TRANSACTIONS:

-           Originally a 2nd round (34th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 1996.

GIANTS NOTES:

-           The most productive receiver in Giants history, Toomer holds franchise records for catches (620), receiving yards (8,917), touchdown catches (50) and 100-yard receiving games (22).
-          Toomer has 34 more receptions than runner-up Tiki Barber (586) and 3,483 more yards than former record-holder Frank Gifford (5,434).
-           Toomer also holds the Giants postseason records for reception (42), yards (582) and touchdowns (7).  No one else in Giants playoff history has more than 3 postseason touchdown receptions (Bavaro and Gifford).
-           Toomer is 2nd in Giants history with 10,344 total yards (Barber is 1st with 17,359)…In addition to his receiving yards, Toomer has 1,060 yards on punt returns, 257 yards on kickoff returns and 110 yards rushing.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Has played in 174 regular season games – the 7th-highest total in franchise history - with 129 starts. He has also played in 10 postseason games with 9 starts. Toomer played in 127 consecutive games before a hamstring injury kept him out of the 2004 season finale vs. Dallas.
 -          Before injuring his knee in 2006, Toomer had caught at least 50 passes in 7 consecutive seasons and had at least 700 receiving yards in 6 of the previous 8 years, including 5 in a row with more than 1,000 yards. No other Giant in history has more than 3 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.
-           From 1999-2002, he became the 1st receiver in team history to catch at least 70 passes in 4 consecutive seasons.
-           Has the 3 highest single-season reception totals in team history: 82 in 2002, 79 in 1999 and 78 in 2000.
-           Caught at least 1 pass in a Giants-record 98 consecutive games before the streak ended in the 2005 season opener vs. Arizona.
-           In 2007, Toomer rebounded from knee surgery the previous year to play in all 16 regular season games with 15 starts and starts in all 4 postseason games…Finished 2nd on the team with 59 receptions for 760 yards and 3 touchdowns (tying Jeremy Shockey in the latter category).
-          Toomer led the Giants in all 3 categories in the postseason with 21 receptions for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns…He caught touchdown passes in each of the Giants’ first 2 playoff games to become the 1st player in franchise history with receiving scores in back-to-back postseason games.
-           Opened the year with a season and team-high 9 receptions for 91 yards at Dallas (9/9).
-           Had a record-setting night at Atlanta (10/15), 1 week after he did not catch a single pass in a victory over the Jets. Toomer had a game-high 7 receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown. His final catch, a 16–yarder in the 4th quarter, was the 587th of his career and gave him sole possession of 1st place on the Giants’ career list. Barber retired after the 2006 season with 586 receptions. Toomer had tied Barber on the previous play with an 11-yard catch…Toomer scored the Giants’ 1st touchdown on a 5-yard pass from Eli Manning. It was his 1st scoring reception of the season and the 48th of his career, tying him with Kyle Rote for 1st place on the franchise’s career list. Toomer had been tied for second with Joe Morrison.
-           Toomer scored his 2nd touchdown the following week vs. San Francisco (10/21) on a 4-yard pass on the game’s 1st series. It was Toomer’s 49th touchdown reception, leaving him alone in 1st place on the franchise’s career list.
-           Scored his 3rd touchdown of the season and the 50th via reception of his career at Chicago (12/2).
-          Did not start at Philadelphia (12/9), where the Giants opened the game in a 2-tight end formation.
-           Led the Giants with 7 receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown at Tampa Bay in the NFC Wild Card Game (1/6).  The 7 catches were 1 short of his postseason high; he had 8 receptions at San Francisco on Jan. 5, 2003…Toomer scored the Giants’ final touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Manning.
-           Caught 4 passes for 80 yards, including touchdowns of 52 and 4 yards in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Dallas (1/13)…That gave Toomer 3 touchdowns in the Giants’ first 2 postseason games after he had 3 in the 16-game regular season…It was the 2nd multiple-touchdown game of Toomer’s postseason career; he caught 3 touchdown passes in a Wild Card loss at San Francisco on Jan. 5, 2003…It was the 2nd year in a row the Giants had a wide receiver catch 2 touchdown passes in a postseason game; Plaxico Burress did it at Philadelphia on Jan. 7, 2007…Toomer has 2 of the 5 multiple touchdown reception in postseason games in Giants history. In addition to Burress, the other receivers to do it were Johnny Perkins (2 at San Francisco on Jan. 3, 1982) and Ike Hilliard (2 vs. Minnesota on Jan. 14, 2001)…Toomer increased his career postseason total to 7 touchdown catches. No one else in Giants playoff history has more than 3 (Bavaro and Frank Gifford)…Toomer’s 52-yard reception was the longest postseason catch of his career.
-           Had 4 catches for 42 yards in the NFC Championship Game at Green Bay (1/20).
-           Led the Giants with 6 receptions for 84 yards in Super Bowl XLII vs. New England (2/3)…Had a 38-yard catch in the 2nd quarter…Contributed receptions of 9 and 11 yards to start the Giants game-winning drive late in the 4th quarter.
-           In 2006, started all 8 games in which he played before a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee forced him to undergo surgery…Finished the season with 32 receptions for 360 yards and 3 touchdowns.
-           Toomer had 4 receptions for a team-high 81 yards vs. Washington (10/8)…His 44-yard catch in the 1st quarter helped set up Jay Feely’s 24-yard field goal…A 21-yard reception in the 3rd quarter converted a 3rd-and-16 to extend a drive that would result in the Giants’ only touchdown of the game.
-           Caught a career-high 12 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns at Philadelphia (9/17). His previous best was 10 catches at Indianapolis on Dec. 22, 2002. His 137 yards were his highest total since he had 204 that day against the Colts. It was Toomer’s first 100-yard game since he gained exactly 100 yards at Arizona on Nov. 14, 2004 and his 1st multiple-touchdown game since he had 3 at Indianapolis in 2002…Toomer became the 1st Giant to score 2 touchdowns in a game since Tiki Barber did it vs. Kansas City on Dec. 17, 2005 and the 1st to catch a pair of scoring passes since Plaxico Burress did against St. Louis on Oct. 2, 2005…It was Toomer’s 22nd career 100-yard game, extending his own team record.
-           In 2005, played in all 16 regular season games with 15 starts at flanker, and started the NFC Wild Card Game.
-           Caught 60 passes for 684 yards and tied Burress and Shockey for the team lead with 7 touchdown receptions
-           Caught 6 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown at Seattle (11/27). Made a spectacular 18-yard touchdown reception by somehow keeping his feet inbounds in the back of the end zone in the 4th quarter. The subsequent 2-point conversion tied the score at 21-21.
-           Became the 1st Giant in history with 500 receptions when he caught a 15-yard pass on 3rd-and-15 to help set up Feely’s field goal in the 1st quarter vs. Philadelphia (11/20). Finished the game with 6 receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown. Scored his 4th touchdown of the season when he caught a 1-yard pass from Eli Manning on 4th-and-1 in the 2nd quarter to give the Giants a 10-0 lead.
-           In 2004, Played in 15 games with 14 starts at split end and led the team’s wide receivers with 51 catches for 747 yards, the 6th consecutive season Toomer had more than 50 receptions and 700 yards.
-           Finished the season with 7,113 receiving yards, extending his franchise record and becoming the first Giant in history with at least 7,000 yards. No one else in team history has as many as 6,000.
-           Caught a pass in every game he played, extending his team record to 98 consecutive games with a reception…Did not catch a touchdown pass for the 1st time since his rookie year in 1996.
-           Missed the season finale vs. Dallas (1/2) due to a hamstring injury, ending his streak of consecutive games played at 127.
-           Finished with a season-high 8 catches for 100 yards at Arizona (11/14). It was his 21st 100-yard game of his career, extending his own team record.
-           In 2003, started all 16 games at split end and led the team with 1,057 receiving yards, the 5th consecutive season he set the pace in that category.
-           Finished 2nd on the team in receptions with 63 (Barber had 69) and touchdown catches with 5 (Ike Hilliard had 6).
-           Became the Giants career receiving yardage leader with 6,366 and finished the season with 418 career catches, second in team history to Barber (422).
-           Caught a pass in every game, extending his team record to 83 consecutive games with a reception
-           Finished with 5 receptions for 66 yards, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the fifth consecutive season, at Dallas (12/21).
-           Caught 6 passes for season-high 127 yards and a touchdown and surpassed Homer Jones with his team-record 18th career 100-yard receiving game at Jets (11/2).
-           Had 7 pass receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown and set 2 team records and tied another vs. Dallas (9/15). His 1st catch gave him a reception in 69 consecutive games, a new franchise mark. He had shared the record with Hilliard. Toomer’s game-long 40-yard catch late in the 2nd period boosted his career-receiving yardage total to 5,459, which surpassed Frank Gifford’s former standard of 5,434 yards, which had stood since the end of the 1964 season. The 100-yard game was the 17th of his career, tying Jones’ for the team record. Jones played for the Giants from 1964-69.
-           In 2002, had the finest season by a wide receiver in Giants history…Set franchise records with 82 receptions for 1,343 yards and established a career-high with 8 touchdown catches…Broke his own record of 79 receptions, set in 1999, and Homer Jones’ record of 1,209 yards, set in 1967.
-           Most prolific performance was at Indianapolis (12/22), where he had 10 catches for 204 yards and 3 touchdowns…Became the 1st Giants wide receiver to catch at least 10 passes in a regular season game since Del Shofner caught 11 against Washington on Oct. 28, 1962. Shockey had 11 catches vs. the Redskins (11/17); Hilliard had 10 receptions in the 2000 NFC Championship Game. Toomer’s 204 receiving yards vs. the Colts was the 3rd highest single-game total by any player in 2002 (Burress, then with Pittsburgh, had 253 yards against Atlanta and Denver’s Shannon Sharpe had 214 yards at Kansas City – both of those games went into overtime). It was the 3rd-highest single-game receiving yardage total in Giants history, surpassed only by Shofner’s 269 on Oct. 28, 1962 and Gene Roberts’ 212 on Nov. 13, 1949.
-           Toomer’s 82-yard touchdown reception at Indianapolis was the longest play of his career and the 7th-longest play from scrimmage - and the 6th-longest pass - in Giants history.
-           In 2001, played in all 16 games for the 5th consecutive season, with 14 starts…Did not start vs. Dallas (11/4) and vs. Green Bay (1/6/02).
-           Caught 72 passes, tying Barber for the team lead…Became the 1st Giants player to catch 70 passes in 3 consecutive seasons…Led the team with 1,054 receiving yards…Caught 5 touchdown passes, 1 behind team-leader Ike Hilliard.
-           In 2000, played in 16 regular season games with 14 starts and started all 3 postseason games.
-           Caught 78 passes - 1 shy of the team record he set in 1999 - for 1,094 yards (a 14.0-yard average), and 7 touchdowns.
-           Caught 6 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown in NFC Championship Game vs. Minnesota (1/14). Scored his 1st career playoff touchdown when he caught a 7-yard pass in the corner of the end zone to give the Giants a 41-0 lead early in the 3rd quarter.
-           Finished with then career-high 193 receiving yards on 8 receptions vs. Jacksonville (12/23). It was the highest total by a Giants receiver since Homer Jones had 196 on Oct. 1, 1967.
-           In 1999, started all 16 games for the 1st time in his NFL career
-           His 79 receptions broke Earnest Gray's Giants single-season record of 78, set in 1983
-           Had 1,183 receiving yards to become the 1st Giants receiver to gain over 1,000 receiving yards in a season since Lionel Manual had 1,029 in 1988…The 1,183 yards was the 2nd-highest total in team history; Homer Jones had 1,209 receiving yards in 1967…Combined with Hilliard to gain 2,179 receiving yards as they became the 1st Giants receiving duo to combine for over 2,100 yards in a season.
-           Enjoyed huge game against the Jets (12/5) when he caught 6 passes for 181 yards and 3 touchdowns. Had touchdown receptions of 9, 61, and 80 yards. Toomer's 181 receiving yards were the most by a Giants receiver since Jones caught 4 passes for 196 yards at Washington on Oct. 1, 1967. It was the 1st 3-touchdown game by a Giants receiver since Gray had 3 vs. Green Bay on Nov. 16, 1980.
-           In 1998, played in all 16 games as a reserve at wide receiver and as the Giants punt returner...Caught 27 passes for 360 yards and 5 touchdowns...Returned 35 punts for 252 yards...Also returned 4 kickoffs for 66 yards
-           Caught the game-winning 37-yard touchdown pass from Kent Graham with just 48 seconds left in the victory over previously undefeated Denver (12/13). Made an adjustment to get underneath Broncos cornerback Tito Paul before using his leaping ability to out-jump the defender for the ball.
-           In 1997, played in all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game…Returned 47 punts for 455 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown return at Detroit (10/19/97).
-           Fielded a short punt in the 3rd quarter against the Lions and raced 53 yards in and out of traffic for a 17-10 Giants lead. Awarded a game ball by the coaching staff and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week by the NFL for his performance
-           Finished the season with 16 catches for 263 yards and a touchdown…Caught his 1st NFL touchdown pass on a 56-yarder from Danny Kanell in the 2nd quarter vs. Arizona (11/16).
-           As a rookie in 1996, played in 7 games with 1 start before suffering season-ending knee injury.
-           Finished with 18 punt returns for 298 yards (16.6 avg.) and 2 touchdowns, joining David Meggett (1994) as the only Giants to finish a season with 2 punt returns for touchdowns in a season...Returned 11 kickoffs for 191 yards (17.4 avg.)...Caught 1 pass for 12 yards...
-           In his 1st NFL game, Toomer scored on an 87-yard punt return vs. Buffalo (9/1), the longest punt return in Giants history. The previous team mark was an 83-yard return by Eddie Dove at Philadelphia on Sept. 29, 1963.
-           Injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee at the end of the 1st half at Washington (10/20). Played the rest of that game and attempted to go through Wednesday’s practice prior to the Detroit game (10/27) before the extent of his injury was diagnosed.

COLLEGE:

-           At conclusion of his collegiate career, Toomer ranked 2nd on Michigan’s career lists with 143 receptions for 2,657 yards, topped only by Anthony Carter (161-3,076, 1979-82)...Caught 18 touchdown passes.
-           All-America Dream Team selection by The Poor Man’s Guide to the NFL Draft, All-Big 10 Conference 2nd-team choice following senior season in 1995.
-           As a senior, finished 2nd on the Wolverines with 44 receptions for 758 yards (17.2-yard avg.) and 7 touchdowns and gained 177 yards on 21 punt returns (8.4-yard avg.) with a score and 204 yards on 11 kickoff returns (18.5-yard avg.).
-           In his junior seasons (1994) he was a 1st-team All-Big 10 Conference choice after he caught 54 passes for 1,096 yards (20.3-yard avg.) and 6 touchdowns.
-           Became only the 3rd receiver in school history to gain over 1,000 yards in a season, joining Jack Clancy (1,079 yards in 1966) and Desmond Howard (1,025 in 1990)...The 1,096 yards was the 3rd-highest single-season total in school history.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

-           In 2001, Toomer founded the Amani Toomer Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing the awareness of, and providing resources to after-school recreation programs in the New York metropolitan area. The mission of the foundation is to identify established after- school programs in these underserved communities and assist them in furthering their efforts. Through the foundation, he has constructed several new playgrounds in local neighborhoods. In February 2005, Toomer joined the United Nations’ World Food Program along with former Giants quarterback Kurt Warner and Tony Richardson, then of the Minnesota Vikings, to travel to the tsunami-ravaged areas of Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
-           Named the Giants’ recipient of the 2003 NFL Walter Peyton “Man of the Year” award, given to the player on each team who displays excellence on the football field and in the community.
-           Honored by the United Way of NYC as the “2002 Hometown Hero” for his dedication to community service.
-           Entertained kids from Hackensack University Medical Center at Coach Coughlin’s Jay Fund Foundation Ice Cream Social, held at Giants Stadium.
-           Joined teammates to visit wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C. prior to the Super Bowl champions’ trip to the White House.
-           Made an individual visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the spring of 2007, visiting injured soldiers.
-           Showed off his culinary expertise in the Giants Player Developments’ “Gridiron Chef Cook-off.”
-           Attended the “Pigskin Ball” dinner, benefitting Coach Coughlin’s Jay Fund Foundation.

PERSONAL:

-           USA Today, The Sporting News, Parade and Super Prep All-American selection at De LaSalle (Concord, CA) High.
-           Named Gatorade California Player of the Year...Western Region Player of the Year.
-           Was named the California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year as a senior after catching 70 passes for 1,204 yards (17.2-yard avg.) and 12 touchdowns while leading the team to a 12-1 record and a berth in the state Class 4-1 championship game.
-           Father, Donald, Sr., played football at Ohio State and is presently a Pac-10 Conference official...Brother, Donald, Jr., was a defensive back at Utah State (1990-94).
-           Born Amani (pronounced ah-MAH-NEE) Toomer on September 8, 1974 in Berkeley, CA.