Amani Toomer
Amani Toomer
Amani Askari Toomeris a former American football wide receiver and punt returner who played almost his entire career for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He registered over 1,000 receiving yards each season from 1999 to 2003, was a member of the 2007 New York Giants that won Super Bowl XLII, and holds Giants' club records with 9,497 receiving yards, 668 receptions and 54 receiving touchdowns. He also returned 109 punts for 1,060 yards and three touchdowns...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 September 1974
CityBerkeley, CA
He's just really calm. Never gets rattled. To be so young and to have that kind of poise is rare. Definitely rare.
He's gotten me with a few cheap shots. His hits tend to be either late or borderline shots.
He's given the entire receiving corps an opportunity to make plays. I can't explain what happened last year. I don't want to even try to explain it. But we're playing well and it's exciting to know again that if you get open you might even get the ball in a spot that you can do something with it.
This was a great comeback, probably one of the best that I have been involved in.
Kerry enjoyed being in New York. He enjoyed this group. The guy can still do it and I know he'll be up for the challenge. It's going to be tough seeing him wearing that Raiders' black.
When I joined the Giants I wore No. 89 and had it for a couple of years. But I didn't like it. I didn't feel comfortable in it and I wanted to get out of it. You get a number that you feel comfortable with and it's like a good pair of shoes.
It was what it was last year. You kind of expected things to happen the way they did. This year's a different year and everybody's looking at it with a positive attitude.
I really don't want to get into it, ... I just know I didn't catch a ball out there. We won, and that's what we should focus on. I'm not focused on myself, or my streak. That's about it.
I really loved playing with Kerry and I just respected him a lot as a person, not only as a player.
It's related to Eli and the time the line has given him to make plays,
I'm not pointing any fingers, but there were a lot of things going on besides the fact I had a pulled hamstring.
I just saw it in the air and I went and grabbed it, and that's all,
I have no real comment, ... I just feel like we won. Leave it at that.
It's been hard for me because I had a good relationship with Kerry. It'll be tough to see him in other colors.