Brandon Stokley Brandon Stokley ( born June 23 , 1976 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft . He played college football at Louisiana - Lafayette . Stokley also played for the Indianapolis Colts , Denver Broncos , Seattle Seahawks , and New York Giants . Early years . Stokley attended Comeaux High School ( Lafayette , Louisiana ) and was a letterman in football , basketball , and baseball . In football Stokley won All - District 3 - A honors , All - Parish honors , All - Acadiana honors , and All - State Class 5 - A honors . In basketball , Stokley averaged 14 points a game and won All - District honors . In baseball , he won All - District honors . Brandon Stokley graduated from Ovey Comeaux High School in 1994 . His father , Nelson Stokley , played college football at LSU and was the head coach of the Louisiana – Lafayette Ragin ' Cajuns from 1986 to 1998 . Professional career . Baltimore Ravens . Stokley was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette , then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana , in the fourth round ( 105th pick overall ) of the 1999 NFL Draft . Stokley won a championship ring in Super Bowl XXXV ( 2001 ) as a member of the Ravens . In the game , he caught 3 passes for 52 yards , including the first touchdown of the game — a 38 - yard touchdown reception in the first quarter . Indianapolis Colts . In 2003 Stokley signed with the Indianapolis Colts . On December 26 , 2004 , Stokley received the record - breaking 21 - yard touchdown pass for Peyton Manning in the hunt to break Dan Marino ' s record of 48 touchdown passes in a season . That year , he had a breakthrough season with 68 passes caught for 1 , 077 yards and 10 touchdowns and an average of 15 . 8 yards per catch . Furthermore , the TD catch made the 2004 Colts the first NFL team to have three WRs with 1 , 000 receiving yards and 10 TDs or more in a season , the other two being Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison . The next two seasons of Stokley ' s career were marred by various injuries . After he participated in only four games of the 2006 season , the Colts terminated his contract on March 1 , 2007 . Stokley earned his second super bowl ring after the Colts won Super Bowl XLI ( 2007 ) against the Chicago Bears , even though he wasn ' t able to play in the game due to injury . First stint with Broncos . Stokley signed with the Denver Broncos on March 14 , 2007 . On December 7 , 2007 , he signed a 3 - year extension with the team . In a memorable play from the Broncos ' 2009 season opener , Stokley caught a pass intended for teammate Brandon Marshall that was tipped by Cincinnati Bengal Leon Hall , and took it 87 yards into the end zone for the winning score . As he reached the 5 - yard line he abruptly changed direction and ran parallel to the goal line , running an additional six seconds off the clock , only crossing into the end zone once he reached the opposite side of the field . This ensured a win for the Broncos , who were trailing the Cincinnati Bengals 7 – 6 with 28 seconds left before Stokley ' s touchdown reception . The back - end of this play can be seen in the introduction of " Madden NFL 11 " . With Stokley ' s touchdown , the final score was 12 – 7 and the Broncos got their first 2009 regular season win . The play was also memorable for play - by - play commentator Gus Johnson ' s call . During a December 27 game at Philadelphia , Stokley was ejected for slapping a referee on the hand while expressing his anger that a pass interference penalty was not called . On September 4 , 2010 , Stokley was released by the Broncos . Seattle Seahawks . Stokley signed with the Seattle Seahawks on September 28 , 2010 . His most notable contribution in Seattle came in the 2010 NFL Playoffs against the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears . In those games , Stokley was the leading receiver for Seattle , catching four passes for 73 yards and a touchdown against New Orleans and 8 catches for 86 yards and a touchdown against Chicago . His clutch performance was key to the 7 - 9 Seahawks ' surprise upset of the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints . He was later cut by the Seahawks after the 2011 lockout ended . During free agency he expressed interest in the Washington Redskins but never signed with Washington . New York Giants . On September 15 , 2011 , Stokley signed with the New York Giants . After suffering an injury , he was released with an injury settlement on October 4 . Second stint with Broncos . On April 16 , 2012 , Stokley agreed to a one - year contract to return to the Denver Broncos , reuniting him with his former quarterback , Peyton Manning . Professional statistics . All statistics from NFL . com