Early years

Calloway was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1968. He attended Mount Carmel High School in Chicago.

University of Michigan

Calloway enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1986 and played college football as a flanker for head coach Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1987 to 1989. He started five games at the flanker position in 1987, five games at flanker and one at split end in 1988, and 12 games at flanker in 1989. He won both the Meyer Morton Award and the Robert P. Ufer Award in 1989. In his three years as a receiver at Michigan, he caught 56 passes for 826 yards and eight touchdowns.

Professional football

Calloway was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (97th overall pick) of the 1990 NFL Draft. He was principally a backup receiver and special teams player for the Steelers. He appeared in 28 games, two as a starter, during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. He caught 25 passes for 378 yards and two touchdowns with the Steelers.

In March 1992, the New York Giants signed Calloway as a Plan B free agent. Calloway spent seven seasons with the Giants, appearing in 112 games, including 86 as a starter. He caught 334 passes for 4,710 yards (14.1 yards per catch) and 27 touchdowns. He had his best seasons in 1997 (58 catches for 849 yards and eight touchdowns) and 1998 (62 catches for 812 yards and six touchdowns). He was the Giants' leading receiver for four straight years from 1995 to 1998 and set a franchise record with a pass reception in 47 straight games from 1996 to 1998. At the end of his seven seasons with the Giants, his 334 catches ranked third in franchise history behind Frank Gifford (367 catches) and Joe Morrison (395 catches).

In February 1999, Calloway signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Calloway's agent, Peter Schaffer, stated that Calloway's contract was for nearly $4 million. Calloway appeared in 11 games for the Falcons, six as a starter, and caught 22 passes for 314 yards and one touchdown.

Calloway was released by the Falcons in May 2000 and signed with the New England Patriots in August 2000. He appeared in seven games, two as a starter, for the Patriots in 2000. He caught only five passes for 95 yards.

In 11 NFL seasons, Calloway caught 386 passes for 5,497 yards and 30 touchdowns.

Later years

After retiring from football, Calloway bought a nightclub in Atlanta called "Fuel". He later became involved with an Atlanta businessman who Calloway claimed "nearly milked him dry in a treacherous Ponzi scheme." As of 2009, he was living in Atlanta and working as an information technology recruiter for Associated Global Services.

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