# Antonio Callaway
**Antonio Callaway** (born 1997 in [Homestead, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/homestead-florida)) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the [National Football League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-football-league), playing for the [Cleveland Browns](https://www.edgepedia.org/cleveland-browns) and Miami Dolphins between 2018 and 2020[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html) • [2](https://profillengkap.com/en/Antonio_Callaway). While playing college football for the Florida Gators, he made program history as the first Gator ever to record, over his career, a touchdown on the ground, through the air, as a receiver, and on both punt and kickoff returns, before the Browns picked him in the 2018 NFL Draft's fourth round, 105th overall.[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html) • [3](https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/antonio-callaway/10235) His career was repeatedly interrupted by suspensions, and he played 24 NFL games over three seasons[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997, Homestead, Florida; high school Booker T. Washington (Miami, FL)[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html) |
| College | Florida, lettered 2015 and 2016; did not play in 2017[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html) |
| College totals | 89 catches for 1,399 yards and 8 touchdowns in two seasons[4](https://www.nfl.com/news/antonio-callaway-i-take-responsibility-for-everything-0ap3000000928523) |
| Draft | 4th round, 105th overall, 2018 NFL Draft, Cleveland Browns[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html) |
| Rookie season | 16 games, 11 starts, 43 receptions, 586 yards, 5 touchdowns[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html) |
| NFL career totals | 24 games, 13 starts, 53 receptions, 695 yards, 5 receiving touchdowns[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html) |
| Notable suspensions | Four games to start 2019 (substance-abuse policy); waived November 2019 while appealing a 10-game ban[5](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-wr-antonio-callaway-suspended-four-games-0ap3000001040493) • [6](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-waive-antonio-callaway-wr-appealing-ban-0ap3000001076793) |
## College career at Florida
Callaway played at Booker T. Washington [High School](https://www.edgepedia.org/high-school) in Miami and lettered at Florida in 2015 and 2016[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html). As a freshman he caught 35 passes for 678 yards and four touchdowns and returned 28 punts for 435 yards and two scores[7](https://www.si.com/college/2016/03/11/ap-fbc-florida-callaway). In 2016 he appeared in 12 games and started 11[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/antonio-callaway/10235).
His two seasons produced a rare scoring spread. After a rushing touchdown against Georgia and a kickoff return touchdown against Missouri, Callaway became the first player in Florida school history, and the 21st FBS player since 1996, to score a rushing, receiving, passing, punt return, and kickoff return touchdown in a career; the previous 20 players on that list include [Antonio Brown](https://www.edgepedia.org/antonio-brown), Reggie Bush, Kevin Faulk, Ted Ginn Jr., T.Y. Hilton, Deuce McAllister, and C.J. Spiller[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/antonio-callaway/10235). He was also the seventh Gator since 1996 to score a receiving, rushing, and passing touchdown in a career, and of those seven, only Callaway and Jacquez Green also scored a punt return touchdown[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/antonio-callaway/10235). One of his receiving highlights came against Tennessee, where he caught five passes for a career-high 112 yards, including the go-ahead 64-yard touchdown on fourth and 14 in a fourth-quarter comeback victory[8](https://floridagators.com/news/2018/4/28/football-callaway-chosen-by-browns-in-fourth-round-of-2018-nfl-draft).
**Suspensions.** His Florida career was marked by discipline. He was suspended from football activities during the 2016 spring semester following a sexual assault accusation and was later found not responsible at a hearing in August 2016[9](https://www.nfl.com/news/florida-suspends-wr-antonio-callaway-six-others-for-opener-0ap3000000829484). In August 2017 he was one of seven Florida players suspended for the season opener against Michigan for misusing school-issued funds[9](https://www.nfl.com/news/florida-suspends-wr-antonio-callaway-six-others-for-opener-0ap3000000829484). He then spent the entire 2017 season suspended and away from the team, and declared for the NFL Draft after that season[3](https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/antonio-callaway/10235).
## 2018 draft
Callaway's pre-draft process was troubled. He tested positive for a diluted drug-test sample at the 2018 [NFL Scouting Combine](https://www.edgepedia.org/nfl-scouting-combine), which he said was unintentional[4](https://www.nfl.com/news/antonio-callaway-i-take-responsibility-for-everything-0ap3000000928523). In an interview with [NFL Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/nfl-network)'s Ian Rapoport before the draft, he acknowledged smoking marijuana several weeks before the combine and said the birth of his daughter, Aulani Callaway, on February 7 had changed his outlook[4](https://www.nfl.com/news/antonio-callaway-i-take-responsibility-for-everything-0ap3000000928523). His on-field testing was strong: 4.41 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a 34-inch vertical jump, and a 121-inch broad jump[4](https://www.nfl.com/news/antonio-callaway-i-take-responsibility-for-everything-0ap3000000928523). His draft stock fell due to the off-field concerns, and the Browns selected him in the fourth round, 105th overall[6](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-waive-antonio-callaway-wr-appealing-ban-0ap3000001076793) • [1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html).
## NFL career
**Cleveland Browns, 2018.** As a rookie, Callaway played all 16 games and started 11, compiling 43 catches for 586 yards and five touchdowns, which led the Browns' receivers that season[5](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-wr-antonio-callaway-suspended-four-games-0ap3000001040493) • [1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html). In August 2018 he was cited in Strongsville, Ohio, for marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license; his attorney, Kevin Spellacy, said the marijuana found in the vehicle was not Callaway's and blamed a paperwork issue for the license, which was corrected[10](https://www.nfl.com/news/antonio-callaway-plans-to-contest-marijuana-charge-0ap3000000946087). Then-coach [Hue Jackson](https://www.edgepedia.org/hue-jackson) kept Callaway in a preseason game deep into the fourth quarter against the [New York Giants](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-giants) as discipline for the incident[5](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-wr-antonio-callaway-suspended-four-games-0ap3000001040493).
**Cleveland Browns, 2019.** Callaway was suspended four games to start the 2019 season for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, a violation the league tied to the diluted combine sample[5](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-wr-antonio-callaway-suspended-four-games-0ap3000001040493). He played four games with two starts, recording eight catches for 89 yards[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html) • [11](https://www.nfl.com/news/kitchens-not-wavering-on-benching-antonio-callaway-0ap3000001076176). After returning, he struggled, including a dropped would-be touchdown that was deflected for an interception in a Week 5 loss to San Francisco, and coach [Freddie Kitchens](https://www.edgepedia.org/freddie-kitchens) made him a healthy scratch for the Week 10 game against Buffalo as punishment for an undisclosed issue[11](https://www.nfl.com/news/kitchens-not-wavering-on-benching-antonio-callaway-0ap3000001076176). The Browns waived him on November 14, 2019, while he was appealing a 10-game suspension for another violation of the substance-abuse policy, which sources told Ian Rapoport stemmed from a tainted CBD product[6](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-waive-antonio-callaway-wr-appealing-ban-0ap3000001076793). He finished with 51 catches, 675 yards, and five touchdowns in 20 games with [Cleveland](https://www.edgepedia.org/cleveland)[6](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-waive-antonio-callaway-wr-appealing-ban-0ap3000001076793).
**Later stops.** Callaway signed with the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL in January 2020 and went on injured reserve that month[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html). In September 2020 he joined his hometown [Miami Dolphins](https://www.edgepedia.org/miami-dolphins)' practice squad, a move his agent Malki Kawa described as a second chance with his hometown team[12](https://www.nfl.com/news/former-browns-wr-antonio-calloway-to-join-dolphins-practice-squad). He was signed to the active roster on November 18, 2020, played four games with no starts, and was released on December 21, 2020[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html). He signed a futures deal with the [Kansas City Chiefs](https://www.edgepedia.org/kansas-city-chiefs) in January 2021, was released with an injury designation in August 2021, and later had a practice-squad stint with the [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.edgepedia.org/dallas-cowboys) from November 2022 until his release on June 5, 2023[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html).
## Career statistics
Across three NFL seasons, Callaway appeared in 24 games with 13 starts, catching 53 of 98 targets for 695 yards (13.1 yards per catch) and 5 touchdowns, with a long reception of 71 yards[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html). He added 7 punt returns for 73 yards and 8 kickoff returns for 143 yards[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html). His playing time declined sharply after his rookie year, from 766 offensive snaps (70.2 percent of Cleveland's total) in 2018 to 157 in 2019 and 56 with Miami in 2020[1](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html).
## References
1. [Antonio Callaway Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College, Pro Football Archives](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/call02090.html)
2. [Antonio Callaway, profillengkap.com](https://profillengkap.com/en/Antonio_Callaway)
3. [Antonio Callaway, Football Roster, Florida Gators](https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/antonio-callaway/10235)
4. [Antonio Callaway: 'I take responsibility for everything', NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/antonio-callaway-i-take-responsibility-for-everything-0ap3000000928523)
5. [Browns WR Antonio Callaway suspended four games, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-wr-antonio-callaway-suspended-four-games-0ap3000001040493)
6. [Browns waive Antonio Callaway; WR appealing ban, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-waive-antonio-callaway-wr-appealing-ban-0ap3000001076793)
7. [Attorney for Florida's Callaway: Allegation 'has no merit', Sports Illustrated (AP)](https://www.si.com/college/2016/03/11/ap-fbc-florida-callaway)
8. [Trio of Gators Taken on Day Three of 2018 NFL Draft, Florida Gators](https://floridagators.com/news/2018/4/28/football-callaway-chosen-by-browns-in-fourth-round-of-2018-nfl-draft)
9. [Florida suspends WR Antonio Callaway, six others for opener, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/florida-suspends-wr-antonio-callaway-six-others-for-opener-0ap3000000829484)
10. [Antonio Callaway plans to contest marijuana charge, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/antonio-callaway-plans-to-contest-marijuana-charge-0ap3000000946087)
11. [Kitchens 'not wavering' on benching Antonio Callaway, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/kitchens-not-wavering-on-benching-antonio-callaway-0ap3000001076176)
12. [Former Browns WR Antonio Callaway to join Dolphins practice squad, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/former-browns-wr-antonio-calloway-to-join-dolphins-practice-squad)
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