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BOBBY WADE #80

Bobby Wade #80
PositionWide Receiver
Height5-10
Weight186
Years Experience7
Birthdate2/25/1981
HometownPhoenix, AZ
CollegeArizona
Current statusActive
Games Started44
Games Played90

Pro Career

Veteran wide receiver signed with Kansas City on September 15th … Sure-handed receiver also has experience returning punts and kickoffs … Has played with Minnesota (2007-08), Tennessee (2005-06) and Chicago (2003-05) ... Is reunited in Kansas City with head coach Todd Haley, who served as his position coach with Chicago in 2003 … Has played in 90 games (44 starts) ... Owns 208 catches for 2,491 yards (12.0 avg.) with seven touchdowns and 19 rushes for 82 yards (4.3 avg.) ... Has also returned 57 punts for 500 yards (8.8 avg.) with a TD and 50 kickoffs for 1,194 yards (23.9 avg.) ... Has played in one postseason contest, catching three passes for 24 yards (8.0 avg.).

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (9/15/09) ... Released by Minnesota (9/10/09) ... Signed with Minnesota as an unrestricted free agent from Tennessee (3/7/07) ... Claimed off waivers by Tennessee from Chicago (12/15/05) ... Waived by Chicago (12/14/05) ... Signed with Chicago (7/25/03) ... Originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick (139th overall) of Chicago in the 2003 NFL Draft.

2008

Minnesota (2007-08): Appeared in 32 games (26 starts) ... Caught 107 passes for 1,292 yards (12.1 avg.) with five TDs and rushed one time for a one-yard loss … Returned 19 punts for 147 yards (7.7 avg.) ... Also played in one postseason contest, posting three receptions for 24 yards (8.0 avg.).

2008: Played in 16 games (14 starts) ... Recorded a team-high 53 receptions for 645 yards (12.2 avg.) with two TDs and three punt returns for 35 yards … Caught seven passes for 75 yards at Tennessee (9/28) ... Posted a career-high eight receptions for 64 yards at New Orleans (10/6) ... Tallied four catches for 71 yards vs. Detroit (10/12) ... Collected five receptions for 60 yards at Chicago (10/19) ... Had a four-yard TD catch at Tampa Bay (11/16) ... Registered two catches for 67 yards with a TD at Arizona (12/14) ... Produced five receptions for 38 yards vs. Atlanta (12/21) ... Compiled four catches for a career-high 98 yards vs. the N.Y. Giants (12/28) ... Had three receptions for 24 yards in an NFC Wild Card Game vs. Philadelphia (1/4/09).

2007

Saw action in 16 games (12 starts) ... Caught a career-high 54 passes for a career-best 647 yards (12.0 avg.) with three TDs and rushed one time for a nine-yard loss … Also returned 16 punts for 112 yards (7.0 avg.) ... His 54 catches and 647 receiving yards each led the team … Recorded five catches for 34 yards at Detroit (9/16) ... Tallied four receptions for 28 yards at Kansas City (9/23) ... Amassed five catches for 83 yards vs. Green Bay (9/30) ... Posted four receptions for 53 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/28) ... Caught five passes for 45 yards vs. Oakland (11/18) ... Totaled four receptions for 54 yards with a TD vs. Detroit (12/2) ... Recorded six catches for 70 yards vs. Chicago (12/17) ... Posted five receptions for 92 yards with a career-high two TDs at Denver (12/30).

2006

Tennessee (2005-06): Saw action in 18 contests (three starts) ... Registered 37 receptions for 501 yards (13.5 avg.) with two TDs and one carry for one yard … Took back 50 kickoffs for 1,194 yards (23.9 avg.) and three punts for 27 yards (9.0 avg.).

2006: Played in 16 games (two starts) ... Produced 33 catches for 461 yards (14.0 avg.) with two TDs … Also returned 50 kickoffs for 1,194 yards (23.9 avg.) and three punts for 27 yards (9.0 avg.) ... His 23.9-yard kickoff return average ranked seventh in the NFL among players with at least 50 returns … Had five receptions for 76 yards vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/10) ... Took back five kickoffs for 123 yards at San Diego (9/17) ... Caught two passes for 30 yards with a 20-yard TD vs. Houston (10/29) ... Returned a career-high six kickoffs for 123 yards vs. Baltimore (11/12) ... Tallied six catches for 83 yards vs. the N.Y. Giants (11/26) ... Recorded a 22-yard TD reception at Buffalo (12/24) ... Tallied four catches for 33 yards vs. New England (12/31).

2005

Appeared in two games (one start) and was inactive for one contest … Caught four passes for 40 yards and rushed one time for one yard … Was claimed on waivers from Chicago on December 15th … Was inactive vs. Seattle (12/18) ... Tallied two catches for 14 yards at Miami (12/24) ... Had two receptions for 26 yards at Jacksonville (1/1/06).

Chicago (2003-05): Played in 40 games (15 starts) ... Caught 64 passes for 698 yards (10.9 avg.) and rushed 17 times for 90 yards (5.3 avg.) ... Returned 35 punts for 326 yards (9.3 avg.) with one TD.

2005: Saw action in 12 games and was inactive for one contest … Registered 10 receptions for 80 yards (8.0 avg.) ... Returned a career-high 33 punts for 317 yards (9.6 avg.) with a TD … Was inactive at Washington (9/11) ... Took back three punts for 87 yards with a 73-yard TD vs. Detroit (9/18) ... Caught four passes for 47 yards vs. Cincinnati (9/25) ... Had three punt returns for 63 yards vs. Minnesota (10/16) ... Waived on December 14th.

2004

Played in 16 games (14 starts) ... Caught 42 passes for 481 yards (11.5 avg.) and rushed 12 times for 76 yards (6.3 avg.) ... Recorded three catches for 42 yards at Green Bay (9/19) ... Tallied four receptions for 71 yards at Minnesota (9/26) ... Posted four catches for 36 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/3) ... Had four receptions for 17 yards vs. Washington (10/17) ... Caught three passes for 33 yards vs. San Francisco (10/31) ... Registered four receptions for 63 yards at Tennessee (11/14) ... Produced four catches for 27 yards at Detroit (12/26) and vs. Green Bay (1/2/05).

2003

Played in 12 games (one start) and was inactive for one contest … Produced 12 catches for 137 yards (11.4 avg.) and five carries for 14 yards (2.8 avg.) ... Returned two punts for nine yards … Saw action in his first NFL game at San Francisco (9/7) ... Was inactive at Minnesota (9/14), vs. Green Bay (9/29), vs. Oakland (10/5) and at New Orleans (10/12) ... Caught his first career NFL pass for 11 yards from Chris Chandler at Seattle (10/19) ... Recorded three receptions for 39 yards vs. Detroit (10/26) ... Tallied three catches for 42 yards vs. San Diego (11/2).

College Bio

Played in 45 games (41 starts) at Arizona … Ranked first in school history with 230 receptions for 3,351 yards (14.6 avg.) with 23 TDs … Also had 12 rushes for 53 yards (4.4 avg.) ... Returned 65 punts for 725 yards (11.2 avg.) with one TD and 33 kickoffs for 656 yards (19.9 avg.) ... Finished fourth in Wildcats history with 4,785 all-purpose yards … Earned All-Pac 10 honors as a senior in 2002 and was named the team MVP after starting all 12 games … Hauled in 93 catches for 1,389 yards for eight TDs and rushed one time for four yards … Returned 16 punts for 224 yards and 17 kickoffs for 332 yards … His 93 receptions were the highest single-season total in Arizona history while his 1,389 were second … Started all 11 games as a junior in 2001 … Recorded 62 receptions for 882 yards with eight TDs and three carries for 22 yards … Took back 23 punts for 239 yards and three kickoffs for 67 yards … Named second-team All-Pac 10 … Saw action in 10 games (nine starts) his sophomore campaign in 2000 … Tallied 45 catches for 626 yards with three TDs and eight carries for 27 yards … Added 26 punt returns for 262 yards with a TD and three kickoff returns for 66 yards … Played in 12 contests (nine starts) in ‘99 as a true freshman … Posted 30 receptions for 454 yards with four TDs and 10 kickoff returns for 191 yards … Majored in Political Science at Arizona.

Personal Bio

• Named the USA Today Arizona Player of the Year at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Won the state championship in the triple jump.

• Lettered in football, baseball and track.

• Owns a visual marketing company, Free Mind, that specializes in promotional items.

• Co-owns PHX Niteclub in downtown Phoenix.

• A key element in the ESPN show The Season that followed the Arizona Wildcats football team.

• Annually hosts a football camp for kids, the Bobby Wade Go Big Camp in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Full name: Bobby Wade.

• Married with a son.