Witten surpasses 10,000 yards-receiving mark

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Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is headed to his 10th Pro Bowl. (Jose Yau/AP)

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas’ Jason Witten joined Tony Gonzalez and Shannon Sharpe as the only tight ends in NFL history with 10,000 yards receiving.

Witten reached the milestone when he caught a 34-yard pass deep over the middle from Tony Romo in the third quarter of Sunday’s game at Houston.

The catch put Witten at 10,002 yards in his 12-year career. He is the Cowboys’ all-time leader with 897 catches, and is second on the franchise’ receiving yardage list behind Michael Irvin, who had 11,904 from 1988-99.

Gonzalez, who retired after last season, leads all tight ends with 15,127 yards. Sharpe had 10,060 from 1990 to 2003.

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