AFC Whispers
Galloway leading for Pats' third WR spot
Posted June 28, 2009
By PFW staff
Patriots WR Joey Galloway
? It?s appearing that Joey Galloway has created some separation from Greg Lewis in the derby to be the Patriots? No. 3 wide receiver. Despite his advanced age (37), Galloway still brandished some nice wheels during OTAs and has the superior overall skill package.
New England Patriots Player Profile: Joey Galloway
July 10
Joey Galloway
The Patriots signed Joey Galloway to a one-year, $1.75 million contract back in March. The $1.75 million includes a base salary of $1.15 million and a $600,000 signing bonus.
Galloway played his college ball at THE Ohio State University. He earned All-Big Ten Conference honors his junior year. He was second team All-Big Ten in his senior year.
He finished his career at Ohio State with 108 receptions, 1,894 yards, and 19 touchdowns.
Galloway was drafted 8th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1995 NFL Draft. He was the second of three wide receivers taken in the first round. The other two being Michael Westbrook (4th overall, Washington) and J.J. Stokes (10th overall, San Francisco).
Galloway was an impact player for the Seahawks. He finished his rookie season with 67 receptions, 1,039 yards, and 7 touchdowns. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.
In 1997, he had his second 1000 yard season (1,049) and his first season with double-digit touchdowns (12). It was also his first Pro Bowl season. His success carried into the 1998 season. He finished with over 1000 yards (1,047) and double-digit touchdowns (10) for the second straight season. He was also selected to his second straight Pro Bowl.
The next two years were not kind to Galloway. In 1999, he had a nasty contract dispute with the Seahawks that resulted in him sitting out the first 8 games of the regular season. Galloway was traded to the Dallas Cowboys after the 1999 season. The Seahawks received two first round picks in return. The Seahawks used those two first round picks to select Shaun Alexander and Koren Robinson.
In his first game with the Dallas Cowboys, Galloway tore the ACL in his left knee. He never seemed to recover fully from the ACL tear during his time with Dallas. Even though he started all 32 games over the next two seasons, his numbers were entirely mediocre. During his three healthy seasons in Dallas, he never topped 908 yards, never caught more than 6 touchdowns, and definitely never lived up to the high expectations Dallas fans had when they traded for him.
After the 2003 season, Dallas traded Galloway to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for disgruntled wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson. It turned out to be a great deal for the Buccaneers.
Galloway continued to struggle in his first season with the Bucs, playing in only 10 games, catching only 33 passes for 416 yards. He did manage to score 5 touchdowns.
He was a free agent after the 2004 season, but chose to re-sign with the Bucs. Apparently, the extended stay in the warm Tampa Bay weather rejuvenated Galloway.
He was spectacular in 2005. He finished the year with 83 receptions, 1,278 yards, and 10 touchdowns, earning his third trip to the Pro Bowl. He nearly repeated the performance in 2006, finishing with 62 receptions, 1,057 yards, and 7 touchdowns. He went over 1,000 yards (1,014) for a third straight season in 2007, catching 57 passes, and scoring 6 touchdowns in 15 games. He was selected to his fourth Pro Bowl in 2007.
Galloway struggled with a foot injury in 2008, and it was clear the Bucs were moving in a different direction. He finished the season with only 13 receptions and 138 yards. He was released after the 2008 season.
Galloway is a part owner of the Columbus Destroyers in the potentially defunct Arena Football League. The Destroyers made it to the Arena Bowl in 2007, but lost to the San Jose Saber Cats.
He also owns Galloway Landscaping. According to their web site, they?re ?a premier residential and commercial landscape company dedicated to excellence.?
Galloway is also a co-founder of Smoothie Junction, which is a Tampa based Nutrition Outlet that features (according to their web site) ?the highest quapty, best tasting, nutritionally engineered smoothies, wraps, and fat free french fries
Joey Galloway a good catch for Pats
Trusty old receiver
By Ian R. Rapoport
Monday, August 3, 2009
FOXBORO - Each side utilized its own criteria to make a decision.
Patriots [team stats] coach Bill Belichick was searching for a versatile receiver, someone who could thrive as an outside threat and work in the middle of the field. He looked for ways to complement deep threat Randy Moss and possession receiver Wes Welker, hoping not to use up two roster spots in the process.
Joey Galloway?s thought process as a free agent was much simpler.
?I wanted to win,? said Galloway, entering his 15th season. ?That?s it. I talked to here and Pittsburgh.?
Galloway picked the Pats over the defending Super Bowl champs, giving Belichick his much-needed, do-everything receiver. Four days into camp, the union between the former eighth overall pick in 1995 and one of the league?s most prolific offenses appears positive.
Ask Galloway about playing with Moss, Welker and quarterback Tom Brady [stats]. All you get is gushing.
?These guys are talented,? said Galloway, who last played for the Buccaneers. ?That?s what you see first. That?s not a secret. They?re intelligent guys. That makes it a lot easier to go out on a football field and communicate.?
Patriots Journal: Galloway knows he still has a lot to learn about New England offense
Sunday, August 16, 2009
By SHALISE MANZA YOUNG
Journal Sports Writer
Joey Galloway hauls in a pass during training camp earlier this month.
AP photo / Winslow Townson
FOXBORO – Joey Galloway has seen a lot of things in his 15 NFL seasons, but even he’s seeing some surprising things in his first months with the New England Patriots and with Tom Brady as his quarterback.
Take, for example, the likely touchdown pass that went off his forearm Thursday night against the Eagles.
“Tom screwed it up,” Galloway joked, then turned serious. “That was one of the things that happened faster than I expected. With Tom’s arm, believe me, if you are a millisecond off turning your head, that ball will be past you. That ball hit me in my arm before I could see it coming. You have to be on your game every single play. That was one, the timing was off a little on my part, so I have to learn from that.”
During the broadcast of the Patriots-Eagles game, you could see Brady and Galloway on the sidelines, with Brady going over plays on his wristband and showing hand signals to Galloway. During Sunday’s training camp practice during a receivers vs. defensive backs one-on-one drill, Brady could again be seen talking to Galloway.
That’s another thing that has surprised Galloway about Brady.
“He’s been very impressive from the moment I met him in that locker room. And that’s the part about him that surprises you – you know he’s going to be a great quarterback,” he said. “I’ve watched film, I’m a fan, I’ve been around awhile, I’ve seen him on tape. The part that surprises me is what a leader he is, what a great guy he is. The football stuff, he’s great, but like I said, the pleasant surprise was the off-the-field stuff, he’s just as great.”
Galloway made no secret that he’s made strides in learning his new offense, but still has work to do.
“I’m starting to feel more comfortable with certain things. We add things every single day, and it’s a learning experience for me every single day; every time I come out here I feel like they come up with a new signal or something I have to learn,” he said. “I knew they won a lot of football games for a reason, so I figured it’d be tough, I figured it’d be complex, and I figured it’d take a lot of work to get it down. I’m a long way from getting it down.”
Brady: Galloway's contributions go beyond stat sheet
BY MARK FARINELLA SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Newly acquired wide receiver Joey Galloway (right) and quarterback Tom Brady are just getting to know each other. Galloway didn?t have a catch Monday night.
FOXBORO - Joey Galloway was on the field for nearly three-quarters of the offensive plays Monday night against the Buffalo Bills, but rarely was Tom Brady's receiver of choice.
Sixty plays with just two passes thrown his way and no receptions would not seem to be the sort of performance that evokes confidence that the 15-year veteran can take some of the pressure off Randy Moss and Wes Welker (both of whom had 12 catches against Buffalo) in the Patriots' offense.
Not so, Tom Brady said Wednesday.
"It's early in the year and we don't have all the problems solved with our offense at this point," the AFC's offensive player of the week said. "We're working hard to establish our own identity and there're plenty of things that I need to do better as a quarterback, that every receiver needs to do better, that the running backs and offensive line need to do better. And that's what we're working toward.
"Joey is a professional," Brady continued. "He's worked extremely hard. I thought he played very well the other night, even though it doesn't show up on the stats sheet. We were productive at times throwing the ball and other guys had the opportunity, and Joey is going to have a big role in this offense."
