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WASMONK—

Art Monk

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · WR

Art Monk recorded 224 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

56.8

rec yds/gm

1.5

rush yds/gm

15

playoff games

224

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Art Monk's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1985
W
CINCINNATIBENGALS
WSH
DEC 15, 1985

Cincinnati Bengals vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1985

13 rec · 230 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
W
WSH
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 7, 1984

WSH vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 7, 1984

8 rec · 141 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Divisional Round
1990
W
WSH
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 12, 1991

WSH vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 1991

10 rec · 163 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1991
W
ATLANTAFALCONS
WSH
NOV 10, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1991

7 rec · 164 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1989
W
CHICAGOBEARS
WSH
NOV 26, 1989

Chicago Bears vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1989

9 rec · 152 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Art Monk's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 230 receiving yards

Regular Season
1985
W
CINCINNATIBENGALS
WSH
DEC 15, 1985

Cincinnati Bengals vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1985

13 rec · 230 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 13 receptions

Regular Season
1990
W
WSH
DETROITLIONS
NOV 4, 1990

WSH vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1990

13 rec · 168 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1984
W
WSH
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 7, 1984

WSH vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 7, 1984

8 rec · 141 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 10 targets

Regular Season
1992
W
OAKLANDRAIDERS
WSH
DEC 26, 1992

Oakland Raiders vs WSH

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1992

3 rec · 97 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Art Monk's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1969–1980

01
WASMONK—Art Monk
WASJURGENSEN—Sonny Jurgensen
WASBROWN84Larry Brown

The Over-the-Hill Gang reaches the Super Bowl

Washington Commanders · Allen restores belief

Vince Lombardi's brief season and George Allen's veteran teams immediately restored winning and delivered a Super Bowl trip after the 1972 season.

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Franchise era

1981–1992

02
WASMONK—Art Monk
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASGREEN28Darrell Green

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASMONK—Art Monk
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

04
NYJMONK—Art Monk
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

05
PHIMONK—Art Monk
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1984, 1985, 1986First-team All-Pro · 1984, 1985NFL receptions leader · 19841× first-team All-Pro16 NFL seasons224 career games46 career passing yards332 career rushing yards940 career receptions12,721 career receiving yards68 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 015 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1980Most recent: Dec 24, 1995

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history