Visanthe Shiancoe

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Visanthe O. Shiancoe (Template:IPAc-en; born June 18, 1980) is a Liberian-American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Morgan State Bears, he was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played for the Giants for four seasons from 2003 to 2006 and the Minnesota Vikings for five seasons from 2007 to 2011. He played for the New England Patriots in 2012 and the Tennessee Titans in 2013.

Early life

Shiancoe was born in Birmingham, England to a Liberian mother and a Ghanaian father. As an infant, he emigrated to the United States with his mother, settling in Silver Spring, Maryland.[1]

Shiancoe played high school football for Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring.[2] He attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland where he transformed himself from a 190-pound freshman to a 250-pound senior tight end.[3]

Professional career

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New York Giants

Shiancoe was selected in the third round (91st overall) in the 2003 NFL draft by the New York Giants.[4] He played for the Giants for four seasons, mostly serving as a backup to Jeremy Shockey.[5]

Minnesota Vikings

Shiancoe signed a five-year, $18.2 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent in 2007.[5] He compiled 208 receptions for 2,424 yards and 24 touchdowns in his five seasons as a Viking, in regular season games. Shiancoe played in all 80 games over those five seasons, of which he started 66.[6] He led NFC tight ends with seven touchdowns in 2008 and ranked third by a tight end in the NFL.[7]

New England Patriots

Shiancoe agreed to a one-year deal with the New England Patriots on July 24, 2012, reportedly worth $1.2 million.[8] He was activated on November 11, 2012, after an injury to Aaron Hernandez and a suspension of Brandon Bolden. On December 11, 2012, he was released.[9]

Baltimore Ravens

On July 28, 2013, Shiancoe signed a one-year deal to play for the Baltimore Ravens. The contract was considered a "qualifying contract" under which Shiancoe stood to make the veteran minimum for a player with 10 or more years of service ($940,000) while counting as only $555,000 against the Ravens' salary cap.[10] The signing was prompted by a season-ending hip injury suffered during training camp by Dennis Pitta.[11] After less than a month on the team, Shiancoe was released after the third week of preseason on August 25, 2013.[12]

Tennessee Titans

On December 3, 2013, Shiancoe signed with the Tennessee Titans.[13] On December 10, the Titans released Shiancoe.[14]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2003 NYG 16 7 23 10 56 5.6 10 2
2004 NYG 16 7 7 5 25 5.0 9 1
2005 NYG 16 5 17 8 91 11.4 17 0
2006 NYG 16 4 14 12 81 6.8 16 0
2007 MIN 16 15 43 27 323 12.0 79 1
2008 MIN 16 15 59 42 596 14.2 40 7
2009 MIN 16 13 79 56 566 10.1 27 11
2010 MIN 16 9 79 47 530 11.3 33 2
2011 MIN 16 14 70 36 409 11.4 37 3
2012 NWE 4 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
2013 TEN 1 1 2 2 2 1.0 3 0
149 90 394 245 2,679 10.9 79 27

Playoffs

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2005 NYG 1 0 1 1 4 4.0 4 0
2006 NYG 1 0 1 1 4 4.0 4 0
2008 MIN 1 1 3 1 7 7.0 7 0
2009 MIN 2 2 7 5 94 18.8 26 1
5 3 12 8 109 13.6 26 1

Television appearances

Shiancoe was a contestant on NBC's Minute to Win It on September 8, 2010, playing to win money for the National Kidney Foundation.[15] When he could not perform the card trick, where he had to blow off a deck of 53 playing cards with one joker at the bottom remaining on the bottle in a minute, he successfully performed the same trick on NFL Network again in less than 30 seconds, only to realize that the final Joker card was glued on.[16]

Towel incident

Fox aired a post game segment following a victory over the Detroit Lions in 2008. Vikings owner Zygi Wilf was presenting the game ball to coach Brad Childress' son, Andrew, who had enlisted in the United States Marine Corps the day before. In the background, Shiancoe was shown unclothed for a moment before covering himself with a towel. According to the NFL and Fox Sports, the image lasted a fifth of a second.[17] Fox Sports apologized for airing the image.[18] Through his agent, Shiancoe said he was embarrassed by the unintentional incident.[19]

Personal life

Shiancoe currently resides in Prince George's County, Maryland.[20] Although his first name has been commonly mispronounced as vi-SAWN-tee (Template:IPAc-en) or vi-SAWN-tae (Template:IPAc-en) he has clarified that the correct pronunciation is vi-SAWNTH (Template:IPAc-en).[21][22]

He plans to become involved in causes in his mother's home country of Liberia.[23]

References

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