INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE - Nfl
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(10/11). Also recorded a 55-yard reception.<br />
• Recorded 61 yards and two touchdowns on nine rushing attempts at Washington (12/21).<br />
2008 (GIANTS):<br />
• Played in 15 games, tallying 355 rushing yards and one touchdown on 67 carries. Added five receptions for 42 yards and one touchdown.<br />
• Led the team with 39 kickoff returns for 867 yards (22.2 avg.). Returned one punt for six yards.<br />
• Finished with five carries for 52 yards and a touchdown and one reception for 18 yards and a touchdown at St. Louis (9/14). Also returned<br />
four kickoffs for 93 yards. Became the first Giants player to score rushing and receiving touchdowns in the same regular season<br />
game since 2005.<br />
• Finished with a season-high 11 carries for 65 yards, all in the fourth quarter, against Seattle (10/5).<br />
• Returned five kickoffs for 109 yards against San Francisco (10/19).<br />
• Rushed for a season-high 96 yards on nine carries against Baltimore (11/16). Had a season-long 77-yard run in the fourth quarter.<br />
• Returned three kickoffs for 101 yards (33.7 avg.) at Minnesota (12/28).<br />
• Returned six kickoffs for 180 yards, including a long of 65 yards in an NFC Divisional Playoff game against Philadelphia (1/11/09).<br />
2007 (GIANTS):<br />
• Played in 12 games and finished with 23 carries for 190 yards and one touchdown. Added two receptions for 12 yards. Also returned<br />
38 kickoffs for 921 yards and one punt for one yard.<br />
• In four postseason games, rushed for 208 yards and one touchdown on 48 carries. Caught four passes for 27 yards. Also had one<br />
kickoff return for 13 yards.<br />
• Made his NFL debut at Dallas (9/9) and recorded seven kickoff returns for 193 yards.<br />
• Contributed with a season-long 68-yard kickoff return at Detroit (11/18).<br />
• Had a career-high eight kickoff returns for 176 yards against Minnesota (11/25).<br />
• Registered four kickoff returns for 102 yards against Washington (12/16).<br />
• Totaled season highs of 17 carries for 151 yards and one touchdown in the regular season finale at Buffalo (12/23). Added four kickoff<br />
returns for 99 yards.<br />
• Rushed for 66 yards on 17 carries in an NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Tampa Bay (1/6/08).<br />
• Ran for 34 yards on seven attempts in an NFC Divisional Playoff game at Dallas (1/13/08).<br />
• Finished with 16 carries for 63 yards and a touchdown in the NFC Championship Game at Green Bay (1/20/08).<br />
• Rushed for 45 yards on nine carries in Super Bowl XLII against New England (2/3/08).<br />
COLLEGE:<br />
• Played in 32 games (22 starts) in three seasons at Marshall.<br />
• Rushed 552 times for 2,987 yards (5.4 avg.) and 31 touchdowns. Also caught 86 passes for 696 yards and five touchdowns.<br />
• Added 118 yards on 11 punt returns and 225 yards on 10 kickoff returns.<br />
• Became the 10th player in school history to gain more than 4,000 all-purpose yards in a career and the eighth player to gain over<br />
1,000 yards rushing (1,523 in 2006) in a season.<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
• Attended Graham High School in Bluefield, Va. and recorded 5,265 rushing yards and 92 touchdowns for his career.<br />
• As a senior, earned SuperPrep and PrepStar All-America honors after rushing for 2,557 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns.<br />
• As a junior, tallied 2,282 yards and 27 touchdowns.<br />
• Hosts an annual football camp in his hometown of Bluefield, Va.<br />
• Majored in sports management and marketing at Marshall.