Michael Jennings (American football)
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| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: September 7, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 181 lb (82 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2006 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
| College: Florida State | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Michael Jennings (born September 7, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who playes for the New York Giants in the National Football League[1].
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[edit] High school years
Jennings attended Nathan Bedford Forest High School in Jacksonville, Florida and was a student, and earned three letters in football and one in track as a senior sprinter.
[edit] College years
Jennings never played football in college. He was a track and field athlete at Florida State, earning 3 letters as a Seminole and winning the ACC Championship as a member of the 4x400 relay team.
[edit] Professional career
Michael Jennings entered the National Football League by signing with the San Francisco 49ers in 2002, but was cut soon after. Jennings was then selected in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL Europe Free Agent Draft by the Scottish Claymores. In 2004, he signed with the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens before being cut by both. He finally made the New York Giants roster in 2005, after which he allocated to NFL Europa and played for the Berlin Thunder. He played in his first NFL game in the 2006 season. In the 2nd preseason game of 2007 against the Baltimore Ravens, he made a diving catch and in doing so he ruptured his achilles tendon leaving him out for the season.[2]
The Giants put Jennings on the injured reserve due to his career threatening injury.
[edit] References
- ^ Transactions - Giants.com
- ^ Ditrani, Vinny (August 20, 2007). Strahan may return to Giants; 4 key players hurt vs. Ravens. Times Herald-Record. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
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