page_title: Eric Decker
section_title: 2010 season: Rookie year
hierarchical_section_title: Eric Decker / Professional career / Denver Broncos / 2010 season: Rookie year
caption_attribution_description: English: Eric Decker, a player on the Denver Broncos American football team.
context_page_description: Eric Thomas Decker is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for 8 seasons. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Minnesota, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. After four seasons with the Broncos, he played for the New York Jets for three years and then the Tennessee Titans for one year.
context_section_description: Decker was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round (87th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract through 2013 worth $2,522,000. Due to foot surgery, Decker sat out during Broncos rookie mini-camp and OTA's. Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels said he hoped he'd be ready by the season's opener, “At this point we're going to err on the side of being real careful and not put them in a situation where (it’s) the last day of minicamp on June 13th and all of a sudden we have a foot injury," said McDaniels. "Hopefully, everybody will be ready by August.”
  On July 27, 2010, the Broncos signed Decker to a 4-year contract. In the preseason, Decker led all NFL rookies in receptions, but due to the Broncos' depth at receiver, Decker didn't see much action in the offense until late in the regular season. He did contribute on special teams, however, recording seven special teams tackles while returning 17 kickoffs for 429 yards giving him 25.2 yards per return average.
  Toward the end of the season, the Broncos did start to mix Decker into the offense more, after fellow rookie Demaryius Thomas (a first round draft pick) went down with an injury. Decker finished his rookie season with six receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown.
caption: Decker in 2010
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