Danny Amendola
American football player
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| September 2024 | Announced as a competitor on season 33 of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Witney Carson. |
| February 13 2024 | Amendola parted ways with the Las Vegas Raiders coaching staff. |
| April 4 2023 | Danny Amendola was hired as a coaching assistant and returners coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. |
| March 1 2023 | Left the Special Forces: World's Toughest Test competition with only five hours remaining, voluntarily withdrawing from the show. |
| January 2023 | Participated in the first season of FOX reality series Special Forces: World's Toughest Test. |
| July 25 2022 | Danny Amendola announced his retirement from professional football, concluding his NFL career after playing for multiple teams including the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Los Angeles Rams. |
| December 25 2021 | Amendola was activated from injured reserve by the Houston Texans. |
| December 4 2021 | Amendola was placed on injured reserve by the Houston Texans. |
| September 7 2021 | Danny Amendola signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans worth $2.5 million. |
| February 22 2020 | Amendola re-signed with the Lions on a one-year deal worth $4.5 million. |
| 2019 | Amendola made his debut with the Lions in Week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals, catching seven passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in a 27–27 tie. |
| March 11 2019 | Danny Amendola signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Detroit Lions, including up to $1.25 million in incentives. |
| March 8 2019 | Amendola was released by the Miami Dolphins after completing one season with the team. |
| 2018 | Won his second Super Bowl with the New England Patriots. |
| 2018 | During Week 8, Amendola threw a touchdown pass to Kenyan Drake in a 42-23 loss against the Houston Texans. |
| 2018 | During Super Bowl LII, Amendola finished with eight receptions for 152 yards, but the Patriots ultimately lost 41-33 to the Philadelphia Eagles. |
| March 15 2018 | Danny Amendola signed a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins. |
| January 21 2018 | Named MVP of the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Amendola had seven receptions for 84 yards, including two crucial fourth-quarter touchdowns and a key 20-yard punt return that helped the Patriots rally from a 20-10 deficit to win 24-20 and advance to Super Bowl LII. |
| 2017 | Appeared at New York Fashion Week as a model for Philipp Plein shortly after Super Bowl LI. |
| 2017 | Featured with Julian Edelman in a 30-minute NFL Network special 'NFL Going Global: Edelman & Amendola', chronicling their promotional trip to Mexico City. |
| 2017 | Amendola had a notable postseason performance with the Patriots, achieving 26 receptions for 348 yards and 2 touchdowns, with a longest reception of 50 yards. He also had 5 punt returns for 52 yards. |
| 2017 | Amendola started the 2017 season with a 42-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, recording six receptions for 100 yards before exiting the game with a head injury. |
| July 2017 | Signed a contract with Ford Models, becoming the first NFL player signed by the agency. |
| 2016 | Won his first Super Bowl with the New England Patriots. |
| 2016 | In Week 13, Amendola suffered a high ankle sprain against his former team, the St. Louis Rams, which sidelined him for the rest of the regular season. |
| 2016 | Became the 27th player in NFL history to have at least two career receiving touchdowns in the Super Bowl. |
| 2016 | Returned from injury to play in the playoffs and helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl LI. |
| 2016 | During Week 2, Amendola had a career-high performance against the Miami Dolphins, catching four passes for 48 yards and two touchdowns from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in a 31-24 win. |
| January 22 2016 | Amendola was fined $23,152 by the NFL for an illegal block on Kansas City Chiefs punt returner Jamell Fleming during the AFC Divisional Round. |
| 2015 | Amendola participated in the Patriots' postseason, making 7 receptions for 57 yards and 4 punt returns for 54 yards. |
| December 6 2015 | Amendola returned from his knee injury in a 35-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, recording seven catches for 62 yards and a touchdown, and completing a 36-yard pass to quarterback Tom Brady. |
| November 2015 | In a 20-13 win over the Buffalo Bills, Amendola had an impressive performance with nine catches for 117 yards before leaving the game with a knee injury. |
| November 15 2015 | Amendola returned a kickoff 82 yards, narrowly missing a touchdown when his own teammate Duron Harmon accidentally tripped him on the 6-yard line. |
| September 27 2015 | During a Week 3 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Amendola caught Tom Brady's 400th career touchdown pass. |
| 2014 | During the Patriots' postseason, Amendola had 11 receptions for 137 yards and 3 touchdowns, with a longest reception of 51 yards. He also had 9 kickoff returns for 213 yards. |
| 2014 | During Super Bowl XLIX, Amendola recorded five catches for 48 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 28-24 victory against the Seattle Seahawks. |
| 2014 | During the NFL season, Amendola caught 27 passes for 200 yards and one touchdown. |
| 2014 | In the Divisional Round playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, Amendola caught five passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns, including a 51-yard score from Julian Edelman. The Patriots won 35-31. |
| 2014 | In the AFC Championship game, Amendola recorded an eight-yard reception in the Patriots' 45-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. |
| 2013 | Danny Amendola played postseason games for the New England Patriots, recording 3 receptions for 77 yards with a longest reception of 53 yards. |
| 2013 | Danny Amendola pledged to donate $100 for every pass caught and $200 for every pass dropped to a Boston Marathon bombing recovery fund during the 2013 NFL season. |
| November 3 2013 | Amendola became the 50th receiver to catch a touchdown pass from Tom Brady, scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers. |
| September 2013 | In his Week 1 debut with the New England Patriots, Amendola suffered a groin injury in the first half against the Buffalo Bills but returned to finish the game with 10 catches for 104 yards, including crucial 3rd down catches on the game-winning drive. |
| March 13 2013 | Danny Amendola signed a five-year, $28.5 million contract with the New England Patriots, effectively replacing Wes Welker as the team's slot receiver. The contract included $10 million in guaranteed money. |
| October 4 2012 | Suffered a rare and potentially life-threatening dislocated clavicle injury in a game against the Arizona Cardinals, requiring medical intervention. |
| September 16 2012 | Tied the record for most catches in a half (12) in a game against the Washington Redskins, finishing with career-highs of 15 receptions for 160 yards and a touchdown. |
| February 5 2012 | Joined Mark Chapman and Mike Carlson for the BBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. |
| 2011 | Sustained a season-ending upper-arm injury in the first game, requiring triceps surgery and missing the remaining 15 games. |
| December 2011 | After the Dekaney Wildcats won the 5A Division II Texas state football championship at Cowboys Stadium, an unmanned cart struck Amendola's father Willie and a crowd of people, leading to a lawsuit against the stadium. |
| 2010 | Led the NFL in all-purpose yards with 2,364, including 689 yards on 85 receptions, demonstrating his versatility as a player. |
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