Career Gallery: Tony Gonzalez
With Tony Gonzalez going into his final NFL season, take a look back at some of our favorite photos of the tight end with the Falcons.
Gonzalez's 1,242 career catches rank second in NFL history and first among active players
Gonzalez has been to the Pro Bowl 13 times in 16 seasons
Gonzalez is the only tight end to ever register six 100-yard receiving games in a single season (2000, 2004)
Gonzalez will enter the 2013 season looking to extend his streak of catching at least one pass in a game, which currently stands at 195 contests
Gonzalez is the only tight end in League history to record 900-or-more receiving yards in nine seasons
In 2012, Gonzalez posted a team-high 93 receptions for 930 yards with eight touchdowns
Gonzalez joined WR Jerry Rice as the second player in NFL history to record over 1,200 career receptions
Caught two touchdowns at New Orleans in Week 10 of 2012, becoming the first tight end and eighth player in NFL history to catch 100 touchdown passes
His 93 receptions in 2012 were tied for the fifth highest single-season total in Falcons history
Gonzalez has recorded 13 70-catch seasons, 14 60-catch campaigns and 15 50-catch seasons, more than any other tight end in NFL history
Gonzalez became the seventh player and first tight end in league history to tally 1,000 career receptions after hauling in two passes at Pittsburgh (9/12/10)
Gonzalez became only the 21st receiver in NFL history to reach 11,000 career receiving yards following the season opener of the 2010 season
Gonzalez set a Falcons franchise record for the most receptions by a tight end in a single season (83) in 2009, topping Alge Crumpler's old mark of 65 (2005)
Gonzalez caught his 500th career pass in his 118th game, which marked the second-fastest pace by a tight end in NFL history
Gonzalez has missed just two starts over the past 12 seasons averaging 76.4 receptions, 890.2 receiving yards and 6.3 touchdowns per season over his 14-year career
Gonzalez's career receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns top Pro Football Hall of Famers Charlie Sanders, Jackie Smith, Mike Ditka, John Mackey, Ozzie Newson, Kellen Winslow and Dave Casper
Caught six passes for 51 yards and a touchdown in the NFC Divisional Playoff game against Seattle (1/13), earning his first career playoff win
Gonzalez joined Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history to record 15 seasons with 50-or-more receptions
Gonzalez has eclipsed 70 catches 13 times in his career and currently holds the longest active streak with a reception in 195 straight games
Gonzalez became the first tight end in League history to have over 14,000 yards receiving in a career, accomplishing the feat at Tampa Bay (11/25/2012)
Gonzalez led the team in receiving on five receptions for 73 yards with one touchdown in his Falcons debut against Miami (9/13/2009)
Gonzalez owns 11 career games with double-digit receptions
Gonzalez started all 16 contests and posted 80 receptions, for 875 yards with seven touchdowns en route to his 12th Pro Bowl selection in 2011
Currently stands as only the third tight end (Ozzie Newsome, Cleveland and Shannon Sharpe, Denver) in NFL hisotyr to lead their respective franchises in all-time receiving
In 2012, Gonzalez earned first-team All Pro honors from the Associated Press, marking the ninth time he's been named an All Pro
Gonzalez moved into sixth on the NFL's all-time touchdown receptions list with 103 career scores, passing WR Tim Brown and WR Steve Largent with his two touchdown performance at New Orleans (11/11/2012)
Gonzalez holds NFL records for Pro Bowl appearances (13) and 1,000-yard seasons (four) among all tight ends
