Greg Camarillo

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name=Greg Camarillo
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currentteam=Miami Dolphins
currentnumber=83
currentposition=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|4|18
birthplace=Redwood City, California
country=USA
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=190
debutyear=2006
debutteam=San Diego Chargers
highlights=
* 3x Academic All-Pac-10 (2002-2004)
college=Stanford
undraftedyear=2005
pastteams=
* San Diego Chargers (2005-2006)
* Miami Dolphins (2007-present)
statweek=5
statseason=2008
statlabel1=Receptions
statvalue1=17
statlabel2=Receiving yards
statvalue2=214
statlabel3=Receiving touchdowns
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Greg Camarillo [IPA|,cam-uh-REE-o] (born April 18, 1982 in Redwood City, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Stanford.

Early years

Greg Camarillo was born in Redwood City, CA to a Mexican father and a Hungarian mother. Both of his parents grew up in the Los Angeles area and later met while both attending UCLA.Camarillo attended Menlo-Atherton High School in Menlo Park, CA and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was a four-year letterman and as a senior, he was a first team All-Peninsula Athletic League honoree and an All-San Mateo County selection. In basketball, he was a second team All-Peninsula Athletic League selection.

College career

He turned down Harvard and chose Stanford, where he red-shirted his first year in 2000 and later played wide receiver for four seasons, totalling 46 receptions for 614 yards, and played on special teams for the Cardinal. He earned Academic All-Pac 10 honors for three years, graduating with a degree in engineering.

As a junior, Camarillo caught 18 passes for 225 yards (a 12.5 per-catch average), and posted similar but slightly better statistics as a senior (19 catches for 294 yards and a 15.5 per-catch average).

Pro career

Camarillo was signed as an undrafted free agent for the National Football League San Diego Chargers in 2005. On September 2, 2007 the Miami Dolphins claimed Camarillo off waivers.

On December 16, 2007, Camarillo caught a 64-yard touchdown pass from Cleo Lemon in overtime against the Baltimore Ravens, clinching the Miami Dolphins' first and only win of the 2007 NFL season. It was the longest offensive play for the Dolphins in 2007. Camarillo had a career-high 109 receiving yards and one touchdown. It was Camarillo's first touchdown since high school, since he failed to score during his four seasons at Stanford. In the final week of the 2007 season, a 28-7 loss to the New England Patriots, Camarillo recorded his second professional touchdown when he scored on a 21-yard pass reception.

Camarillo's third pro touchdown came on October 5, 2008, on a 17-yard second-quarter pass from Chad Pennington, in a 17-10 victory over the San Diego Chargers.

External links

* [http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/team/roster/playerBio.asp?docid=28584 Miami Dolphins bio]
* [http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/greg-camarillo.htm San Diego Chargers bio]
* [http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/camarillo_greg00.html Stanford Cardinal bio]