2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl

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JAMEY RICHARD
Offensive Guard
6-5 295
Buffalo
4th Year With Colts
Draft-7, 2008 (236th overall)
Born: October 9, 1984
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GAMES STARTED/PLAYED: (2008, 7/15); (2009, 0/9); (2010, 4/14) Total 11/38
2010: Appeared in 14 games, starting four at LG….was inactive at Jacksonville 10/3 and vs. Jacksonville
12/19…started at LG at Houston 9/12, vs. NYG 9/19, at Denver 9/26 and vs. Kansas City 10/10…with linemates,
helped club produce 5,000+ net yards for 13th consecutive season…line allowed 16 sacks, tied for fewest allowed in
NFL…marked second time in three seasons team has ranked first in fewest sacks allowed (14, 2008, 4th; 13, 2009, 1st;
16, 2010, T1st)…line set 2nd-best ratio of sacks per pass plays (1 sack for every 43.4 pass plays) in club history…three
best ratios of sacks per pass plays in club's 58-year history have come in last three seasons: 1 sack for 47.2 pass plays
in 2009 (614 pass plays, 13 sacks), 1 for 43.4 in 2010 (695, 16), 1 for 42.8 in 2008 (599, 14)…was part of line
that ranked No. 1 in NFL with 90.7 rating according to New York Life Protection Index by Stats, Inc., a measure of team's
ability in pass protection…90.7 rating was highest in NFL since at least 1995…line also helped QB-Peyton Manning
become only NFL QB with 13 consecutive seasons with 25+-TD passes and 3,000+ seasons to open career, while
Manning extended his NFL record for 4,000+ seasons to 11. POST-SEASON: Saw action on special teams in Wild
Card Playoffs vs. NYJ 1/8.
2009: Appeared in nine games, primarily as special teamer…was active but did not play at Tennessee 10/11 and vs.
Houston 11/8…was inactive games 2-4 and 6-7. POST-SEASON: Saw action on special teams vs. Baltimore 1/16
in Divisional Playoffs, vs. NYJ 1/24 in AFC Championship Game and vs. New Orleans 2/7 in Super Bowl XLIV.
2008: Started seven of 15 games as rookie, with four starts at C and three at LG…did not play at Jacksonville
12/18…started first two NFL games at C vs. Chicago 9/7 and at Minnesota 9/14…saw action at RG filling in for
injured Dan Federkeil vs. Jacksonville 9/21…started at LG at Houston 10/5, vs. Baltimore 10/12 and at Green Bay
10/19…saw action on special teams and at C filling in for injured Jeff Saturday at San Diego 11/23…started at C at
Cleveland 11/30 and vs. Cincinnati 12/7…saw action on special teams and at C vs. Tennessee 12/28…recovered
fumble in end zone for first career TD. POST-SEASON: Was inactive in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3.
HONORS: 2008: PFW/PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team.
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman and three-year starter who opened 37 of 42 career games…in final two seasons,
allowed two sacks on 736 pass plays…started 12 games as senior…was Second-Team All-Mid American choice…was
semi-finalist for Draddy Award, given to player for combination of academic and athletic performance…started 12
games as junior…served as team captain and was named team's most outstanding offensive lineman…started 11
games as sophomore in first season as starting C…started two of seven games as freshman…was redshirted in
2003...holds degree in business management.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jameson Tyler Richard…born in Weston, Conn.…attended Weston High School…played
OT and DT…earned all-state, all-area and all-conference honors as senior…also served as team captain…lettered in
track, performing in shot put, and wrestling…Richard and his wife, Theresa, reside in Weston, Conn.
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