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Monk was selected in the first round of the 1980 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. During his rookie year, he was a unanimous All-Rookie selection and had 58 receptions, which was a Redskin rookie record. [3] In 1984, Monk caught a then-NFL record 106 receptions for a career-best 1,372 yards. [3]
Art Monk became the first NFL player to record over 100 receptions in a season with 106 in 1984. Lionel Taylor and Charlie Hennigan had accomplished the feat in the AFL. Marvin Harrison led the NFL in receptions twice in his career including a then-record 143 receptions in 2002.
The Redskins finished a paltry 7–9 and missed the playoffs. He returned to form in 1989, catching 79 passes (a career-high) for 1,229 yards and nine touchdowns. The Redskins finished 10–6 but missed the playoffs again because of a 5–6 start. Clark, along with fellow receivers Art Monk and Ricky Sanders, surpassed the 1,000 yard mark in ...
Art Monk: 106: 1984 Santana Moss: 93: 2010 Art Monk: 91: 1985 Laveranues Coles: 90: 2004 Terry McLaurin: 87 2020 Jordan Reed: 87: 2015 Art Monk: 86: 1989 Santana Moss: 84: 2005 Chris Cooley: 83 2008 Laveranues Coles: 82: 2003 Larry Centers: 81: 2000 J.D. McKissic: 80 2020 Ricky Sanders: 80: 1989 Gary Clark: 79: 1989 Santana Moss: 79: 2008 ...
In the last game of his career on December 29, 2002, Green and the Redskins defeated the Dallas Cowboys 20–14 at FedExField. [8] During the game, he returned a punt on a reverse from Champ Bailey for 35 yards which is the longest gain of any kind for a player his age (42 years, 327 days).
Monk entered the night averaging a career-high 17.6 point, 3.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game this season, his third with the Kings. The former Kentucky star, who got his start with the ...
In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1991 Redskins as the 4th greatest team in NFL history, [13] noting, "you can look at two stats to get a pretty good idea of just how great a team is: yards gained per pass attempt, and yards allowed per pass attempt. The 1991 'Skins topped the NFL in each category, with Mark Rypien averaging 8.5 yards per attempt ...
The members of the Fun Bunch included the Redskins' wide receivers Art Monk, Virgil Seay, Charlie Brown, and Alvin Garrett, running back Otis Wonsley [1] and tight ends Rick Walker, and Don Warren. Each won a Super Bowl with the Redskins (Monk and Warren were on all three Super Bowl champion Redskin teams), and three were chosen for the Pro Bowl .