Tony Gonzalez Passes Carter and Harrison; Trails Only Rice

With his third and fourth catches on the day Falcons’ tight end Tony Gonzalez passed Cris Carter (1,101) and Marvin Harrison (1,102) to vault into second place on the all-time receptions list.
Tony Gonzalez Passes Carter and Harrison; Trails Only Rice
Dave Martin
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Tony Gonzalez passed both Cris Carter (1,101) and Marvin Harrison (1,102) on the all-time receptions list Sunday. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
With his third and fourth catches on the day Falcons’ tight end Tony Gonzalez passed Cris Carter (1,101) and Marvin Harrison (1,102) to vault into second place on the all-time receptions list. Gonzalez wound up with five on the day for 62 yards as the Falcons won at Detroit 23-16.

The former Chief, traded to Atlanta following the 2008 season now has 188 as a Falcon after amassing 916 in his 12 seasons in Kansas City.

Though he is far and away the leader in catches among tight ends the 34-year old Gonzalez would have to continue to play at a high level for a while longer to catch Jerry Rice’s record 1,549 catches.

Gonzalez, an 11-time Pro Bowler and 5-time First Team All-Pro, entered Sunday’s game 15th in the league with 30 catches on the season.

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Dave Martin is a New-York based writer as well as editor. He is the sports editor for the Epoch Times and is a consultant to private writers.
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