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A waiver acquisition in 2011 training camp, Hawkins rose to a regular role in ’12 as Cincinnati’s slot WR ... Missed Games 10-11 due to knee injury, but still ranked third on team in both receptions (51) and receiving yards (533) ... Had four TD catches, including one of 59 and one of 50 yards ... Opened ’11 season on practice squad, then made active roster and finished season with 23 receptions for 263 yards ... A two-year Canadian Football League veteran, he played for Montreal on Grey Cup-winning teams in 2009 and ’10.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed with St. Louis as free agent 1-12-11 ... Waived by St. Louis on 7-31-11, and acquired 8-1-11 on waivers by Cincinnati ... Waived on 9-3-11, and signed 9-4-11 to Bengals practice squad ... Signed to Bengals active roster on 9-20-11.

2012 GENERAL: Played in 14 games (Games 1-9 and 12-15), with two starts as third WR (Games 9 and 12) ... Also played in Wild Card playoff ... Inactive for Games 10-11 due to knee injury suffered Nov. 16 in practice ... Third on team in both receptions (51) and receiving yards (533), behind A.J. Green and Jermaine Gresham in both categories ... Also had six rushes for 30 yards.

2012 GAME-BY-GAME: On Sept. 10 at Baltimore, led team in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (86), both of which stand as his career highs ... Two receptions for 56 yards Sept. 16 vs. Cleveland, including his first NFL TD on 50-yard highlight-reel catch-and-run in fourth quarter, converting a third-and-10 play ... Caught two-for-66 Sept. 23 at Washington, including 59-yard TD that produced eventual winning points in fourth quarter ... Three-for-39 receiving Sept. 30 at Jacksonville, including a 31-yarder on a third-down play to help set up a Bengals TD ... Two-for-17 receiving Oct. 21 vs. Pittsburgh, and his two special teams tackles tied for the team lead ... Four-for-32 receiving Nov. 4 vs. Denver, including an 18-yarder to convert a third-and-13 ... Three-for-16 receiving Nov. 11 vs. N.Y. Giants, including an 11-yard TD on a one-handed grab, giving the Bengals a 14-0 lead ... Six receptions (led team) for 44 yards Dec. 9 vs. Dallas, including an eight-yard TD on a shovel pass on Cincinnati's opening drive ... One rush for nine yards Dec. 13 at Philadelphia ... Three receptions for 30 yards Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh ... Three receptions for 18 yards Dec. 30 vs. Baltimore ... Caught two-for-15 in Wild Card playoff 1-5-13 at Houston.

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2011—His 23 receptions and 263 receiving yards each ranked fifth on team ... Had five rushes for 25 yards (5.0), and had five special teams tackles ... Had nine touches that converted third-down situations, seven on receptions and two on rushes ... On Bengals practice squad for Games 1-2, then signed to active roster after Game 2 ... Inactive for Game 3 ... Played in Games 4-16, as well as in Wild Card playoff ... Saw first NFL action Oct. 3 vs. Buffalo, contributing to a win with two catches for 43 yards ... Two catches for 6 yards Oct. 9 at Jacksonville, and also had key special teams tackle in fourth quarter on punt returner Cecil Shorts at Jacksonville 25, allowing no gain ... Had two-for-27 receiving Nov. 27 vs. Cleveland, including a 19-yarder in the first quarter to convert a third-and-19 ... Three catches for 34 yards on 1-1-12 vs. Baltimore, including a six-yarder to keep alive a Bengals fourth-quarter FG drive, and a diving 26-yarder to the Baltimore 11 to set up another Bengals FG ... One catch for eight yards in Wild Card playoff 1-7-12 at Houston.

COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2004-07) at Toledo ... Became Toledo’s first two-way player in 40 years, seeing action at both WR and CB ... College career totals included 67 receptions for 634 yards and five TDs (four receiving, one rushing).