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Article: ART MONK'S CLASSY STYLE IS CATCHING.(SPORTS)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- December 9, 1994
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Byline: Steve Campbell
The streak started 769 catches, 11 quarterbacks, three Super Bowl rings, two presidents and one Fun Bunch ago. Art Monk was 25 and a Washington Redskin, about to enter the prime of his football life.
Monk turned 37 this week. He's a New York Jet now, back in what used to be his home state. He wonders how much of a National Football League life he has left.
And the streak still lives.
Monk has caught at least one pass in 177 consecutive games. If Monk catches a pass Saturday against the Detroit Lions, the record for the longest receptions streak will belong to him. One catch, and Monk will have given the ...