Davis was the star on the Niskayuna High Schooltrack and field team, where he also played soccer. Due to an argument with the Soccer coach he quit and joined the football team his JR year. He did not begin playing football until his junior year.
Davis was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft.[1] Cleveland also selected Andra Davis in fifth round of that draft, requiring each player to have their full name on the back of their jersey. During his first three seasons in Cleveland, he played wide receiver and on special teams. Davis scored on a 99-yard touchdown reception during a game on October 17, 2004, against the Cincinnati Bengals. The reception ties Davis with twelve other players for the NFL record for longest career reception.
Davis spent 2005 and 2006 with the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills respectively. He was then signed by the Houston Texans for a one-year deal in 2007. Davis started for the Texans, replacing an injured Andre Johnson in Week 3 of the 2007 NFL season. He scored his first touchdown for the Texans on October 1, 2007 - Week 4 - against the Atlanta Falcons (35-yard touchdown reception). Davis took over for an injured Jerome Mathis as a kick returner. On December 30, in the last game of the 2007 regular season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Davis scored two consecutive touchdowns on kickoff returns, the first for 97 yards and the second for 104.[2]
It was reported February 28, 2008, that the Texans had reached an agreement with Davis to stay on the team. He received $16 million over four years, with $8 million guaranteed.
On February 18, 2011, the Texans released Davis.
NFL records
Longest touchdown reception: 99 (2004 vs Cincinnati Bengals) (tied with 12 others)
Most kickoff return touchdowns in a single game: 2 (2007 vs Jacksonville Jaguars) (tied with 9 others)