When one player in the NFL remains with a team for the vast majority of his career, he is considered to be one of the more memorable members of that franchise, as his level of play was good enough for the team to continue to keep him around. But for players like Reggie Wayne, playing their entire career for one team means even more to a fanbase.

Wayne suited up for 14 successful years in the NFL, all with the Indianapolis Colts, catching passes from and running routes next to some of the best to ever do it. Having caught balls from Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck, having shared a receiver’s room with Marvin Harrison, Brandon Stokley, and Dallas Clark, and having been a part of some of the best moments in Colts history, Wayne has pretty much seen and done it all.

Drafted 30th overall by the Colts in 2001 out of the University of Miami, Reggie Wayne opened his NFL career with one of three career years that did not see him play in all 16 games, meaning that in the other 11 NFL seasons, he was a workhorse. His rookie season was also one of only six seasons that saw him put up less than 1,000 receiving yards, coming in at 27 receptions for 345 yards and no touchdowns.

His first 1,000-yard season came three years later in 2004, when he started his run of seven consecutive seasons of over 1,000 yards. He caught 77 balls for 1,210 yards and 12 TD’s, the most touchdowns he caught in a season in his entire career.

Wayne’s yardage career-high season came in 2007, when he made 104 catches for 1,510 yards and 10 TDs, his second of four career years that saw him put up 1,300+ receiving yards.

While his career was outstanding by simply looking at what he meant to the Colts, he put up some astounding games that speak to his impact on the sport of football in a better fashion.

Reggie Wayne records his first career 100-yard game

On November 10, 2002, Wayne and the Colts traveled to Philly to face the Eagles and came out victorious, 35-13. Recording their fifth win of the season, the Colts were led by Harrison (6/137/2), but it was actually Wayne’s introduction into being a solid receiver in the NFL.

Catching all six targets, Wayne went for his first career 100-yard affair, going for 121 yards and a score, including a long of 48 yards. Manning and his receivers were on the same page that entire game, as there were only five incomplete passes on his record at the end of the game.

Wayne went on to record two more 100+ yard games that year, but this early Nov. tilt was a sense of foreshadowing into the type of player he was capable of becoming in his career.

200+ receiving yards in a playoff game? Check

January 9th, 2004 pitted the Colts against the Denver Broncos in a Wild Card game, even after winning the AFC South divisional title. Even as Indy lost to Denver the week prior in the Mile High City, they hosted the Broncos the following week for the postseason affair, and Wayne made sure the results were a lot different this time around.

Reeling in 10 catches for 221 yards and two scores, Wayne helped Indy hang 49 points on the hapless Broncos, and even though the Colts lost the next week to the New England Patriots, they showed that their time in the postseason was no fluke and that they were there to stay.

Wayne’s offensive outburst was made possible by yet another other-worldly game by Manning, as he threw for 458 yards, four touchdowns, and only six incompletions, and he had a 1-yd rushing TD that game to boot as well.

Wayne’s outbreak continued, and he was setting himself up to be THE guy in Indy, even with Harrison still having a bunch left in the tank. Those two, combining with Clark, was a feared offensive receiving machine for the NFL to be very wary about, and the league was put on full notice with their scoring dominance.

2006 – the year of Reggie Wayne

Before the Colts made an appearance in Super Bowl XLI, the course they took to get there pitted them against the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, and the vaunted Pats before reaching the SB. Even with scraping by against NE at home, they continued their charge into the Super Bowl, where they handled the Chicago Bears and brought home the Lombardi Trophy.

Earlier that season, however, was another one of Wayne’s breakouts games, and he torched the Broncos yet again, going for three TD’s on 10 catches and 138 yards. While Denver has seemingly had no answer for Wayne over these past few seasons, Wayne has made sure that any defensive gameplan that involved shutting him down was non-existent, and he continuously burned the Broncos’ secondary.

In that year’s Super Bowl, Wayne went up against a decently-solid Bears secondary that included Charles ‘Peanut’ Tillman, among other defensive backs and safeties, and made his presence felt.

After a 92-yard kickoff return by Devin Hester to open up the game put the Bears on the board first, Wayne’s 53-yard TD catch from Manning helped get Indy on the board for their first points, and they went on to win, 29-17. While the Colts relied heavily on their ground game this time (Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai combined for 40 carries and 190 yards), the two catches that Wayne reeled in helped balance out the offense a bit, even as Addai led the team in receiving with 10/66.

Reggie Wayne continues his dominance into 2010

His 1,355-yard season in ‘10 was one of the highest season totals for yardage that Wayne racked up in his entire career, and this number was helped immensely through two games, both of which happened in the colder months of the year.

First, Wayne set the Colts’ franchise record for catches in a game with 15 against Jacksonville in a 31-28 road loss. Wayne produced three double-digit catch games that year, but none were as dominant as his 15-catch game against JAX was.

A little over two months later in December, Wayne put up a 200-yard game against the Cowboys in Dallas, another affair that Indy fell in, this time 38-35. He scored one of his six TD’s that season against Dallas, but the Colts were unable to put enough together to win either of Wayne’s breakout games this year.

Reggie Wayne is all over Indy’s record books

In 2012, Wayne put up one of his best games ever against the Green Bay Packers, and surprisingly enough, the Colts actually won this game!

Wayne torched the GB secondary for 13 catches and 212 yards, scoring once. That 212 yards currently sits as the third-most by a single player in one game in the history of Colts’ football, further cementing Wayne among the best to ever do it for the Colts and the sport of football.

2011 was a trying year for this team, as it was the gap year between Manning leaving for Denver and Luck being drafted, and the team rebounded for a +9 difference in wins for the ‘12 season. Wayne was a big proponent in the team’s increase this year, and he was a great veteran presence on a team that desperately needed guidance.

Reggie Wayne retired on Jan. 15, 2016, even as he last played in a game in ‘14. His health had finally reached the point of not coming back, so he knew it was time. To one of the best Colts’ players to ever do it, we salute you, Reggie Wayne.