The Team
BOBBY ENGRAM #84
| Position | Wide Receiver |
|---|---|
| Height | 5-10 |
| Weight | 192 |
| Years Experience | 14 |
| Birthdate | 1/7/1973 |
| Hometown | Camden, SC |
| College | Penn State |
| Current status | Active |
| Games Started | 113 |
| Games Played | 171 |
Pro Career
Respected veteran wide receiver enters his 14th NFL campaign after joining Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent from Seattle on March 17th … Consummate pro is expected to provide leadership both in the locker room and on the field … Spent the past eight seasons with Seattle (2001-08) after beginning his career in Chicago (’96-00) ... Precision route runner who is especially adept at making the tough catches to move the chains on third down … Ranks 12th among active players with 645 career receptions while his 7,690 receiving yards are 18th among players who saw duty in 2008 … Registered his first 1,000-yard season in 2007, accomplishing the feat in his 12th NFL campaign, the latest in his career any player in NFL history has accomplished that feat for the initial time … Hauled in a career-best 94 passes in 2007 and owns six campaigns with 50 or more catches … Has posted eight career 100-yard games, including two in 2007 … Has seen action in 171 regular season games (113 starts) ... Owns 645 receptions for 7,690 yards (11.9 avg.) with 35 TDs and five carries for 19 yards (3.8 avg.) ... Has added 102 punt returns for 1,059 yards (10.4 avg.) with two TDs and 30 kickoff returns for 643 yards (21.4 avg.) ... Playoff-proven wide receiver has played in nine postseason contests (seven starts) ... Started in Super Bowl XL for Seattle following the 2005 season … Has caught 35 passes for 476 yards (13.6 avg.) with two TDs and rushed two times for no yards in the postseason … Also has two kickoff returns for 25 yards ... Entered the NFL as a second-round selection (52nd overall) of Chicago in the ‘96 NFL Draft.
Transactions:
Signed with Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent from Seattle (3/17/09) ... Signed with Seattle (3/23/07) ... Signed with Seattle (3/4/03) ... Signed with Seattle (2/28/02) ... Signed with Seattle (8/30/01) ... Released by Chicago (8/28/01) ... Signed with Chicago (4/21/00) ... Signed with Chicago (4/16/99) ... Signed with Chicago (7/18/96) ... Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (52nd overall) of Chicago in the ‘96 NFL Draft.2008
Seattle (2001-08): Played in 109 games (67 starts) ... Produced 399 receptions for 4,859 yards (12.2 avg.) with 18 TDs and one carry for four yards … Added 70 punt returns for 773 yards (11.0 avg.) with two TDs and three kickoff returns for 36 yards … Saw duty in nine playoff contests (seven starts), catching 35 passes for 476 yards (13.6 avg.) with two TDs … Also rushed twice for no gain and had two kickoff returns for 25 yards.
2008:
Played in 13 games (11 starts) and was inactive for three contests … Caught 47 passes for 489 yards (10.4 avg.) and returned one punt for six yards … Was inactive with a shoulder injury at Buffalo (9/7), vs. San Francisco (9/14) and vs. St. Louis (9/21) ... Notched eight catches for 61 yards at the N.Y. Giants (10/5) ... Posted five receptions for 63 yards at Miami (11/9) ... Amassed six receptions for 65 yards vs. the N.Y. Jets (12/21) ... Totaled six catches for 50 yards at Arizona (12/28).2007
Saw action in 16 games with 13 starts … Tallied a career-high 94 receptions for a career-best 1,147 yards (12.2 avg.) with six TDs … Added one kickoff return for 12 yards … His 94 catches ranked fourth in the NFC and were the highest single-season total in Seahawks history, bypassing the previous mark of 87 catches set by WR Darrell Jackson in 2004 … Collected nine catches for 120 yards vs. New Orleans (10/14) ... Amassed six receptions for 73 yards vs. St Louis (10/21) ... Registered a career-high 14 catches for a season-high 139 yards with a TD at Cleveland (11/4) ... Totaled eight catches for 84 yards vs. Chicago (11/18) ... Compiled seven receptions for 70 yards at St. Louis (11/25) ... Tallied nine receptions for 84 yards at Carolina (12/16) ... Had four catches for 65 yards with a TD at Atlanta (12/30) ... Recorded four receptions for 57 yards in an NFC Wild Card Game vs. Washington (1/5/08) ... Posted six catches for 67 yards with a TD in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Green Bay (1/12/08).
2006
Played in seven games (six starts) ... Was inactive for nine contests … Caught 24 passes for 290 yards (12.1 avg.) with one TD and rushed one time for four yards … Produced five receptions for 52 yards at Detroit (9/10) ... Collected four catches for 51 yards vs. Arizona (9/17) ... Tallied five receptions for 62 yards with a TD vs. the N.Y. Giants (9/24) ... Recorded four catches for 33 yards at Chicago (10/1) ... Was inactive with a thyroid condition at St. Louis (10/15), vs. Minnesota (10/22), at Kansas City (10/29), vs. Oakland (11/6), vs. St. Louis (11/12) at San Francisco (11/19), vs. Green Bay (11/27), at Denver (12/3) and at Arizona (12/10) ... Returned to action vs. San Francisco (12/14) ... Collected four catches for 65 yards vs. San Diego (12/24) ... Posted four receptions for 88 yards in an NFC Wild Card Game vs. Dallas (1/6/07) ... Caught three passes for 32 yards in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Chicago (1/14/07).
2005
Started 13 games and was inactive for three contests … Recorded 67 catches for 778 yards (11.6 avg.) with three TDs and one punt return for nine yards … Tallied eight receptions for 79 yards at Jacksonville (9/11) ... Amassed a season-high nine receptions for 106 yards at Washington (10/2) ... Was inactive with a rib injury at St. Louis (10/9), vs. Houston (10/16) and vs. Dallas (10/23) ... Compiled six receptions for 70 yards vs. St. Louis (11/13) ... Totaled six catches for 93 yards at San Francisco (11/20) ... Registered six catches for 34 yards vs. the N.Y. Giants (11/27) ... Notched six receptions for 65 yards with two TDs vs. San Francisco (12/11) ... Tallied six catches for 95 yards at Tennessee (12/18) ... Had three receptions for 30 yards at Green Bay (1/1/06) ... Collected two receptions for 11 yards in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Washington (1/4/06) ... Had three catches for 34 yards in the NFC Championship Game vs. Carolina (1/22/06) ... Posted six receptions for 70 yards in Super Bowl XL vs. Pittsburgh (2/5/06).
2004
Saw action in 13 games (seven starts) and was inactive for three contests … Caught 36 passes for 499 yards (13.9 avg.) with two TDs and took back 10 punts for 118 yards … Was inactive with an ankle injury at Arizona (10/24), vs. Carolina (10/31) and at San Francisco (11/7) ... Produced two catches for 19 yards with an eight-yard TD vs. Buffalo (11/28) ... Notched four catches for 79 yards with a 35-yard TD at Minnesota (12/12) ... Compiled four receptions for 39 yards at the N.Y. Jets (12/19) ... Registered six catches for 79 yards vs. Atlanta (1/2/05) ... Started an NFC Wild Card Game vs. St. Louis (1/8/05), posting three receptions for 34 yards with a 19-yard TD and a nine-yard kickoff return.
2003
Played in 16 games (seven starts) ... Tallied 52 catches for 637 yards (12.3 avg.) and tied a career high with six TDs … Also had 31 punt returns for 320 yards (10.3 avg.) with a TD and one kickoff return for 18 yards … Notched six catches for 73 yards with a TD vs. Chicago (10/19) ... Posted four receptions for 70 yards at Cincinnati (10/26) ... Compiled six catches for 65 yards with a TD at Washington (11/9) ... Registered three receptions for 59 yards with a 34-yard TD and returned four punts for 84 yards with a career-long 83-yard TD vs. Detroit (11/16) to earn NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Joined WR Joey Galloway as the only two players in franchise history to record a receiving TD and a punt return TD in the same game … Amassed four catches for 46 yards with two TDs at Baltimore (11/23), his third consecutive game with a TD reception … Caught four passes for 93 yards at Minnesota (12/7) ... Totaled five catches for 55 yards with a TD vs. Arizona (12/21) ... Started in an NFC Wild Card Game at Green Bay (1/4/04), recording four catches for 83 yards and one kickoff return for 16 yards.
2002
Saw duty in 15 games (six starts) and was inactive for one contest … Recorded 50 receptions for 619 yards (12.4 avg.) ... Also returned 21 punts for 224 yards (10.7 avg.) with a TD … Converted 43 of his 50 receptions (86.0%) for first downs, the highest mark in the NFL … Caught six passes for a season-high 85 yards and returned a punt for a 61-yard TD on Monday Night Football vs. San Francisco (10/14), marking Seattle’s first punt return TD since ‘99 … Tallied six receptions for 69 yards at Dallas (10/27) ... Started in place of an injured WR Darrell Jackson vs. Washington (11/3) ... Notched five catches for 52 yards at Arizona (11/10) ... Amassed six receptions for 72 yards at San Francisco (12/1) ... Was inactive with a toe injury at Atlanta (12/15) ... Compiled six receptions for 84 yards at San Diego (12/29).
2001
Appeared in 16 games (four starts) ... Totaled 29 catches for 400 yards (13.8 avg.) ... Added six punt returns for 96 yards and one kickoff return for six yards … Caught five passes for 71 yards in a starting role vs. Jacksonville (10/7) ... Tallied three catches for 44 yards as a starter vs. San Diego (12/2) ... Did not catch a pass vs. Dallas (12/16), ending streak of 69 consecutive games with a reception dating back to a contest vs. Green Bay (10/6/96) ... Started when the club opened in three-WR formations at the N.Y. Giants (12/23) and at San Diego (12/30)
2000
Chicago (1996-00): Played in 62 games (46 starts) ... Produced 246 catches for 2,831 yards (11.5 avg.) with 17 TDs and had four carries for 15 yards … Returned 32 punts for 286 yards (8.9 avg.) and 27 kickoffs for 607 yards (22.5 avg.).
2000:
Started three games … Caught 16 passes for 109 yards (6.8 avg.) and had a one-yard rush … Tallied eight receptions for 61 yards at Minnesota (9/3) ... Amassed four receptions for 38 yards before suffering a knee injury vs. the N.Y. Giants (9/17) ... Was placed on injured reserve on September 19th.1999
Played in 16 games (14 starts) ... Recorded a team-best 88 receptions for 947 yards (10.8 avg.) with four TDs and two carries for 11 yards (5.5 avg.) ... His 88 catches ranked third in the NFC and seventh in the NFL … Tallied six catches for 53 yards vs. Kansas City (9/12) ... Caught six passes for 59 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/17) ... Produced seven receptions for 65 yards at Washington (10/31) ... Notched six catches for 48 yards with a TD at Green Bay (10/7) ... Registered six catches for 42 yards vs. Minnesota (11/14) ... Caught eight passes for 121 yards at San Diego (11/21) ... Totaled 10 receptions for 94 yards with a TD vs. Detroit (12/19) ... Totaled a season-high 13 catches for 143 yards with two TDs at St. Louis (12/26).
1998
Started all 16 games for the first time in his career … Caught a team-high 64 passes for 987 yards (15.4 avg.) with five TDs and rushed one time for three yards ... Posted four receptions for 76 yards with a 54-yard TD at Pittsburgh (9/13) ... Caught six passes for 123 yards and tied a career high with two TDs vs. Minnesota (9/27), marking his first career 100-yard receiving game … Totaled five receptions for 142 yards with a career-long 79-yard TD catch at Arizona (10/11) ... Posted a season-high nine catches for 140 yards with a TD at Minnesota (12/6) ... Had five catches for 68 yards vs. Green Bay (12/27).
1997
Started 11 games and was inactive for five contests … Produced 45 catches for 399 yards (8.9 avg.) with two TDs … Took back one punt for four yards and two kickoffs for 27 yards … Recorded six receptions for 63 yards with a TD vs. Minnesota (9/7) ... Caught five passes for 60 yards vs. Detroit (9/14) ... Tallied five receptions for 47 yards at New England (9/21) ... Notched six catches for 59 yards vs. New Orleans (10/5) ... Posted a season-high eight receptions for 63 yards with a TD at Miami (10/27) ... Was inactive with an ankle injury vs. the N.Y. Jets (11/16), vs. Tampa Bay (11/23), at Detroit (11/27), vs. Buffalo (12/7) and at St. Louis (12/14).
1996
Played in 16 games (two starts) ... Caught 33 passes for 389 yards (11.8 avg.) with six TDs … Also returned 31 punts for 282 yards (9.1 avg.) and 25 kickoffs for 580 yards (23.2 avg.) ... Had one catch for seven yards in his first NFL contest vs. Dallas (9/2) ... Posted three catches for 39 yards in his first career start at Detroit (9/22) ... Registered five receptions for 57 yards at Kansas City (11/17) ... Had a five-yard TD vs. Detroit (11/24) ... Caught four passes for 46 yards with a career-high two TDs at Green Bay (12/1) ... Notched five catches for 61 yards with a TD vs. San Diego (12/14).
College Bio
Played in 45 games (33 starts) at Penn State, catching 167 passes for a school-record 3,026 yards (18.1 avg.) with 31 TDs at Penn State … Added 75 punt returns for 830 yards (11.1 avg.) ... His 167 career receptions rank second in Penn State history … Started all 11 games as a senior in ‘95 … Caught 63 passes for 1,084 yards with 11 TDs and returned 19 punts for 187 yards … Named second-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten … His 1,084 receiving yards were the highest seasonal total in school history … His 63 receptions tied WR O.J. McDuffie for the highest single-season total in Penn State history … Opened all 11 contests as a junior in ‘94 … Posted 52 receptions for 1,029 yards with seven TDs … Averaged 10.5 yards on 14 punt returns … Started 11 games his sophomore campaign in ‘93, catching 48 passes for 873 yards with 13 TDs … Returned 33 punts for a 12.2-yard average … Set a Nittany Lion single-season record with 13 TDs … Did not play in ‘92 … Played in 12 games as a true freshman in ‘91 … Collected four catches for 40 yards … Majored in Exercise and Sport Science at Penn State.
Personal Bio
• A three-time all-state selection at Camden High School in Camden, South Carolina.
• Established the “Bobby Engram Foundation” to aid in the research of sickle cell anemia after his daughter, Bobbi told him she wanted to talk about her disease so she could help families.
• Serves as a spokesperson for the United Way.
• Married, wife Deanna with a daughter Bobbi (11) and sons Dean (9) and Trey (4).
