Mohamed Sanu

Football Player

Mohamed Sanu was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States on August 22nd, 1989 and is the Football Player. At the age of 34, Mohamed Sanu biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
August 22, 1989
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Age
34 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Profession
American Football Player
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Mohamed Sanu Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 34 years old, Mohamed Sanu has this physical status:

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188cm
Weight
95kg
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Mohamed Sanu Career

As a true freshman wide receiver Sanu had 51 receptions for 639 yards and three touchdowns; he also ran 62 times for 346 yards and five touchdowns out of the Wildcat formation. Sanu was the first-ever true freshman to start at wide receiver for Rutgers under coach Greg Schiano, and won Most Valuable Player honors at the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl. In 2010, Sanu was a consensus preseason All-Big East wide receiver. In 2011 he tied a Big East record with 13 receptions against North Carolina. The next week, he broke his own record by catching 16 passes. In 2011, Sanu broke the Big East single-season reception record with 115 receptions for 1,206 yards, a record previously held by Pitt's Larry Fitzgerald.

In his three seasons at Rutgers, Sanu caught 210 passes for 2,263 yards and 19 touchdowns, and gained 3,019 all-purpose yards. He also completed eight of 18 passes for 207 yards and four touchdowns, recorded an interception and punted twice for 67 yards.

Professional career

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Sanu in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, the 12th wide receiver taken that year. He signed a four-year, $2.71 million contract with them that included a signing bonus of $563,252.

On September 23, 2012, against the Washington Redskins, Sanu came in as the wildcat quarterback out of a shotgun formation for the Bengals on the first play from scrimmage of the game and threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to A. J. Green. This not only made him the first Bengals wide receiver ever to throw a touchdown pass, but it also gave him a touchdown pass before his first NFL reception.

Sanu had his first touchdown catch during Week 10 against the New York Giants. He finished the game with four receptions for 47 yards. During Week 12 against the Oakland Raiders, Sanu had five receptions for 29 yards and two touchdowns in the 34–10 victory for his first NFL game with multiple touchdowns. On November 30, 2012, it was announced that Sanu had season-ending surgery to repair a stress fracture.

Sanu played in all 16 games of the 2013 NFL season, finishing with 47 receptions for 455 yards and two touchdowns.

The Bengals finished atop the AFC North with an 11–5 record. In the Wild Card Round against the San Diego Chargers, his playoff debut, Sanu had a 13-yard reception in a 27–10 loss.

In the 2014 season, Sanu played a much bigger role in the Bengals offense due to injuries to receivers A. J. Green and Marvin Jones. Sanu recorded two 100-yard games in 2014. During Week 2, he recorded a career-long 76-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Andy Dalton in the 24–10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. In the next game against the Tennessee Titans, Sanu threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Dalton in the 33–7 victory.

It was Sanu's fourth completion of his career on four passing attempts and the second touchdown pass of his career. In Week 6 he had a career-high 10 receptions against the Carolina Panthers, for 120 yards and a touchdown in a 37–37 tie. During Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens, he had five receptions for a career-high 125 yards in the 27–24 victory.

The Bengals returned to the playoffs with a 10–5–1 record. In the Wild Card Round against the Indianapolis Colts, he had three receptions for 31 receiving yards on seven targets in the 26–10 loss.

In the 2015 season, Sanu had 33 receptions for 394 yards. In Week 9 he scored his first NFL rushing touchdown on a 25-yard reverse against the Cleveland Browns. The Bengals finished with a 12–4 record and finished atop the AFC North. In the Wild Card Round against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he had three receptions for 17 receiving yards in the 18–16 loss.

On March 10, 2016, Sanu signed a five-year, $32.5 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons.

In his Falcons debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sanu had five receptions for 80 yards, a touchdown, and a two-point conversion in the 31–24 loss. He finished the regular season with 59 receptions for 653 yards and four touchdowns.

The Falcons finished atop the NFC South and reached the playoffs with an 11–5 record. In the Divisional Round against the Seattle Seahawks he had four receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown in the 36–20 victory. In the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers he finished with five receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown in the final NFL Game in the Georgia Dome. The Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, playing against the New England Patriots. Sanu had two receptions for 25 yards in the 34–28 overtime defeat.

During Week 2, Sanu had a season-high 85 receiving yards in a 34–23 victory over the Green Bay Packers. During Week 12, Sanu threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Julio Jones in a 34–20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sanu finished the 2017 season with 67 receptions for 703 yards and five touchdowns. The Falcons posted a 10–6 record and qualified for the playoffs. In the Wild Card Round against the Los Angeles Rams he had four receptions for 75 yards in a 26–13 victory. In the Divisional Round, he had three receptions for 50 yards in a 15–10 loss to the eventual Super Bowl LII champion Philadelphia Eagles.

After a relatively slow start to the 2018 season, Sanu had six receptions for 111 yards in a narrow Week 4 37–36 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. During the regular-season finale, Sanu threw a five-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Matt Ryan in a 34-32 road victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the fourth of Sanu's career.

Sanu finished the 2018 season with a 66 receptions for a career-high 838 yards and four touchdowns.

During a Week 4 24-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans, Sanu had nine receptions for a season-high 91 yards. In the next game against the Houston Texans, Sanu had five receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown in the 53-32 road loss.

Sanu had 33 receptions, 313 receiving yards, and a touchdown with the Falcons before being traded to the New England Patriots.

On October 22, 2019, Sanu was traded to the New England Patriots in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

In his Patriots debut, against the Cleveland Browns, Sanu had two receptions on two targets for 23 yards. In Week 9 against the Baltimore Ravens, Sanu had a season-high 10 receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown in the 37–20 loss. In the Wild Card Round against the Titans, he had an 11-yard reception in the 20–13 loss. Sanu had 26 receptions, 207 receiving yards, and a touchdown in his first season with the Patriots.

Sanu was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on August 2, 2020, and was activated from the list two days later. On September 3, Sanu was released by the Patriots.

On September 18, 2020, Sanu signed with the San Francisco 49ers. He was released on October 6, 2020.

On November 6, 2020, Sanu was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on November 21 for the team's Week 11 game against the Carolina Panthers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. Sanu was promoted to the active roster on November 25, 2020. He finished the 2020 season with 17 receptions for 187 yards and one touchdown, which came in Week 12 against the Houston Texans.

On March 30, 2021, Sanu re-signed with the 49ers. He played in eight games before being placed on injured reserve on November 15. He was activated on January 26, 2022. He finished the 2021 season with 15 receptions for 177 yards in eight games.

On July 26, 2022, Sanu signed with the Miami Dolphins. He was released on August 29, 2022.

The San Francisco 49ers hosted Sanu for a workout on October 31, 2022.

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