Art Monk James Arthur " Art " Monk ( born December 5 , 1957 ) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins , New York Jets , and the Philadelphia Eagles . Monk was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008 . He is a distant relative of jazz pioneer Thelonious Monk . College career . Monk attended and played college football at Syracuse University , where he was a four - year Orangemen letter winner ( 1976 – 79 ) . He led the team in receiving in 1977 , 1978 and 1979 and still ranks in the top 10 on several school career record lists , including career receptions ( sixth ) , all - time receiving yards ( seventh ) and receiving yards per game ( ninth ) . While there , Monk was a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts . Professional career . Monk was drafted in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins . During his rookie year , he was a unanimous All - Rookie selection and had 58 receptions , which was a Redskins ' rookie record . In 1984 , Monk caught a then - NFL record 106 receptions for a career - best 1 , 372 yards . He caught eight or more passes in six games , had five games of 100 yards or more , and in a game against the San Francisco 49ers caught ten passes for 200 yards . That season , he earned team MVP honors and his first Pro Bowl selection . Monk went over the 1 , 000 - yard mark in each of the following two seasons , becoming the first Redskins receiver to produce three consecutive 1 , 000 yard seasons . He also became the first Redskins player to catch 70 or more passes in three consecutive seasons . In 1989 , he was part of a prolific wide receiver trio ( along with Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders ) nicknamed " The Posse , " who became the first trio of wide receivers in NFL history to post 1 , 000 - plus yards in the same season . During Monk ' s 14 seasons with the Redskins , the team won three Super Bowl s ( XVII , XXII , and XXVI ) and had only three losing seasons . He was an All - Pro and All - NFC choice in 1984 and 1985 and was named second - team All - NFC in 1986 . He was also selected to play in the Pro Bowl following the 1984 , 1985 and 1986 seasons . Nine times during his 15 - season career with the Redskins , New York Jets , and Philadelphia Eagles , Monk exceeded 50 catches in a season and five times gained more than 1 , 000 receiving yards . In 1992 , with his 820th career catch , Monk became the NFL ' s then - all - time leader in receptions . Monk finished his career with 940 receptions for 12 , 721 yards and 68 touchdowns , along with 332 rushing yards . He was the first player in NFL history to record over 102 receptions in a season and over 900 receptions in a career . His most noteworthy NFL accomplishment was his record for career receptions ( 940 ) , which was broken by Jerry Rice in the final week of the 1995 during Monk ' s last season in the league . Monk became the league ' s all - time leading receiver in a Monday Night game against Denver on October 12 , 1992 , with his 820th reception . However , later that year Monk lost his all - time single season reception record to Sterling Sharpe , who finished with 108 . He was the first to eclipse 900 receptions and retired with the most consecutive games with a catch ( 183 ) . He was named to the NFL 1980s All - Decade Team . Monk also became the first player in the league to record a touchdown reception in 15 consecutive seasons as well was the first player ever to record at least 35 receptions in 15 consecutive seasons . Through the course of his 14 years with the Redskins , Monk converted nearly two - thirds of his 888 catches into first downs . On August 2 , 2008 , Monk , along with fellow Washington Redskins teammate Darrell Green , was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Upon his induction into the Hall of Fame , Monk received the longest standing ovation in Pro Football Hall of Fame history , lasting four minutes and four seconds when later timed by NFL Films . In 2012 , Monk was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . Statistics . Career Statistics Seasons among the league ' s top 10 Among the league ' s all - time top 20 After football . Business . Monk is executive and co - founder of Alliant Merchant Services , an electronic payment services company located in Northern Virginia . Community Service . Monk helped found the Good Samaritan Foundation with his Washington teammates Charles Mann , Tim Johnson and Earnest Byner . The foundation provides youth with the environment needed to equip them with the skills , training and resources necessary to compete successfully in society through the Student Training Opportunity Program ( STOP ) . The program serves more than 50 high school students , four days a week during the school year and five days a week during the summer providing after - school programs , tutoring and mentoring . Founded in 1983 , the Art Monk Football Camp has graduated over 14 , 000 athletes .