Jason Witten has plenty to brag about throughout his future NFL Hall of Fame career. And he just added another highlight to his bragging rights on Sunday.
The former Vol tight end reeled in a one-handed touchdown grab on Sunday afternoon as the Dallas Cowboys played the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco.
The Cowboys led 14-3 in the second quarter and were 18 yards away from the end zone. Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott dropped back and threw a strike to the corner of the end zone and found Witten in stride. Witten pulled down the pass with one hand, and he made it look easy:
.@JasonWitten ONE HAND TOUCHDOWN CATCH!
Beautiful. #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/nMWkMOIr6W
— NFL (@NFL) October 22, 2017
Witten entered today’s game with 27 catches for 229 yards and two touchdowns in five games. In his career, Witten has amassed 1,116 receptions for 12,117 yards and 65 touchdowns in 228 games before the Cowboys’ game against the 49ers on Sunday.
In his NFL career, Witten has hauled in the 4th-most receptions in NFL history. He’s also inside the top 25 all-time in terms of receiving yards, and he’s just outside the top 100 all-time in receiving touchdowns.
Witten played for the Vols from 2000 to 2002 and totaled 797 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 68 catches. He was drafted in the third round with the 69th overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2003 NFL Draft, and he’s played with the Cowboys his entire NFL career.
