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{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Amani Toomer
| image       = Kurt Warner and Amani Toomer-cropped.jpg
| caption     = Toomer in 2005
| number      = 89, 81
| position    = [[Wide receiver]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1974|9|8}}
| birth_place = [[Berkeley, California]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 203
| high_school = [[De La Salle High School (Concord, California)|De La Salle]] {{nowrap|([[Concord, California]])}}
| college     = [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] (1992–1995)
| draftyear   = 1996
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 34
| pastteams   = * [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1996|2008}})
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
| highlights  = * [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLII|XLII]])
* [[New York Giants#Ring of Honor|New York Giants Ring of Honor]]
* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1994 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1994]])
* Second-team All-Big Ten ([[1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1995]])
| statlabel1  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Reception]]s
| statvalue1  = 668
| statlabel2  = Receiving yards
| statvalue2  = 9,497
| statlabel3  = Receiving [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3  = 54
| statlabel4  = Return yards
| statvalue4  = 1,317
| statlabel5  = Return touchdowns
| statvalue5  = 3
| pfr         = ToomAm00
}}

'''Amani Askari Toomer''' (born September 8, 1974) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who spent his entire career as a [[wide receiver]] and [[punt returner]] for the [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He registered over 1,000 receiving yards each season from 1999 to 2003, was a member of the [[2007 New York Giants season|2007 Giants team]] that won [[Super Bowl XLII]], and holds Giants' club records with 9,497 receiving yards, 668 [[Reception (gridiron football)|receptions]], and 54 receiving [[touchdown]]s. He also returned 109 punts for 1,060 yards and three touchdowns.  As a rookie in 1996, he led the NFL with an average of 16.6 yards on 18 punt returns.	

Toomer played [[college football]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] from 1992 to 1995. In 1994, he broke the school's single-season record with 1,096 receiving yards and was a finalist for the [[Biletnikoff Award]] and a first-team [[1994 All-Big Ten Conference football team|All-Big Ten]] honoree. Toomer finished his college career ranked second (now fourth) in Michigan history with 2,657 receiving yards.

==Early life==
Toomer was born in [[Berkeley, California]], in 1974.<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Amani Toomer NFL Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 13, 2015|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ToomAm00.htm}}</ref>  His first name, "Amani", is Swahili for peace, and his middle name, "Askari", is Swahili for soldier.<ref name=PAS>{{cite web|title=Amani Toomer Profile and Stats|publisher=Amani Toomer|work=amanitoomer81.com|access-date=April 13, 2015|url=http://amanitoomer81.com/profile}}</ref>  Toomer's father, Donald Toomer, played [[college football]] for [[Woody Hayes]] at [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Learning and Teaching Never Seem to End for the Giants' Toomer|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 1, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/football/02giants.html}}</ref> His uncle is comedian [[George Wallace (American comedian)|George Wallace]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Super Bowl ring to have company|date=January 23, 2008|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/norm-clarke/super-bowl-ring-have-company}}</ref> Toomer began playing [[Pee-Wee Football]] as a [[Lineman (American football)|lineman]] for the Berkeley Cougars and as a receiver, [[Placekicker|kicker]], [[Punter (football)|punter]], [[linebacker]], and [[running back]] for the Richmond Steelers.<ref name=PAS/>

Toomer attended [[De La Salle High School (Concord, California)|De La Salle High School]] in [[Concord, California]]. As a football player at De La Salle, Toomer was selected as a ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' All-American and a ''[[USA Today]]'' [[1991 USA Today All-USA high school football team|All-USA]] player.<ref name=ESPN15>{{cite news|title=Amani Toomer among top Spartans|work=ESPN.com|date=September 22, 2011|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7001261/top-15-players-de-la-salle}}</ref>

==University of Michigan==
Toomer enrolled at the [[University of Michigan]] in 1992 and played [[college football]] for the [[Michigan Wolverines football]] team from 1992 to 1995.<ref name=Roster>{{cite web|title=Michigan Football Roster Database|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|access-date=April 12, 2015|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/rosters/football.php}}</ref>  As a freshman and sophomore in 1992 and 1993, he started only three games (two in 1992 and one in 1993) and was principally used as a backup to the team's #1 receiver, [[Derrick Alexander (wide receiver)|Derrick Alexander]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1992fbt.htm|title=1992 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library |access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1993fbt.htm|title=1993 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library |access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref> Toomer caught 16 passes for 238 yards in 1992 and 29 passes for 565 yards in 1993.<ref name=Stat>{{cite web|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page |publisher=University of Michigan |access-date=April 13, 2015 |url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040907204739/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |archive-date=September 7, 2004 }}(to retrieve Toomer's college statistics, enter "toomer" in the box for the player's last name)</ref>

===1994 season===
As a junior in 1994, Toomer did not start any games for Michigan, as [[Mercury Hayes]] was the starting flanker in all 12 games.<ref name=t94>{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1994fbt.htm|title=1994 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library |access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref>  Despite technically being a "backup" to Hayes, Toomer in 1994 broke [[Jack Clancy]]'s single-season Michigan record with 1,096 receiving yards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page |publisher=University of Michigan |access-date=April 13, 2015 |url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040907204739/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |archive-date=September 7, 2004 }}(To retrieve a list of Michigan's leading single-season receiving leaders, go to the section for "Individual Statistical Leaders" and select the dropdowns for Season Receiving Yards. As of the end of the 2014 season, six players led by [[Jeremy Gallon]] have now surpassed Toomer's 1994 receiving yardage.)</ref><ref name=Boom>{{cite news|title=Boomerang: Amani Toomer keeps coming back to Michigan|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=September 7, 1995|page=15|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19950907&id=-A9KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sB4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3618,614582&hl=en}}</ref> With [[Todd Collins (quarterback)|Todd Collins]] at quarterback, Toomer was the [[1994 Michigan Wolverines football team|1994 Wolverines]]' leading receiver with 54 receptions for 1,096 yards, an average of 20.3 yards per reception.<ref name=Stat/>  Toomer also finished the season as the [[Big Ten Conference]]'s leading receiver with an average of 93.9 receiving yards per game.<ref name=Boom/>  He had a career-high 179 receiving yards, including touchdown receptions of 46 and 38 yards, in the Wolverines' 1994 season-opening victory over [[Boston College]].<ref name=Stat/><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan rallies past Boston College|newspaper=Spartanburg Herald-Journal (AP story)|date=September 4, 1994|page=D4|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19940904&id=vOseAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R88EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666,769997&hl=en}}</ref> He also returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown against [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news|title=No. 11 Michigan 19, Illinois 14|newspaper=Star-News|date=October 23, 1994|page=4C|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19941023&id=gvZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6065,3096305&hl=en}}</ref> Toomer was a finalist for the [[Biletnikoff Award]] in 1994 and was selected by both the conference coaches and media as a first-team wide receiver on the [[1994 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1994 All-Big Ten team]].<ref name=Boom/>

===1995 season===
As a senior, Toomer finally became a starter, starting 12 games at split end for the [[1995 Michigan Wolverines football team|1995 Michigan team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1995bt.htm|title=1995 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|access-date=April 13, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  However, Toomer was routinely double-teamed in 1995,<ref>{{cite news|title=Giant rookie and rookie Giant: Wolverine alum wide receiver Toomer displays size, skill|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=August 14, 1996|page=15|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19960814&id=KwBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NB4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1843,5710941&hl=en}}</ref> opening the way for [[Mercury Hayes]] to lead the team in both receptions and receiving yardage.  Toomer finished the 1995 season with 44 receptions for 758 yards and seven touchdowns.<ref name=Stat/>  He had his best game of the season in a 52–17 victory over [[1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]], catching five passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 75-yard touchdown reception from [[Brian Griese]].<ref name=Stat/><ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan blasts Minnesota, 52-17: Toomer, Biakabutuka shine|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=October 30, 1995|page=1B|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19951030&id=FBBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sB4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2166,3316606&hl=en}}</ref>

===College career overview===
In four seasons at Michigan, Toomer had 124 receptions for 2,144 yards (17.3 per catch) and 12 receiving touchdowns.<ref name=Stat/> He finished his college career ranked second (now fourth) in Michigan history with 2,657 receiving yards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page |publisher=University of Michigan |access-date=April 13, 2015 |url=http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040907204739/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php |archive-date=September 7, 2004 }}(To retrieve a list of Michigan's leading career receiving leaders, go to the section for "Individual Statistical Leaders" and select the dropdowns for Career Receiving Yards.)</ref> Toomer was also used as a [[punt returner|punt]] and [[kick returner]] at Michigan.  He returned 46 punts for 384 yards (8.3 yards per return) and two touchdowns.  He also returned 14 kickoffs for 306 yards (21.9 yards per return).<ref name=Stat/>

==Professional football==
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===Return specialist: 1996–1998===
Toomer was selected by the [[New York Giants]] in the second round (34th overall pick) of the [[1996 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>  In July 1996, he signed a three-year contract with the Giants providing a $670,000 signing bonus and salaries of $269,000 in 1996, $336,000 in 1997, and $403,000 in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|title=Giants Sign Second Pick|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 22, 1996|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/22/sports/pro-football-giants-sign-second-pick.html}}</ref>

In his first three seasons with the Giants, Toomer was principally used as a [[punt returner|punt]] and [[kickoff returner]]. In his first NFL game, the opening game of the [[1996 New York Giants season|1996 season]], Toomer set a Giants' record with an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown against the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Toomer Shakes Jitters And Catches On Fast|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 7, 1996}}</ref>  He returned a second punt for a touchdown that season against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], before injuring his [[anterior cruciate ligament]] (ACL) and spending the rest of the season on [[injured reserve]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Giants Are Still Feeling Toomer's Injury Exit|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 6, 1996}}</ref>  Toomer led the NFL in 1996 with an average of 16.1 yards on 19 punt returns.<ref name=PFR/>

During the [[1997 New York Giants season|1997 season]], Toomer appeared in all 16 games for the Giants and returned 47 punts for 455 yards, an average of 9.7 yards per return.<ref name=PFR/>  He registered his third punt return touchdown. He also caught his first touchdown pass on November 16, 1997, a 56-yard reception from [[Danny Kanell]] against the [[Arizona Cardinals]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Few Points for Artistry, but Giants Show They Can Bounce Back|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 17, 1997|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/17/sports/pro-football-few-points-for-artistry-but-giants-show-they-can-bounce-back.html}}</ref>

In [[1998 New York Giants season|1998]], Toomer again appeared in all 16 games for the Giants.  He returned 35 punts for 252 yards, an average of 7.1 yards per return.  He also began to see increased playing time as a receiver, registering 27 catches for 360 yards and five touchdowns.<ref name=PFR/>  In Week 15, in a come-from-behind victory over the previously undefeated [[Denver Broncos]], Toomer caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from [[Kent Graham]] with 48 seconds left in the game as the Giants ruined the Broncos' dream of a perfect season by winning 20–16.<ref>{{cite news|title=Broncos Perfect No Longer; Giants Win|newspaper=Lakeland Ledger (AP story)|date=December 14, 1998|page=C1|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19981214&id=Qr0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z_wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6281,4993707&hl=en}}</ref> Toomer later publicly acknowledged that his slow start as an NFL receiver was the result of exercise-induced [[asthma]] which he had hidden for years.  After seeking treatment for the condition, his receiving career blossomed in 1999 and 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=NFL's Amani Toomer wins big against asthma|date=October 22, 2001|newspaper=USA Today|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-10-22-toomer-asthma.htm}}</ref>

===Prime years: 1999–2003===
During the [[1999 New York Giants season]], Toomer became a starting wide receiver in all 16 games. That year, he broke the team record for receptions in a season (79), and his 1,183 receiving yards were the second-highest in team history behind [[Homer Jones (American football)|Homer Jones]].

In 2000, Toomer appeared in all 16 regular season games (14 as a starter) for the Giants and posted solid totals with 78 receptions for 1,094 yards and seven touchdowns.<ref name=PFR/> With [[Kerry Collins]] at [[quarterback]], the [[2000 New York Giants season|2000 Giants team]] advanced to [[Super Bowl XXXV]] (a loss to the [[Baltimore Ravens]]), and Toomer started all three postseason games for the team.  He totaled 10 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown in the [[2000–01 NFL playoffs]].<ref name=PFR/>

During the [[2001 New York Giants season]], Toomer appeared in all 16 regular season games, caught more than 70 passes, and gained over 1,000 receiving yards for the third consecutive year.<ref name=PFR/>

Toomer had the best year of his NFL career in [[2002 New York Giants season|2002]].  He set Giants' single-season records with 82 receptions and 1,343 receiving yards.  His eight receiving touchdowns in 2002 were also a career-high. His total of 204 receiving yards against the [[Indianapolis Colts]] was also the highest total for a Giants wide receiver in a 60-minute game (two players had higher receiving totals, but both of those games went to [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]]).

In [[2003 New York Giants season|2003]], Toomer started all 16 games and had his fifth consecutive season with at least 1,000 receiving yards.  He totaled 63 catches for 1,057 yards and five touchdowns.<ref name=PFR/>  In the second game of the season, a Monday night game against the [[Dallas Cowboys]], Toomer broke [[Frank Gifford]]'s club record for receiving yardage.<ref>{{cite news|title=Homecoming sweet for Parcells|newspaper=McCook Daily Gazette|date=September 16, 2003|page=12|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1933&dat=20030910&id=2qggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZmkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1480,2153490&hl=en}}</ref>

===2004–2006===
The [[2004 New York Giants season|2004 season]] marked the first time since Toomer's rookie year in which he did not score a touchdown.  Toomer appeared in 15 games and had 51 catches for 747 yards, the sixth consecutive season in which he topped 50 catches and 700 yards.<ref name=PFR/>

During the [[2005 New York Giants season|2005 season]], the Giants had a new starting quarterback, [[Eli Manning]], who threw for almost 3,800 yards. [[Plaxico Burress]] took over as the Giants' #1 receiver, but Toomer still started all 16 games and had 60 receptions for 684 yards and seven touchdowns.<ref name=PFR/>  Toomer's 2005 highlights included a last-second touchdown reception against the Denver Broncos, a late game-tying touchdown at Seattle, and a fourth-and-goal touchdown catch against the Rams.

Toomer started strongly in the [[2006 New York Giants season|2006 season]].  In a Week 2 game against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], he tallied a career-high 12 receptions and scored two touchdowns to help spark a 17-point comeback.  Physically exhausted by game's end, he had to be carried off the field by trainers.<ref name=Quiet/> Toomer's season came to an end after eight games when he suffered a partially torn [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|ACL]] in his left knee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Setbacks for Giants Spread as Toomer Is Out for Season|date=November 9, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/sports/football/09giants.html}}</ref> In eight games during the 2006 season, Toomer had 32 receptions for 360 yards and three touchdowns.<ref name=PFR/>  The Giants compiled a 6–2 record in the first half of the season with Toomer in the lineup, but fell to 2–6 in the second half without Toomer.  Giants head coach [[Tom Coughlin]] noted, "There's no question Amani has a very positive effect on Eli."<ref name=NYT07/>  Quarterback [[Eli Manning]] also praised Toomer: "He has a way of being in the right place at the right time."<ref name=NYT07>{{cite news|title=Toomer Thrives in Right Place at Right Time|date=August 19, 2007|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/sports/football/19giants.html}}</ref>

===Super Bowl champion: 2007===
[[File:George W. Bush meets with NY Giants 20080430-6 p043008sc-0510-515h.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amani presenting George W. Bush with a personalized Giants jersey on April 30, 2008.<ref name="whitehouse"/>]]

During the [[2007 NFL season|2007 season]], Toomer returned from his injury to appear in all 16 regular season games for the Giants.  He totaled 59 receptions for 760 yards and three touchdowns. On October 21, 2007, in a home game against the [[San Francisco 49ers]], he broke [[Kyle Rote]]'s club record with his 49th career touchdown catch.<ref>{{cite news|title=Setting Records Is Not the Priority for Toomer|date=October 22, 2007|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/sports/football/22araton.html}}</ref> In the same game, he also broke [[Tiki Barber]]'s team record for career receptions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Giants' Toomer Excels With a Body of Work|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 18, 2007|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/sports/football/18giants.html}}</ref>

The [[2007 New York Giants season|2007 Giants]] advanced through the playoffs and won [[Super Bowl XLII]] over the previously undefeated [[2007 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]. Toomer started all four postseason games for the team and totaled 21 catches for 280 yards and three touchdowns.<ref name=PFR/> On January 13, 2008, during the [[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007 divisional playoff round]], Toomer caught a 52-yard touchdown pass, his longest since a 77-yard touchdown on November 30, 2003.  This catch broke the club record for most postseason receptions. Toomer had two touchdown catches in the Giants' 21–17 upset over the [[2007 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]. His first touchdown gave the Giants a 7–0 lead after he caught an 11-yard pass, eluded three would be tacklers, and ran 50 yards for the score. Toomer also led the Giants with six receptions for 84 yards in the Super Bowl. In May 2008, Toomer and the Giants were invited by [[U.S President]] [[George W. Bush]] to the [[White House]] to honor their victory in Super Bowl XLII.<ref name="whitehouse">{{cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/04/20080430-6.html|title=President Bush Welcomes Super Bowl XLII Champion New York Giants to White House|author=Office of the Press Secretary|publisher=The White House|access-date=April 30, 2008|date=April 30, 2008}}</ref>

===2008 season and career overview===
The [[2008 New York Giants season|2008 season]] was Toomer's last in the NFL. He appeared in all 16 regular season games, 12 as a starter, and caught 48 passes for 580 yards and four touchdowns.  He concluded his NFL career having appeared in 190 games, 142 as a starter, with 668 receptions for 9,497 yards (14.2 yards per catch), and 54 touchdown receptions.<ref name=PFR/>  He holds Giants' record for most career receiving yards, receptions, receiving touchdowns, and most consecutive games with at least one reception (94).<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Giants Receiving Career Leaders|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 13, 2015|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/career-receiving.htm}}</ref><ref name=Quiet>{{cite news|title=The Quiet Giant Who Catches Passes, Not Praise|date=September 21, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/sports/football/21giants.html}}</ref> In 2010, Toomer was included in the initial group selected for induction into the [[New York Giants#Ring of Honor|New York Giants Ring of Honor]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tiki Barber showered with boos at Giants Ring of Honor ceremony|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 4, 2010|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/tiki-barber-showered-boos-giants-ring-honor-ceremony-punter-matt-dodge-struggling-article-1.186098}}</ref>

====Giants franchise records====
{{As of|2017}}'s NFL off-season, Amani Toomer held at least 16 Giants franchise records, including:
* Most Receptions (career): 668
* Most Receptions (game): 12 (2006-09-17 @PHI; tied with [[Mark Bavaro]], [[Hakeem Nicks]] and [[Odell Beckham Jr.]] x2)
* Most Receptions (playoff career): 44
* Most Receiving Yds (career): 9,497
* Most Receiving Yds (playoff career): 608
* Most Receiving TDs (career): 54
* Most Receiving TDs (playoff career): 7
* Most Receiving TDs (playoff game): 3 (2003-01-05 @SFO)
* Most Total TDs (playoff career): 7
* Most Total TDs (playoff game): 3 (2003-01-05 @SFO)
* Most Punt Returns (season): 47 (1997; tied with [[Chad Morton]])
* Most 100+ yard receiving games (career): 23
* Most Games with 1+ TD scored (playoffs): 4 (tied with [[Brandon Jacobs]])
* Most Games with 2+ TD scored (playoffs): 2 (tied with [[Hakeem Nicks]])
* Most Games with 3+ TD scored (playoffs): 1
* Most 1000+ receiving yards (career): 5

===Kansas City Chiefs===
Toomer was signed to a one-year contract by [[Kansas City Chiefs]] on August 4, 2009.<ref name="chiefs">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/trainingcamp/story?id=09000d5d811a881c&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true|title=Veteran WR Toomer practices with Chiefs after signing one-year deal|author=NFL.com Wire Reports|work=NFL.com|access-date=August 5, 2009|date=August 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806161339/http://www.nfl.com/trainingcamp/story?id=09000d5d811a881c&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true|archive-date=August 6, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was released during final roster cuts on September 1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chiefs release Amani Toomer|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/backpage/item_XWwYnnUkrKpkKMFl2N74QN|publisher=New York Post|access-date=May 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023035026/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/backpage/item_XWwYnnUkrKpkKMFl2N74QN|archive-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life and post-playing career==
In 2011, Toomer and fellow former New York Giant [[Roman Oben]] joined [[MSG Network|MSG]] Varsity's coverage of "Friday Night Football."<ref name="MSG Varsity">{{cite web|url=http://www.msgvarsity.com/press/msg-varsity-takes-a-giant-step-forward-1.566606|title=MSG Varsity takes a 'Giant' step forward|author=MSGVarsity.com|publisher=MSG Varsity|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=August 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927084746/http://www.msgvarsity.com/press/msg-varsity-takes-a-giant-step-forward-1.566606|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, he joined [[NBC Sports Radio]] where he was a  co-host with Dan Schwartzman of "[[Going Deep with Amani and Dan]]", a nighttime talk show on the network.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amani Toomer profile|publisher=NBC Sports Group|access-date=April 14, 2015|url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/amani-toomer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327135620/http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/amani-toomer/|archive-date=March 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Toomer lived in [[Weehawken, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Strunsky | first=Steve | title=Giants great Amani Toomer and Weehawken group notch revaluation victory | website=NJ.com| date=2015-11-17 | url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2015/11/giants_great_amani_toomer_scores_in_weehawken_reva.html | access-date=2025-07-04}}</ref>

In the summer of 2020, Toomer, along with his Danish wife Maj and their 3 children relocated to [[Ebeltoft]], [[Denmark]], because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. During the [[2020 NFL season]] he worked as an expert on [[TV3 Sport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bt.dk/sport/amerikansk-sportsstjerne-er-flyttet-til-ebeltoft|title=Amerikansk sportsstjerne er flyttet til Ebeltoft|date=September 25, 2020}}</ref>

== NFL career statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Returning
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Ret !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD 
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 7 || 1 || 1 || 12 || 12.0 || 12 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || 29 || '''489''' || '''16.9''' || '''87''' || '''2''' 
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 16 || 263 || 16.4 || 56 || 1 || – || – || – || – || – || '''47''' || 455 || 9.7 || 53 || 1 
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 27 || 360 || 13.3 || 37 || 5 || – || – || – || – || – || 39 || 318 || 8.1 || 39 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 79 || 1,183 || 15.0 || 80 || 6 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 14.0 || 14 || 0 
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || 14 || 78 || 1,094 || 14.0 || 54 || 7 || '''5''' || '''91''' || '''18.2''' || '''28''' || '''1''' || – || – || – || – || – 
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || 14 || 72 || 1,054 || 14.6 || 60 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 2.7 || 9 || 0 || 8 || 41 || 5.1 || 15 || 0 
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]]!! [[2002 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''82''' || '''1,343''' || 16.4 || '''82''' || '''8''' || 1 || 2 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 || – || – || – || – || –
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]]!! [[2003 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 63 || 1,057 || '''16.8''' || 77 || 5 || 1 || 5 || 5.0 || 5 || 0 || – || – || – || – || –
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]]!! [[2004 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 15 || 14 || 51 || 747 || 14.6 || 48 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – 
|- 
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]]!! [[2005 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || 15 || 60 || 684 || 11.4 || 37 || 7 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]]!! [[2006 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 8 || 8 || 32 || 360 || 11.3 || 44 || 3 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – 
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[2007 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || 15 || 59 || 760 || 12.9 || 40 || 3 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''16''' || 12 || 48 || 580 || 12.1 || 40 || 4 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ToomAm00.htm Career] || 190 || 141 || 668 || 9,497 || 14.2 || 82 || 54 || 12 || 110 || 9.2 || 28 || 1 || 124 || 1,317 || 10.6 || 87 || 3
|}

=== Postseason ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Returning
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Ret !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD 
|-
! [[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997]] !! [[1997 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 1 || 0 || colspan="10"|''Did not record any stats'' || 3 || 11 || 3.7 || 8 || 0
|-
! [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|2000]] !! [[2000 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 3 || 3 || 10 || 135 || 13.5 || 24 || 1 || '''1''' || '''6''' || '''6.0''' || '''6''' || 0 || '''5''' || '''34''' || '''6.8''' || '''17'''
 || 0 
|-
! [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]] !! [[2002 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 1 || 1 || 8 || 136 || '''17.0''' || 46 || '''3''' || – || – || – || – || – || – || − || − || – || – 
|-
! [[2005–06 NFL playoffs|2005]] !! [[2005 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 1 || 1 || 3 || 31 || 10.3 || 13 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – 
|-
! [[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[2007 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| '''4''' || '''4''' || '''21''' || '''280''' || 13.3 || '''52''' || '''3''' || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – 
|-
! [[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2008]] !! [[2008 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 1 || 0 || 2 || 26 || 13.0 || 20 || 0 ||  – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ToomAm00.htm Career] || 11 || 9 || 44 || 608 || 13.8 || 52 || 7 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 6 || 0 || 8 || 45 || 5.6 || 17 || 0
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Super Bowl XLII}}
{{Giants1996DraftPicks}}
{{Giants Ring of Honor}}

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