rookie with 67 receptions, 1,039 receiving yards and three 100-yard games. He also had success as a punt returner
, returning 36 punts
for 360 yards and a touchdown
. During his second year he started all 16 games for the Seahawks, leading the team in receptions with 57, receiving yards with 987 and touchdowns with seven. During his third year in 1997 he made 72 receptions for 1,049 yards and 12 touchdowns. In 1998 he went over double digit receiving touchdowns for the second consecutive year with ten. He finished the season with 65 receptions for 1,047 yards. During the 1999 season he played in only eight games due to a contract dispute. When he came back he made 22 receptions for 335 yards and only one touchdown. Overall he finished his career with the Seahawks with 283 receptions for 4,457 yards and 37 touchdowns in 71 games.
as a target for Troy Aikman
, the Dallas Cowboys
inquired about Galloway's availability in the wake of his holdout. On February 12, 2000, Dallas traded their first round selections in the 2000
and 2001 NFL Draft
s (with which the Seahawks would go on to select Shaun Alexander
and Koren Robinson
) to Seattle for Galloway.
During his first year with Dallas, Galloway played in only one game after tearing the ACL
in his left knee
in the fourth quarter of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles
. He finished the game with four receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown. During his second year with the Cowboys Galloway rebounded from the injury from the previous season, starting all 16 games and finishing second on the team in receptions with 52 and receiving yards with 699 and first in receiving touchdowns with three.
In 2002, Galloway started all 16 games, making 61 receptions for 908 yards and six touchdowns. In 2003 he started 13 of 14 games he played in making 34 catches for 672 yards and two touchdowns and led the NFL with a 19.8 yards-per-catch average. He finished his career with the Cowboys with 151 receptions for 2,341 yards and 12 touchdowns.
for Keyshawn Johnson
. During his first year with the Bucs he played in ten games making 33 receptions for 416 yards and five touchdowns. After the season he re-signed with the Bucs. During 2005 he enjoyed his best season as a professional, catching a career high 83 passes for 1,287 yards and ten touchdowns. In 2006 he started 14 of 16 games making 62 receptions for 1,057 and seven touchdowns. It was also just the second time in Bucs history that a player had gone over the 1,000 yard receiving mark in back-to-back seasons. In 2007 he played in 15 games making 57 receptions for 1,014 yards and six touchdowns. Due to a foot injury he missed most of 2008 season games and had only 13 receptions for 138 yards during the season.
Galloway was released by the Buccaneers on February 25, 2009. He finished his career with the Buccaneers with 248 receptions for 3,912 yards and 28 touchdowns.
on March 14, 2009. Although healthy, he was inactive for Weeks 4-6 of the 2009 season due to a lack of production and difficulty in learning the Patriots offense. He was released on October 20.
on December 22, 2009 after wide receiver
Limas Sweed
was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Illness list.
on April 28, 2010. On November 27, 2010, Galloway was waived by the Redskins. For the season with the Redskins, Galloway had 12 catches for 173 yards in 10 games. Wide receiver Terrence Austin
was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster to replace Galloway.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
. He most recently played for the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
eighth overall in the 1995 NFL Draft
1995 NFL Draft
The 1995 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1995 at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes football
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...
.
Galloway has also played for the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
, and Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
.
Early years
Galloway played high school footballHigh school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
at Bellaire High School
Bellaire High School (Bellaire, Ohio)
Bellaire High School is a public high school located in Bellaire, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Bellaire Local School District. Bellaire's sports and other extracurricular teams are known by the mascot "Big Reds."-History:...
in Bellaire, Ohio
Bellaire, Ohio
Bellaire is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,278 at the 2010 census. The village is located along the Ohio River...
. During his senior year he caught 32 passes for 608 yards and eight touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
s. He also was an All-Ohio choice in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and won the state in both the 100 and 200 meter dash in track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
.
College career
Galloway played college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
. While there he earned many honors and finished in the top five all time in many of Ohio State's receiving records. During his junior year he caught 47 passes for 946 yards and tied Cris Carter
Cris Carter
Cristopher D. Carter is a former American football player in the National Football League. He played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins ....
with a school record 11 touchdowns. His great play earned him First-Team All-Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
honors as a junior. During his senior year he made 44 reception
Reception (American football)
In American football, a reception is part of a play in which a forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage is received by a player in bounds, who, after the catch, proceeds to either score a touchdown or be downed. Yards gained from the receiving play are credited to the player as receiving...
s for 669 yards and seven touchdowns, and earned Second-Team All-Big Ten Conference. He finished his college career fourth in both career receptions with 108 and receiving yards with 1,894, and second in touchdown receptions behind Cris Carter with 19.
Seattle Seahawks
Galloway was drafted by the Seattle SeahawksSeattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
eight overall in the 1995 NFL Draft
1995 NFL Draft
The 1995 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1995 at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City...
. He made an immediate impact for the Seahawks, setting franchise season records for a rookie with 67 receptions, 1,039 receiving yards and three 100-yard games. He also had success as a punt returner
Punt returner
Punt returner is a position on special teams in American football.-Description:The role of a punt returner is to catch the ball after it is punted and to give his team good field position by returning it. Before catching the punted ball, the returner must assess the situation on the field while...
, returning 36 punts
Punt (football)
In some codes of football, a punt is a play in which a player drops the ball and kicks it before it touches the ground. A punt is in contrast to a drop kick, in which the ball touches the ground before being kicked....
for 360 yards and a touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
. During his second year he started all 16 games for the Seahawks, leading the team in receptions with 57, receiving yards with 987 and touchdowns with seven. During his third year in 1997 he made 72 receptions for 1,049 yards and 12 touchdowns. In 1998 he went over double digit receiving touchdowns for the second consecutive year with ten. He finished the season with 65 receptions for 1,047 yards. During the 1999 season he played in only eight games due to a contract dispute. When he came back he made 22 receptions for 335 yards and only one touchdown. Overall he finished his career with the Seahawks with 283 receptions for 4,457 yards and 37 touchdowns in 71 games.
Dallas Cowboys
Desperately seeking an elite wide receiver to pair with Raghib IsmailRaghib Ismail
Raghib Ramadian Ismail is a retired professional American and Canadian football player, who played Wide receiver in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame...
as a target for Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman
Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys...
, the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
inquired about Galloway's availability in the wake of his holdout. On February 12, 2000, Dallas traded their first round selections in the 2000
2000 NFL Draft
The 2000 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur U.S. college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 15–16, 2000...
and 2001 NFL Draft
2001 NFL Draft
The 2001 NFL Draft took place on April 21–22, 2001 at the theater at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. This was the 66th National Football League draft in league history. The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. No teams elected to claim any players in the...
s (with which the Seahawks would go on to select Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
Shaun Edward Alexander is a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins. He was drafted by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Alabama.- Early career :Alexander was born and...
and Koren Robinson
Koren Robinson
Koren Lynard Robinson is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seahawks ninth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State....
) to Seattle for Galloway.
During his first year with Dallas, Galloway played in only one game after tearing the ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
in his left knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
in the fourth quarter of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He finished the game with four receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown. During his second year with the Cowboys Galloway rebounded from the injury from the previous season, starting all 16 games and finishing second on the team in receptions with 52 and receiving yards with 699 and first in receiving touchdowns with three.
In 2002, Galloway started all 16 games, making 61 receptions for 908 yards and six touchdowns. In 2003 he started 13 of 14 games he played in making 34 catches for 672 yards and two touchdowns and led the NFL with a 19.8 yards-per-catch average. He finished his career with the Cowboys with 151 receptions for 2,341 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On March 19, 2004 the Cowboys traded Galloway to the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
for Keyshawn Johnson
Keyshawn Johnson
Joseph Keyshawn Johnson is a former American football wide receiver, interior designer, business executive, author and current television broadcaster for sports channel ESPN. He retired from football on May 23, 2007 after an eleven-year career in the National Football League...
. During his first year with the Bucs he played in ten games making 33 receptions for 416 yards and five touchdowns. After the season he re-signed with the Bucs. During 2005 he enjoyed his best season as a professional, catching a career high 83 passes for 1,287 yards and ten touchdowns. In 2006 he started 14 of 16 games making 62 receptions for 1,057 and seven touchdowns. It was also just the second time in Bucs history that a player had gone over the 1,000 yard receiving mark in back-to-back seasons. In 2007 he played in 15 games making 57 receptions for 1,014 yards and six touchdowns. Due to a foot injury he missed most of 2008 season games and had only 13 receptions for 138 yards during the season.
Galloway was released by the Buccaneers on February 25, 2009. He finished his career with the Buccaneers with 248 receptions for 3,912 yards and 28 touchdowns.
New England Patriots
Galloway signed a one-year deal with the New England PatriotsNew England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
on March 14, 2009. Although healthy, he was inactive for Weeks 4-6 of the 2009 season due to a lack of production and difficulty in learning the Patriots offense. He was released on October 20.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Galloway was signed by the Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
on December 22, 2009 after wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
Limas Sweed
Limas Sweed
Limas Lee Sweed, Jr. is a former American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played collegiately for the Texas Longhorns. On April 26, 2008 Sweed was taken 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2008 NFL Draft.-High school:Sweed attended...
was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Illness list.
Washington Redskins
Galloway signed with the Washington RedskinsWashington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
on April 28, 2010. On November 27, 2010, Galloway was waived by the Redskins. For the season with the Redskins, Galloway had 12 catches for 173 yards in 10 games. Wide receiver Terrence Austin
Terrence Austin
Terrence La'Mar Austin is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.-Washington Redskins:Austin was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh...
was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster to replace Galloway.