Reche Caldwell Donald Reche Caldwell , Jr . ( ; born March 28 , 1979 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League ( NFL ) for six seasons in the early 2000s . Caldwell played college football for the University of Florida , and thereafter , he played professionally for the San Diego Chargers , New England Patriots and Washington Redskins of the NFL . Early years . Caldwell was born in Tampa , Florida in 1979 . He attended Jefferson High School in Tampa , where he was a three - sport standout in high school football , basketball and baseball for the Jefferson Dragons . In football , Caldwell started at tailback as a freshman ; as a sophomore , he converted to quarterback — a position he had never played — and threw for 6 , 936 yards and seventy - seven touchdowns as a three - year starter . As a junior in 1996 , he threw for 2 , 338 yards , led the Dragons to the Class 5A state semifinal game , earned high school All - American honors from PrepStar , and was named the Florida Class 5A Player of the Year . He was a first - team all - state selection in 1996 and a second - team selection in 1997 . In four high school baseball seasons , he set the Jefferson Dragons ' career records for batting average ( . 379 ) , doubles ( 25 ) , triples ( six ) , steals ( 67 ) and runs ( 76 ) . The Cincinnati Reds selected him in the 1998 MLB Draft in 1998 , but he decided to play college football instead . College career . Caldwell received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he was a three - year letterman for coach Steve Spurrier ' s Florida Gators football team from 1998 to 2001 . As a junior in 2001 , he was a third - team All - American selection by The National Sports Bureau , an honorable mention All - American selection by the " Football News " , a semi - finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award ( annually given to nation ' s top receiver ) , and a second - team All - Southeastern Conference selection . He finished his impressive junior season with sixty - five reception s for 1 , 059 yards ( an average of 16 . 3 yards per catch ) and ten touchdowns , becoming only the ninth receiver in Gators history to gain over 1 , 000 yards receiving in a single season . Caldwell majored in leisure service management . Professional career . San Diego Chargers . Caldwell was selected in the second round ( forty - eighth choice overall ) in the 2002 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers , and he played for the Chargers for four seasons from to . In his rookie season , he had twenty - two catches for 208 yards and three touchdowns and returned nine kickoffs for a 24 . 4 - yard average . In 2003 , he played in nine games with four starts for the Chargers ; he caught eight passes for eighty yards and rushed for thirty - nine yards on five carries . His season began with three touchdown receptions in the Chargers ' first five games . However , in a game against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 6 , Caldwell suffered a knee injury , tearing his Anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ) , and was lost for the season . He returned to play a full season in 2005 . Yet , the Chargers did not re - sign Caldwell after 2005 . New England Patriots . Caldwell subsequently signed with the New England Patriots prior to the season . He went on to total over 60 catches and 700 yards on the season . During a playoff game against the Chargers , Caldwell had 7 receptions for 80 yards , including a four - yard touchdown reception from quarterback Tom Brady in the fourth quarter . A week later in the , he dropped two passes during the Patriots ' 38 – 34 loss to the Indianapolis Colts . Caldwell was released by the Patriots four days before the first game of the 2007 season . Washington Redskins . Caldwell signed a one - year contract with the Washington Redskins in September 2007 . During the season , he appeared in eight games for the Redskins with fifteen receptions for 141 yards . St . Louis Rams . On March 25 , 2008 , Caldwell signed a one - year contract with the St . Louis Rams . However , it was short - lived as he was released during the final preseason roster cuts . In his six - season NFL career , Caldwell appeared in seventy - one games , starting in twenty - nine of them , while making 152 receptions for 1 , 851 yards and eleven touchdowns . He also tallied fourteen carries for 108 yards rushing . Personal . Caldwell is the older bother of Andre Caldwell , former Florida Gators star and current NFL wide receiver for the Denver Broncos .