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
I think when we went to San Diego and he had all of that adversity, it really brought out the best in him. I think now he knows how good he can be, and he is doing a great job throwing the ball down the field and getting everybody involved.
I think the fact that he had time in the preseason and mini-camps is going to help him a lot in his comeback. This is going to give the other quarterbacks an opportunity to step forward and see who's going to be the backup.
I think we're overdue for a game where everything goes downhill for us. I think every game we've played, there's been kind of a rocky road, rockier than in the beginning of the year, and I don't know for what reason. Now teams are adjusting to what we do, and it's our turn to try and readjust to them.
I think we've pretty much reached a common ground. We see that he's willing to meet us halfway, so we're willing to meet him halfway.
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.
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.
It's related to Eli and the time the line has given him to make plays,
I just saw it in the air and I went and grabbed it, and that's all,
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.
I have no real comment, ... I just feel like we won. Leave it at that.