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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1970-10-26)October 26, 1970 (age 54) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Langham Creek (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 1994: 2nd round, 45th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Bert Tyrone Emanuel (born October 26, 1970) is an American former professionalfootball player who was awide receiver in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the second round of the1994 NFL draft, 45th overall and the Falcons' first pick in the draft.[1] He also played for theTampa Bay Buccaneers,Miami Dolphins,New England Patriots, andDetroit Lions.
Emanuel playedquarterback incollege.[2] He spent two seasons as abackup for theUCLA Bruins before transferring to theRice Owls andstarting at quarterback in hisjunior andsenior seasons.[3]
While playing for theTampa Bay Buccaneers against theSt. Louis Rams in the1999 NFC Championship Game, Emanuel made a 13-yard reception at the Rams' 22 yard line with 47 seconds remaining in the game. The Buccaneers, trailing 11–6, called a quick timeout, and the reception would have given Tampa Bay a realistic chance to continue a potential game-winning drive. The ruling on the field initially was a complete pass. Despite the fact that Emanuel apparently controlled the ball at every point during the catch, booth replay officialJerry Markbreit ordered a review of the call. RefereeBill Carollo determined that the nose of the ball had touched the ground as he brought it into his body. The catch was overturned, and Tampa Bay went on to lose the game, 11–6.[4][5]
The ensuing controversy prompted the NFL to clarify the rule regarding what constitutes a valid pass reception. This would come to be known as "The Bert Emanuel Rule."[6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.59 s | 1.62 s | 2.68 s | 3.98 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Super Bowl champion | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1994 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 46 | 649 | 14.1 | 85 | 4 |
| 1995 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 74 | 1,039 | 14.0 | 52 | 5 |
| 1996 | ATL | 14 | 13 | 75 | 921 | 12.3 | 53 | 6 |
| 1997 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 65 | 991 | 15.2 | 56 | 9 |
| 1998 | TB | 11 | 11 | 41 | 636 | 15.5 | 62 | 2 |
| 1999 | TB | 11 | 10 | 22 | 238 | 10.8 | 39 | 1 |
| 2000 | MIA | 11 | 0 | 7 | 132 | 18.9 | 53 | 1 |
| 2001 | DET | 6 | 4 | 17 | 221 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| NE | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career | 103 | 87 | 351 | 4,852 | 13.8 | 85 | 28 | |
His cousins,Ben Emanuel,Derrick Johnson, andDwight Johnson also played for theNFL.
His son,Bert Emanuel Jr., is aquarterback for theCentral Michigan Chippewas football team.[7]