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Current team | Atlanta Falcons | Date of birth | February 27, 1976(age 34) | Place of birth | Torrance, California | Height | 6 ft 5 inch (2 m) | Weight | 243 lb (110.2 kg) | College | California | NFL Draft | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | Debut | 1997 for the Kansas City Chiefs | As player:
* Kansas City Chiefs (1997 � 2008)
* Atlanta Falcons (2009 � present) | As player:
* Kansas City Chiefs (1997 � 2008)
* Atlanta Falcons (2009 � present) | Roster status | Active |
* 11× Pro Bowl selection (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
* 6× First-Team All-Pro selection (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008)
* 3× Second-Team All-Pro selection (2004, 2006, 2007)
* First tight end to ever catch 1000 passes
* NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
* List of records | NFL stat - Week, 2010 | Receptions | 1040 | Receiving yards | 12209 | Receiving average | 11.7 | Receiving TDs | 85 |
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Anthony "Tony" David Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976), nicknamed "Gonzo", is a tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cal.
Gonzalez, an eleven-time Pro Bowl selection, currently holds the NFL records for single season receptions (102, in 2004) by a tight end, career touchdowns by a tight end (82), career receptions by a tight end (1,001), and reception yards by a tight end (11,842). Kansas City radio announcer and Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson stated that Gonzalez is "the greatest tight end of all time".
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