Danny Amendola

WR

#80

Experience: 13 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 35

Weight: 185 lbs

College: Texas Tech

2020 SEASON

REC

46
YDS

602
AVG

13.1
TDS

0

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WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
17	Vikings	L 35 - 37	1	6	6	6	0
16	Buccaneers	L 7 - 47	5	37	7.4	19	0
15	@Titans	L 25 - 46	3	20	6.7	11	0
14	Packers	L 24 - 31	6	66	11	16	0
13	@Bears	W 34 - 30	3	62	20.7	23	0
12	Texans	L 25 - 41
11	@Panthers	L 0 - 20
10	Football Team	W 30 - 27	3	10	3.3	8	0
9	@Vikings	L 20 - 34	7	77	11	28	0	1	2	2	2	0
8	Colts	L 21 - 41	3	54	18	24	0
3	@Cardinals	W 26 - 23	1	18	18	18	0
7	@Falcons	W 23 - 22	3	62	20.7	36	0
2	@Packers	L 21 - 42	2	21	10.5	13	0
6	@Jaguars	W 34 - 16	2	31	15.5	19	0
4	Saints	L 29 - 35	2	57	28.5	50	0
1	Bears	L 23 - 27	5	81	16.2	32	0

Career Stats

WRTE Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2009	St. Louis Rams	14	2	43	326	7.6	25	1	3	-2	-0.7	8	0	4	1
2010	St. Louis Rams	16	6	85	689	8.1	36	3	7	81	11.6	30	0	2	1
2011	St. Louis Rams	1	1	5	45	9	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012	St. Louis Rams	11	8	63	666	10.6	56	3	2	8	4	6	0	3	2
2013	New England Patriots	12	6	54	633	11.7	57	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
2014	New England Patriots	16	4	27	200	7.4	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	New England Patriots	14	7	65	648	10	41	3	2	11	5.5	8	0	1	1
2016	New England Patriots	12	4	23	243	10.6	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
2017	New England Patriots	15	8	61	659	10.8	27	2						2	0
2018	Miami Dolphins	15	15	59	575	9.7	39	1	1	-2	-2	-2	0	2	0
2019	Detroit Lions	15	10	62	678	10.9	47	1
2020	Detroit Lions	14	5	46	602	13.1	50	0	1	2	2	2	0
TOTAL		155	76	593	5964	9.96	57	21	17	99	5.82	30	0	18	6

Biography

Veteran wide receiver that joins the Lions in 2019 after spending his first decade in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins (2018), New England Patriots (2013-17) and St. Louis Rams (2009-12). During his NFL career, Amendola has played in 126 games (61 starts) and has totaled 10,122 all-purpose yards and 20 touchdowns from scrimmage. He ranks seventh in Super Bowl history with career totals of 21 receptions and 278 receiving yards.

2018: Appeared in 15 games (15 starts) and finished the season with 59 receptions for 575 yards (9.7 avg.) and one touchdown.

Caught six passes for a season-high 84 yards (14.0 avg.) and a touchdown vs. Detroit in Week 7.
Threw a 28-yard touchdown pass at Houston in Week 8 for his first career passing touchdown.
Logged seven receptions for 72 yards at Green Bay in Week 10.

2017: Started in eight of his 15 games played and recorded 61 receptions for 659 yards (10.8 avg.) and two touchdowns on the season. Tied his career high with 18 punt returns for 231 yards (8.6 avg.).

Registered six receptions for 100 yards (16.7 avg.) in Week 1 vs. Chicago for his only 100-yard game of the regular season.
Logged 26 receptions for 348 receiving yards and two touchdowns in three postseason games. His reception total ties for the most by a Patriots player in a single postseason while his yardage ranks second. His 26 receptions tie for the sixth-most by a player in a single postseason in NFL history.
Set a Patriots Super Bowl record with 152 receiving yards in Super Bowl LII and added 112 receiving yards in the Divisional Round vs. Tennessee.

2016: Played in 12 games (four starts) and caught 23 passes for 243 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.

Caught four passes for 48 yards and two scores in Week 2 vs. Miami, the only multi-touchdown game of his career.
Caught eight passes for 78 yards and a touchdown vs. Atlanta in Super Bowl LI. His two-point conversion with 57 seconds left tied the game and eventually sent it to overtime.

2015: Appeared in 14 games (seven starts) and posted 65 receptions for 648 yards (10.0 avg.) and three scores.

Recorded seven receptions for 105 yards (15.0 avg.) in Week 6 at Indianapolis.
Logged nine receptions for 117 yards (13.0 avg.) in Week 11 vs. Buffalo.

2014: Played in 16 games (four starts) and caught 27 passes for 200 yards and one touchdown. Added 16 punt returns for 132 yards (8.3 avg.) and 20 kickoff returns for 482 yards (24.1 avg.).

Caught a 19-yard touchdown pass and added four kickoff returns for 105 yards (26.3 avg.) vs. the New York Jets in Week 7.

2013: Appeared in 12 games (six starts) in his first season in New England and caught 54 passes for 633 yards (11.7 avg.) and two touchdowns.

Registered 10 receptions for 104 yards (10.4 avg.) in his Patriots debut at Buffalo in Week 1.
Caught four passes for 122 yards and one touchdown in Week 9 vs. Pittsburgh.
Recorded 10 receptions for 131 yards at Miami in Week 15.

2012: Played in 11 games (eight starts) and produced 63 receptions for 666 yards (10.6 avg.) and three touchdowns.

Tied a Rams franchise record with a career-high 15 receptions for 160 yards (10.7 avg.) and one touchdown vs. Washington in Week 2.
Logged 11 receptions for 102 yards (9.3 avg.) in Week 10 at San Francisco.

2011: Played in one game (one start) before suffering an elbow injury that ultimately led to him being placed on the Reserve-Injured list on October 10.

Caught five passes for 45 yards (9.0 avg.) in Week 1 vs. Philadelphia before suffering a season-ending elbow injury.

2010: Appeared in 16 games (six starts) and posted career-highs in receptions (85) and receiving yards (689) while adding three touchdowns. Added a career-high 40 punt returns for 452 yards (11.3 avg.) and returned 50 kickoffs for 1,142 yards (22.8 avg.).

Caught 12 passes for 95 yards (7.9 avg.) at Detroit in Week 5.
Recorded touchdown receptions in three consecutive games (Weeks 7-10), the longest touchdown streak of his career.
Returned five kickoffs for 177 yards (35.4 avg.), including an 84-yard return, in Week 16 vs. San Francisco.

2009: Played in 14 games (two starts) and caught 43 passes for 326 yards (7.6 avg.) and one touchdown. Added 31 punt returns for 360 yards (11.6 avg.) and set career-highs with 66 kickoff returns for 1,618 yards (24.5 avg.).

Logged eight kickoff returns for 187 yards (23.4 avg.) in his NFL debut vs. Green Bay in Week 3.
Recorded his first touchdown reception in Week 15 vs. Houston.
Recorded a career-high nine kickoff returns for a career-high 217 yards (24.1 avg.) in Week 14 at Tennessee.

Danny Amendola

WR

#80

2020 SEASON

Recent Games

Career Stats

WRTE Career

Biography

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