• National Football League wide receiver Amani Toomer most recently played for the New York Giants.

  Toomer's contract expired at the conclusion of the 2008 season. The Giants have reportedly told the receiver that they are unlikely to offer him another contract for 2009.Star-Ledger: ... New York Giants Don't Expect Toomer Back

• 1. Born: September 8, 1974
  2. Birthplace: Berkeley, California
  3. Height: 6'3"
  4. Weight: 203 lbs
  5. Position: Wide receiver
  6. High School: De La Salle High School
  7. College: University of Michigan
  8. Selected by the Giants in the second-round of the 1996 NFL draft
  9. Father, Donald Toomer Sr., played football for The Ohio State University
  10. Brother, Donald Toomer Jr., played for Utah State University
  11. Became a full-time starter in 1999
  12. 2002: Amassed 1,343 yards and eight touchdowns on 82 receptions
  13. 2007: Won Super Bowl XLII with the New York Giants

• Football Career

  Toomer began his career playing college football with the Michigan Wolverines in 1991, earning All-Big Ten honors in 1994. After school, he was selected 34th overall in the 1996 NFL draft by the New York Giants. He has played with the Giants in the year since, setting several team records along the way. In 1999, Toomer earned a starting position with the Giants and caught at least 70 passes each season over the next four years with the team, the first in Giants' history to do so. Toomer was sidelined in 2006 after tearing his ACL eight games into the season. He returned to the team in 2007 to set team records for catches, receiving yards, touchdown catches and 100-yard receiving games.Official Site of the New York Giants: Amani Toomer

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