Jason Witten
American football player
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| 2024 | Witten led the Liberty Christian School Warriors to a second consecutive state football championship. |
| 2023 | Witten led Liberty Christian School to the state football championship, achieving the school's first unbeaten season and winning his first title at any level of coaching. |
| February 1 2021 | Jason Witten was named the head football coach at Liberty Christian School, marking the beginning of his coaching career. |
| January 27 2021 | Jason Witten announced his second retirement from the NFL, expressing his desire to sign a one-day contract to officially retire as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. |
| October 5 2020 | Fined by the NFL for attending a maskless charity event hosted by teammate Darren Waller, violating COVID-19 protocols. |
| March 25 2020 | Signed a one-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. |
| 2019 | Witten started all 16 games in the season, recording 63 receptions for 529 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns after returning to the Cowboys. |
| February 28 2019 | ESPN announced Jason Witten's return to the Dallas Cowboys with a one-year, $4.5 million contract, ending his Monday Night Football broadcasting role. |
| May 2018 | Witten officially announced his retirement from the NFL and confirmed his new role as a broadcaster for Monday Night Football for the 2018 season. |
| April 26 2018 | Reports emerged that Jason Witten would retire from professional football and accept a position as the lead analyst for ESPN's Monday Night Football telecasts. |
| 2017 | Started all 16 games in the season, finished with 63 receptions for 560 yards and five touchdowns, and was selected to his 11th Pro Bowl, tying a Cowboys record with Bob Lilly. |
| 2017 | Jason Witten's name was placed on a college football award, creating the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year award to honor players with exceptional leadership qualities both on and off the football field. |
| September 2017 | In a Week 1 game against the New York Giants, passed Michael Irvin for most career receiving yards in Cowboys franchise history and became the third NFL player to have at least 150 catches against one team, joining Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald. |
| September 17 2017 | In Week 2 against the Denver Broncos, recorded ten receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown in a 42-17 defeat. |
| March 28 2017 | Signed a four-year contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys through the 2021 season. |
| 2016 | In Week 9, had an outstanding performance against the Cleveland Browns with eight receptions for 134 receiving yards and one touchdown in a 35-10 victory. |
| 2016 | Became the first Dallas Cowboys player to score a touchdown in 14 consecutive seasons by catching a game-winning touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8. |
| 2016 | Scored his first career post-season touchdown from Dak Prescott in the Cowboys' Divisional Round playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers. |
| 2016 | Finished the regular season just 16 receiving yards short of Michael Irvin's all-time franchise record, starting all 16 games with 69 receptions for 673 receiving yards and three touchdowns. |
| 2015 | In the regular season opener against the New York Giants, Witten had eight receptions for 60 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, including a go-ahead touchdown with only 13 seconds remaining, in the 27–26 victory. |
| 2015 | During a Monday Night Football game against the Washington Redskins, Witten became the 12th player and second tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions, joining Tony Gonzalez as the only other tight end with 1,000 or more catches. |
| December 27 2015 | In Week 16 against the Buffalo Bills, Witten set the Cowboys record with his 118th consecutive game with a reception, surpassing Michael Irvin. |
| November 22 2015 | Against the Miami Dolphins, Witten became the franchise's iron man by playing his 196th consecutive game, surpassing Bob Lilly's record. |
| 2014 | Became the all-time leader for consecutive starts by a tight end after starting against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6, and simultaneously became the second tight end in NFL history to reach 900 receptions. |
| 2014 | Ranked 98th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players list. |
| 2014 | Named to his tenth career Pro Bowl and ranked 93rd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players list for 2015. Finished the season with 60 receptions, 654 yards, and five touchdowns, with notable blocking performance supporting DeMarco Murray's NFL-leading rushing performance. |
| 2014 | Sprained his knee against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16 but still played in the season finale against the Washington Redskins. |
| 2014 | In Week 7, passed Shannon Sharpe for the second-most receiving yards by an NFL tight end, moving to 10,065 career receiving yards. |
| October 5 2014 | In a Week 5 game against the Houston Texans, Witten became only the third tight end with 10,000 career receiving yards, joining Shannon Sharpe and Tony Gonzalez. |
| 2013 | In the season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles, Witten recorded 12 receptions for 135 yards. |
| 2013 | In Week 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Witten surpassed Shannon Sharpe to become second in NFL history for most receptions as a tight end, reaching 817 career receptions. |
| 2013 | In Week 12 against the New York Giants, Witten added two more receiving touchdowns in the 24–21 victory. |
| 2013 | Jason Witten started all 16 games of the season, recording 73 receptions for 851 yards and eight touchdowns. |
| 2013 | In Week 5 against the Denver Broncos, Witten had a notable performance with seven receptions for 121 receiving yards and one touchdown, despite a 51–48 loss. |
| 2013 | Witten was named to the Pro Bowl for the ninth time in his career. |
| 2013 | In the regular season opener against the New York Giants, Witten scored two receiving touchdowns in the 36–31 victory. |
| December 26 2012 | Witten was selected to his eighth Pro Bowl and won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, receiving a $25,000 donation to his charity. |
| December 23 2012 | During Week 16 against the New Orleans Saints, Witten set the NFL single-season record for receptions by a tight end with 103 catches, breaking Tony Gonzalez's previous record of 102 from 2004. |
| November 4 2012 | Witten set the Cowboys' all-time receptions record of 754, surpassing Michael Irvin's previous record of 750 during Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons. |
| October 28 2012 | Jason Witten set the NFL record for most receptions in a single game by a tight end with 18 catches in a game against the New York Giants. |
| September 5 2012 | Despite his spleen injury, Witten was medically cleared and played in the season opener against the New York Giants, catching two passes for 10 yards in a 24-17 victory. |
| August 13 2012 | Witten suffered a lacerated spleen in the preseason opener against the Oakland Raiders, initially raising concerns about his potential absence from play. |
| 2011 | Jason Witten started the season with consecutive 100-yard receiving games against the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers. |
| 2011 | Ranked 75th by fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012. |
| 2011 | Finished the season with 79 receptions for 942 receiving yards and five touchdowns, playing in all 16 games. |
| November 13 2011 | Witten surpassed Ozzie Newsome to become the tight end with the third most receptions in NFL history, reaching 663 receptions during Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills. |
| 2010 | Became the fastest tight end to reach 600 receptions (in 125 games) during a Week 15 game against the Washington Redskins, recording 10 catches for 140 yards and one touchdown. |
| 2010 | Ranked No. 36 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011 list as voted by his fellow players. |
| 2010 | Named First-team All-Pro for the second time in his career, finishing the season with 94 receptions for 1,002 yards and nine touchdowns. |
| 2010 | Received his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl selection, starting as the NFC tight end. |
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