![]() ![]() In 1996, Rison spent the first ten games with the Jacksonville Jaguars, catching 34 passes for 458 yards and two touchdowns. Baltimore, here we come." Rison, however, did not make the move with the team to Baltimore as he joined the Jacksonville Jaguars in the offseason. I'll be glad when we get to Baltimore, if that's the case. After a home loss to the Packers, Rison, who had been booed by the fans throughout the game, lashed out, stating, "We didn't make the fucking move. Rison also developed a feud with the Cleveland fans, who were angered over the announcement that the team would be relocating to Baltimore. Rison, who had been named to the Pro Bowl in four of his previous six seasons, had career lows in receptions (47), yards (701), touchdowns (3), receptions per game (2.9), and yards per game (43.8). ![]() Rison was second in the NFL for most receptions in six seasons.Īfter the 1994 season, Rison signed a lucrative free agent contract with Cleveland, where he was expected to become the featured receiving threat for the Browns, who had made the playoffs the year before. Rison led the NFL in most receptions in his first four and first five seasons. Andre Rison was only the 5th Receiver in NFL history to score 60 touchdowns in his first six seasons. During these years, Rison finished near the top of most receiving categories, and led all NFL players with 15 receiving touchdowns in 1993. His next season marked the first of five very productive campaigns with the Falcons. The Indianapolis Colts used the trade to move up to select Jeff George first overall in the 1990 NFL Draft. On April 20, 1990, the Indianapolis Colts traded Rison, Chris Hinton, a fifth round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft, and their first round pick on the 1991 NFL Draft to the Atlanta Falcons for their first overall pick and their fourth round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he caught 52 passes for 820 yards with four touchdown receptions. ![]() The Indianapolis Colts selected Rison in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft. When he played for the Chiefs, he had the nickname " Spiderman". ![]() Michael Adler is credited with giving the nickname to Chris Berman. As a senior at Michigan State, Rison had 30 receptions for 709 yards and 5 touchdowns he was a prominent contributor to the 1987 Michigan State squad that won the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1988.ĭuring the early portion of his career, he received the nickname " Bad Moon" Rison, a reference to the Creedence Clearwater Revival song Bad Moon Rising. He was a star player at Flint Northwestern High School and in college at Michigan State University. He holds an NFL record for scoring a touchdown with 7 teams. He was released by the Argonauts during the 2005 CFL season. He is one of the few players to win professional football championships in both the United States and Canada. He also won a Grey Cup championship with the Toronto Argonauts in 2004. Rison won a Super Bowl championship with the Packers in 1997 over the New England Patriots, scoring the first points of the game on a 54-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Brett Favre. Rison was selected to the Pro Bowl five times, from 1990 to 1993 and once again in 1997. NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (1993)Īndre Previn Rison (born March 18, 1967) is a former American football wide receiver who played professionally for the National Football League (NFL)'s Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Toronto Argonauts.© TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.American football player Andre Rison No. ![]()
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