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| No. 82 Dallas Cowboys | |
| Tight End | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: May 6, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Elizabethton, Tennessee | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 263 lb (119 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Tennessee | |
| NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 | |
| Debuted in 2003 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career history | |
As player:
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009 | |
| Receptions | 523 |
| Receiving yards | 5,965 |
| Touchdowns | 27 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Christopher Jason Witten[1] (born May 6, 1982, in Elizabethton, Tennessee) is an American football player who currently plays as a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Tennessee. In his first of three years at the University of Tennessee, Witten went from being a defensive end prospect to a record breaking tight end. He posted school records for receptions (39) and receiving yards (493).[2]
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In 2004, Witten had 87 catches, eleventh most in history by a tight end and a Cowboys team record for the position, and was selected to the Pro Bowl. Witten was also named to his second and third Pro Bowls for his performance in the 2005 and 2006 regular seasons. He was named as an injury replacement for New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey for the 2007 Pro Bowl. Witten was named a starter for the 2008 Pro Bowl.
At the end of the 2006 NFL season, Witten became just the tenth tight end in NFL history to post three consecutive seasons with at least 60 receptions.
On July 22, 2006 Witten signed a six-year, $29 million contract extension through 2012. The deal contains $12 million guaranteed, including a $6 million signing bonus and a $6 million option bonus in the second year.
Witten had a career year during the 2007 NFL season. He set the Cowboys single-season tight end record for receptions in a season with 96, while also becoming only the third tight end in NFL history with 96 or more catches. On December 9, 2007, versus the Detroit Lions, Jason Witten's 15 receptions tied an NFL record held by Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr., for most receptions in a game by a tight end in NFL history. In the 14th game of the year, Witten became the first Dallas tight end ever to gain over 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Witten was also one of the NFL-record 13 Cowboys players selected to the Pro Bowl.[3] Additionally, he made the 2007 All-Pro team along with teammates Terrell Owens and DeMarcus Ware.
Witten was nominated for the 2007 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, which was won by Jason Taylor.
On Sunday, October 26, in a game versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Witten left the game early, due to a rib injury. It was later diagnosed as a broken rib.
Witten made his 400th career reception in the Cowboy's Thanksgiving Day game against the Seattle Seahawks on November 27, 2008.
He resides in Southlake, Texas, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, with his wife, Michelle, an Emergency Room Nurse at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital, and their sons, C.J and Cooper.
He recently launched the Jason Witten SCORE Foundation, established in part to provide support and assistance for families and individuals affected by domestic violence. Witten appeared in an NFL/United Way public-service announcement (PSA), stressing the importance of volunteering. The spot was filmed at Witten's annual free football camp in his hometown of Elizabethton, where more than 1,000 children attended in 2007.
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| Preceded by Tony McGee |
Dallas Cowboys Starting Tight Ends 2003–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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   | ESPN Profile of Witten's second season - Second-year TE becomes go-to guy - NFL - ESPN |
| | Witten on Pro-Football-Reference - Jason Witten Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com |
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