Eric Decker
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Position (s): Wide Receiver |
Jersey numbers: 87, 81 |
| born March 15, 1987 in Cold Spring , Minnesota | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2010 - 2018 | |
| NFL Draft : 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87 | |
| College : Minnesota | |
| Teams | |
* only offseason / no regular season use |
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| Career statistics | |
| Captured passports | 439 |
| Space gain | 5,816 yards |
| average | 13.2 yards |
| Touchdowns | 53 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Eric Thomas Decker (* 15. March 1987 in Cold Spring , Minnesota ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of wide receiver . He played for the Denver Broncos , New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans in the National Football League (NFL).
High school and college
Eric Decker attended Rocori High School in Cold Spring. During his school years he played football, baseball and basketball and was awarded prizes in every sport. He played college football and baseball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers team at the University of Minnesota .
Decker played baseball so well that he was selected by two Major League Baseball teams in the MLB Draft : the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008 and the Minnesota Twins in 2009 . However, he decided to play football and was selected the next spring by the Denver Broncos in the 2010 NFL Draft in the third round as the 87th player.
NFL
Denver Broncos
2010
After the draft, signed Decker a four-year contract worth 2,522,000 US dollars . He missed the Broncos rookie mini-camp due to a foot injury . During his first preseason, Decker caught the most passes of any NFL rookie. However, at the beginning of the regular season he could not secure a regular place in the offense and so he was only used more often after his teammate Demaryius Thomas was injured. Decker ended his rookie season with six trapped passes, a 106 yard gain and a touchdown .
2011
Decker's role within the team improved in his second season and he started 14 of 16 games in the regular season. On the first day of the game, he managed a 90- yard punt return touchdown against the Oakland Raiders . On the second day of the game Decker was the first time in his career in the starting lineup and contributed with five trapped passes, a space gain of 113 yards and two touchdowns to the victory over the Cincinnati Bengals . Decker finished the regular season with 44 passes caught, a space gain of 612 yards and eight touchdowns. In the first play-off game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Decker was not involved due to an injury.
2012
After the Denver Broncos exchanged previous quarterback Tim Tebow for the New York Jets and secured the services of Peyton Manning , Decker's values improved again in his third season and he developed into one of the best over the course of the regular season Wide receiver of the league. He was in the starting line-up in all 16 games and ended the season with 85 passes caught, a gain of 1064 yards and 13 touchdowns, which also meant the second best value in the league.
2013
In its fourth season, the Denver Broncos signed wide receiver Wes Welker of the New England Patriots , which intensified the competition in the Broncos offense, as Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and Wes Welker were now three experienced wide receivers fighting for two places. Nevertheless, Decker managed to be in the starting eleven in all regular season games and was able to build on his performance from the previous season with 87 passes caught, a gain of space of 1288 yards and eleven touchdowns. On matchday 13 against the Kansas City Chiefs , Decker got four touchdowns, setting the club's record and being named Offensive Player of the Week of the American Football Conference (AFC). Decker and the Broncos were able to qualify for the play-offs in 2013. In the divisional play-off game, the Denver team faced the San Diego Chargers , against whom they won 24:17. The Broncos qualified for the AFC Championship Game , which they won 26:16 against New England Patriots. In Super Bowl XLVIII, Decker and the Broncos lost to the Seattle Seahawks with 8:43. Decker was able to catch a total of eight passes in the post-season and achieve a gain of 111 yards.
New York Jets (2014-2016)
On March 12, 2014, Eric Decker signed a five-year contract with the New York Jets for a performance salary of $ 36.25 million with a $ 15 million guarantee. In the 2015 season , in his second season with the Jets, Decker was able to break the 1,000-yard mark in captured yards for the first time with this team . In the second game week of the 2016 season, Decker injured his shoulder rotator cuff , but still played on the third game day. After the game against the Kansas City Chiefs , however, the injury had worsened and Decker had to sit out before he was put on the Injured Reserve List on October 12, 2017 and was finally out for the rest of the season because shoulder surgery had become inevitable. After three seasons with the Jets, Decker was fired on June 12, 2017 after failed transfer negotiations with other teams.
Tennessee Titans (2017)
Decker signed a one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans on June 18, 2017 . Jonnu Smith , Rookie - Tight-End of the Titans, even gave up the shirt number he had previously been assigned so that Decker could receive "his" standard number 87 . Decker played a regular season with the Titans without major highlights, but reached the playoffs with these. In the game of the Wildcard Round against the Kansas City Chiefs , Decker caught his first touchdown in the playoffs of his career. It was also the crucial touchdown to end the game as the winner.
End of career (2018)
His contract with the Titans expired after a year, Decker then joined the New England Patriots in the offseason and again signed a one-year contract. During the pre-season of the 2018 season , Decker then announced his retirement as an active professional.
Career statistics
| season | team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Denver Broncos | 14th | 0 | 6th | 106 | 17.7 | 38 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 13 | 44 | 612 | 13.9 | 56T | 8th | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 | 85 | 1,064 | 12.5 | 55 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 | 87 | 1,288 | 14.8 | 61 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | New York Jets | 15th | 15th | 74 | 962 | 13.0 | 74T | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | New York Jets | 15th | 13 | 80 | 1,027 | 12.8 | 35 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | New York Jets | 3 | 3 | 9 | 194 | 21.6 | 35 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 8th | 54 | 563 | 10.4 | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| total | 109 | 81 | 439 | 5,816 | 13.2 | 74 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 7th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: NFL.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal
Eric Decker is married to country singer Jessie James . The preparations for the wedding, as well as the highlights of the celebration were in the TV series Eric and Jessie - On your marks, get set, wedding on the TV channel E! broadcast. Decker's witnesses included his teammate Demaryius Thomas . Their daughter Vivianne Rose Decker was born on March 18, 2014. Their son Eric Thomas Decker II followed on September 3, 2015. During the off-season , the couple lived in Nashville , Tennessee .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2008 Milwaukee Brewers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. In: baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2013 : " 2008 39 1178 16 Brewers Eric Decker (minors) OF 4Yr University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) "
- ↑ Twins draft Gophers star Eric Decker in the 27th round. (No longer available online.) In: sportingnews.com. The Sporting News, June 11, 2009, archived from the original on December 26, 2013 ; accessed on December 25, 2013 : " But for now, Decker is a football player first - a focus he made clear to the Minnesota Twins as they drafted him in the 27th round with the 822nd overall pick on Wednesday "
- ^ Broncos hold off Chargers for trip to AFC title game. In: nfl.com. Retrieved on March 17, 2014 : " Peyton Manning welcomed Wes Welker back into the lineup with a touchdown toss and the Denver Broncos narrowly avoided a repeat of their playoff slip from last year, advancing to the AFC championship game with a 24- 17 win over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday "
- ^ Broncos best Patriots en route to Super Bowl berth. In: nfl.com. Retrieved March 17, 2014 (English): " Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos are heading to the Super Bowl after a 26-16 victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots "
- ↑ Seahawks crush Broncos for first Super Bowl win. In: nfl.com. Retrieved on March 17, 2014 (English): " The Seattle Seahawks have won their first Super Bowl title, crushing the favored Denver Broncos 43-8 "
- ^ Eric Decker, New York Jets agree to 5-year contract. In: usatoday.com. Retrieved on March 17, 2014 : " Former Denver Broncos receiver Eric Decker agreed to terms late Wednesday night, the Jets announced. The deal is for five years and $ 36.25 million with $ 15 million in guarantees "
- ↑ Eric Decker placed on injured reserve by Jets, will have surgery. In: ESPN.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 : " New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker, who was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday, will have season-ending surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff. "
- ↑ Eric Decker Released by Jets After Trade Rumors. In: bleacherreport.com. Retrieved on June 19, 2017 : “ The New York Jets released wide receiver Eric Decker on Tuesday amid a continued overhaul of the franchise's roster. "
- ↑ Jets castoff Eric Decker signs with Titans. In: nypost.com. Retrieved on June 19, 2017 (English): " The former Jets wide receiver agreed to a one-year deal with the Titans, the team announced Sunday. Decker and his family live near Nashville to be close to the Music City for his wife, who is a country music singer. "
- ↑ Titans switch up some jerseys in order to give Eric Decker No 87. (No longer available online.) In: fanragsports.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017 ; Retrieved on July 7, 2017 (English): " Despite the fact that the veteran pass catcher has only been in Nashville for the last several weeks, the Titans have seemingly welcomed him with open arms en route to switching around some jersey numbers. As a result of Decker receiving his infamous No. 87, rookie tight end Jonnu Smith will now be sporting No. 81 for the Titans in 2017-18. “ Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Eric Decker retired ; spox.com; Retrieved August 27, 2018
- ↑ Player profile on NFL.com
- ↑ Eric Decker and Jessie James Decker Welcome Baby Girl Vivianne Rose! Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Eric and Jessie James Decker Welcome Son Eric Thomas II. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).
- ↑ VIDEO: Take a tour of Jets WR Eric Decker's home. Retrieved June 19, 2017 (English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Decker, Eric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Decker, Eric Thomas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cold Spring , Minnesota , United States |