Reggie Wayne

NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl champion

Reggie Wayne - NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl champion
Born

November 17th, 1978
46 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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A professional American football player who played as a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts from 2001 to 2014. During this tenure, contributed to significant team success including a Super Bowl XLI victory against the Chicago Bears. Accumulated over 14,000 career receiving yards, ranking among the all-time leaders in NFL history. Earned six Pro Bowl selections and was named to the First-Team All-Pro in 2007.

Winning Super Bowl XLI with the Colts

Receiving over 1,000 receptions in NFL career

Ranking in top 20 all-time for career receiving yards

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