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Michael
Gaines
Tight End
Birthdate
30/3/1980
College
NYU
Draft Info
2004: Rd 7, Pk 232 (CAR)
Birthplace
Tallahassee, FL
Overview
News
Stats
Bio
Splits
Game Log
Stats
Receiving
season
Team
2004
CAR
2005
CAR
2006
CAR
2007
BUF
2008
DET
2009
CLE
Career
GP
REC
TGTS
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
FD
FUM
LST
15
4
0
34
8.5
0
14
1
0
0
11
12
0
155
12.9
2
38
8
0
0
16
15
28
146
9.7
0
19
9
0
0
15
25
35
215
8.6
2
20
13
0
0
16
23
37
260
11.3
1
33
13
3
2
9
5
9
59
11.8
1
24
3
0
0
82
84
109
869
10.3
6
38
47
3
2
Returning
season
Team
2005
CAR
2006
CAR
Career
punts
kickoffs
GP
ATT
YDS
TD
FC
LNG
ATT
YDS
TD
KRFC
LNG
11
0
0
0
0
0
2
24
0
0
13
16
0
0
0
0
0
2
32
0
0
17
82
0
0
0
0
0
4
56
0
0
17
Defense
season
Team
2004
CAR
2005
CAR
2006
CAR
2008
DET
Career
GP
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACK
FF
FR
YDS
INT
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
PD
STF
STFYDS
KB
15
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Scoring
season
Team
2005
CAR
2007
BUF
2008
DET
2009
CLE
Career
GP
PASS
RUSH
REC
RET
TD
2PT
PAT
FG
PTS
11
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
12
15
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
12
16
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
6
9
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
6
82
0
0
6
0
6
0
0
0
36
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