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Dan Wilcox re-signed with the Baltimore Ravens (3-year contract) on 3/1/06...Re-signed with Baltimore on 3/29/05...Signed with the Ravens on 6/21/04...Signed to Tampa Bay's 53-man roster on 12/17/02 after spending 2 stints with the New York Jets from 9/1-9/3 and 8/28-8/30
Highlights:
Smooth-running TE, with soft hands, who has developed into a reliable offensive target for the Ravens...A converted WR, who has the ability to flex outside...Played in 13 games, starting 3 and pulled in 20 receptions for 154 yards and a TD before being placed on Injured Reserve (ankle) on 12/30/05...Also led the Ravens with a career-high 18 special teams tackles in 2005... Played in all 16 games, starting 5 with the Ravens in 2004, pulling in a career-high 25 receptions for 219 yards and 2 TDs...Saw action in 2 games with the Buccaneers in 2003, recording 1 special teams tackle...Was inactive in 2 regular season games and 3 postseason games as a member of the Buccaneers in 2003.
Pro Career:
2005: (with Baltimore) Played in 13 games, starting 3 before being placed on Injured Reserve (ankle) on 12/30...Pulled in 20 receptions for 154 yards and a TD...Also led the Ravens with a career-high 18 special teams tackles...2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Subbed, and had 2 receptions for 14 yards and posted a special teams tackle before leaving the game in the 2nd quarter with an ankle injury in game 13 at Den. (12/11)...Saw action from scrimmage and earned the special teams game ball when he posted 3 tackles (2 solo) and a FR in game 12 vs. Hou. (12/4)...Subbed and hauled in 2 receptions for 16 yards and had a special teams tackle in game 8 vs. Cin. (11/6)...Saw action off the bench and pulled in 3 receptions for 17 yards and had a solo special teams tackle in game 7 at Pit. (10/31)...Led the team with a career-high 5 special teams tackles earning him the special teams game ball in game 5 vs. Cle. (10/16)...Started and tied for the team lead (Derrick Mason) with a career-high 8 receptions for a career-high 78 yards and 1 TD in game 1 vs. Ind. (9/11)...Two of his 8 receptions were good for 1st downs, 1 was a TD catch and, on another, he had enough yards for a 1st down before lateraling the ball to WR Mark Clayton on a "hook and ladder" play at the end of the 1st half.
2004: (with Baltimore) Saw action in all 16 games, starting 5 after signing with the team in training camp...Was 6th on the team with 25 catches and 219 receiving yards...Pulled in his 1st-career TD at Phi. (10/31)...2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and led the team, recording career highs with 6 receptions for 72 yards (12.0 avg.), with a long of 17 in the 30-23 victory in the season finale vs. Mia. (1/2/05)...Subbed and caught 2 receptions for 30 yards (both for 1st downs) in game 11 at NE (11/28)...Started and grabbed 2 receptions for 23 yards (1 for a 1st down), including a career-long 20-yarder in the 30-10 victory in game 10 vs. Dal. (11/21)...Started and hauled in 2 receptions for 21 yards (both for 1st downs) in the 20-17 OT win in game 9 at NYJ (11/14)...Subbed and hauled in 5 receptions for 26 yards, including his 1st-career TD - 7 yards - (on 3rd-and-5 in the 4th quarter) in game 7 at Phi. (10/31)...Earned his 1st-career start (Ravens started in a 3-TE set), in his 1st action in a Ravens? uniform in game 1 at Cle. (9/12)...Posted his 1st-career reception against the Browns and finished with 2 catches for 18 yards (1 was for a 1st down)...Wilcox also had a ST tackle against the Browns.
2003: (with Tampa Bay) Saw action in 2 games with the Buccaneers in 2003, recording 1 ST tackle... Was inactive in 2 regular season games and 3 postseason games.
2002: (with New York Jets) Inactive for 9 of 10 games in 2001 while with the Jets, seeing action in 1 game...Originally joined the team as an undrafted free agent on 4/26.
College Career:
Selected 1st-team All-Southern Conference as a senior at Appalachian State...Finished with 46 receptions for 740 yards and 7 TDs...Had career game against Troy State, catching 10 passes for 106 yards and 1 TD...Moved from WR to TE as a senior...Attended Georgia Military Academy...Majored in communications and advertisement with a minor in psychology.
Personal:
One of the most active Ravens in the community, Wilcox was a frequent visitor to schools throughout the season...He spoke to students at Living Classrooms, Sharp Leadenhall Elementary, Carter G. Woodson and Youth in Transitions and was a presenter in 3 Ravens R.I.S.E. Assemblies in 2004 (Long Reach, Lake Clifton and Fairmount-Harford)...Participated in several Gatorade Junior Training Camps, including one at the NFL FLAG Regional Tournament hosted by the Ravens...Joined teammates at the Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party and worked with volunteers and teammates for Sandtown Habitat for Humanity in Oct. and Nov. '04...Wilcox was on hand at the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle to help present the keys to new homeowner, Robin Edwards...Held a clothing/coat drive in Dec. '04, in conjunction with a signing at the Dugout Zone and donated all items to Paul's Place Outreach Center...Joined teammates at the ESPNZone Holiday Party for Police Athletic League members in Dec. '04 and participated in a blood drive at Good Samaritan Hospital, thanking donors for their efforts...In July '05, Wilcox instructed at former teammate Darnell Dinkins Football Camp, a free 1-day football clinic and educational workshop for high school student-athletes...Was a consistent speaker in the Ravens R.I.S.E. Assembly series in 2005...Wilcox spoke at all 7 assemblies, and invited teammates to join him in teaching middle and high school students how to Realize, Improve, Share and Expand (R.I.S.E.) their talents ...In Oct. '05, spoke to the entire middle school of Steuart Hill Academy...In Nov. 05, participated in Football 101, an annual event for women, which teaches basic football skills...Joined Dinkins in distributing over 100 Thanksgiving baskets to residents of Pigtown, a southwest Baltimore neighborhood...Joined Ed Reed in providing 40 families of Booker T. Washington Middle School students with the necessary items to dine in their own home for Thanksgiving...In Dec. '05, Wilcox joined Reed and Dick's Sporting Goods as personal shoppers to the 16 young men of Aunt Hattie's Place...Reed and Dick's provided the boys with $250 gift certificates...Was one of several Ravens personal shopping partners to 100 children as part of teammates Derrick Mason and Samari Rolle's inaugural Holiday Helpers event...Joined teammates to serve as personal shoppers for 50 Baltimore youth, who received $100 gift certificates from Wal-Mart...In Jan. '06, Wilcox established his charitable foundation called Empowerment M.I.N.D.S (Motivating and Inspiring Neighborhoods Determined to Succeed)...The foundation's mission is to empower youth to hold leadership positions in the community...Full name: Daniel Jabari Wilcox. | 