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| Title | Wide receivers coach | ||||||||
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| Born | (1978-11-17)November 17, 1978 (age 47) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | John Ehret(Marrero, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College | Miami (FL) (1997–2000) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2001: 1st round, 30th overall pick | ||||||||
| Position | Wide receiver, No. 87 | ||||||||
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Reginald Wayne[1] (born November 17, 1978) is an American professionalfootball coach and a former professionalwide receiver who played 14 seasons with theIndianapolis Colts of theNational Football League (NFL). He is currently thewide receivers coach for the Colts. He playedcollege football for theMiami Hurricanes, and was selected by the Colts in the first round of the2001 NFL draft with the 30th overall pick. A six-timePro Bowl selection, Wayne was a member of the Colts'Super Bowl XLI winning team over theChicago Bears. He ranks second in Colts' franchise history toMarvin Harrison in major receiving categories:receptions, receiving yards, targets, and receivingtouchdowns. On December 14, 2014, Wayne played in both his 209th game and his 142nd win as a member of the Colts, breaking the franchise records set byPeyton Manning.[2]
Wayne is the youngest of three sons. His father, Ralph, is a former linebacker forGrambling State.[3][4] ANew Orleans Saints fan in his youth, he was more interested inbaseball growing up but chose football by the time he attendedJohn Ehret High School.[5][6]
Wayne attended theUniversity of Miami, where he was a four-year starter for theHurricanes.[7][8] He set a school record of 173 career catches (including 36 consecutive games with a reception).[9] He is one of only five wide receivers in school history to post 20 or more touchdowns in his career, along withMichael Irvin,Lamar Thomas,Leonard Hankerson, andAndre Johnson. Wayne's 48 receptions during the 1997 season set a school record for freshmen, which still stands today. Wayne also rantrack and field at theUniversity of Miami, where he recorded a personal best of 21.87 seconds in the200 meters. Wayne graduated with a degree in liberal arts; his roommate was futureBaltimore Ravens safetyEd Reed.[10][11] Wayne was also teammates with futureIndianapolis Colts teammateEdgerrin James while at 'The U'.[12]
| Miami Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Receiving | ||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||||||
| 1997 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 640 | 13.3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 629 | 15.0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 486 | 12.1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 755 | 17.5 | 10 | ||||||||
| Total | 43 | 42 | 173 | 2,510 | 14.3 | 20 | ||||||||
Wayne was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at their 43rd Annual Induction Banquet held on March 24, 2011.[13]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.45 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | |||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[14][15] | ||||||||||||
Wayne was selected by theIndianapolis Colts as the 30th selection in the2001 NFL draft, the sixth of 34 wide receivers taken in a draft class that included eight future pro-bowlers at the position.[16] He was expected to eventually complement the Colts' other star receiver,Marvin Harrison. He played all 211 games of his career for the Colts.[17]
Wayne made his NFL debut in Week 2 against theBuffalo Bills.[18] He made his first NFL reception in Week 4 against theOakland Raiders.[19] As a rookie, Wayne caught 27 passes for 345 receiving yards. He only made nine starts and missed three games altogether due to a high ankle sprain.[20][18]
In Week 3, against theHouston Texans, Wayne scored his first NFL touchdown on a 43-yard reception from Peyton Manning.[21] In Week 10, against thePhiladelphia Eagles, he had six receptions for 121 yards and a touchdown in the 35–13 victory, his first game going over the 100-yard mark.[22] In Week 14 against theTennessee Titans, he had five receptions for 103 yards.[23] In Week 16 against theNew York Giants, he had six receptions for 104 yards and two touchdowns.[24] In his second NFL season, Wayne caught 49 passes for 716 yards and four touchdowns in 16 games and seven starts.[25]
In Week 3 of the 2003 season against theJacksonville Jaguars, Wayne had ten receptions for 141 yards and two touchdowns in the 23–13 victory.[26] In Week 8, in a 30–21 victory over theHouston Texans, he had two receiving touchdowns.[27] In Week 11, against theNew York Jets, he had nine receptions for 141 yards in the 38–31 victory.[28] In the 2003 season, Wayne caught 68 balls for 838 yards and seven touchdowns.[29]
Wayne recorded a receiving touchdown in both of the Colts' playoff victories in theWild Card Round against theDenver Broncos and theDivisional Round against theKansas City Chiefs.[30][31]
In Week 2 of the 2004 season, Wayne had seven receptions for 119 yards and a touchdown in the 31–17 victory over theTennessee Titans.[32] In Week 3, he had 11 receptions for 184 receiving yards and a touchdown in a 45–31 win over theGreen Bay Packers.[33] In Week 8, against theKansas City Chiefs, he had six receptions for 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.[34] In Week 11 against theChicago Bears, he had six receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown in the 41–10 victory.[35] In the 2004 season, Wayne caught 77 passes for 1,210 yards and 12 touchdowns during a season in which Colts quarterbackPeyton Manning threw a then-record 49 touchdowns.[36][37] Wayne had ten receptions for 221 yards and two touchdowns in the Wild Card Round, the third-most receiving yards in a postseason game at the time as the Colts beat theDenver Broncos 49–24.[38][39]
In Week 9 of the 2005 season, Wayne had nine receptions for 124 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 40–21 victory over theNew England Patriots.[40] In Week 11, he had five receptions for 117 yards and one touchdown in the 45–37 victory over theCincinnati Bengals.[41] In Week 17, against theArizona Cardinals, the 13–2 Colts rested most of their top players in preparation for the playoffs, and Wayne had zero receptions for the last time in his remaining 134 regular season games.[42][43] In 2005, Wayne had 83 receptions for 1,055 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.[44]
In the playoffs, Wayne had 97 yards, a two-point conversion, and a critical 22-yard reception to set up a potential game-tying field goal in a 21–18 loss to the eventualSuper Bowl championPittsburgh Steelers in theDivisional Round.[45]
In 2006, Wayne signed a six-year, $39.5 million contract.[46] In Week 2, Wayne had six receptions for 135 receiving yards in the 43–24 win over theHouston Texans.[47] In Week 7 againstWashington, he had seven receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown in the 36–22 victory.[48] He had ten receptions for 138 yards and three touchdowns in Week 8 against theDenver Broncos.[49] In Week 11, against theDallas Cowboys, he had seven receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown.[50] In Week 14 against theJacksonville Jaguars, he had eight receptions for 110 yards.[51] He recorded 86 receptions for 1,310 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.[52] As a result, Wayne was selected to his firstPro Bowl.[53]
In the postseason, Wayne had five receptions in each of the first three games. In theWild Card Round against theKansas City Chiefs, Wayne had a receiving touchdown in the 23–8 victory.[54] In theDivisional Round against theBaltimore Ravens, he had five receptions for 51 yards in the 15–6 victory where all of the Colts' points came from field goals.[55] In theAFC Championship against theNew England Patriots, he had five receptions for 68 yards in the 38–34 victory, the Colts first over New England in the postseason.[56][57] He helped the Colts defeat theChicago Bears inSuper Bowl XLI with a 53-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.[58]
Wayne started off the 2007 season with seven receptions for 115 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns against theNew Orleans Saints in a 41–10 victory in Week 1.[59] In Week 7 against theJacksonville Jaguars, he had nine receptions for 131 receiving yards in the 29–7 victory.[60] In Week 8, he recorded seven receptions for 168 yards with a touchdown in a 31–7 win over theCarolina Panthers.[61] In Week 10 against theSan Diego Chargers, he had ten receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown.[62] In Week 13, in the Colts' second divisional game against the Jaguars, he had eight receptions for 158 yards and a touchdown in the 28–25 victory.[63] In Week 16 against theHouston Texans, he had ten receptions for 143 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 38–15 victory.[64] In 2007, Wayne responded to a rash of injuries on the team, including Harrison and tight endDallas Clark, by setting a then-career-high in receptions (104), and a career-high in yards (1,510).[65] He led the league in receiving yards and was selected to go to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year.[66][67]
In theDivisional Round of the playoffs, Wayne had a receiving touchdown in the 28–24 loss to the San Diego Chargers.[68]
Wayne opened the 2008 season with a receiving touchdown four of the Colts' first five games. In that stretch was an eight-catch, 118-yard, one-touchdown game against theBaltimore Ravens in Week 6, a 31–3 victory.[69] In the 2008 season, Wayne posted a Pro Bowl season for the third consecutive year with 82 catches for 1,145 yards and six touchdowns.[70][71] He had a 65-yard score on the opening drive of Week 10 against thePittsburgh Steelers.[72] In theWild Card Round, he had 129 yards including a 72-yard touchdown, but the Colts lost in overtime, eliminated in the first round by theSan Diego Chargers for the second consecutive year.[73]
In the Colts' 2009 season opener against theJacksonville Jaguars, Wayne had ten receptions for 162 yards and a touchdown in the 14–12 victory.[74] In Week 3, against theArizona Cardinals, he had seven receptions for 126 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 31–10 victory.[75] In Week 8, against theSan Francisco 49ers, he had 12 receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown in the 18–14 victory.[76] In Week 10, he caught the winning touchdown pass with 0:14 left against theNew England Patriots in what is now known as the "4th and 2" game.[77] He had ten receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns in the win over New England.[78] In Week 15, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had five receptions for 132 yards and a touchdown in the 35–31 victory.[79] He totaled 100 receptions for 1,264 receiving yards and ten receiving touchdowns on the season.[80] Wayne was also selected as a starter for thePro Bowl,[81] but could not play due to the Colts playing in the Super Bowl. InSuper Bowl XLIV, Wayne had five catches for 46 yards, but the Colts lost 31–17 to theNew Orleans Saints.[82]
In 2010, Wayne was second in the NFL receptions with 111 (a career-high), and third in receiving yards with 1,355.[83][84] During a season where the Colts heavily relied onPeyton Manning to win games, Wayne again cemented himself as one of the top receivers in the NFL. This included a franchise-record 15 receptions which he converted into 196 yards againstJacksonville in Week 4,[85] and 14 receptions for 200 yards in Week 13 againstDallas.[86] Wayne was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl and earned first team All-Pro honors for the first time.[87][88] He was ranked 31st by his fellow players on theNFL Top 100 Players of 2011.[89]
Wayne's numbers were lower than usual in 2011 without Peyton Manning starting at quarterback, though he still led team in receptions (75) and receiving yards (960). He had four touchdown receptions as well.[90] He had three games going over the 100-yard mark on the year, including a season-high 122 against the Carolina Panthers in Week 12.[90][91]
On March 13, 2012, the Colts re-signed Wayne to a three-year contract.[92] Wayne started off the season with nine receptions for 135 yards against theChicago Bears.[93] Before the Colts' Week 5 matchup with theGreen Bay Packers, the news of head coachChuck Pagano's leukemia surfaced.[94] Wayne's history with Pagano goes back to his college years, where Pagano was the Hurricanes' defensive backs coach, and Pagano's hiring as the Colts' head coach was a large factor in Wayne's decision to re-sign with Indianapolis. In response, Wayne caught 13 passes for a career-high 212 receiving yards and a game-winning touchdown from rookie quarterbackAndrew Luck;[95] Wayne earned the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award due to his performance, the first of his career.[96] In Week 12 againstBuffalo Bills, Wayne brokeCris Carter's record of consecutive games with three or more receptions with 59 games. He also passed formerWashington Redskins receiverArt Monk for 12th on the NFL's all-time receptions list during the first half.[97] In the 2012 season, Wayne had 106 receptions for 1,355 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.[98] He was named to his sixth Pro Bowl.[99]
During theWild Card Round against theBaltimore Ravens, Wayne had 114 yards on nine receptions and moved into second in career playoff catches with 92–59 behind leaderJerry Rice. However, the Colts lost the game, 24–9.[100] He was ranked 21st by his fellow players on theNFL Top 100 Players of 2013.[101]
Wayne was selected as the wide receiver for USA Football's 2012All-Fundamentals Team, which honors 26 NFL players each year for executing the fundamentals of their position.[102]
In the 2013 season, Wayne recorded five receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown againstJacksonville in Week 4, a 37–3 victory.[103] In a Week 6 loss toSan Diego, Wayne became the ninth player to reach 1,000 career receptions.[104] However, a week later, Waynetore his ACL during a 39–33 victory overDenver, inPeyton Manning's first bout against the Colts since leaving Indianapolis in 2012; it was announced the next day that he would miss the remainder of the 2013 season. The injury also ended his consecutive games played streak at 189, the third-longest for a wide receiver in NFL history.[105]
With the retirement ofTony Gonzalez, 36-year-old Wayne entered 2014 as the active leader in career receiving yards.[citation needed] He gained 98 more on nine receptions in a 31–24 season-opening loss to theDenver Broncos, and 119 on seven receptions in Week 4 against theTennessee Titans.[106][107] In Week 8, Wayne became the ninth receiver in NFL history to record 14,000 receiving yards.[108] He suffered an elbow injury in the game and missed the following week's matchup against thePittsburgh Steelers.[109] Near the conclusion of the Colts' 2014 season, it was announced that Wayne had played with a torn triceps since Week 6, which would require an offseason surgery to repair.[110] He finished the 2014 season with 64 receptions for 779 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[111]
He had just one reception in the Colts' three post-season games, concluding his career with franchise records for postseason receptions (93);[112] receiving yards (1,254),[113] receiving touchdowns (9),[114] and games with 100+ yards receiving (3, shared withDallas Clark andT. Y. Hilton).[115]
On March 6, 2015, the Colts announced that they would not re-sign Wayne, which made him a free agent on March 10.[116]
On August 24, 2015, Wayne signed a one-year contract with theNew England Patriots worth up to $3 million.[117][118] On September 5, 2015, Wayne requested and was granted his release from the Patriots.[119]
On January 15, 2016, after not playing the entire2015 season, Wayne announced his retirement from professional football, saying, "It was fun, but it's time. It's just time. Whenever you can admit that you're done, you know you're done."[120] At the time of his retirement, he finished his NFL career 7th all-time in career receptions, 8th all-time inreceiving yards, and 17th incareer touchdown receptions.[121][122][123]
| Legend | |
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| Won theSuper Bowl | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2001 | IND | 13 | 9 | 27 | 345 | 12.8 | 43 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | IND | 16 | 7 | 49 | 716 | 14.6 | 49 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | IND | 16 | 16 | 68 | 838 | 12.3 | 57T | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | IND | 16 | 16 | 77 | 1,210 | 15.7 | 71T | 12 | 1 | −4 | −4.0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | IND | 16 | 16 | 83 | 1,055 | 12.7 | 66T | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | IND | 16 | 16 | 86 | 1,310 | 15.2 | 51T | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | IND | 16 | 16 | 104 | 1,510 | 14.5 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | IND | 16 | 16 | 82 | 1,145 | 14.0 | 65T | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | IND | 16 | 16 | 100 | 1,264 | 12.6 | 65T | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | IND | 16 | 16 | 111 | 1,355 | 12.2 | 50 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | IND | 16 | 16 | 75 | 960 | 12.8 | 56T | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | IND | 16 | 15 | 106 | 1,355 | 12.8 | 33 | 5 | 1 | −5 | −5.0 | −5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | IND | 7 | 7 | 38 | 503 | 13.2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | IND | 15 | 15 | 64 | 779 | 12.2 | 80 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 211 | 197 | 1,070 | 14,345 | 13.4 | 80 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2002 | IND | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | IND | 3 | 3 | 15 | 172 | 11.5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | IND | 2 | 2 | 13 | 256 | 19.7 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | IND | 1 | 1 | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | IND | 4 | 4 | 17 | 216 | 12.7 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | IND | 1 | 1 | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | IND | 1 | 1 | 4 | 129 | 32.2 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | IND | 3 | 3 | 16 | 164 | 10.2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | IND | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | IND | 1 | 1 | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | IND | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 21 | 93 | 1,254 | 13.5 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
On November 18, 2018, Wayne became the 15th player to be inducted into the team'sRing of Honor, in a ceremony attended by former teammates including Marvin Harrison, Manning and Saturday.[124] On January 2, 2020, Wayne was named one of 15 modern-era finalists for election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. He andPittsburgh Steelers safetyTroy Polamalu are the only two finalists for 2020 to be nominated in their first year of eligibility.[125] As of 2021, Wayne has been nominated four times for thePro Football Hall of Fame, but has not yet been selected.[126]
For the2021 NFL draft, Wayne joinedBleacher Report as a positional expert.[127] He applauded the Giants first round pick ofKadarius Toney. Wayne went on to compare him toPercy Harvin and called him the toughest wide receiver in the draft.[128]
On April 30, 2018, the Colts announced that Wayne would join the team as a volunteer receivers coach.[129] On March 14, 2022, Wayne was officially hired as the wide receivers coach for the Colts as part of head coachFrank Reich's staff.[130] Following the firing of Reich, it was announced that Wayne would retain his same role in the initial coaching staff of new head coach,Shane Steichen, in February 2023.[131][132]
In 2012, a hotel valet stole his luxury vehicle from an Indianapolis hotel where Wayne left his car. The valet was arrested standing outside the car with ablood alcohol content of .13 percent.[133]
