David Mikel Tyree (born January 3, 1980 in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American football special teams/wide receiver who plays for the New York Giants in the National Football League. He was a sixth round draft pick by the Giants in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse University.
Tyree played high school football at Montclair High School in Montclair, New Jersey, where he was selected as a Blue Chip Illustrated All-American.
Tyree was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005 for special teams excellence. He is the first Giant to be selected as a special teams player since Reyna Thompson in 1990. Tyree was named one of the 50 most charitable players in the NFL according to ESPN The Magazine. David Tyree is most famous for his catch on the Giants' final drive of Super Bowl XLII that helped propel his team to a 17-14 win over the Patriots.
