Pierre Garcon
Garçon with the Washington Redskins in 2015
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| No. 88 Washington Redskins | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 8, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Carmel, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Greenacres (FL) John I. Leonard | ||||||||
| College: | Mount Union | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 205 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 564 |
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| Receiving yards: | 7,068 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 37 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Pierre Andre Garçon (/piˈɛər ɡɑːrˈsoʊn/; born August 8, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Norwich University and Mount Union College, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Garçon is of Haitian descent, and is bilingual, speaking French fluently. Garçon attended John I. Leonard High School in Greenacres, Florida. He earned two varsity letters in football. He also played soccer, playing for travel teams competing across the state and across the country. He was also known for his backflip after scoring goals.
Garçon started his college career at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. As a freshman in 2004, he played in ten games and had 44 receptions for 1,017 yards and 13 touchdowns. Wanting to play in a more football oriented program, he transferred to Mount Union College in the Ohio Athletic Conference. He averaged over 60 catches, 1000 yards and 15 touchdowns in his career as a Purple Raider. While at Mount Union he led the team to two consecutive Div III National Championships, falling just short of a third. During his sophomore season in 2005, he earned Ohio Athletic Conference second-team honors after having 68 receptions for 1,196 yards and 16 touchdowns. As a junior, he was named to the Ohio Athletic Conference first-team and was the recipient of the Ed Sherman Award for the OAC's most outstanding receiver. That season, he was third in the nation with 1,212 receiving yards and had 67 receptions with 17 touchdowns. As a senior in 2007, Garçon was Ohio Athletic Conference first-team and was the recipient of the Ed Sherman Award, for the second time. He had 67 receptions for 955 yards and 14 touchdowns.
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