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Galloway's motor won't stall
A reduced schedule and rigorous regimen help the receiver remain among the NFL's fastest.
By RICK STROUD, Times Staff Writer
Published September 21, 2007

TAMPA - The thing about speed is it's supposed to be measured in short distances. That's what makes Joey Galloway's run as the NFL's fastest receiver for the past 13 years so amazing.

The calendar cannot catch up to him.

At 35, he shows no signs of slowing, not after consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

Sunday against the Saints, Galloway left more defensive backs breathing exhaust with four catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns, one a 69-yarder.
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Bucs: Galloway's motor won't stall

GALLOWAY STILL A THREAT
Wide receiver Joey Galloway has defied the odds and the aging process to maintain his status as the Bucs big-play threat because of his speed. Even though Galloway hasn?t been timed in the 40-yard dash in the past couple of seasons, there are still very few players in the NFL that display the kind of breakaway speed that the 35-year old wide receiver still possesses.

Galloway showed he still has the speed to run away from defenders during his 69-yard touchdown reception against the Saints last Sunday. A crushing block from wide receiver Michael Clayton didn?t hurt Galloway?s effort either in the 31-14 victory. Clayton?s block sprung the 13-year veteran as he coasted into the end zone.

Galloway, however, jokingly admitted that he might have scored even without Clayton?s assistance.

?I don?t really know it?s tough to say, but I appreciate it,? Galloway said. ?It was fun to watch, regardless of the outcome of the play, it is fun to watch Mike come by and hit guys the way that he does.?

Galloway, who leads the Bucs with nine receptions for 207 yards and two touchdowns, has already noticed a difference in the offense this season compared to 2006. With quarterback Jeff Garcia bringing fire and experience to the offense and the huddle, the Bucs have been able to move the ball down the field.

Galloway and Garcia have been able to build some chemistry between each other quickly and have become a dangerous tandem. The Ohio State alum likes what he?s seen out of the offense, but knows there is still room for improvement.

?We have, without having to say it, some different guys in the huddle, so it?s a little different,? Galloway said. ?All quarterbacks are different so when you put one quarterback in a huddle as opposed to another guy you do some things different. You sort of do things that he?s comfortable with and some of the things that he likes to do. I think it?s still early to say what this offense is going to do or where this offense is headed. We did have a pretty good game last Sunday, but that?s not our best game, so it?s still hard to say. We plan to play much better than that.?
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Galloway not losing his speed as he ages vs. Rams Sunday, 1 p.m. WOFL-35
Chris Harry Sentinel Staff Writer
September 22, 2007

Tampa Bay WR Joey Galloway broke free on another long reception and decelerated just enough as he headed into the end zone -- with a defender closing quickly -- to give Buccaneers Coach Jon Gruden chest pains.

Gruden wasn't the only one.

"He didn't get to me first," Galloway said of the 69-yard touchdown strike Sunday against the New Orleans Saints that helped push the Bucs to a 31-14 win. "It's tough to beat [team captain and LB] Derrick Brooks to me. I almost had to tell the official, 'Hey, Brooks is out of the coaching box!' The minute I come to the sideline, Brooks starts coaching me about running it and tucking it in. Coach just gives me that stare. He's torn, 'cause I didn't do certain things but excited that we scored."

Galloway, 35, remains one of the NFL's fastest players.

"Maybe I can get a few tips from him this week," said St. Louis Pro Bowl WR Torry Holt, whose Rams (0-2) face the Bucs (1-1) Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.

Though tied for 38th in the NFL with nine catches, Galloway is tied for first with Dallas' Terrell Owens and Sam Hurd in yards per catch at 23. Player and coach credit the scaled-back schedule the training staff has assigned to Galloway. At training camp, he practiced once a day. In season, he goes lightly (if at all) Wednesdays and puts in full days the rest of the week. "I can't describe it," Galloway said of how the limited work has helped him on Sundays. "A lot of guys are like, 'Wow, I wish that was me,' but it took years and years to get to this. I had to pay for it with a groin tear [in 2004]."
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Galloway not losing his speed as he ages vs. Rams Sunday, 1 p.m. WOFL-35 -- OrlandoSentinel.com
 
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Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007
Galloway connected: Receiver has caught passes from 16 different NFL quarterbacks
By ROGER MOONEY
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TAMPA --It's not really an impressive lot, although Brad Johnson did win a Super Bowl, and Randall Cunningham was a four-time Pro Bowler. John Friesz is in the College Football Hall of Fame, and Gino Torretta did win a Heisman Trophy.

These four and 12 others belong to a not-so-exclusive circle of quarterbacks to have completed a pass to Joey Galloway.

"Somebody told me last year (the total), and it brought a tear to my eye," Galloway said. "I don't want to know because it is comical."

Thirteen years, 16 quarterbacks.

So much for building the all-important bond between quarterback and receiver, like, say, Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison or Joe Montana to Jerry Rice.

Rick Mirer to Galloway?

Not quite.

Ryan Leaf to Galloway?

Please.

Quincy Carter to Galloway?

Please stop.

How does Galloway do it?

"I've been able to just focus on my job," Galloway said. "With each quarterback, things change. All quarterbacks have certain routes they like to throw, and if you can get on that page and run it the way they like it run, then you have a chance with that guy."
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Bradenton.com | 09/23/2007 | Galloway connected: Receiver has caught passes from 16 different NFL quarterbacks
 
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Bucs wide receiver Joey Galloway
Fast and dangerous at 35
Bucs veteran Galloway poses major threat to Colts' coverage players
By Phillip B. Wilson
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That Tampa Bay receiver Joey Galloway is scary fast is unquestioned. That he's been able to remain that way is flat-out amazing.

The 35-year-old, 13th-year pro has had surgeries to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in each knee, the right one while at Ohio State and the left one in 2000 with Dallas. He also tore a groin in his first game with the Buccaneers in 2004.
"That hasn't slowed me," said Galloway, whose 79 career scores include two this season.
Coming out of college, he ran a 4.28 40-yard dash for pro scouts. Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden doesn't know if Galloway can still move like that, but whatever the speed, it works.
"He's fast as hell," Gruden said.
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Galloway has 14 catches for 256 yards this year, an 18.3-yard average. He burned New Orleans for a 69-yard touchdown.
He has 626 career catches for 9,814 yards. Seventy-three of his scores have been receptions. He has rushed for another and returned five punts for touchdowns, although he's not a returner these days.
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Galloway says there are no secrets to his longevity other than hard work. His offseason workouts at home in Columbus, Ohio, include running with a parachute strapped to his back for resistance.
"Physically, I feel great," he said. "I don't really think of it like 13 years. I work at it and I've been blessed that my body has held up."
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Fast and dangerous at 35 | IndyStar.com
 
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Tampa Bay Buccaneer wide receiver Joey Galloway makes smoothies behind the counter of his new business, Smoothie Junction. (Gary W Green, Orlando Sentinel / September 24, 2007)
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NFL Life After Football

Some players prepare for life beyond field
Quite a few launch secondary careers while they're still in the league.

As both the NFL and NFL Players Association grew into a multibillion-dollar business and a rich union, respectively, they found themselves able to focus on player development away from the field.

"The NFL has done a great job, organizations have done a great job, of putting guys' minds on this," said Tampa Bay receiver Joey Galloway, a 13-year veteran. "Certainly when I got into the league, that wasn't the case. It wasn't talked about or discussed, but that's changed."
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The Bucs are Galloway's third team in 13 years.

"Pretty much when you get drafted, if you get a big bonus, you have to take care of some basic things: get a house, get a car, take care of your family," Galloway said. "Then the goal is to get yourself in prime condition so your body can last so you can get to that second and third contract. That's when you can make your money."
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Catching on in business

Few NFL players are more diverse than Galloway. Not only is he enjoying a career resurgence as a receiver this season, he and business partner Mike Youssef last month opened their first Smoothie Junction in Clearwater. Two more stores are scheduled to open in Tampa, and by the time training camp comes next summer, he said, he's hopeful of putting at least one store in Orlando.

"It was kind of fun getting into the kitchen and creating recipes from scratch," he said. "See what works, what doesn't. There's something about building something from the ground up that makes it a lot of fun. It makes it yours."

Cranking up a blender is Galloway's latest venture. He's already a part-owner in the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League. And he has a third non-football occupation: owner of a landscape business, also in Columbus, Ohio.

"I don't know when this will end," Galloway said of his playing career. "You never know. I wanted to have options."
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Some players prepare for life beyond field -- OrlandoSentinel.com
 
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Defenses tighten grip on Galloway
By RICK STROUD, Times Staff Writer
Published October 14, 2007

TAMPA - Because it's a copycat league, you can expect more teams to borrow the blueprint to stop Joey Galloway.

After his explosive start with 13 receptions for 249 yards and two touchdowns in his first three games, Galloway has been held to five catches for 57 yards and no scores in the past two.

It's not surprising that Galloway faces more zone coverage, a pick-your-poison gamble by opponents that the Bucs won't be able to beat running or with other receivers.

Of course, this is nothing new to Galloway. Deep threats rarely get man-to-man coverage. And that's even more likely with injuries to running backs Cadillac Williams and Michael Pittman.

"Last week, we saw an awful lot of zone," quarterback Jeff Garcia said. "That's how teams have been playing us, and maybe it's because of our different usages of personnel groups because we move him around a lot on the field. They just simplify their defense and play zones. ... And when you're going into a game at Indianapolis where you're dealing with a lot of crowd noise, you're dealing with good rush ends and a situation where they're going to get off the ball a little faster than our O-line, it's tough to really allow plays to develop down the field.

"I think this week will be a different situation in the sense that now we're playing at home. ... Hopefully we'll be able to give him some opportunities where he can make some plays down the field and utilize his speed."

Others have benefited from the attention given to Galloway. Ike Hilliard leads the team with 23 catches for 304 yards. Tight end Alex Smith has 13 catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Galloway is remaining patient. He had four receptions last week at Indianapolis and dropped another pass.

"The running game always helps the passing game, without a doubt," Galloway said. "I think we've got to make some defenses uncomfortable and make them come out of what they want to do. ... But when I have days when the numbers are low but I can take two or three guys out of coverage and let someone else catch one, that's my job."
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Bucs: Defenses tighten grip on Galloway
 
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Q&A: Bucs' Galloway strong on fast food, smoothies

TAMPA ? Although Buccaneers receiver Joey Galloway turns 36 on Nov. 20, he's coming off consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons and is on pace for another. Through nine games he has 38 catches for 648 yards.
And while it seems he might play forever, he has an eye on the future. He's part owner of the Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers; he owns a landscaping business; he has started a Tampa-area smoothie shop. And he even has a radio show.

USA TODAY's Chris Colston sat down with Galloway to talk about his future plans, his ability to stay in shape and what it's like playing in Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden's offense:
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Q&A: Bucs' Galloway strong on fast food, smoothies - USATODAY.com
 
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