Josh Morgan Joshua Lewis Morgan ( born June 20 , 1985 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Virginia Tech . High school career . Morgan played quarterback , wide receiver and cornerback at H . D . Woodson High School in Washington , D . C . During his senior season , he accumulated eight catches for 275 yards and three touchdowns in a game against Glen Mills ( Pa . ) High School . He passed for 987 yards and rushed for 898 during his junior year , and finished with five passing and eight rushing touchdowns . He also played basketball and was named the most valuable player in two of the tournaments his team participated in . College career . Morgan ranks fourth in Virginia Tech history with 122 receptions , eighth with 1 , 817 receiving yards ( a 14 . 9 avg . ) and fifth with 16 touchdowns . He finished his career with 2 , 435 all - purpose yards . During his senior season in 2007 , Morgan led the team with a career - high 46 catches for 552 yards ( a 12 . 0 avg ) and five touchdowns , while playing alongside Eddie Royal , now with the San Diego Chargers , and Justin Harper , now with the BC Lions . In 2006 , he finished second on the team with 33 receptions for 448 yards ( a 13 . 6 avg . ) and four touchdowns . As a sophomore in 2005 , he finished with 28 catches for 571 yards ( a 16 . 8 avg . ) and four touchdowns . During his freshman season in 2004 , he caught 15 passes for 346 yards ( a 23 . 1 avg . ) and three touchdowns . Morgan ’ s 126 yards receiving vs . Auburn in the 2005 Sugar Bowl set a school bowl game record . Professional career . San Francisco 49ers . 2008 Season . In 2008 , Morgan ' s preseason performances won him a place on the final 53 - man roster . He became ill just before the season and lost 15 pounds . Morgan made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals . In Week 7 against the New York Giants , he recorded an impressive 86 yards on five catches , as well as scored his first career touchdown . The week after , he would have his first career start . After suffering a one - inch tear in his groin in November , he missed the next four games . Playing in only 12 games , Morgan showed real promise as he finished his rookie season with 20 receptions for 319 yards and three touchdown receptions . 2009 Season . Morgan was made a starter by Week 1 of the 2009 season . In October , after the 49ers had finally signed their 2009 first round draft pick , wide receiver Michael Crabtree , it was assumed that Morgan may lose his starting job to the rookie . Instead Morgan retained his starting position and played opposite to Crabtree . By the end of his second season , he played in all 16 games , starting 15 of them , and recorded 52 receptions for 527 yards and three touchdowns . 2010 Season . In his third season , Morgan recorded another career high of 698 receiving yards on only 44 receptions . He also scored two touchdowns . 2011 Season . On October 11 , 2011 , Morgan was placed on the injured reserve list after a promising start to the 2011 season due to a broken bone in his right leg . He finished the season with 15 receptions , 220 yards , and one touchdown in just five games . Washington Redskins . 2012 Season . Morgan signed a five - year contract that ' s worth $ 12 million for the first two years , $ 7 . 5 million of which is guaranteed , and the last three years voidable by the Washington Redskins on March 13 , 2012 . By the start of the 2012 season , he was named the second starting wide receiver opposite of Pierre Garçon after competing with Leonard Hankerson for the starting flanker position . In Week 2 against the St . Louis Rams , he had a costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty called on him during the Redskins ' two - minute drive attempt in the fourth quarter to tie with or beat the Rams . After catching a pass on a third down and being tackled by Cortland Finnegan , Finnegan proceeded to shove Morgan while he was getting up and put his hand in Morgan ' s face . Morgan reacted by the throwing the ball at Finnegan and the Redskins were then given a 15 - yard penalty . Redskins kicker Billy Cundiff then attempted a 62 - yard field goal on fourth down , missing and leaving the final score 31 - 28 . Morgan would later be fined $ 7 , 875 by the NFL for the penalty . On a play where Robert Griffin III rushed for 12 yards , the ball popped into the air as he was tackled , Morgan caught the ball and ran it 13 yards for a touchdown in the Week 13 win over the New York Giants . In the next game against the Baltimore Ravens , he would score his first receiving touchdown of the season . Personal . Growing up in Washington D . C . , Morgan grew up rooting for the Washington Redskins along with his family . Not until 2012 would he finally be able to play for the football team he grew up rooting for .