Pierre Garçon
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Pierre Garçon
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No. 88 Washington Redskins
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: August 8, 1986 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: West Palm Beach, Florida | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: Mount Union | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 205 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2008 for the Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
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Pierre Garçon (English pronunciation: /piˈɛər ɡɑrˈsoʊn/; born August 8, 1986,[1] in West Palm Beach, Florida)[2] is an American football wide receiver of Haitian descent[3] who plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mount Union.
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High school career
Garçon attended John I. Leonard High School in Greenacres, Florida.[4] He earned two varsity letters in football and also competed in track and soccer.[1]
College career
Garçon started his college career at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. As a freshman in 2004, he played in ten games and had 44 receptions for 1,017 yards and 13 touchdowns. Wanting to play in a more football oriented program, he transferred to Mount Union College in the Ohio Athletic Conference. He averaged over 60 catches, 1000 yards and 15 touchdowns in his career as a Purple Raider. While at Mount Union he led the team to two consecutive Div III National Championships, falling just short of a third.[1] During his sophomore season in 2005, he earned Ohio Athletic Conference second-team honors after having 68 receptions for 1,196 yards and 16 touchdowns. As a junior, he was named to the Ohio Athletic Conference first-team and was the recipient of the Ed Sherman Award for the OAC's most outstanding receiver.[5] That season, he was third in the nation with 1,212 receiving yards and had 67 receptions with 17 touchdowns. As a senior in 2007, Garçon was Ohio Athletic Conference first-team and was the recipient of the Ed Sherman Award, for the second time. He had 67 receptions for 955 yards and 14 touchdowns.[6]
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
2008 Season - 2011 Season
Pierre Garçon was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in 2008 and he spent the entire season as a backup receiver. Working his way into the active roster in 2009, Garçon was named Reggie Wayne's back-up. After Anthony Gonzalez's injury in week 1, Garçon moved up to the starting W2 position. He started until a hand injury caused him to miss weeks 16 and 17. The 2009 season saw the young receiver carve a niche as a deep threat in Peyton Manning's passing attack.
Garçon had 47 receptions for 765 yards and four touchdowns in 2009. In 2010, Garçon had the starting receiving position most of the season. He had 67 receptions for 784 yards and six touchdowns.
Despite Peyton Manning being out the entire 2011 NFL season due to injury, Garçon had his best season with the Colts. He started in all 16 games of the season and recorded 70 receptions, 947 receiving yards, and six touchdowns
Washington Redskins
2012 Season - Present
On March 13, 2012, Garçon signed a five-year $42.5 million, $20.5 million guaranteed, contract with the Washington Redskins.[7][8] He was the Redskins' first free agent signing for the 2012 NFL season. During the first OTA of the 2012 preseason, Garçon and Brandyn Thompson accidentally collided into coach Mike Shanahan.[9]
Professional Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Rec | Yards | AVG | TD |
| 2008 | IND | 14 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2009 | IND | 14 | 13 | 47 | 765 | 16.3 | 4 |
| 2010 | IND | 14 | 14 | 67 | 784 | 11.7 | 6 |
| 2011 | IND | 16 | 16 | 70 | 947 | 13.5 | 6 |
| 2012 | WAS | ||||||
| Career | -- | 58 | 43 | 188 | 2,519 | 13.4 | 16 |
References
- ^ a b c Pierre Garcon – 85. pierregarconlive.com
- ^ "Meet a Colt: Pierre Garcon". New York Post. January 19, 2010. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/meet_colt_jVHA19dHfubO4NoMLTpCFL.
- ^ "Titans' Washington emerging on, off field". ProFootballWeekly.com. 17 December 2011. http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/12/17/titans-washington-emerging-on-off-field. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Pierre Garcon, WR for the Indianapolis Colts at. Nfl.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-10.
- ^ Ohio Athletic Conference. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2011-09-10.
- ^ 2008 Football Media Guide. oac.org
- ^ Klemko, Robert (13 March 2012). "Redskins add WRs Garcon, Morgan". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/03/pierre-garcon-says-he-will-sign-with-washington-redskins/1#.T2DAfnnNljw. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ Campbell, Rich (2012-03-14). "Garcon hopes to be key cog in Redskins’ return to winning ways". WashingtonTimes.com. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/14/pierre-garcon-hopes-to-be-key-cog-in-redskins-retu/.
- ^ Corbett, Jim (May 21, 2012). "Redskins' Mike Shanahan knocked to turf in collision". USAToday.com. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/05/redskins-mike-shanahan-knocked-to-turf-in-collision/1#.T7wAt7_jcgw. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
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