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#80 Isaac Bruce

PositionWR2
DOB11/10/72
Height6-0
Weight188
CollegeMemphis State
NFL Exp.14




TRANSACTIONS:
• 3/14/06 – re-signed by the Rams.
• 4/17/02 – re-signed by the Rams.
• 8/15/00 – re-signed by the Rams.
• 12/8/98 – placed on reserve/injured list.
• 11/30/96 – re-signed by the Rams.
• 4/24/94 – selected by the Los Angeles Rams in second round (33rd overall) of 1994 NFL Draft.


PRO: One of the best receivers in the NFL…great hands and outstanding route runner…ranks seventh on the NFL’s all-time receptions list (887), seventh on the all-time receiving yards list (13,376), and 18th on the all-time touchdown receptions list (80)… one of only nine receivers to have 13,000 receiving yards, third fastest to achieve that mark (179 games)…Rams’ all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns…only Jerry Rice (3,575) and John Jefferson (3,431) recorded more yards in their first three seasons…holds Rams’ single-season records for most receiving yards (1,781), most receptions (119) and most consecutive 100-yard receiving games (six)…Rams’ career leader in 100-yard receiving games (42), 1,000-yard receiving seasons (nine)…Rams’ career leader in postseason receiving yards (759) and is the only player in team history with four 100-yard receiving games in the postseason.


2006 SEASON:  Started 15 of 16 games…notched his eighth career 1,000-yard receiving season with 1,098 yards on 74 catches with three touchdowns.
• Made five receptions for 64 yards in Week 1 vs. Denver 9/10, passing Henry Ellard (814) and Shannon Sharpe (815) for 12th place on the NFL’s all-time reception list with 818…his 64 receiving yards placed him ahead of Jimmy Smith (12,287) for 11th on the NFL’s all-time receiving yards list with (12,342).
• Caught five passes for 77 yards in Week 2 at San Francisco 9/17, passing Steve Largent (819) for 11th place on NFL’s all-time receptions list with 823.
• Nabbed seven receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown in Week 4 vs. Detroit 10/1, his 40th career 100-yard receiving game…seven receptions moved him past Larry Centers (827) for 10th on the NFL’s all-time receptions list with 830.
• Made five receptions for 105 yards in Week 8 at San Diego 10/29, his 41st career 100-yard receiving game.
• Made a 33-yard reception in the second quarter vs. Kansas City in Week 9 11/5 that placed him ahead of Irving Fryar (12,785) for ninth place on the NFL’s all-time receiving yards list.
• Caught a 22-yard pass in the third quarter at Seattle in Week 10 put him over 13,000 scrimmage yards for career.
• Made five receptions for 75 yards in Week 13 vs. Arizona 11/12 making him the third-fastest player in NFL history to reach 13,000 receiving yards.
• Made four catches for 62 yards in Week 14 vs. Chicago 12/11, passing Steve Largent for eighth on the all-time receiving yards list.
• Made a season-high nine catches for a season-high 148 yards in Week 16 vs. Washington 12/24, passing Andre Reed for seventh place on the all-time receiving yards list and also marked his 42nd career 100-yard receiving game.


2005 SEASON: Missed five games with foot injury.
• Led the team with five receptions for 64 yards at Arizona 9/18.
• Made four receptions for 83 yards, including 46-yards touchdown reception vs. Arizona 11/20.
• Made four receptions for 94 yards at Houston 11/27, including 43-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter on fourth-and-6 play to help propel Rams’ comeback.
• Caught 800th career pass at Minnesota 12/11, becoming the 14th player in NFL history with 800 career receptions.


2004 SEASON:  Caught 89 passes (fifth in the NFC, eighth in the NFL) for 1,292 yards (fifth in the NFL)…fourth career 1,200-yard receiving season…led or tied for team-lead in seven games in receptions and eight games for receiving yards…started season with four consecutive 100-yard receiving  performances, first player to accomplish the feat since Houston’s Charley Hennigan in 1963.
• Caught seven passes for 100 yards at San Francisco 10/3…passed Gary Clark (10,856) for 13th place on the NFL’s all-time receiving yards list.
• Caught five passes for 98 yards at Miami 10/24, making him the 13th player in NFL history with at least 11,000 career receiving yards.
• Nabbed a team-high nine catches for 170 yards and one touchdown at Green Bay 11/29…passed Michael Irvin (750) and Charlie Joiner (750) for 14th place on NFL’s all-time reception list.
• Inactive for NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Atlanta 1/15/05 with groin injury.


2003 SEASON: Became Rams’ all-time leader in receiving yards (10,461), passing current receivers coach Henry Ellard (9,761), making him one of only 15 players in NFL history who lead their franchise in the three major receiving records—receiving yards, receptions (688) and receiving touchdowns (68)…led or tied for team-lead in receptions in five games and three games for receiving yards.
• Made nine receptions for 129 yards, becoming the 18th player in NFL history to gain over 10,000 career receiving yards against Green Bay 10/19.
• 16-yard reception at Chicago 11/16 moved him into 20th place on the NFL’s all-time receptions list.
• 20-yard reception vs. Minnesota 11/30 moved him past Harold Jackson (10,372) for 15th place on the NFL’s  all-time receiving yards list.
• Streak of 63 consecutive games with reception snapped at Detroit 12/28.
• Made seven receptions for 116 yards in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Carolina 1/10/04, making him the only Rams player to have four career 100-yard postseason performances, breaking a tie with Tom Fears.


2002 SEASON: Became Rams’ all-time leader in receptions while posting fourth consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season…led team with seven touchdown receptions…led team in receptions five times and in receiving yards four times.
• Had best game of season on 30th birthday vs. San Diego 11/10, catching game-high 10 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns, helping the Rams’ rally from a 24-14 fourth-quarter deficit with under five minutes to play in the 28-24 win…first touchdown catch moved him past Hall of Fame RB Eric Dickerson (58) and into second place all-time in team history.
• Became franchise leader in receptions at Washington 11/24…on second reception of Rams’ opening possession, a 30-yard catch-and-run gave him 594 catches, surpassing mark of 593 set by receivers coach Henry Ellard.
• Became first player in team history with 600 receptions in team history at Philadelphia 12/1 on a 28-yard catch in second quarter.

 

2001 SEASON: Continued ascent up the Rams’ career receiving charts while becoming third receiver in team history to earn three consecutive Pro Bowl invitations (Elroy Hirsch 1951-53, Jim Phillips 1960-62)…voted offensive captain…became franchise career leader in 100-yard receiving games (29), 1,000-yard seasons (5), and receiving touchdowns (56).
• Became just second player in team history to post 500 career receptions vs. New York Giants 10/14.
• Became Rams’ all-time leader in touchdown receptions with he caught five passes for 86 yards and season-high three touchdowns in Monday Night Game at New Orleans 12/17.
• Had top game in NFC Championship contest against Philadelphia 1/27, catching eight passes for 84 yards and one touchdown.
• Caught five passes for 56 yards against New England in Super Bowl XXXVI 2/3/02.


2000 SEASON: Became first Rams receiver to earn back-to-back Pro Bowl invitations since Henry Ellard accomplished the feat following 1988-1989 seasons…led or tied for team lead in receptions six times and led team in receiving yards six times…posted four 100-yard receiving games.
• Caught season-high nine passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns vs. San Diego 10/1.
• Posted team-record-tying third 100-yard receiving game in the playoffs with team-high 127 yards on team-high tying seven receptions with one touchdown in NFC Wildcard Game at New Orleans 12/30.


1999 SEASON: Earned second Pro Bowl invitation following the third 1,000-yard receiving season of career…led team with 12 touchdowns…led team in receptions eight times and four times in receiving yards…led Rams in receiving yards in playoffs, with 317 yards on 13 catches with team-high two touchdowns.
• Posted two 100-yard receiving games in the playoffs, vs. Minnesota and Tennessee in Super Bowl XXXIV.
• Scored Rams’ first touchdown of postseason on first offensive play vs. Minnesota, in NFC Divisional Playoff Game, 77-yard reception from QB Kurt Warner, the second-longest pass reception in team playoff history.
• Game-winning 73-yard touchdown pass in Super Bowl XXXIV against Tennessee capped six-reception, 162-yard game.


1998 SEASON: Missed eight games with hamstring injury before being placed on reserve/injured list 12/7.
• Opened season with 10-reception, 131-yard effort vs. New Orleans 9/6.
• Followed with 11 receptions for 192 yards and one touchdown against Minnesota 9/13…reception total tied for highest-single game total in the NFC in 1998 and tied the second-highest total of his career, while receiving yards total was fourth-highest of career.


1997 SEASON: Led team with five touchdown receptions despite missing almost all of first five games with hamstring injury…snapped streak of 43 consecutive games with at least one reception in season opener at Denver after leaving game in first quarter with hamstring injury.
• Had best receiving performance by any NFL receiver in 1997, exploding for career-high 233 yards on 10 receptions and two touchdowns at Atlanta 11/2…yards were fourth most ever by Ram…only player in Rams’ history and seventh NFL receiver to record three games with at least 200 yards.


1996 SEASON: Led team with 84 receptions and led NFL with 1,338 yards…became first Rams receiver since Henry Ellard in 1990 and 1991 to post back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons…first Ram to lead league in receiving yards since Ellard in 1998…joined Tom Fears (1949-50) and Ellard (1989-91) as only receivers in Rams’ history to post consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons (WR Torry Holt became fourth 2000-2001).
• Capped season with seven receptions for 104 yards in Pro Bowl.


1995 SEASON: In first year as starter, enjoyed best ever season by a Rams’ receiver and second greatest receiving season in NFL history with 1,781 yards on 119 catches…trailed only San Francisco’s Jerry Rice (1,848) after breaking former Houston Oiler Charley Hennigan’s 34-year-old record of 1,746 set in 1961…119 catches ranked fifth on the NFL’s all-time single-season reception list…shattered four Rams’ records, including most receiving yards (1,781), most receptions (119), most consecutive 100-yard receiving games (6) and most 100-yard games (9)…tied for second (Harold Jackson, 1973) for most touchdown receptions by a Ram in one season (13) and for second (Willie Anderson, 1989) for most receptions in one game (15)…first player in NFL history to record three consecutive games with at least 170 receiving yards (181, 191, 173)…ended season as Rams’ leading scorer with 80 points…earned many accolades, including USA Today’s All-Joe team, All-Madden, Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award (team MVP), Fox’s Terry Award for Best Second Year Player and All-Pro by Pro Football Weekly and Sports Illustrated…only player in NFL to earn both Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
• First-career start in season opener at Green Bay 9/1 and made back-to-back plays to help Rams win 17-14…blocked and recovered Craig Hentrich punt to set up 23-yard touchdown reception on next play.
• Established team record with six consecutive 100-yard games vs. Carolina 11/12, breaking Elroy Hirsch’s record of five in 1951 by making nine receptions for 110 yards and one touchdown.
• Became 12th player in NFL and first Ram with 100 receptions in one season by catching nine for 68 yards against Washington 12/17.
• Closed season with career-high 15 receptions for 210 yards and one touchdown versus Miami 12/24…the 15 receptions were the most by an NFL receiver in 1995.


1994 SEASON: Earned 1994 Carroll Rosenbloom Award, given to team rookie of the year…voted Rams rookie of the year by Orange County Sports Association and Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association…missed last four games after spraining right knee at San Diego 11/27…placed on reserved/injured list 12/9.
• First NFL reception was 34-yard touchdown from QB Chris Miller at Atlanta 9/11.

 

• Made 113 receptions for 1,586 yards and 15 touchdowns.
• Attended West Los Angeles and Santa Monica Junior Colleges before transferring to Memphis State in 1992.
• Took classes every offseason towards completion of physical education degree in 2003.

• Born Isaac Isidore Bruce in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
• All-City selection at Dillard High while leading team to 1989 Florida State 5A Championship.
• Finished year with 39 catches for 644 yards.
• Was 13th of 15 children.
• Was 1998 Rams Sprint Good Sport/Man of the Year and 1997 Rams True Value Man of the Year, recognizing his sportsmanship and community involvement.
• Rams’ Man of the Year in 1997, 1998 and 2006.
• Since 1996 has provided tickets to home games to various schools and youth organizations.
• Partners with Haz-Waste to provide jerseys and limousine rides for children.
• Was United Way  Spokesman in 1996-97 and United Way African American Leadership Giver 1997-99.
• Serves on Board of Directors for Childhaven, an educational facility serving children with behavior and communication disorders.
• Doanted $25,000 through endorsements and performance donations to Childhaven.
• Donated 80 turkeys to local organizations to feed people for Thanksgiving.
• “Adopted” Bruce Elementary in St. Louis and made frequent visits to school and annually celebrated his birthday with the students.
• In 2003, received Sports Personality of the Year Award from the Missouri Athletic Club at the annual Jack Buck Sports Award Banquet.
• Won 2006 National Sportsmanship Award.
• Graduated from University of Memphis during the 2003 offseason.
• Resides in St. Louis.


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