Art Monk Gets Into Hall Of Fame

Kid Lester · #1 08-01-2008, 09:23 AM

Monk was drafted in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. During his rookie year, he was an unanimous All-Rookie selection and had 58 receptions, which was a Redskins' rookie record.[2]
In 1984, Monk caught eight or more passes in six games, had five games of 100 yards or more, and in a game against the San Francisco 49ers caught ten passes for 200 yards.[2] That season, he earned team MVP honors and his first Pro Bowl selection. His season totals of 106 catches for 1,372 yards were career highs.[2] Monk went over the 1,000-yard mark in each of the following two seasons, becoming the first Redskins receiver to produce three consecutive 1,000 yard seasons. He also became the first Redskins player to catch 70 or more passes in three consecutive seasons.[2] In 1989, he was part of a prolific wide receiver trio (along with Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders) nicknamed "The Posse [3]," who became the first trio of wide receivers in NFL history to post 1,000-plus yards in the same season.[4]
During Monk's 14 seasons with the Redskins, the team won three Super Bowls (XVII, XXII, and XXVI) and had only three losing seasons.[2] He was an All-Pro and All-NFC choice in 1984 and 1985 and was named second-team All-NFC in 1986. He was also selected to play in the Pro Bowl following the 1984, 1985 and 1986 seasons.[2]
Nine times during his 16-season career with the Redskins, New York Jets, and Philadelphia Eagles, Monk exceeded 50 catches in a season and five times gained more than 1,000 receiving yards.[2] In 1992, with his 820th career catch, Monk became the NFL's then-all-time leader in receptions.[2]
Monk finished his career with 940 receptions for 12,721 yards and 68 touchdowns, along with 332 rushing yards.[1] His most noteworthy NFL accomplishment was his record for career receptions (940), which was broken by Jerry Rice in 1995 during Monk's last season in the league.[1] Monk became the league's all-time leading receiver in a Monday Night game against Denver on October 12, 1992, with his 820th reception.[5] He was the first to eclipse 900 receptions and retired with the single season receptions record (106) and the most consecutive games with a catch (183).[1][2] He was named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team.[1] Monk also became the first player in the league to record a touchdown reception in 15 consecutive seasons as well as the only player ever to have at least 35 receptions in his first 15 seasons. Through the course of his 14 years with the Redskins, Monk converted nearly two-thirds of his 888 catches into first downs.[5]

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How in the hell did this man get skipped 7 years in a row for Hall of Fame induction?

I'm no Redskins fan. But this man was clutch. Quiet, efficient, skilled.

He simply got the job done. And done well.

Congratulations Art.

Kid Lester · #2 08-01-2008, 09:26 AM

I thought I titled this "Art Monk Gets Into Hall Of Fame".

Anyway, he just got in, along with teammate Darrell Green.

Chase · #3 08-01-2008, 09:34 AM

Yeah i thought it was about a Artistic Monk

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M.Opaliski · #4 08-01-2008, 10:47 PM

Back in the day, Art Monk was on time, remember those leaping High Fives they used to do ?

Flywithabowtie · #5 08-03-2008, 05:21 PM

Man, Being a die hard Skins fan. what a great ceremony and ovation for one of the greatest receivers of all time. Art Monk got a 4 minute standing ovation after his son introduced him. I definitely have to find a way to get my jersey signed and framed. Can't wait to get the season started.

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