Atlanta Falcons Tight-End
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- Married to October Gonzalez
- Has 3 children: Nikko (born 2001), Malia (born 2008) and River (born 2010).
- The owner of Xtreme Clean 88, a Kansas City-based window cleaning service that won the contract to handling the duties of cleaning the 2,204 12-foot high glass windows at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
- Future Hall of Famer
- Gonzalez, a eleven-time Pro Bowl selection, currently holds the NFL records for single season receptions (102) by a tight end, career touchdowns by a tight end (79), career receptions by a tight end (921), and reception yards by a tight end (11,940). Kansas City radio announcer and Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson stated that Gonzalez is "the greatest tight end of all time".
- Gonzalez shared the Orange County High School Athlete of the Year along with golfer Tiger Woods
- Gonzalez was traded to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft on April 23, 2010. In his first regular season game with Atlanta against Miami Dolphins, Gonzalez caught a touchdown pass from Matt Ryan and became the 21st player in NFL history with 11,000 receiving yard. He finished the game leading the Falcons in receiving with five receptions for 73 yards and one touchdown, his 20-yard touchdown reception marked only the third time he scored on the opening game of the season.
- On July 3, 2008, while dining with his family at Capone's Restaurant in Huntington Beach, California, Gonzalez noticed fellow diner Ken Hunter choking on a piece of meat at a nearby table, unable to breathe. Gonzalez successfully administered the Heimlich maneuver to Hunter, saving his life.
