Todd Heap
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Position (s): Tight End |
Jersey number (s): 86 |
| born on March 16, 1980 in Mesa , Arizona | |
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| Active : 2001 - 2012 | |
| NFL Draft : 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 | |
| College : Arizona | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Captured passports | 499 |
| Captive yards | 5,869 |
| Touchdowns | 42 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Todd Benjamin Heap (* 16th March 1980 in Mesa , Arizona ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of tight ends . He played college football for the University of Arizona before being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft . In his ten seasons with the Ravens, he caught the most touchdowns in franchise history. He then played for the Arizona Cardinals before retiring in 2013.
biography
Heap, who comes from a deeply religious family, was discouraged by his parents from the "too rough" sport of American football in his childhood and originally played basketball . His talent was not recognized until he was a teenager, and at Arizona State University he became a valuable tight end with the local football team, the Sun Devils . For his catch safety he earned the honorary name “Hands of Glue” (Eng .: glue hands).
Baltimore Ravens
In the 2001 NFL draft , Heap was drafted 31st by the reigning NFL champion, the Baltimore Ravens . In 2002 he caught six touchdowns and gained 836 yards of space, for which he was elected to the Pro Bowl . The following year he scored three touchdowns and was good for 693 receiving yards of space, which he made it back to the Pro Bowl.
Since the Ravens with the multiple Pro Bowl players Ray Lewis , Terrell Suggs and Ed Reed had a very good defense , but not a good quarterback (neither Elvis Grbac nor Kyle Boller achieved a career quarterback rating of over 80), it was missing the team of coach Brian Billick the offense to get involved. After injury problems in 2004, Heap had good years in 2005 (seven touchdowns, 855 yards) and 2006 (six touchdowns, 765 receiving yards) before taking a long break in 2007 due to injury.
In 2008, Heap returned to a remodeled team, with John Harbaugh replacing the hapless Billick and rookie Joe Flacco playing quarterback . When running backs played Willis McGahee and Ray Rice in the backfield. With this team, Heap reached the final of the American Football Conference (AFC), but there they failed with 14:23 to their rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers . In 2009, Heap stabilized (six touchdowns, 593 receiving yards) when the Ravens reached the play-offs again , but were defeated in the Conference semifinals by the eventual champions, the Indianapolis Colts with 3:20. In the next season, Heap contributed with five touchdowns and 599 receiving yards to the fact that the Ravens reached the AFC final again, where they were again defeated by the Steelers with 24:31.
On July 28, 2011, Heap was fired from the Baltimore Ravens. On September 28, 2014, Heap was inducted into the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor .
Arizona Cardinals
On July 31, 2011, Todd Heap signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals . With that, Heap returned to his homeland. After the 2012 season, he ended his career.
Private life
Heap is married to his wife Ashley and has four children with her. Like his parents Deena and John and his two sisters and three brothers, he is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), regularly donates 10% of his NFL salary and rejects the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Heap's ancestor emigrated from England to the United States with church founder Joseph Smith in 1841 , and his great-great-grandfather John Henry Heap was the first LDS missionary to the state of Arizona .
Heap has a degree in business administration . In his spare time he enjoys mountain biking . Through his mother, he is related to College Football Hall of Fame quarterback Danny White .
On April 14, 2017, while moving his truck, Heap accidentally ran over his three-year-old daughter who succumbed to her injuries shortly afterwards.
Web links
- Career statistics on pro-football-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Player Bio: Todd Heap ( Memento from January 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), thesundevils.cstv.com.
- ↑ In a brash NFL world, Ravens' Todd Heap has relied on faith to give him structure , Deseret News
- ↑ Deadly drama: Football star runs over own daughter († 3) with truck , express.de
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| SURNAME | Heap, Todd |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heap, Todd Benjamin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mesa , Arizona |