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The team tweeted its congratulations following the play:
Witten joined future Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (1,325 receptions) as the only tight ends in history to make 1,000 catches. Three years ago, he passed Michael Irvin for the most receptions in team history.
Cowboys digital media producer Kent Garrison and Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News shared that the 13-year veteran had some special company on hand to watch him reach the milestone:
The 33-year-old was the second player in Week 13 to join the exclusive 1,000-catch club, along with Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who at age 32 became the youngest player to do so, according to Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com.
Witten talked about the prospect of accomplishing the feat last month to Peter King of the MMQB:
The reason why I am acknowledging it and am humbled to join that group is because of the names on that list. ... To me, the highest honor you can have is when people say you played the game at a high level and you played it at a high level for a long time. To reach a milestone like this, that is consistency. ... I can't even put it into words what an honor it is to say I could shortly be a part of that group.
Aside from quarterback Tony Romo, Witten is arguably the face of America's Team.
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