Art Monk

James Arthur Monk (born December 5, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles. He is considered by many NFL players, coaches, and analysts to be one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. Monk was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Early life James Arthur Monk was born on December 5, 1957, in White Plains, New York.

College career Monk attended and played college football at Syracuse University, where he was a four-year Orangemen letterman (1976–79). He led the team in receiving in 1977, 1978, and 1979 and still ranks in the top 10 on several school career record lists, including career receptions (sixth), all-time receiving yards (seventh), and receiving yards per game (ninth). During his rookie year, he was a unanimous All-Rookie selection and had 58 receptions, which was a Redskin rookie record.

In 1984, Monk caught a then-NFL record 106 receptions for a career-best 1,372 yards. " who became the first trio of wide receivers in NFL history to post 1,000-plus yards in the same season.

During Monk's 14 seasons with the Redskins, the team won three Super Bowls (XVII, XXII, and XXVI) and had only three losing seasons. He became the first player to eclipse 900 receptions, and pushed the record up to 940 before being overtaken by Jerry Rice in the final week of his last season (1995).

Career statistics

NFL Legend Won the Super Bowl Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1980 WAS 16 11 58 797 13.7 54 3 1981 WAS 16 16 56 894 16.0 79 6 1982 WAS 9 9 35 447 12.8 43 1 1983 WAS 12 11 47 746 15.9 43 5 1984 WAS 16 16 106 1,372 12.9 72 7 1985 WAS 15 14 91 1,226 13.5 53 2 1986 WAS 16 16 73 1,068 14.6 69 4 1987 WAS 9 9 38 483 12.7 62 6 1988 WAS 16 13 72 946 13.1 46 5 1989 WAS 16 12 86 1,186 13.8 60 8 1990 WAS 16 16 68 770 11.3 44 5 1991 WAS 16 16 71 1,049 14.8 64 8 1992 WAS 16 14 46 644 14.0 49 3 1993 WAS 16 5 41 398 9.7 29 2 1994 NYJ 16 15 46 581 12.6 69 3 1995 PHI 3 1 6 114 19.0 36 0 Career 224 194 940 12,721 13.5 79 68

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1983 WAS 3 3 8 121 15.1 40 2 1984 WAS 1 1 10 122 12.2 35 0 1986 WAS 3 3 18 241 13.4 48 2 1987 WAS 1 0 1 40 40.0 40 0 1990 WAS 2 2 12 207 17.3 40 2 1991 WAS 3 3 15 252 16.8 45 1 1992 WAS 2 2 5 79 15.8 37 0 Career 15 14 69 1,062 15.4 48 7

College Legend NCAA record Led the NCAA Independent record Led Independents Bold Career high

+College receiving & rushing statistics* Season Team GP Receiving Rushing Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD 1976 Syracuse 11 2 45 22.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 1977 Syracuse 11 41 590 14.4 4 110 566 5.1 2 1978 Syracuse 11 19 293 15.4 2 136 573 4.2 2 1979 Syracuse 11 40 716 17.9 3 8 35 4.4 0 Career 44 102 1,644 16.1 9 254 1,174 4.6 4 Includes bowl games.

Career highlights Awards and honors NFL 3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI) 2× First-team All-Pro (1984, 1985) 3× Pro Bowl (1984–1986) NFL receptions leader (1984) NFL 1980s All-Decade Team PFWA All-Rookie Team (1980) Washington Commanders 90 Greatest Washington Commanders Ring of Fame Washington Commanders No. 81 retired Pro Football Hall of Fame (2008)

College First-team All-American (1979) First-team All-East (1979) College Football Hall of Fame (2012)

Other honors Elected to Syracuse University Board of Trustees

Business Monk is executive and co-founder of Alliant Merchant Services, an electronic payment services company located in Northern Virginia. The foundation provides youth with the environment needed to equip them with the skills, training and resources necessary to compete successfully in society through the Student Training Opportunity Program (STOP). The program serves more than 50 high school students four days a week during the school year and five days a week during the summer providing after-school programs, tutoring and mentoring.

Founded in 1983, the Art Monk Football Camp has graduated over 14,000 athletes.