Desmond Howard

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Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1991. Howard was selected fourth overall in the 1992 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, and Detroit Lions.
A return specialist for most of his career, Howard holds the NFL single season record for punt return yardage, which he set with the Packers in 1996. That same season, Howard was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI after returning a kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown, the longest return in Super Bowl history at the time. He is the only special teams player to win the award. Howard also received a first-team All-Pro selection in 1996 and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2000 with the Lions. Since 2005, he has served as an analyst on ESPN College Gameday. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Howard was born in Cleveland, Ohio and earned All-American and All-Ohio honors as a tailback during his senior season…