Game Highs
Receiving
- Receptions: 7, vs. CLE 5/23/08
- Yards: 90, vs. LAA 6/21/08
- Sacks: 2, vs.ORL 4/9/06
- Touchdowns: 3, three times, last vs. ORL 6/7/08
- Yds/Rec: 15, vs. LAA 6/21/08
- Long: 27, vs. LAA 6/21/08
Enters Second full season with the Storm and in the AFL with a five game streak of multi-touchdown games…Only one of six receivers in AFL history to catch three or more touchdowns in his first three games…Named 2008 Tampa Bay Storm Rookie of the Year…Originally signed with the Storm on June 5, 2007 to the practice squad…Second all-time in MVS history in receptions (148) and receiving yards (2,285) trailing only Jerry Rice…One of three players in MVS history to record 1,000 receiving yards.
Began season on injured reserve, did not see action until Week 13… Timmons spent Weeks 15-17 and Wild Card Playoff week on the practice squad… Played final five games of the season as he filled in for an injured Hank Edwards and then Terrill Shaw…Became only the sixth receiver in AFL history to catch three or more touchdown passes in his first three games…57 percent of his receptions went for touchdowns…3/1 at Kansas City: Injured Reserve…3/7 vs. Georgia: Injured Reserve…3/16 at New Orleans: Injured Reserve…3/29 at Philadelphia: Injured Reserve… 4/5 at Columbus: Injured Reserve…4/13 vs. Arizona: Injured Reserve… 4/18 vs. New York: Injured Reserve…4/26 at Orlando: Injured Reserve…5/5 vs. Chicago: Inactive…5/9 vs. New Orleans: Inactive…5/16 at Grand Rapids: Inactive…5/23 vs. Cleveland: First AFL Game…First Career TD, Named Off Player of the Game…Seven catches for 69 yards, three TDs…5/31 at Georgia: Played WR filling in for an injured Hank Edwards, ad three receptions, all touchdowns…6/7 vs. Orlando: Played WR in place of an injured Terrill Shaw…third consecutive game with three touchdown receptions, credited with his first tackle…6/14 at San Jose: Played WR in place of Shaw…caught multiple touchdowns for the fourth consecutivce game…6/21 vs. Los Angeles: Played WR, had a career-high 90 yards receiving, fifth consecutive multi-touchdown game.
In 2009 he was with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) for training camp…After the conclusion of the 2007 AFL season Timmons joined the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad… He also worked out with the Buffalo Bills and the Arizona Cardinals.
He graduated from Mississippi Valley State… 2006 Preseason NCAA I-AA All-America team, 2006 First Team Black College All-American, Preseason First Team All-SWAC, Second Team All-SWAC his senior season… Junior season First Team All-SWAC, Second Team Football Gazette NCAA I-AA Southwest All-Regional Team… Finished his career with 148 receptions for 2,285 yards and 17 touchdowns…College coach was Willie Totten.
Born in Melbourne, FL…Attended Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa, FL… Lettered in football, basketball and track… All-Conference in football and basketball… First quarterback in school history to lead team to back-to-back playoff appearances… Graduated with a degree in Electronics… Spent the 2007 and 2008 off-season as an assistant coach with Tampa Catholic HS (Tampa, FL) and went to the Florida Class 2A final in 2007… Parents are Tyrone Sr. and Twilla Timmons and daughter is Teagan Caleigh…Currently works at AC4S Telecommunications
12/15/09: Re-signed by Tampa Bay Storm
5/6/09: Signed by Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
7/1/08: Re-signed by Tampa Bay Storm
10/29/07: Signed by Tampa Bay Storm
10/2/07: Released from Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) Practice Squad
9/26/07: Signed to Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) Practice Squad
7/2/07: Released from Tampa Bay Storm Practice Squad
6/5/07: Signed to Tampa Bay Storm Practice Squad
