David Givens

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David Lamar Givens (born August 16, 1980 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He originally was selected with a seventh round pick out of the University of Notre Dame by the New England Patriots.

[edit] High School

Givens graduated from Humble High School in Humble, Texas.

[edit] Pro Career

Givens caught nine passes and one touchdown his rookie year (2002), and improved in each of the next two seasons. He posted 34 catches and six touchdowns in 2003 and 56 catches in 2004 despite scoring just three times. His best performances for New England, however, have come in the postseason. Since the 2003 AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts, he has scored one touchdown in every playoff game, including both Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX. In 2005, Givens caught a career-high 59 passes and was the Patriots no. 2 receiver for the second year in a row.

In Super Bowl XXXIX against the Philadelphia Eagles, Givens mocked the wing flap celebration of Eagles receiver Terrell Owens after catching a four yard touchdown from Brady.

Givens signed a 5-year deal worth $24 million with the Tennessee Titans on March 14, 2006. His first season with the Titans ended prematurely in week 10, after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament.