Quincy Morgan
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Garland, Texas, U.S. | September 23, 1977||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | South Garland | ||||||||
College: | Kansas State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 | ||||||||
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Quincy Demond Earl Morgan (born September 23, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, earning first-team All-American honors in 2000. With the Steelers, he won Super Bowl XL over the Seattle Seahawks.
Early years
Morgan attended
College career
Morgan enrolled at
As a junior, he posted 42 receptions for 1,007 yards, a 24-yard average (school record) and 9 touchdowns. As a senior, he registered 64 receptions (fifth in school history) for 1,166 yards (school record), an 18.2-yard average and 14 touchdowns (school record).
Morgan finished his college career with 106 receptions (sixth in school history), 2,173 yards (third in school history), a 20.5-yard average (school record) and 23 touchdowns (second in school history). He became one of only seven KSU players to catch more than one hundred passes, one of only four players with more than 2,000 receiving yards, second with eight 100-yard games. He was also the only Wildcat to notch 1,000 receiving yards in two consecutive seasons.
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Morgan was selected by the
In
In 2003, he started 15 games, collecting 38 receptions for 516 yards and 3 touchdowns.[8]
In 2004, he started 5 games, collecting 9 receptions for 144 yards and 3 touchdowns. On October 19, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for wide receiver Antonio Bryant, following a public dispute between Bryant and Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells.[8]
Dallas Cowboys
In 2004, Morgan would have a rather mediocre season with the Cowboys in 2004, despite his rapid elevation on the depth chart following an injury to Terry Glenn, finishing with 22 receptions for 260 yards. In 2005, Morgan performed poorly in an unexpected depth chart battle against second-year player Patrick Crayton and Parcells began to perceive him as uncompetitive, dropping him to fourth on the depth chart. He was released in order for the Cowboys to pick up wide receiver Peerless Price off waivers on September 5.[9]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On September 6, 2005, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers, reuniting former Browns offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.[10] He was mostly used to return kickoffs, ranking fifth in the AFC with 23 returns for 583 yards and a 25.3-yard average. He also had 9 receptions for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns. He suffered a fractured fibula in the first-round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals, missing the rest of the playoff run towards winning Super Bowl XL winning team.[11] He was released on September 2, 2006.
Denver Broncos
On September 18, 2006, he signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos to return kickoffs.[12] He appeared in 7 games, registering 17 returns for 423 yards and a 24.9-yard average. He was released on September 1, 2007.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2001 | CLE | 16 | 9 | 72 | 30 | 432 | 14.4 | 78 | 2 |
2002 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 97 | 56 | 964 | 17.2 | 78 | 7 |
2003 | CLE | 16 | 15 | 79 | 38 | 516 | 13.6 | 71 | 3 |
2004 | CLE | 6 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 144 | 16.0 | 46 | 3 |
DAL | 9 | 7 | 47 | 22 | 260 | 11.8 | 53 | 0 | |
2005 | PIT | 16 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 31 | 2 |
2006 | DEN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
86 | 52 | 334 | 164 | 2,466 | 15.0 | 78 | 17 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2002 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
2005 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Personal life
He ran a trucking company after he retired from football.
References
- ^ "Broncos sign Quincy Morgan". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "N.F.L. WEEK 14; Bottle-Throwing Browns Fans Protest Call and Jaguars' Victory". The New York Times. AP. December 17, 2001. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Fifteen years haven't fixed Browns' fortunes since playoff loss to Steelers". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Browns Get Helmet-Hard Lesson". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "A Hail Mary by Couch Is Well-Met by Morgan". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "11 most memorable Cleveland Browns road wins since '99". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Bryant out of unhappy spot; Dallas gets Morgan". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Cowboys cut Morgan less than a year after trade". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Steelers pick up Morgan to play No. 3 receiver". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Steelers' Morgan to have surgery on fractured fibula". Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Broncos sign Morgan to return kicks after OT bobble". Retrieved January 7, 2018.