Joey Galloway Joseph Scott " Joey " Galloway ( born November 20 , 1971 ) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League and current college football analyst with ESPN . He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks eighth overall in the 1995 NFL Draft . He played college football at Ohio State . Galloway has also played for the Dallas Cowboys , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , New England Patriots , Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins . Early years . Galloway played high school football at Bellaire High School in Bellaire , Ohio . During his senior year he caught 32 passes for 608 yards and eight touchdown s . He also was an All - Ohio choice in basketball and won the state in both the 100 and 200 meter dash in track . College career . Galloway played college football at Ohio State University . While there he earned many honors and finished in the top five all time in many of Ohio State ' s receiving records . During his junior year he caught 47 passes for 946 yards and tied Cris Carter with a school record 11 touchdowns . His great play earned him First - Team All - Big Ten Conference honors as a junior . During his senior year he made 44 reception s for 669 yards and seven touchdowns , and earned Second - Team All - Big Ten Conference . He finished his college career fourth in both career receptions with 108 and receiving yards with 1 , 894 , and second in touchdown receptions behind Cris Carter with 19 . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . Galloway was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks eight overall in the 1995 NFL Draft . He made an immediate impact for the Seahawks , setting franchise season records for a rookie with 67 receptions , 1 , 039 receiving yards and three 100 - yard games . He also had success as a punt returner , returning 36 punts for 360 yards and a touchdown . During his second year he started all 16 games for the Seahawks , leading the team in receptions with 57 , receiving yards with 987 and touchdowns with seven . During his third year in 1997 he made 72 receptions for 1 , 049 yards and 12 touchdowns . In 1998 he went over double digit receiving touchdowns for the second consecutive year with ten . He finished the season with 65 receptions for 1 , 047 yards . During the 1999 season he played in only eight games due to a contract dispute . When he came back he made 22 receptions for 335 yards and only one touchdown . Overall he finished his career with the Seahawks with 283 receptions for 4 , 457 yards and 37 touchdowns in 71 games . Dallas Cowboys . Desperately seeking an elite wide receiver to pair with Raghib Ismail as a target for Troy Aikman , the Dallas Cowboys inquired about Galloway ' s availability in the wake of his holdout . On February 12 , 2000 , Dallas traded their first round selections in the 2000 and 2001 NFL Draft s ( with which the Seahawks would go on to select Shaun Alexander and Koren Robinson ) to Seattle for Galloway . During his first year with Dallas , Galloway played in only one game after tearing the ACL in his left knee in the fourth quarter of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles . He finished the game with four receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown . During his second year with the Cowboys Galloway rebounded from the injury from the previous season , starting all 16 games and finishing second on the team in receptions with 52 and receiving yards with 699 and first in receiving touchdowns with three . In 2002 , Galloway started all 16 games , making 61 receptions for 908 yards and six touchdowns . In 2003 he started 13 of 14 games he played in making 34 catches for 672 yards and two touchdowns and led the NFL with a 19 . 8 yards - per - catch average . He finished his career with the Cowboys with 151 receptions for 2 , 341 yards and 12 touchdowns . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . On March 19 , 2004 the Cowboys traded Galloway to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Keyshawn Johnson . During his first year with the Bucs he played in ten games making 33 receptions for 416 yards and five touchdowns . After the season he re - signed with the Bucs . During 2005 he enjoyed his best season as a professional , catching a career high 83 passes for 1 , 287 yards and ten touchdowns . In 2006 he started 14 of 16 games making 62 receptions for 1 , 057 and seven touchdowns . It was also just the second time in Bucs history that a player had gone over the 1 , 000 yard receiving mark in back - to - back seasons . In 2007 he played in 15 games making 57 receptions for 1 , 014 yards and six touchdowns . Due to a foot injury he missed most of 2008 season games and had only 13 receptions for 138 yards during the season . Galloway was released by the Buccaneers on February 25 , 2009 . He finished his career with the Buccaneers with 248 receptions for 3 , 912 yards and 28 touchdowns . New England Patriots . Galloway signed a one - year deal with the New England Patriots on March 14 , 2009 . Although healthy , he was inactive for Weeks 4 - 6 of the 2009 season due to a lack of production and difficulty in learning the Patriots offense . He was released on October 20 . Pittsburgh Steelers . Galloway was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 22 , 2009 after wide receiver Limas Sweed was placed on the Reserve / Non - Football Illness list . Washington Redskins . Galloway signed with the Washington Redskins on April 28 , 2010 . On November 27 , 2010 , Galloway was waived by the Redskins . For the season with the Redskins , Galloway had 12 catches for 173 yards in 10 games . Wide receiver Terrence Austin was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster to replace Galloway . Post - football career . In 2012 , Galloway joined ESPN as a college football analyst . Galloway has co - owned the Arena Football League team Columbus Destroyers since December 2003 .