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Amani Toomer is a retired American football player who was a wide receiver for the New York Giants in the National Football League.
The NFL receiver played for the New York Giants his entire career. He studied at the University Of Michigan.
Amani Toomer started playing youth football when he was 12 for the Berkeley Cougars in the Golden Empire League and played as a guard. He later joined Richmond Steelers as a running back. He played as a wide receiver for the University Of Michigan. The team has the most all-time wins in college football history. Toomer was a starter in two games in 1992 and one in 1993 and was a backup to Derrick Alexander.
The net worth of Amani Toomer is estimated to be $11 million.
Amani Toomer is retired, and his real annual income is not known. It is estimated to be over $200,000.
Amani Toomer is 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) tall.
Amani Toomer was born in Berkeley, California, on September 8, 1974. The former NFL wide receiver will turn 48 in September 2022.
Amani Askari Toomer was born to Donald and Roberta Toomer in Berkeley, California. His father, Donald Toomer, was also a college football player. He played for Woody Hayes at Ohio State. He has a brother Donald Toomer Jr who played for Utah State, but his NFL dreams were shattered when he had shoulder surgery when he was a rookie free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals. Toomer attended the De La Salle High School in Concord, California. After high school, he joined the University Of Michigan in 1992 and played for the Michigan Wolverines football team for three years.
Amani Toomer married Dr. Yola Dabrowski on October 19, 2002, in a civil ceremony in Las Vegas. They later divorced, Toomer married Maj Moeller, and they have three children, a daughter and twins Amani Jr. and Jasmine.
In his 1994 season with the Michigan Wolverines, he broke the Michigan record for receiving yards in a single season with 1,096, previously held by Jack Clancy. He was the team's leading receiver with 54 receptions for 1,096 yards with an average of 20.3 yards per reception. In the 1995 season, Toomer was a starter in 12 games, scored seven touchdowns, and had 44 receptions for 758 yards. His best season performance was a victory over the Minnesota Gophers, with two touchdowns and catching five passes for 174 yards. During Toomer's time at the University Of Michigan, he had 12 receiving touchdowns and 124 receptions for 2,144 yards.
The New York Giants drafted Amani Toomer as the 34th overall pick in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played as a punt and kickoff returner in his first three years with the New York Giants. Toomer set a franchise record in his debut NFL game against the Buffalo Bills with an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown, which was the opening game of the 1996 season. In the 1997 season, he appeared in all 16 games for the team and returned 47 punts for 455 yards with an average of 9.7 yards per return. The following season, Toomer played all 16 games for the Giants and returned 35 punts for 252 yards, averaging 7.1 yards per return. He scored five touchdowns and registered 27 catches for 360 yards. In an impressive comeback by the Giants, Toomer caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Kent Graham with 48 seconds left to win against the undefeated Denver Broncos.
In the 1999 season, Toomer was a starting wide receiver in all 16 games for the Giants and broke the team record for receptions in a season with 79. His best season was 2002, where he had eight receiving touchdowns with 82 receptions and 1,343 receiving yards. In the 2007 season, Toomer played all 16 regular season games scoring three touchdowns and totaling 59 receptions for 760 yards. The New York Giants went on to win Super Bowl XLII, defeating the New England Patriots. The 2008 season was the last NFL season for Amani Toomer, and he played all 16 regular season games, starting in 12 of them. The wide receiver caught 48 passes for 580 yards and scored four touchdowns. In 2009, Toomer signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs but was later released.
In 2021, Amani Toomer participated in Bike HSS, a fundraiser to help support the research and needs of the Hospital For Special Surgery in New York. He also started the Amani Toomer Foundation.
Amani Toomer has won several accolades in his career. He holds over a dozen franchise records with the New York Giants. Some of his records are most career receptions with 668, most game receptions with 12, most playoff career receptions with 44, most career receiving yards with 9,497, most playoff career receiving yards with 608, most career receiving touchdowns with 54, most playoff career receiving touchdowns with seven, most playoff game receiving touchdowns with three, most playoff career total touchdowns with seven, most playoff game total touchdowns with three, most season punt returns in 1997 with 47, most career 100+ yard receiving games with 23, most playoffs games with more than one touchdowns scored with four, most playoff games with more than two touchdowns scored with two, most consecutive games with a reception with 98, most playoff games with more than three touchdowns scored with one and most career 1000+ receiving yards with five. In 2010, Toomer was inducted into the New York Giants Ring of Honor.
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