Reche Caldwell

Reche Caldwell is a National Football League (NFL) wide receiver for the New England Patriots. He was born on March 28, 1979 in Tampa Florida. Reche weighs 210 pounds and is 6 feet tall.

NFL Career

In 2002 Reche Caldwell was picked by the San Diego Charger in the 2d round of the NFL draft. He played for the Chargers for four seasons as a third or forth wide receiver. In his rookie season he also returned 9 kicks for 220 yards. As a Charger Caldwell had a total production of 76 receptions for 950 yards and 7 touchdowns. One area that he struggled with was not getting injured. In the 2003 and 2004 seasons, Reche only played 14 games total in that period (out of a possible 32 games) due to numerous bodily aliments. However, the 2005 season brought better luck and health for Reche. In 2005, for the first time since his rookie season, he stayed injury free all year and had his best season up to that point in his career.

In 2006 Caldwell contract with the Chargers ran out and he became a free agent. In the first day of the NFL free agency, March 2, 2006, he signed with the New England Patriots for a three year deal. Due to the fact that the Patriots wide receiver core was depleted from loses in free agency and a trade (Deion Branch being traded to Settle for a first round pick after a contract dispute) Caldwell quickly inherited the role of number one wide receiver in the Patriots offense. He carried the burden far better then expected. His first season as a Patriots was a breakout one. Not only did he set career records in all of his offense categories - but he also managed to stay relatively injury free playing in 15 games while starting 14 of them. He finished the regular season with 61 receptions for 760 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also had two games over 100 yards receiving. In his first three games of playoff action with the Patriots he 16 receptions for 176 yards and 1 touchdown. He also had both the most memorial play - and the play that he would most like to forget of his career in the playoffs. In the AFC devision game Vs. his former team, the San Diego Chargers, Reche caught a pass for 49 yards for a first down on a 3d down and long in the 4th quarter with under two minutes left in the game. The Patriots would end up winning the game on a field goal from the field postion gained on the reception. The next week in the AFC Championship game Vs. the Indianapolis Colts Caldwell started of the game well enough but in the second half dropped to touchdown passes. The second drop forced that Patriots to kick a field goal and they ended up losing by four points that a touchdown would have given them.