Antonio Cromartie Antonio Cromartie ( born April 15 , 1984 ) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Florida State University . He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 19th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft . Cromartie is credited with the longest play in NFL history , returning a missed Ryan Longwell field goal 109 yards for a touchdown on November 4 , 2007 . Early years . Cromartie , born in Brooklyn , New York to Haitian American parents , relocated with his family to Tallahassee , Florida at the age of two . He was a versatile player at Tallahassee ' s Lincoln High School . Throughout his senior season , Cromartie recorded 12 tackles and 2 interceptions , returned 3 punts and 2 kicks for TDs , had 450 yards and 1 touchdown on 30 catches and ran the ball 13 times for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns . This was enough to earn Cromartie 2002 " USA Today " defensive player of the year . Considered a four - star recruit by " Rivals . com " , Cromartie ranked sixth among cornerback prospects in the nation . Cromartie was also a standout in track and placed 3rd in the 110m hurdles and as a member of the 4x100 m relay team at the Class 5A County track meet . He is of Haitian descent and a cousin of Dominique Rodgers - Cromartie , a Denver Broncos cornerback . College career . Cromartie decided to stay close to home for college and committed to playing college football at Florida State . After flashing playmaking potential as a nickelback and kick returner his first two years , Cromartie tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in July , 2005 during voluntary workouts before his junior year and was forced to miss the entire season . He was potentially going to play at wide receiver during his junior year . Professional career . 2006 NFL Draft . Despite being removed from competitive football for an entire year , Cromartie was still selected as the 19th overall pick of the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Chargers based on his great potential . After not performing much at the NFL Scouting Combine , on March 16 , 2006 , just 8 months after surgery to repair his torn ACL , Cromartie performed at his pro day in 2006 for scouts . San Diego Chargers . On July 25 , 2006 , Cromartie signed a 5 - year , $ 13 . 5 million contract with $ 7 . 35 million guaranteed with the Chargers . In his first season with the Chargers , Cromartie saw action at cornerback and on special teams . Toward the end of the season , Cromartie handled some punt and kickoff return duties . In a game against the Oakland Raiders , Cromartie returned a kickoff 91 yards , the longest return for the team since 2001 . Cromartie wore jersey # 25 his rookie season but switched to # 31 as a Charger for subsequent years , the reverse of # 13 , the jersey he wore at Florida State . On October 28 , 2007 , Cromartie had two interceptions , returning one 70 yards for a touchdown , 91 total interception return yards , and a fumble recovery for another touchdown while leading the Chargers to a 35 - 10 victory against the Houston Texans . He was subsequently nominated for the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award . The following week , Cromartie made NFL history . Minnesota Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell came onto the field to attempt a 58 - yard field goal to end the first half . The Chargers put Cromartie in the endzone to return the field goal in case of a missed kick . The field goal attempt missed the goalposts and fell toward the back of the endzone . Cromartie caught the football , came down with both feet in bounds , two inches from the back of the end zone , and began the return . Cromartie returned the missed field goal 109 yards for a touchdown at The Metrodome , setting a record for the longest play in NFL history . This record can be equaled but never exceeded ( barring a rule change ) ; a regulation football field is 100 yards long , the end zones are 10 yards deep , a play ends when the ball crosses the goal line , and all plays are rounded down to the nearest yard . Therefore , according to the current rules of the game , 109 is the theoretical maximum for plays in the NFL . The next week Cromartie made his first NFL start in place of the injured Quentin Jammer and intercepted three passes thrown by Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts ; the last of which was a leaping one - handed interception in front of Colts WR Reggie Wayne . Cromartie called the interception the best play of his short career . He is the first player to intercept Peyton Manning three times in one game during the regular season , and earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in the game . On November 24 , Cromartie became the starting cornerback , replacing Drayton Florence ( who became a free agent at the end of the season ) . In the AFC Divisional game against the Colts , Cromartie recorded another interception against Peyton Manning , and his defensive efforts during the game ( including a forced fumble against Marvin Harrison ) helped the Chargers knock off the defending champion Colts . On December 16 , Cromartie set a franchise record by recording his 10th interception of the season , breaking the previous record of 9 interceptions set by Charlie McNeil in 1961 . His 10 interceptions led the NFL for number of interceptions in 2007 . In addition , Cromartie had 2 post season interceptions . Cromartie was one of three cornerbacks selected to the 2007 AFC Pro Bowl team , his first selection . At the Pro Bowl , Cromartie intercepted two passes . Cromartie was not as successful in 2008 , his third season . After stating before the season began that he ' d like to break the all - time interception record in a season ( 14 ) , he managed only 2 interceptions for the season . At the end of the season , Cromartie announced that he played the entire season with a broken hip . The injury was sustained in the first week of the season against the Carolina Panthers . Cromartie stated that the 2009 season was his best season yet . He finished the regular season with 3 interceptions , 33 tackles , and 10 passes defended . After a poor performance in a 17 - 14 home loss to the New York Jets in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs , the Chargers were disappointed in Cromartie ' s apparent lack of effort in the game . New York Jets . Cromartie was traded to the New York Jets on March 4 , 2010 for a third - round draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft that could have turned into a second - round pick depending on Cromartie ' s performance . In his first regular season game with the Jets , Cromartie intercepted an errant throw from Joe Flacco which he returned 66 yards . Cromartie performed well but was inconsistent through the season . He finished the regular season with 3 interceptions and broke up 18 passes however he gave up 7 touchdowns . His kickoff return in the wild card round against the Indianapolis Colts helped to set up Nick Folk ' s game winning field goal . The Jets re - signed Cromartie to a four - year , $ 32 million contract on August 1 , 2011 . In the home opener against the Dallas Cowboys on September 11 , Cromartie gave up two touchdowns to Dez Bryant and Miles Austin but rebounded the following week intercepting two passes by Luke McCown . Cromartie was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Jaguars . The following week , Cromartie committed four penalties for 46 yards against the Oakland Raiders and fumbled a kickoff return that setup a Raiders touchdown . He left the game in the second half and was transported to Eden Medical Center where he was diagnosed with bruised ribs and a pulmonary contusion . In the 2012 season , after Darrelle Revis tore his ACL , Cromartie became the # 1 cornerback and played well , earning his second Pro Bowl selection . Personal life . He is a cousin of Dominique Rodgers - Cromartie of the Denver Broncos , who was an All - America n cornerback at Tennessee State University , and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the 16th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft . Another cousin of his , Da ' Mon Cromartie - Smith , is a safety who is currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers . Cromartie has fathered twelve children with eight women living in six states . In March 2010 , the Jets provided Cromartie with a $ 500 , 000 advance so he could make outstanding child support payments . Cromartie married Terricka Cason , who starred on E ! ' s " Candy Girls " , on July 2 , 2010 . Cason gave birth to a daughter in April 2010 and a son in early 2012 . In mid - April 2012 , it was reported that Cason was expecting twins in November 2012 , bringing Cromartie ' s total to 12 children .