College career

Born in Lanett, Alabama, Pollard attended Valley High School of Valley, Alabama and Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois, where he played basketball. Bradley did not have a football program at the time he matriculated there. He played basketball as a power forward - two years starting at Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas, before transferring to Bradley, where he also started two years.

Pro career

Despite the fact he never played college football, Pollard was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 1995. He developed into one of the better pass-catching tight ends while with the Colts. His best season was 2001, when he totaled 47 receptions and 8 touchdowns, including one for 86 yards. After being phased out of the Colts' offense due to the emergence of Dallas Clark, Pollard would join the Detroit Lions for two seasons. Pollard has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons.

Professional Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Rec	Yards	AVG	TD
1995	IND	8	0	0	0	0	0
1996	IND	16	4	6	86	14.3	1
1997	IND	16	6	10	116	11.6	0
1998	IND	16	11	24	309	12.9	4
1999	IND	16	12	34	374	11.0	4
2000	IND	16	14	30	439	14.6	3
2001	IND	16	16	47	739	15.7	8
2002	IND	15	15	43	478	11.1	6
2003	IND	14	13	40	541	13.5	3
2004	IND	13	13	29	309	10.7	6
2005	DET	16	16	46	516	11.2	3
2006	DET	15	5	12	100	8.3	0
2007	SEA	14	10	28	273	9.8	2
2008	ATL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career	--	192	135	349	4,280	12.3	40

Front office career

In 2013, Pollard was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their Director of Player Development.

Personal life

Pollard and his wife, Amani, were cast members of the reality television show The Amazing Race 19. They finished the competition in third place out of the 11 teams after having been saved by a non-elimination on the sixth leg, where they came in last.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]