Patrick Crayton

Patrick Crayton
Position (s): Wide Receiver	Jersey numbers: 12, 84
born on April 7, 1979 in Waxahachie , Texas
Career information
Active : 2004 - 2011
NFL Draft : 2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216
College : Northwestern
Teams
Dallas Cowboys ( 2004 - 2009 ) San Diego Chargers ( 2010 - 2011 )
Career statistics
Captured passports	247
Captive yards	3,650
TD by pass catch	25th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
No notable successes

Patrick Crayton Jamel (* 7. April 1979 in Waxahachie , Texas ) is a former American American football player . He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers .

Player career

College career

Patrick Crayton visited in DeSoto the high school . He also played American football there and was used in various player positions. Before joining Northwestern Oklahoma State University , he worked after graduating from high school, initially at a car rental company and in the call center of a credit card company . In college , as in high school, he played in various positions. In the first year he was used as a quarterback , the next three years he was trained as a wide receiver . In all playing years he was elected to the selection team of his college league. In total, he scored 46 touchdowns during his college studies . Crayton received a college degree in health education.

Tony Romo

Professional career

In 2004 Crayton was used by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round at 216 point drafted . The late commitment was initially no indication that he would be able to prevail as a professional player. In addition, he suffered several injuries in both the 2004 and 2005 seasons, which limited his playing time. After Tony Romo was able to oust Drew Bledsoe from the position of starting quarterback , Crayton received more time in the offense of the Cowboys and was used as a starter for the first time. In 2007 he received increased operating time in addition to the first-pass receiver of the Cowboys Terrell Owens after he had signed a contract for four years before game of the season, who gave him a salary of 14 million US dollars assured. 2007 was also his best year in statistics so far. He got 50 pass catches with a space gain of 697 yards and seven touchdowns . Crayton has also been used as a punt returner by his team since the beginning of his professional career . In 2009 he was able to achieve the first two touchdowns as a returner.

In the 2006 season, Crayton was able to move into the play-offs for the first time with his team , but where they failed early at the Seattle Seahawks with 21:20. Crayton was able to catch three passes in the game and achieved a space gain of 42 yards and a touchdown. In 2007, the Cowboys succeeded in making the play-offs again after winning 13 of their 16 games. The Cowboys had to admit defeat to the later Super Bowl winner New York Giants in the first round of the play-offs with 17:21. Crayton has played since Terrell Owens left the Cowboys in 2008, alongside Roy Williams and Miles Austin in the Cowboys' offense. In 2009 he made his third play-offs with his team. After that season, Crayton moved to the San Diego Chargers . He was released after the 2011 season.

Off the field

Crayton is married with one child. He is involved in numerous charities.

Web links

• Partrick Crayton at college

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Newspaper report on the contract extension ( Memento from December 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Annual cowboys statistics 2006
3. ↑ Game statistics Cowboys vs. Seahawks
4. ↑ Annual cowboys statistics 2007
5. ↑ Statistics play-off game Cowboys vs. Giants
6. ↑ Annual cowboys statistics 2009