Todd Heap Todd Benjamin Heap ( born March 16 , 1980 ) is an American football tight end who last played for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Arizona State University . He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft . Early years . At Mountain View High School , in Mesa , Arizona , he was Mountain 5A Player of the Year . In the state championship game , he threw a 26 - yard touchdown pass . College career . Heap played college football at Arizona State University , majoring in pre - business . His 115 receptions broke the school record for tight ends , previously held by Ken Dyer . Professional career . Baltimore Ravens . The Baltimore Ravens selected Heap with the 31st overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft . Through the end of the 2009 NFL season he has played 120 total career games , starting 115 . Heap recorded 16 receptions for 206 yards and one touchdown in his rookie season , playing behind eight - time Pro - Bowler Shannon Sharpe . He became the starting tight end for the Ravens in 2002 after Sharpe left in free agency . The Ravens were 7 - 9 in Heap ' s second season . He caught 68 passes for 836 yards and 6 touchdowns and was voted to his first Pro Bowl . The following season in 2003 , Heap garnered 57 receptions for 693 yards and 3 touchdowns , despite the Ravens having a run - first offense , behind the record breaking 2066 yard rushing season of Jamal Lewis . Heap was again voted to the Pro Bowl as the Ravens won the AFC North division for the first time . Heap had 6 receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in a 20 - 17 playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans . Heap was injured in the second week of the 2004 season , in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers . He returned in week 13 , but missed the final game of the season . He finished the season with 303 yards and 3 touchdowns in six games . He returned healthy and ready to play in the 2005 season . The Ravens team suffered numerous injuries to their starters and ended the season 6 - 10 . Heap caught 75 passes for 855 yards and 7 touchdowns . 2006 would see him receiving passes from former rival , former Pro Bowl QB Steve McNair . 2006 would also prove to be the Ravens best regular season , as they won the AFC North for the second time in franchise history with a record of 13 - 3 . Heap caught 73 passes for 765 yards and 6 touchdowns . Heap missed 10 games in the 2007 season due to injury , and caught only 23 passes , amassing 239 yards and one touchdown . In 2008 , he collected 35 receptions for 403 yards and 3 touchdowns . The Ravens advanced to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the 2000 season , but would lose to the Steelers . Heap played through numerous injuries in the 2009 season , yet had 53 receptions for 593 yards and 6 touchdowns , and twice scored two touchdowns in a single game . The Ravens finished 9 - 7 , losing in the second round of the playoffs to the Indianapolis Colts . He built on his success from the previous year in 2010 , going on to have one of the best seasons of his career . In 12 games , he notched 37 receptions for 546 yds . and 5 TDs , one being a career long 65 yd . TD . In a week 13 Sunday Night Football match - up with the Steelers , he suffered a pulled hamstring on the first offensive snap for Baltimore , taking him out of the game . As a precaution , he has missed the 3 weeks , not wanting to re - aggravate or worsen the injury . On July 25 , 2011 , the day the NFL announced the CBA , the Ravens announced they would be releasing him once free agency begins . He was officially released on July 28 . Arizona Cardinals . On July 31 , 2011 Heap signed a two - year contract with the Arizona Cardinals . Heap appeared in 12 games for the Cardinals , totaling 32 receptions for 377 yards and one touchdown . After being injured in a Week 2 game against the New England Patriots on September 16th , 2012 late in the 3rd quarter , he did not return for the remaining 11 weeks afterwards and was eventually released by the Cardinals on December 4 , 2012 . Family . Heap and his wife , Ashley , have a daughter , Brooklyn ( born 2002 ) , twin boys , Preston and Kyle , ( born 2006 ) , and Cade ( born 2009 ) . He is one of six children . His mother ' s cousin is Arizona State Hall of Fame QB and former Dallas Cowboys QB Danny White and his great uncle , Verl , played basketball at Arizona State . He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints . Heap is also a Republican , and he supported fellow - Mormon Mitt Romney .