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Jason Witten Net Worth 2018: How Much Is Witten Worth?

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Jason Witten is a former tight end for the Dallas Cowboys and future NFL Hall of Famer. He announced his plans to retire after the 2017-2018 season and is planning on joining the “Monday Night Football” broadcast booth. Witten is 35, played college ball at the University of Tennessee, and was drafted by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Witten ranks second in all-time career receptions and receiving yards by an NFL tight end, trailing only Tony Gonzalez. He’s played an impressive 15 seasons in the league and has made an even more impressive 11 Pro Bowls.


Jason Witten Net Worth As Of 2018: $35 Million

You start to accumulate some serious cash if you spend 15 seasons in the world’s most profitable sports league. On top of that, if you consider that 11 of those 15 seasons you were voted as one of the best in your position, then all must be well at the bank. Let’s take a look back to see how one of the greatest tight ends to ever step on the field came to be.


Early Life

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Jason Witten, 35, grew up in Elizabethton, Tennessee where he went to Elizabethton High School. Witten was a three-year starter playing both linebacker and tight end, while helping his team reach the state semifinals three times. His senior year he finished the season with 163 tackles, nine sacks, two interceptions, and five forced fumbles. As a tight end, he had 26 receptions and 14 touchdowns. He received countless accolades for his impressive senior year performance, including being named an All-American and USA Today Player of the Year in Tennessee. In 2000, Witten accepted a scholarship to play at the University of Tennessee.


2000-2003

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Witten was initially promised by then head coach, Phillip Fulmer, that he would be able to play defensive end, his position of choice. After injuries impacted UT’s depth at tight end, he was asked to move to the other side of the ball on offense. Witten initially rejected the change and even considered transferring. Luckily for him and his career, he decided to stick it out. As a junior, he had a breakout year, setting school records for tight ends in receptions (39) and receiving yards (493) with five touchdowns. He decided to enter the NFL draft after his junior year. Witten was selected in the third round (69th overall) by the Dallas Cowboys. His long-time quarterback and great friend, Tony Romo, was picked up the same year by Dallas as an undrafted free agent.


2003-2017

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Witten played all 15 seasons of his impressive NFL tenure for the Dallas Cowboys. His breakout season came in his second year when he recorded and NFC leading 87 catches. That year he was selected to his first Pro Bowl – in total, he went to 11 throughout his career. Throughout his 15 seasons with the Cowboys, he played in 239 games, had 1,152 receptions, 12,488 yards receiving, and 68 touchdowns. He also lost just eight fumbles.


2018-Present

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At the end of the 2017-2018 season, Witten announced that he would retire from the game. He finished his career as an all-time great not only for the Cowboys but the NFL as well. Some highlights from his career records and achievements are being selected as 2012’s Walter Payton Man Of The Year, having the most receptions in a single season by a tight end (110), and having the 4th most receptions in NFL history with 1,152. Like his long-time friend, Tony Romo, he plans on stepping into the broadcast booth with plans of joining the “Monday Night Football” crew.

 

 


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