Otis Amey
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| Cleveland Gladiators — No. 10 | |
| Wide receiver / Defensive back | |
| Date of birth: December 4, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Union City, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 192 lb (87 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the San Francisco 49ers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Sacramento State | |
| Undrafted in 2005 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Fred Otis Holmes Amey (born on December 4, 1981 in Union City, California) is an American football wide receiver and defensive back for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League. He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Sacramento State.
Amey has also been a member of the Austin Wranglers and Atlanta Falcons.
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[edit] Early years
Amey attended James Logan High School in Union City, California and lettered in football and track. As a senior, in football, he was an All-Mission Valley Athletic League selection and helped lead his team to the League championship.
[edit] College career
Amey then attended Sacramento State, where he was a two-time All-American and the school's most productive receiver each of his four years. Between 2001-2004, Amey led the team in all-purpose yards, kick returns, receiving yards and punt returns. He finished his college career with 248 receptions, 4,049 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns.
Amey left Sacramento State holding all of the Hornets' major receiving and return records including: career receptions (248), career receiving TDs (27), season receptions (76), receptions in a single-game (15), career kickoff return yards (1,687), career punt return for touchdown (90 yards) and most punt returns in a season (33).
[edit] Professional career
[edit] San Francisco 49ers
After going undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers signed Amey on April 27, 2005. Prior to the season opener Amey changed his first name from Fred to Otis. He made the team out of training camp, and in his first regular season NFL game against the St. Louis Rams on September 11, Amey returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown. He played in 11 games over the course of the season, averaging 17.2 yards per kick return an 11.4 yards per punt return. He recorded no receptions and also fumbled once on a punt return.
On September 2, 2006, the 49ers released Amey.
[edit] Austin Wranglers
In early 2007, Amey signed with and played for the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League. He went on to appear in all 16 regular season games for the Wranglers that season, totaling 1,738 all-purpose yards. He finished third on the team in receptions with 88 and was second on the team in both receiving yards (1,036) and touchdowns (18). Amey also carried the ball 25 times for 54 yards and returned 36 kicks for 630 yards.
[edit] Atlanta Falcons
On August 12, 2007, Amey joined the Atlanta Falcons. He appeared in two preseason games for Atlanta, catching two passes for 23 yards. However, he failed to make the team and was waived on September 1. He spent the rest of the year out of football.
[edit] Cleveland Gladiators
After failing to stick with an NFL team in 2007, Amey re-joined the Arena league with the Cleveland Gladiators. On April 19, 2008, Amey caught a career-high 15 passes for 208 yards and 6 touchdowns in an 83-69 victory against the Los Angeles Avengers.
[edit] Career Stats
| Year | Team | Receiving | Rushing | Return | ||||||
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| Rec | Yards | TD | Att | Yards | TD | Ret | Yards | TD | ||
| 2007 | Austin | 89 | 1033 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 10 | 36 | 630 | 0 |
| 2008 | Cleveland | 50 | 637 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 518 | 0 |
| Career | 139 | 1650 | 39 | 30 | 65 | 11 | 65 | 1148 | 0 | |
[edit] Personal
His brother Vince Amey was a defensive tackle at Arizona State and played for the Oakland Raiders in 1998. He also played for the Los Angeles Avengers and Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League between 2001 and 2007.
