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Vernon Leonard Davis (born January 31, 1984) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers sixth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. Upon entering the league, Davis signed to a five-year, $23 million deal that made him the highest paid tight end at the time. In 2009, Davis co-led the NFL in touchdown receptions. In the 2011–12 NFL playoffs, Davis caught the game winning touchdown pass from Alex Smith against the New Orleans Saints, now referred to as "The Catch III," in regards to "The Catch" by Dwight Clark in 1982, and "The Catch II" by Terrell Owens in 1999. Davis was traded to the Denver Broncos on November 2, 2015. ==Early life== Davis attended Truesdell Elementary in Washington, D.C., where his teachers included Elizabeth Pauley. Davis attended Paul Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., for middle school. However Paul did not have a football team. Thus Davis played for neighboring MacFarland Middle School. He was seen playing for MacFarland in a DCIAA Middle School playoff game at Dunbar's Field. He would go on to attend Dunbar High School in Washington. He was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Davis was listed as the No. 4 tight end prospect of the class of 2003. While attending at Dunbar, he was teammates with future New York Jets kick return specialist and wide receiver, Josh Cribbs. In track & field, Davis recorded a personal best of 10.7 seconds in the 100 meters, and was the DCIAA champion in the high jump with a jump of . He was also a member of the 4x100m (43.68s) relay squad. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vernon Davis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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