Darryl Hammond Darryl Hammond ( born September 24 , 1967 in Tappahannock , Virginia ) is a retired arena football Wide receiver / Defensive back in the Arena Football League . Hammond is ranked in the top 20 in numerous career record books . His sixteen - year career is currently the longest career in Arena Football League history . His 8 , 559 receiving yards are sixteenth - most in Arena football history and his 802 receptions rank 10th , and 144 touchdown receptions rank 20th in league history . His 728 career tackles rank second , and his 31 career interception s are tied for 20th in league history as well . He was named as one of the 25 greatest players in Arena football history on the list compiled in 2012 as part of the league ' s 25th anniversary celebration . High school and college . Hammond was an All - State player football player at Essex High School . He then attended Ferrum College for his freshman and sophomore years . He then transferred to the University of Virginia , where he was the team ' s leading receiver in 1985 . He recorded 11 receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown in 1986 . He was switched from wide receiver to strong safety for his senior season in 1987 , and he recorded 61 tackles and earned honorable All - ACC mention honors . Professional career . National Football League ( 1989 - 1990 ) . Hammond went unselected in the 1988 NFL Draft and worked at a Ben & Jerry ' s plant while completing his Sociology degree . He also spent time working as a deputy sheriff in Manassas , Virginia . He then spent two years as a graduate assistant at Penn State under head coach Joe Paterno where he completed his degree in Turf management . In 1989 , he was invited to the New Orleans Saints ' training camp as a free agent , but released before the season began . The following year , he signed with the New York Jets . However , the night before his flight to camp , he decided he was too " burned out " to focus on football and did not attend . Arena Football League ( 1991 - 2006 ) . Albany Firebirds ( 1991 - 1994 ) . Hammond joined the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League in 1991 , and recorded five interception s , which ranked him second in the league . He was also the Firebirds second - leading tackler , with 48 tackles , and he broke up 11 passes . He also ranked second among Firebird receivers with 27 receptions for 254 yards and seven touchdown s . He also was 1 - of - 1 passing the ball , a 27 yard completion . He also returned two kickoff s for a total of 39 yards . In 1992 , Hammond ranked fourth in the league with 60 total tackles . He recorded two interceptions and four passes broken up . He also recorded 13 receptions for 138 yards , and one touchdowns . Once again he was 1 - of - 1 passing a 26 - yard touchdown . In 1993 , Hammond was Albany ' s second - leading tackler , recording 65 tackles and 1 . 5 sacks . He had two interceptions and eight passes broken up . He recorded 35 receptions for 454 yards and six touchdowns . He also recorded 12 total return yards on both a missed field goal and a kickoff . In 1994 Hammond ranked fifth among Albany receivers with 10 receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns . He finished as the team ' s fifth - leading tackler , recording 35 total tackles . He was also second on the team with three interceptions . St . Louis Stampede ( 1995 - 1996 ) . In 1995 , Hammond joined the St . Louis Stampede and was a First - team All - Arena selection . He led St . Louis with 80 receptions for 979 yards , and 12 touchdowns . He also had 11 carries for a career - high 36 yards and three touchdowns . He also recorded 49 tackles , four interceptions one sack , four passes broken up and a fumble recovery . In 1996 , Hammond was a First - team All - Arena selection for the second time , after leading the Stampede 74 receptions for 860 yards , and 16 touchdowns . He also recorded 60 tackles and two interceptions , seven passes broken up and two fumble recoveries . He also returned one kickoff for 17 yards and a missed field goal for five yards . He also carried the ball four times for 21 yards . Nashville Kats ( 1997 - 2001 ) . In 1997 , Hammond joined the expansion Nashville Kats and was the team ' s second - leading receiver , recording 50 receptions for 607 yards and four touchdowns . He also recorded 49 tackles , one sack , two interceptions , a pass broken up , and a fumble recovery . He also caught two two - point conversions , returned 15 kickoffs for 205 yards and two missed field goals for 23 yards . He tied a career - best with seven tackles in opening win against the San Jose SaberCats . He won his first Ironman of the Game award with Nashville , catching seven passes for 77 yards , making five tackles , a pass break up and one interception in a home win over the New York Dragons . In 1998 , Hammond recorded 31 receptions for 292 yards and seven touchdowns , despite missing six weeks with an injury . He recorded 22 tackles , two broken up passes and two fumble recoveries . He was named Ironman of the Game twice for the season , as well as the Dick Butkus Football Network Defensive Player of the Week twice . He was placed on injured reserve on June 4 , and in his first game back , against the Tampa Bay Storm , he recorded four receptions for 32 yards , for one touchdown . He also recorded one fumble recovery , on a kickoff , for a touchdown , and two tackles . In 1999 , Hammond was an All - Arena Team selection for the third time , and chosen as Nashville ’ s co - Ironman of the Year , an award he shared with James Baron . He recorded a career - high 88 receptions for 788 yards and 19 touchdowns . He carries the ball 14 times for 31 yards and four touchdowns . He finished second on the team in tackles , yet he recorded a career - high with 61 . In the last seven games of the season he recorded 65 receptions for 570 yards and 15 touchdowns . He also recorded one interception , two fumble recoveries , and three passes broken up . In 2000 Hammond was an All - Ironman Team . He finished tied for the team lead with 71 total tackles . He ranked second in the league with five fumble recoveries . He finished as the team ' s second - leading receiver with 55 receptions for 581 yards and nine touchdowns . He had 10 carries for a career - high 52 yards , and one touchdown . He had five kickoff s returns for 56 yards and , two missed field goals returns for 43 yards , and two interceptions for 50 yards . The Kats made their way through the playoff and to ArenaBowl XIV in Orlando , where he recorded three receptions , for 88 yards , two touchdowns , and two tackles . In 2001 , Hammond statistically had one of the best seasons of his career . He led the Kats with 60 receptions for 708 yards and 10 touchdowns . He recorded 36 tackles , and two interceptions , despite missing two late season games due to injury . He was named to the All - Time All - Ironman team for the second time in his career . The Kats once again made their way to the ArenaBowl . In ArenaBowl XV in Grand Rapids he recorded one receptions for 11 yards , 2 . 5 tackles , and one pass broken up . Georgia Force ( 2002 - 2003 ) . In 2002 , the oroginal Nashville Kats moved to Augusta , Georgia , and were renamed the Georgia Force , similar to the Cleveland Browns / Baltimore Ravens move of 1996 , whereas Nashville retained the Kats ' name , colors , logo , and history . With the start of the season , Hammond tied the league career record for longest AFL career , at the time it was shared between himself , Sylvester Bembery ( 1988 - 2000 ) and George LaFrance ( 1988 – 2000 ) . He finished third on the team with 50 tackles , and had two interceptions . He also led the team with 65 receptions for 620 yards and nine touchdowns . In 2003 , Hammond led the team in receptions with 88 for 969 yards , and a career - high 20 touchdowns . He finished fourth on the team in rushing with three carries for 22 yards and one touchdown . On defense , he recorded 33 . 5 total tackles , three for a loss , three forced fumble s , one fumble recovery , and two interceptions for 13 yards . Austin Wranglers ( 2004 ) . In 2004 , Hammond recorded 47 receptions for 427 yards and 12 touchdown s in his only season with the Austin Wranglers . He recorded 25 tackles and three fumble recoveries . He also carried the ball nine times for 14 yards and a touchdown . He also earned Army Ironman of the Game honors twice . He was Injured early in the season and spent four weeks on injured reserve . Nashville Kats ( 2005 - 2006 ) . In 2005 , Hammond rejoined the reborn Nashville Kats for his final two seasons as a player . In his 15th season , he was named to the league ’ s All - Ironman team . He finished as the Kats ’ second - leading receiver , recording 66 receptions for 632 yards and eight touchdowns . He also had seven carries for 10 yards and one touchdown . He also finished with 42 . 5 tackles , one tackle for loss , two interception s and a fumble recovery . In 2006 , Hammond recorded 21 tackles , one sack , two passes broken up , one fumble recovery , and two interceptions , one for a touchdown . He also recorded 13 receptions for 149 yards , and two touchdowns . He also carried the ball seven times for 10 yards and three touchdowns and had three kickoff returns for nine yards . Outside of football . Hammond is an avid golf er . Also , in 2004 , he was Michael Irvin ' s stunt double on the set of the Adam Sandler movie " The Longest Yard " , and plays Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Harold Carmichael in the Mark Wahlberg film , " Invincible " . He was the volleyball coach in " Hannah Montana - The Movie " ( 2009 ) ; he also served as an assistant football coach at The Ensworth School in Nashville in the fall of 2005 . Hammond is currently serving as a STARS counselor as well as an assistant football coach for the Independence High School football team in Thompsons Station , Tennessee Personal . Hammond and his wife Robin have had three children : two daughters , Darryn and Sydney , and a son , Todd .