Jabar Gaffney

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Jabar Gaffney
Date of birth	December 1, 1980 (age 26)
Place of birth	San Antonio, Texas
Position(s)	Wide receiver
College	Florida
NFL Draft	2002 / Round 2/ Pick 33
Team(s)
2002-2005 2006-present	Houston Texans New England Patriots

Derrick Jabar Gaffney (born December 1, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted with the 1st pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida by the Houston Texans. He is the son of former New York Jets wide receiver Derrick Gaffney and the cousin of current Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard. As a four year starter with the Texans, Gaffney had 171 catches for 2,009 yards and 7 touchdowns.

On March 16, 2006, Gaffney signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. After a disappointing preseason, he was placed on waivers on September 3. On October 9, 2006, Gaffney signed a two-year deal with the Patriots.

In his first-ever playoff game, on January 7, 2007, against the New York Jets, Gaffney had a near-career day, catching eight passes for 104 yards, his second 100-yard performance as a receiver (in 10 regular season games, Gaffney caught 11 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown). Gaffney followed that performance a week later against San Diego with another 100-yard game, in which he caught 10 passes and scored a touchdown.