Brandon Stokley (born June 23, 1976 in Blacksburg,
Virginia) is an American football player in the
National Football League who currently plays for the
Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Baltimore
Ravens out of the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette in the fourth round (105th pick overall)
of the 1999 NFL Draft. Stokley won a championship
ring in Super Bowl XXXV as a member of the Ravens.
In the game, he caught 3 passes for 52 yards,
including a 38-yard touchdown reception in the first
quarter.
On December 26, 2004, Stokley received the
record-breaking 21-yard touchdown pass for Peyton
Manning in the hunt to break Dan Marino's record of
48 touchdown passes in a season. That year, he had a
breakthrough season with 68 passes caught for 1,077
yards and 10 touchdowns and an average of 15.8 yards
per catch. Furthermore, the TD catch made the 2004
Colts the first NFL team to have three WR with 1000
receiving yards and 10 TDs or more in a season, the
other two being Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison.
The next two seasons of Stokley's career were marred
by various injuries. After participating in only
four games of the 2006 season, the Indianapolis
Colts terminated his contract on March 1, 2007.
He signed with the Denver Broncos on March 14. On
December 7, 2007 he signed a 3-year extension with
the team.
