CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)"—Kansas City’s Tony Gonzalez broke the NFL’s career record for yards receiving by a tight end Sunday.
Gonzalez entered the Chiefs’ game at Carolina 3 yards shy of Shannon Sharpe’s 5-year-old record of 10,060 yards. He surpassed the mark on Kansas City’s second offensive series by catching a 6-yard pass from Damon Huard late in the first quarter.
The 12th-year pro and nine-time Pro Bowler has at least one reception in 120 straight games.
The yardage record was greeted by polite applause from the crowd in Charlotte—a far different scene than Gonzalez originally expected.
He wanted to set the mark in front of the home fans against Denver last week, and a dozen family members were at Arrowhead Stadium hoping to see history. Gonzalez even lobbied his coaches to ask for the ball upon learning he was 3 yards from Sharpe’s mark.
But the Chiefs kept the ball on the ground in the final minutes of that 33-19 victory, leading a disappointed Gonzalez to discuss the issue with coach Herm Edwards, who said he didn’t want to risk a throw that late in the game."
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I don't care what anybody says.
(photo by Brian Bahr-Getty Images) Sharpe is the best TE EVER! Tony Scheffler is becoming a great one, but Shannon is the best.
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