Dominic Rhodes

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Dominic Rhodes

Indianapolis Colts — No. 38
Running back
Date of birth: January 17, 1979 (1979-01-17) (age 29)
Place of birth: Waco, Texas
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
National Football League debut
2001 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
College: Midwestern State
Undrafted in 2001
Teams: Indianapolis Colts (2001-2006) Oakland Raiders (2007) Indianapolis Colts (2008-present)
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
AFC Rookie of the Month (12/01) Super Bowl champion (XLI)
Stats at NFL.com

Dominic Dondrell Rhodes (born January 17, 1979 in Waco, Texas) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Midwestern State.

Rhodes also played for the Oakland Raiders between stints with the Colts. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI.

[edit] College career

After attending Abilene Cooper High School, Rhodes was recruited by many major college programs including Texas Tech University and Texas Christian University. He signed instead with Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. Rhodes played two years at Tyler Junior College, where he earned All-America honors and twice was named an all-conference selection.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] First stint with Colts

After two years at Midwestern State University, Rhodes decided to go the NFL. Despite his college career, he was not chosen in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts.

In a 2001 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Rhodes returned a punt for a touchdown. In that game, the Indianapolis Colts' starting running back, Edgerrin James, injured his knee and ended his season. As a result, Rhodes was the starting running back for the rest of the Colts' 2001 season. That year, Rhodes ran for the third most rushing yards by a rookie in a single season, and the most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie in NFL history, he also was the first rookie to go undrafted and have a season with over 1,000 yards. No other player has accomplished that feat. Rhodes accomplished these marks while only starting in the final 9 games of the season following the injury to Edgerrin James.

During the 2006 NFL season, Rhodes split time with rookie running back Joseph Addai, as James left to play for the Arizona Cardinals. Through Week 11, Rhodes had 414 yards on 122 attempts and 3 touchdowns. After the whole season Rhodes had rushed for 641 yards and 5 touchdowns. On February 4, 2007, in Super Bowl XLI, he scored a one-yard touchdown and rushed for over 100 yards to help the Colts claim a 29-17 victory.

[edit] Oakland Raiders

Rhodes became a free agent for the 2007 free agency period. On March 9th, he signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Oakland Raiders. On July 3rd he was suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy^[1].

Rhodes was released by the Raiders on April 28 - just two days after the team drafted running back Darren McFadden fourth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

[edit] Second stint with Colts

On May 7, 2008, Rhodes returned to the Colts on a one-year, $605,000 contract.

[edit] Personal

[edit] Legal troubles

On February 20, 2007 Rhodes was driving 81 mph in a 55 mph zone on Interstate 65 in Indianapolis, Indiana at 3 a.m. He was pulled over by the Indiana State Police and arrested for drunk driving.^[2] Rhodes claimed at the time that he had only "two or three" alcoholic drinks; he failed two sobriety tests with a blood alcohol content of .09.^[3] He has subsequently pleaded guilty and on March 21, 2007, was given a suspended 180-day sentence and fined $1,000 ^[4].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Indianapolis Colts bio
• Oakland Raiders bio
• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • Yahoo! Sports