Early Life

Wayne is the youngest of three sons. His father Ralph is a former linebacker for Grambling State. A New Orleans Saints fan in his youth, he was more interested in baseball growing up but chose football by the time he attended John Ehret High School.

College career

Wayne attended the University of Miami, where he was a four-year starter for the Miami Hurricanes football team. He set a school record of 173 career catches (including 36 consecutive games with a reception) and is one of only five wide receivers in school history to post 20 or more touchdowns in his career, along with Michael Irvin, Lamar Thomas, Leonard Hankerson, and Andre Johnson. His 48 receptions during the 1997 season set a school record for freshmen, which still stands today. Wayne also ran track and field at the University of Miami, where he recorded a personal best of 21.87 seconds in the 200 meters. Wayne graduated with a degree in liberal arts; his roommate was Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed.

College statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Rec	Yards	AVG	TD
1997	MIA	11	10	48	640	13.3	2
1998	MIA	9	9	42	629	15.0	4
1999	MIA	12	12	40	486	12.1	4
2000	MIA	11	11	43	755	17.5	10
Tot.	N/A	43	42	173	2,510	14.3	20

Wayne was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at their 43rd Annual Induction Banquet held on March 24, 2011.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Wayne was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 30th selection in the 2001 NFL Draft, and was taken to eventually complement the Colts' other star receiver, Marvin Harrison.

In Wayne's first year, he caught 27 passes for 345 yards with no touchdowns. He only made nine starts and missed three games altogether due to a high ankle sprain. His yards doubled the next year as he caught 49 passes for 716 yards and four touchdowns.

Wayne broke into the starting lineup for good in the 2003 season, and he caught 68 balls for 838 yards and seven touchdowns. The next season, Wayne caught 77 passes for 1,210 yards and 12 touchdowns during a season in which Colts quarterback Peyton Manning set a then-record by throwing for 49 touchdowns. During the playoffs, Wayne was named the "Wild Card Weekend Offensive Player of the Week" after the Colts beat the Broncos. In 2005 Wayne continued to increase his yearly reception total with 83.

In 2006, Wayne signed a 6-year, $39.5 million contract. He went on to catch 86 balls for a then career high 1,310 yards and 9 touchdowns. As a result, Wayne was selected to his first Pro Bowl. Wayne helped the Colts defeat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI with a 53-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.

In 2007, Wayne responded to a rash of injuries on the team, including Harrison and tight end Dallas Clark, and set a then career high in receptions (104), and a career high in yards (1510). He led the league in receiving yards and was selected to go to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year.

In 2008, Wayne once again posted another Pro Bowl season with 82 catches for 1145 yards and six touchdowns, including a 65-yard score in the opening drive against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In 2009, Wayne caught the winning touchdown pass against the New England Patriots in what is now known as the "4th and 2" game. Wayne was also selected as a starter for the Pro Bowl, but couldn't play due to the Colts playing in the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl XLIV, Wayne had 5 catches for 46 yards, but the Colts lost to the New Orleans Saints 31-17.

In 2010, Wayne was second in the NFL receptions with 111 (a career high), and third in receiving yards with 1,355. During a season where the Colts heavily relied on Peyton Manning to win games, Wayne again cemented himself as one of the top receivers in the NFL. Wayne was also selected as a starter the Pro Bowl.

Wayne's numbers were lower than usual in 2011 without Peyton Manning starting at quarterback. Yet still, Wayne led team in receptions (75) and receiving yards (960). He had 4 touchdown receptions as well. On September 25, 2011, Wayne recorded his 800th catch against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

On March 13, 2012, the Colts re-signed Wayne to a three-year contract.

Before the 2012 Week 5 matchup with the Green Bay Packers, the news of head coach Chuck Pagano's leukemia surfaced. Wayne's history with Pagano goes back to his college years, where Pagano was the Hurricanes' defensive backs coach, and Pagano's hiring as the Colts' head coach was a large factor in Wayne's decision to re-sign with Indianapolis. In Week 5, Wayne caught 13 passes for a career high 212 receiving yards and a touchdown from rookie quarterback Andrew Luck. The touchdown came with 35 seconds left and proved to be the winning score. The Colts won 30-27, and Wayne earned the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award due to his performance, the first of his career.

In Week 12 against Buffalo Bills, Reggie Wayne broke Cris Carter's record of consecutive games with 3 or more receptions with 59 games. He also passed former Washington Redskins receiver Art Monk for 12th on the NFL's all-time receptions list during the first half. Monk finished his career with 940 catches.

During a 2012-13 wild-card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, Reggie Wayne had 114 yards on nine receptions and moved into second in career playoff catches with 92 — only 59 behind leader Jerry Rice. However, the Colts lost the game 24-9.

Wayne was selected as the wide receiver for USA Football’s 2012 All-Fundamentals Team, which honors 26 NFL players each year for executing the fundamentals of their position. In a 9-19 loss to the San Diego Chargers on October 14, 2013, Wayne reached 1,000 career receptions, becoming only the ninth receiver to do so. However, a week later, in an October 20 game against the Denver Broncos, Wayne tore his ACL; it was announced the next day that he would miss the remainder of the 2013 season. The injury also ended his consecutive games played streak at 189, the third-longest for a wide receiver in NFL history.

On October 19, 2014, Wayne became the ninth receiver in NFL history to record 14,000 receiving yards. He suffered an elbow injury in the game and missed the following week's matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Near the conclusion of the Colts' 2014 season, it was announced that Wayne had played with a torn triceps since Week 6, which would require an offseason surgery to repair.

On March 6, 2015, the Colts announced that they would not re-sign Wayne, which made him a free agent on March 10.

New England Patriots and retirement

On August 24, 2015, Wayne signed a one-year contract with the New England Patriots worth up to $3 million. On September 5, 2015, Wayne requested and was granted his release.

On January 15, 2016, after not playing the entire 2015 season, Wayne announced his retirement, saying, "It was fun, but it's time. It's just time. Whenever you can admit that you're done, you know you're done." He finished his career seventh all-time in career receptions, eighth all-time in receiving yards and 23rd in career touchdown receptions.

Career statistics

Season	Team	Games		Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FUM	Lost
Regular season
2001	Indianapolis Colts	13	9	27	345	12.8	43	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Indianapolis Colts	16	7	49	716	14.6	49	4	-	-	-	-	-	2	1
2003	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	68	838	12.3	57T	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	77	1,210	15.7	71T	12	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0	-	-
2005	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	83	1,055	12.7	66T	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
2006	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	86	1,310	15.2	51T	9	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
2007	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	104	1,510	14.5	64	10	1	4	4.0	4	0	3	3
2008	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	82	1,145	14.0	65T	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	100	1,264	12.6	65T	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	111	1,355	12.2	50	6	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
2011	Indianapolis Colts	16	16	75	960	12.8	56T	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Indianapolis Colts	16	15	106	1,355	12.8	33	5	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0	1	1
2013	Indianapolis Colts	7	7	38	503	13.2	35	2	1	5	5.0	5	0	-	-
2014	Indianapolis Colts	15	15	64	779	12.2	80	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
	Total	211	197	1,070	14,345	13.4	80	82	4	0	0.0	5	0	10	7
Post season
2002	Indianapolis Colts	1	1	3	17	5.7	7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Indianapolis Colts	3	3	15	172	11.5	20	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Indianapolis Colts	2	2	13	256	19.7	49	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
2005	Indianapolis Colts	1	1	7	97	13.9	24	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Indianapolis Colts	4	4	17	216	12.7	53	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Indianapolis Colts	1	1	7	76	10.9	21	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Indianapolis Colts	1	1	4	129	32.2	72	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Indianapolis Colts	3	3	16	164	10.2	25	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
2010	Indianapolis Colts	1	1	1	1	1.0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Indianapolis Colts	1	1	9	114	12.7	20	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Indianapolis Colts	3	3	1	12	12.0	12	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	21	21	93	1,254	13.5	72	9	-	-	-	-	-	2	1

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