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Reggie Wayne
#87 - WR - Indianapolis Colts
Height: 6'1'' Weight: 198
Born: 11/17/1978
College: Miami (FL)
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Player Analysis: WR Reggie Wayne enters his 6th NFL season looking to build upon a 2005 season that saw him post a career high in receptions. He has developed into one of the best #2 WRs in the league and is a vital part of one of the NFL’s most dangerous offenses. Wayne also has a great relationship with Manning and if he can find the end zone a little bit more (Just 5 times in 2005 as compared to 12 in 2004), he could be a great fantasy addition.
Fantasy Football Impact: Wayne should post numbers better than many teams’ #1 receiver and can be expected to finish in the Top 25 overall for WR fantasy points.
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Colts WR Harrison Questionable Thursday (Hamstring) - 12/17/2008
Source: Indianapolis Star Colts WR Marvin Harrison is questionable for Thursday's game against the Jaguars with a hamstring injury suffered against Detroit. Fantasy Impact: Harrison is having a poor season, and likely wouldn't have been inconsideration for a starting spot this week anyway. | | | Marvin Harrison Finally Healthy. Finally. - 07/22/2008
Source: Indianapolis Star Indianapolis Colts WR Marvin Harrison is ready to play after knee surgery sidelined him for 11 games, far more than were expected when he initially suffered the injury. Fantasy Impact: I'm not a doctor, but it seems like the next knee injury Harrison suffers may be his last after a career at Syracuse University (turf) and Indianapolis (turf). I've always been a big fan of Marvin, but you might want to let someone else take the risk this year. | | | Manning has Bursa Sac Removed from Knee - 07/18/2008
Source: Chicago Tribune QB Peyton Manning had a bursa sac removed from his knee in a successful procedure. His expected recovery time is 4-6 weeks. Fantasy Impact: 6 weeks would be right around the start of the season, so as long as he doesn't have any complications this shouldn't affect his productivity this season. | | | Marvin Harrison: No News is Good News? - 06/19/2008
Source: Yahoo There have been no recent developments in the Marvin Harrison case, and its becoming increasingly unlikely that the incident outside of his bar will have any effect on his status this season. Fantasy Impact: Harrison played in only 5 games last year, and his comeback took much, much longer than originally expected. This is a much bigger concern for fantasy owners than the shooting case. | | | Jags run away from Colts, win 44-17 - 12/10/2006
Source: NFL.com Fred Taylor slipped through the defensive line, cut right and gained 76 yards before Jason David caught up and made a touchdown-saving tackle.
"I wasn't warmed up yet," Taylor said.
Indeed, Taylor and the Jacksonville Jaguars were just getting started.
Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a career-high 166 yards and two TDs, Taylor added 131 yards and a score before leaving with a sore right hamstring and the Jaguars literally ran the Indianapolis Colts out of town and maybe out of contention for home-field advantage in the AFC with a surprising 44-17 victory Sunday.
The Jaguars (8-5) finished with 375 yards rushing -- tied for the second most in the NFL since the 1970 merger and the most since Cincinnati gained 407 yards against Denver on Oct. 22, 2000.
"I haven't seen anything like that since I watched NFL films," Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer said.
The Colts (10-3) spent much of the week working on tackling, trying to solidify the league's worst run defense and solve their biggest weakness. Instead, they were worse than ever.
"I probably could have had 78 or so on two carries," Jacksonville defensive end Bobby McCray said. "They probably would have pulled me early to save me for next week."
The Jaguars expected to run the ball well -- they had 191 yards rushing in the first meeting -- but no one saw this coming.
It started with the first play, when Taylor took a handoff at the 6-yard line and nearly went the distance.
"He set the tone for us," coach Jack Del Rio said.
David finally knocked Taylor out of bounds, but Jones-Drew scored on the next play.
| | | Titans stun Colts with 60-yard field goal - 12/04/2006
Source: NFL.com Magic is in the air around the Tennessee Titans. Just ask Rob Bironas.
Bironas kicked a 60-yard field goal -- the longest in franchise history -- with 7 seconds left, and the Titans upset Indianapolis 20-17 for their first victory against the Colts since December 2002 and their second successive amazing comeback.
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Vince Young threw two touchdown passes, ran for 78 yards and led his Titans to a game-winning field goal.
The team that tied for the NFL's second-biggest comeback in the final 10 minutes last week against the New York Giants struck again against the Colts (10-2), who had lost only four of their previous 36 games.
With the wind at his back, Bironas needed every gust to lift the longest field goal in his short career over the crossbar for his second successive game-winning kick. He became the sixth kicker in NFL history to connect from 60 yards or better.
"I needed that wind behind me today," Bironas said. "It was all at my back ... I let the wind take it the rest of the way."
Peyton Manning said the wind was a big factor for the Titans in the fourth quarter, and never bigger than on Bironas' field goal.
"The guy made a heck of a kick," Manning said.
The Titans (5-8) didn't trail by 21 this time, but they were down 14-0 in the first half before starting this comeback with 10 points right before halftime. They intercepted Manning twice, and Vince Young threw for two touchdowns and used his legs to help keep the ball away from the two-time NFL MVP.
Indianapolis needed a victory to clinch the division for a club-record fourth consecutive season and its seventh playoff berth in eight years. Seemingly easy enough for a franchise that had won its past 12 games against AFC South foes.
Instead, the Colts blew a 14-point lead for the first time coach Tony Dungy could remember and lost to the Titans for the first time in eight games.
| | | Titans ready to show Colts how much they've improved - 11/30/2006
Source: National Football League News Wire The Tennessee Titans owe the
Indianapolis Colts a thank you.
They left Indianapolis Oct. 8 with their fifth straight loss to
start the season, but the Titans led Peyton Manning and the Colts
for nearly 55 minutes. They also had the ball at the end of the
game with a chance to win before losing 14-13.
Talk about a confidence booster.
"I think Indianapolis really was the turning point of our
season if there was one this year," defensive end Kyle Vanden
Bosch said Wednesday. "We went to Indy against a very good team, a
team that was playing very well and could've come out of there, and
in our opinion maybe should have come out of there with a victory.
That game gave us some confidence and showed us we can play with
Indy, and we feel that we can beat anybody."
The Titans have won four of their last six games, including last
week's fourth-quarter comeback that tied for the second-biggest in
NFL history with 10 minutes left for a 24-21 victory over the New
York Giants.
With the Colts (10-1) visiting Sunday, the Titans are almost
back where they started, curious to find out just how real this
turnaround is.
"We're probably riding pretty high, and we're not going to let
them take anything from us this time," linebacker Keith Bulluck
said. "They're definitely going to earn everything they get. You
have to play them tough. We're definitely going to come out and
play them as tough this time, if not tougher."
Bulluck believes that loss, the seventh straight in this series
between the AFC South rivals, helped a rebuilding team flip a
switch.
Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy certainly has noticed a
difference.
"They're playing with a lot more confidence. I think some of
their young players that they drafted have started to make those
plays that they envisioned them making. They have played very, very
good football the last six weeks," Dungy said in a conference call
Wednesday.
| | | Unbeaten Colts visit Dallas; Brady duels Favre in Week 11 - 11/19/2006
Source: National Football League News Wire Tony Romo may have to engage in
a shootout with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady duels Brett Favre
in Week 11 of the NFL.
Manning and the Indianapolis Colts seek to make it a perfect 10
when they visit Romo and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
The only team in NFL history to start 9-0 in consecutive
seasons, the Colts have already beaten three first-place teams -
the New York Giants, Denver and New England - on the road in
their latest quest for perfection.
Last season, the Colts were 13-0 before losing at home to San
Diego.
Dallas is tied with Philadelphia, one game behind the New York
Giants in the NFC East. The Cowboys will play five of their
last seven games at home, starting Sunday against Indianapolis
followed by a Thanksgiving Day contest against Tampa Bay, and
appear to be rejuvenated with Romo at quarterback.
Romo will make his first start at Texas Stadium after going 2-1
on the road. Dallas coach Bill Parcells benched quarterback
Drew Bledsoe at halftime in the Cowboys' last home game - a
36-22 loss to the Giants.
Undrafted out of Eastern Illinois in 2003, Romo has completed
44-of-65 passes for 862 yards and five touchdowns with one
interception in his three starts.
"I'm not surprised at all by him," Cowboys wide receiver Terrell
Owens said of Romo. "He can create with his arm and his feet."
Manning is again the NFL's top-rated quarterback, passing for
2,527 yards and 18 touchdowns with just three interceptions.
A classic quarterback battle will take place at Lambeau Field
when the first-place New England Patriots (6-3) meet the Green
Bay Packers (4-5) in another interconference matchup.
Brady is a two-time Super Bowl MVP with three championship
rings. Favre is the NFL's only three-time MVP and earned a
championship ring with a 35-21 victory over the Patriots in
Super Bowl XXXI after the 1996 season. But at 37, this could be
Favre's last season.
Brady and Favre have met just once before. Four years ago at
Foxboro, Favre passed for three touchdowns while Brady threw for
183 yards and one touchdown, but was intercepted three times.
Favre has a career record of 154-96, including playoffs. Brady
is 74-24 - the best record of any NFL quarterback in the Super
Bowl era with at least 40 starts. | | | Colts survive scare by Bills, 17-16 - 11/12/2006
Source: NFL.com Just call him Patient Peyton.
With Buffalo content to slow down the Indianapolis Colts' up-tempo offense, a restrained Peyton Manning relied on short throws, an effective ground game and a time-consuming final drive to lead the Colts past Buffalo 17-16 -- and into the NFL record book.
Indy is the first team ever to have consecutive 9-0 records.
"They just stayed real deep and double-covered the outside receivers," Manning said. "When a team does that, taking away the deep patterns, you've got to be able to run the ball and you've got to be able to throw underneath and get yards after the catch. We were doing that."
A few years ago, an impatient Manning may have been tempted to force balls deep. Not now.
In Week 10, he played with his customary accuracy -- completing 27 of 39 passes for 236 yards with one touchdown -- and was determined to make the Bills pay for their tactics.
But the Colts still needed some help from Rian Lindell, who pushed a 41-yard field goal attempt wide right -- a play that would have given Buffalo the lead with 6:22 left.
The miss ruined a near perfectly executed game plan for the Bills (3-6).
"We tried to reduce the time they had the ball and when they had the ball, we tried to bleed them for everything we could," coach Dick Jauron said. "We just didn't do it well enough."
As Manning looked like himself making reads and picking apart the Bills, his teammates adjusted. | | | Colts' Wayne taking his game to another level - 11/09/2006
Source: National Football League News Wire Reggie Wayne might be a Pro Bowl receiver in
any other offense. At Indianapolis, however, he has long been the
overlooked man.
With a record-setting quarterback and another record-setting
receiver drawing the primary focus of defenses, Wayne has crafted
his skills and his temperament to fit the Colts needs. Rather than
whine or lobby, he's learned how to get open, produce big numbers
and score.
If others notice Marvin Harrison before they notice him, it
doesn't bother Wayne.
"I'm the silent assassin," he said. "Really, I don't need all
that because I learned from one of the best myself in Marvin."
The Colts top two receivers have almost twin personalities.
Like Harrison, Wayne deflects attention. Like Harrison, Wayne
rarely showboats. Like Harrison, Wayne would rather rely on actions
rather than news conferences.
It's been a perfect fit in the perfect offense.
"He's been playing great," Peyton Manning said. "He's made
play after play and his consistency is what really sticks out. His
ability to catch the ball with his hands and make guys miss is
great."
That's high praise coming from a two-time MVP who prides himself
on his studious habits.
The results have been more than noticeable on the unbeaten
Colts.
When opponents force Manning to throw to someone other than
Harrison -- a seven-time Pro Bowler -- he has been looking more
frequently for Wayne.
| | | Peak performance? - 10/12/2006
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel It took 51 selections to occur before receiver Greg Jennings was picked in the 2006 NFL draft, so it's not surprising that a brilliant start to a rookie season would be widely overlooked nationwide.
But such is life when you enter the league with Reggie Bush and Vince Young.
Jennings is among one of the top producing rookies through the first five weeks of the season, and his presence has been a bright spot in an otherwise dismal 1-4 start for the Green Bay Packers. Every week since being held to one catch for 5 yards against Chicago in the season opener, Jennings has done something special.
Yet you can forget about him being in the running for offensive rookie of the year honors because unless Bush gets hurt or somehow fades into oblivion he'll win the award. And if it's not him, you can bet it will be Young, who became a starter last week and is off to the races.
"You know what, I'm glad that that's there because no focus has been shifted over to myself," said the likable Jennings. "The spotlight is on him. I can kind of play underneath that spotlight. That way there's no expectations elsewhere but here in this family and around here.
"Other than here, there's nobody talking about Greg Jennings as rookie of the year. There's no add-on pressure."
It's premature, of course, to think about post-season honors, but the point is that Jennings has produced about as much as any rookie in the draft thus far and looks to be the real deal. He and New Orleans seventh-round receiver Marques Colston have been the two biggest surprises in the draft, at least where offense is concerned.
Among all rookies, Jennings ranks third behind Bush (34) and Colston (23) in receptions with 20, tied for second behind Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew (four) in touchdowns with three, second behind Colston (374) in receiving yards with 364 and second behind Colston (18) in receiving first downs with 13.
Among all NFL receivers with a minimum of 18 catches, Jennings ranks tied for third with Indianapolis' Reggie Wayne (18.2) in yards per catch and fifth in the league in yards after the catch with 178, according to STATS.
Fantasy Impact: Jennings should be a solid play all year. | | | Colts escape Titans with 14-13 win - 10/08/2006
Source: NFL.com Peyton Manning has mastered the great escape.
Now the Indianapolis Colts want to make things a little easier for their quarterback.
For the third straight week, the two-time MVP led Indianapolis on a late touchdown drive, this time throwing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 5:10 left to give the Colts a 14-13 victory -- and avoid Tennessee's improbable upset bid.
Against winless Tennessee (0-5), Manning connected with Marvin Harrison and Wayne for second-half scores that rallied the Colts from a 10-point deficit. The win kept the Colts (5-0) unbeaten and in control of the AFC South, even if it was far from perfect.
Manning finished 20 of 31 for 166 yards with one interception.
Most expected this one to be a rout.
But with rookie quarterback Vince Young making his second career start, coach Jeff Fisher decided to play it safe by attacking the Colts' porous defense the same way every opponent has this season -- running inside.
As usual, it worked.
By grinding out 214 yards rushing, Manning and Co. spent much of the game on the sideline. It also prevented Young from making any disastrous rookie mistakes.
Young threw only two passes in the first quarter when the Titans piled up 100 yards rushing, and Travis Henry, who was inactive last week against Dallas, carried 19 times for 123 yards, his first 100-yard game with Tennessee.
The Titans finished with 214 yards rushing, and Young even gave fans a glimpse of his mobility on a nifty 19-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
Even without defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who was serving the first game of his five-game suspension, running back Chris Brown, who was inactive and a makeshift offensive line, the Titans looked like they would pull off one of the most shocking upsets in the NFL for three and a half quarters.
Young's final desperation pass was knocked down near the Colts 10.
He finished 10 of 21 for 63 yards with one interception, but Manning got the win.
"To be 5-0 and not playing your best football is a good thing as long as you improve," Manning said. "If you stay the same way and don't improve, it's going to eventually bite you."
Notes: Harrison and Wayne each caught their first TDs of the season. ... Harrison caught a pass in his 159th straight game, breaking Marshall Faulk's NFL record for most consecutive games with a reception at the start of a career (158). ... Henry had his first 100-yard game since Dec. 7, 2003 while with Buffalo. ... Brandon Stokley left the game in the second half with a sprained left knee. | | | Manning rallies Colts, down Jets 31-28 - 10/01/2006
Source: NFL.com Peyton Manning watched the fourth-quarter lead his Colts had just taken vanish in a flash when the New York Jets returned the ensuing kickoff 103 yards.
Cool, calm and ever the leader, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback just jogged back on the field with a little more than 2 minutes left and took charge.
The Colts leaned on their running game for three TDs and came back to beat the Jets.
"There truly never was any panic," Manning said. "When they ran the kickoff back, we were just getting back on the bench. We didn't have time to get mad or to panic."
They certainly had plenty of time to ruin the Jets' victory plans.
After Justin Miller's 103-yard dash gave New York the lead with 2:20 left, Manning led Indianapolis on the type of efficient drive that has defined his career -- capping it with a 1-yard run that gave the Colts a wild 31-28 victory.
| | | Receiver Wayne rejoins Colts, is likely to play Sunday vs. Jets - 09/29/2006
Source: Baltimore Sun Receiver Reggie Wayne rejoined the Indianapolis Colts for practice yesterday and is expected to play Sunday against the New York Jets.
Wayne flew to Louisiana on Sunday night after learning that his 32-year-old brother, Rashad, was killed in a traffic accident. Fantasy Impact: Fantasy owners can feel free to plug Wayne back into their lineups as he will be ready to go for Sunday's game against the Jets. | | | WR Wayne set to return to Colts, could play Sunday - 09/27/2006
Source: ESPN Colts receiver Reggie Wayne is expected to return to Indianapolis on Thursday and could be available to play Sunday against the New York Jets.
| | | Colts rally around Wayne after brother's death - 09/25/2006
Source: ESPN.com Indianapolis' victory celebration turned somber Monday. The usually boisterous locker room noise was replaced by emotional, thoughtful reflection as Colts players offered support to their grieving receiver, Reggie Wayne.
Wayne's older brother, Rashad, was killed in an automobile accident Sunday -- something Colts players didn't learn until well after Sunday's game ended. After hearing the news, Wayne flew back to his home state of Louisiana so he could help the family make funeral arrangements. Fantasy Impact: The Colts are no stranger to family grief as Dungy's son committed suicide last year and both Gary Brackett and Brandon Stokley have had their own problems also. There is no word yet on when Wayne will return, but as of now, owners should be prepared for a spot start as Wayne may not be available. | | | Colts get big kicks out of Vinatieri - 09/11/2006
Source: Indy Star From a special teams standpoint, the Colts had just about everything covered in their 26-21 win over the New York Giants on Sunday night at Giants Stadium.
Place-kicker Adam Vinatieri, their only significant offseason free-agent acquisition, provided immediate returns with four field goals and effective kickoffs.
Fantasy Impact: Vinatieri kicked about as well as could be expected in his first game as a Colt, and Harrison got off to a nice start for the season also. Both of these players are must starts for any fantasy team. |
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| 2004 |
IND |
16 |
77 |
1210 |
15.7 |
75.6 |
4 |
59 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2005 |
IND |
16 |
83 |
1055 |
12.7 |
65.9 |
3 |
54 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| 1 | @NYG |
4 |
67 |
16.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 | HOU |
6 |
135 |
22.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 | JAC |
4 |
82 |
20.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 | @NYJ |
4 |
74 |
18.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 | TEN |
3 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 | Bye |
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| 7 | WAS |
7 |
122 |
17.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 | @DEN |
10 |
138 |
13.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9 | @NWE |
6 |
90 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 10 | BUF |
4 |
42 |
10.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 11 | @DAL |
7 |
111 |
15.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 | PHI |
4 |
77 |
19.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13 | @TEN |
3 |
57 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 14 | @JAC |
8 |
110 |
13.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 | CIN |
7 |
84 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 16 | @HOU |
3 |
27 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 | MIA |
6 |
70 |
11.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 | To Date |
86 |
1310 |
15.2 |
81.9 |
0 |
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9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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