DAMON GIBSON
Position: Wide Receiver
Date of birth: February 25, 1975
Height: 5-9/1.76
Weight: 241/109
College: 185/84
How acquired: D11-2000
PRO CAREER: Signed by Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent in April 1998…Selected by the Cleveland Browns in February 1999 in the NFL Expansion Draft…Scored his first touchdown on 65-yard punt return against Detroit in September 1998… Had longest play from scrimmage for Bengals in 1998 scoring a touchdown on 76-yard pass…Top producer among Cincinnatis 1998 rookie free agent signees, ranking fourth on team in receiving yards (258) and touchdowns (4)…In rookie season with Bengals he appeared in 16 regular season games…recorded 19 receptions for 258 yards and three touchdowns…Ranked fourth on Bengals in receiving yards (258) and touchdowns (four)…Had three TDs as receiver and scored on 65-yard punt return while serving as starting punt returner…also played as kickoff returner…Was one of only three Bengals rookies to play in every game.
COLLEGE/AMATEUR: Led Iowa in 1997 with 22.9-yard average per catch, and finished second on team with 26 catches for 595 yards and 4 touchdowns…Named team's Offensive MVP in the Indiana game, when he totalled 3 catches for 101 yards…Capped senior year with 3 catches for 79 yards (26.3 avg) vs Arizona State in Sun Bowl… Longest catch as a sophomore season was 40 yards vs Ohio State…Finished career with 48 catches for 914 yards and seven touchdowns.
PERSONAL: Resides in Houston, Texas, where he earned honorable mention all-state as a senior at Forest Brook High School…Rushing was his forte in High School, with a career 3,546 yards rushing and 56 touchdowns…Majored in Sociology at Iowa.