Samuels makes 1,000th career catch

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June 15, 2008

Samuels makes 1,000th career catch

At San Jose on Saturday night, wide receiver Lawrence Samuels caught a 6-yard pass from Brett Dietz with 5:02 left in the first quarter to become the first player in Arena Football League history to record 1,000 career career catches. He joined some pretty elite company.

CAREER RECEPTIONS
Player                               REC
Jerry Rice – NFL                   1,549
Cris Carter – NFL                   1,101
Tim Brown – NFL                   1,094
Marvin Harrison – NFL          1,042
Terry Vaughn – CFL             1,006
Lawrence Samuels – AFL    1,000

Posted by Times Editor at 1:09:08 AM on June 15, 2008
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