Marty Booker
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| Marty Booker | |
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| Date of birth | July 31, 1976 (age 30) |
| Place of birth |  Marrero, Louisiana |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Position(s) | Wide Receiver |
| College | UL Monroe |
| NFL Draft | 1999 / Round 3 / Pick 78 |
| Pro Bowls | 2002 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1999-2003 2004-present |
Chicago Bears Miami Dolphins |
Marty Montez Booker (born July 31, 1976 in Marrero, Louisiana) is an American Football wide receiver who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played collegiately at Louisiana-Monroe.
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[edit] High school career
Booker attended Jonesboro-Hodge High School in Jonesboro, Louisiana. While there, he was a two-sport standout in both football and track. In football, he was a quarterback and passed for 1,418 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior. In track, he was ranked third in the state long jump finals as a senior.
[edit] College career
Marty Booker attended the Louisiana-Monroe where he was a three-year starter. He finished his college career with 178 receptions for 2,784 yards (15.6 avg.) and 23 touchdowns. He was an All-Independent first-team selection as a senior with 75 catches for 1,168 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 106.2 yards per game. He ranks second in school history for career receptions.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Chicago Bears
[edit] 1999
Booker was drafted in the third round (78th overall) in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He started four of the nine games in which he played during his rookie season, catching 19 passes for 219 yards and three touchdowns. He did not play in each of the first six games of the season, with his first regular season action coming on an October 24 contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Booker's first career reception occurred on November 14 against the Minnesota Vikings, when he grabbed seven passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns in what was also the first start of his career. He became the first Bears rookie to register a 100-yard receiving game since Willie Gault in 1983. Booker also combined with Marcus Robinson to become the 15th tandem in Bears history to record 100-yard receiving games in the same contest.
[edit] 2000
In 2000, Booker started seven of the 15 games in which he played, finishing third on the team with 47 receptions for 490 yards and a pair of scores . He was inactive for a September 17 game against the New York Giants with a shoulder injury. He had five catches for 56 yards against the Detroit Lions on September 24 - a game which began his streak of 82 straight games with a reception.
[edit] 2001
In 2001, Booker started all 16 games and set a Bears single-season reception record with 100, breaking the old mark of 93 set by Johnny Morris in 1964. That total also ranked second in the NFC and sixth in the NFL. On the season, he totaled 1,071 receiving yards, good for ninth in the NFC. He became just the seventh receiver (8th time) in Bears history to post a 1,000-yard receiving season. He collected a season-high nine receptions on five different occasions, including each of the first two games. In a 31-3 win at the Atlanta Falcons on October 7, he had a 63-yard TD catch from Jim Miller and a 34-yard TD pass to Marcus Robinson. He hauled in seven passes for 165 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in 27-24 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 18, including a career-long 66-yard TD catch (from Miller) in the game.
[edit] 2002
Booker earned the first Pro Bowl berth of his in 2002 as he accumulated 97 receptions for 1,189 yards and six touchdowns. He became the first Bears wide receiver to earn Pro Bowl status since Dick Gordon in 1972. Booker's reception total was second in team history, trailing only his 100 catches from 2001, while his yardage total was the fourth-best single-season figure. His reception total also was third in the NFC and tied for sixth in the NFL in 2002 while yardage figure was seventh in the NFC and ninth in the NFL. He became just the second Bear to account for multiple 1,000-yard receiving seasons in a career, joining Harlon Hill (1954, 1956) Booker tied for fourth in the NFL with 20 receptions of 20 yards or longer, while placing seventh in the NFC with 54 first-down catches and sixth in the conference with 24 third-down receptions. He amassed a career-high three 100-yard receiving games on the season, including the opener against the Minnesota Vikings on September 8 when he produced 198 yards - tied for the third highest single-game total in Bears history. His second 100-yard game of the season occurred against the Green Bay Packers on October 7, when he hauled in a career-high 12 passes - the fourth-highest single-game total in team history. Booker also threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Robinson against the New England Patriots on November 10.
[edit] 2003
Booker all 13 games in which he played in 2003 and was the Bears’ leading receiver for the third straight year, catching 52 passes for 715 yards and four touchdowns. He was inactive for three games in October and November with an ankle injury. He compiled the seventh 100-yard receiving game of his career as he totaled 115 yards on five receptions, including a 61-yard TD catch, at Green Bay on December 7, when he tied Neal Anderson for fifth on Chicago’s all-time receiving list with 302. Booker caught six passes for 92 yards in finale at the Kansas City Chiefs on December 28, as he set a Bears record for consecutive games with a reception (58).
Booker concluded his Chicago career with 315 receptions for 3,684 yards and 23 touchdowns. He ranks fifth on the team’s all-time chart for receptions and sixth for receiving yards. His reception total was the most by any Bear in his first five years with the club while his yardage figure was third during this same time span.
[edit] Trade
On August 23, 2004 the Bears traded Booker and their third-round draft pick in 2005 to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for defensive end Adewale Ogunleye, who was coming of a career-high 15 sacks with the Dolphins in 2003. The following April, the Dolphins used the third-round draft choice acquired from the Bears on Florida linebacker Channing Crowder, who has since developed into a productive starter for the team.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
[edit] 2004
Booker started 15 games during his first season with the Dolphins in 2004. He finished third on the team with 50 receptions for 638 yards and a touchdown, behind fellow wide receiver Chris Chambers and tight end Randy McMichael. He had a reception in every game that he played for the fourth year in a row. Booker turned in his most productive receiving day of the season at the New England Patriots on October 10, when he hauled in seven passes for 123 yards. His entire receiving total from the game came in the second half as he became the first Dolphin to account for 100 yards receiving in a half since December 15, 2002 when Chris Chambers had 117 yards in the first half against the Oakland Raiders. Booker tossed a 48-yard completion to Chambers against the St. Louis Rams on October 24 for the third and longest completion of his career. That led to a Sammy Morris eight-yard touchdown run on the next play from scrimmage for the Dolphins’ first score of a game they went on to win, 31-14, as they earned their initial victory of the season. He was inactive for finale at the Baltimore Ravens on January 2, 2005 with an ankle injury.
[edit] 2005
In 2005, Booker started 12 of the 15 games in which he played, and was inactive for one contest. The three games he did not start occurred when Dolphins opened with two tight ends. He caught 39 passes for 686 yards and three touchdowns on the season. His reception total ranked third on the team (behind [[Chris Chambers and Randy McMichael while his yardage figure was second (behind only Chambers). Booker's average per catch of 17.6 was the best on the team among players with more than five receptions, and also marked a personal best. It also was the best figure by a Dolphin since 2002 when James McKnight put together an 18.2 mark. Booker accounted for a pair of 100-yard receiving games on the year, including the season opener against the Denver Broncos when he hauled in five passes for 104 yards. Included in that total was a 60-yard TD reception from quarterback Gus Frerotte - the second-longest pass play by the Dolphins in 2005. It was also Booker's fourth career catch of 60 yards or longer and his longest since he had a 61-yard TD catch on December 7, 2003 at Green Bay as a member of the Chicago Bears. He had five catches for 102 yards against the New England Patriots on November 13, marking the first time since 2002 that he had two or more 100-yard receiving games in the same season. He was held without a catch at Cleveland on November 20, snapping his streak of 82 straight games with a reception. Prior to that, the last time he did not have a catch was on September 10, 2000 at Tampa Bay as a member of the Chicago Bears. Booker had two receptions for 56 yards on December 18 against the New York Jets, including a 50-yard touchdown catch from Sage Rosenfels 4:05 into the fourth quarter, which broke a 17-17 tie as the Dolphins held on for a 24-20 victory. Booker hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass from Gus Frerotte in fourth quarter of a January 1 contest against the New England Patriots, giving the Dolphins a 25-13 lead in their 28-26 victory.
[edit] 2006
In 2006, Booker finished first on the team in reception yardage and in touchdown receptions with 55 catches for 747 yards and six touchdowns. He had two other receptions for two-point conversions and also has three rushes for 19 yards. His receiving totals were his highest in all three categories since his 2002 season as a member of the Chicago Bears. In addition, his six touchdown receptions is tied for the second highest single season total of his career (along with his six TD catches in 2002 as a member of the Bears), surpassed only by his eight touchdown catches in 2001 with the Bears. Booker because a favorite target of quarterback Joey Harrington later in the season, with four touchdown catches in three games from Weeks 11 to 13. Booker started 14 games during the season and was inactive twice - on December 25 against the New York Jets due to an ankle injury and on October 15 at the New York Jets due to a chest injury.
[edit] Personal
Marty has a daughter, Darian Brianna, and a son, Jaden Montez.
