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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1969-09-14)September 14, 1969 (age 55) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mays (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| College: | Florida A&M |
| NFL draft: | 1992: 11th round, 302nd pick |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Tim Daniel (born September 14, 1969) is an American former professionalfootballwide receiver in theCanadian Football League (CFL) for theWinnipeg Blue Bombers. He was selected by theDallas Cowboys in the eleventh round of the1992 NFL draft. He playedcollege football atFlorida A&M University.
Daniel attendedBenjamin Elijah Mays High School, while earning All-conference and All-county honors in football andtrack as a senior. Hewalked-on atFlorida A&M University, but was used mostly as a blocker in his freshman season.
The previous two years (1986 and 1987) the run-oriented offense averaged only around 70 passing yards per game, but over the following seasons with the arrival ofquarterback Antoine "Tony" Ezell (who would become the school's all-time passing leader), the team averaged 238 passing yards per game. As a sophomore, he saw his first real production in the passing game, making 12 receptions for 198 yards and onetouchdown.
In 1990, Daniel was the deep threat in a group ofwide receivers known as the Stallions.[1] He posted 19 receptions for 512 yards and a conference leading 26.9 yard per catch, while helping the Rattlers win their first outrightMid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship with a 6-0 record in conference games. In his finest game as a collegian againstDelaware State University, he set a school record with 152 receiving yards and 2touchdowns on four receptions, breaking the old mark of 150 yards set byRay Alexander againstHoward University in 1983. In that game, Daniel had a 98-yardtouchdown reception, the second-longest in school and conference history.
As a senior, he finished second on the team with a career-high 30 receptions (second on the team) and a career-high of 580 receiving yards (led the team) and 3touchdowns. In the season opener againstTuskegee University, he had 3 receptions for 115 yards, including an 80-yardtouchdown. In his final contest againstBethune–Cookman University, he had a single-game career-high of 9 receptions (second in school history) for 141 yards and onetouchdown.
In his college career he recorded 61 receptions for 1,290 yards and 7touchdowns. He averaged 21.1 yards per reception and atouchdown every 8.7 catches, contributing to four straight winning seasons.
Daniel was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 11th round (302nd overall) of the1992 NFL draft, because of his speed (4.38 seconds in the40-yard dash).[2][3] As a rookie, he injured his right hamstring in mini-camp and was placed on thephysically unable to perform list for the whole year.
In1993, he made the roster, but was declared inactive for every game includingSuper Bowl XXVIII.[4] He was re-signed on July 13,1994,[5] before being waived on August 17.[6]
Daniel played forWinnipeg Blue Bombers of theCanadian Football League from1994 to1995, recording 1,091 all-purpose yards and 4touchdowns.[7]