40 Facts About Darius Reynaud

Darius Reynaud was born on December 29,1984 and is a former American football running back and return specialist.

Darius Reynaud was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008.

Darius Reynaud was a member of the New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, and Chicago Bears.

Darius Reynaud was awarded the St Charles parish offensive MVP award in high school after leading Hahnville High School to an undefeated record and the state championship as a senior.

Darius Reynaud recorded 236 carries for 1,889 yards and 37 touchdowns as a Running back his senior season, with nine 100-yard rushing games.

Darius Reynaud was the Louisiana state long jump champion with a 24.5' jump.

Darius Reynaud eventually signed as one of the last recruits with the Mountaineers.

Darius Reynaud did not participate in any games his true freshman year due to grades, but was not red shirted.

Darius Reynaud was backup to red shirt-junior receiver Brandon Myles, but still recorded 297 yards on 30 catches.

Darius Reynaud had a career-first touchdown in the win against Wofford, a 27-yard catch from Adam Bednarik.

Darius Reynaud recorded a career-high 520 yards and a career-low two touchdowns off of 39 receptions.

When Slaton was injured against Louisville, Darius Reynaud filled in for him at running back, contributing to Darius Reynaud's 221 yards rushing on 14 carries for the season.

Darius Reynaud had a career-best 110 yards on five catches with a touchdown against ECU, when the run offense wasn't productive.

Darius Reynaud was effective on special teams, when he recorded 813 yards on kick returns and a touchdown.

Darius Reynaud then picked it up and ran 96 yards for the score, which was the ESPN Play of the Week.

Darius Reynaud was named to the second-team all-Big East squad at the season's end, along with tackle Ryan Stanchek and punt returner Vaughn Rivers, who were both named to the second-team squad.

Darius Reynaud had 1,554 all-purpose yards on the season, which is the sixth most in a season by a Mountaineer in school history.

Darius Reynaud earned second-team all-Big East honors after the regular season ended and earned the team's Coaches Contribution Award.

Darius Reynaud's touchdowns tied him with Chris Henry for most in a single-season in school history and moved him to third all-time in school history while his 64 receptions on the season was fourth most in school history.

Darius Reynaud finished his career 12th in the all-time school career receiving yardage list, fifth most receptions and third most receiving touchdowns.

On January 10,2008, Darius Reynaud announced he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2008 NFL draft.

Darius Reynaud reported that he met with the New England Patriots at the NFL Combine.

Darius Reynaud improved his broad jump from 10'7" to 10'10".

Darius Reynaud ran a 1.47 10-yard dash time, which was one of the best for any Draft prospect at their respective Pro Days.

Darius Reynaud went undrafted in the 2008 NFL draft and was signed by the Minnesota Vikings.

Darius Reynaud was released by the team during final cuts, but re-signed to the team's practice squad.

Darius Reynaud made his NFL debut during Week 12 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Darius Reynaud ended the season with eight kick returns for 201 yards, including a season-long 49-yard return.

On September 5,2009, Darius Reynaud was made part of the 53 man active roster for the Vikings.

On September 3,2010, Darius Reynaud was traded with QB Sage Rosenfels to the New York Giants.

On September 3,2011, Darius Reynaud was cut by the Giants.

Darius Reynaud was signed on January 7,2012, to the Tennessee Titans only months after being cut by the Giants.

Later in week three against the Detroit Lions, Darius Reynaud set a franchise record by returning a 105-yard touchdown on a kickoff in the 4th quarter.

On December 30,2012, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Darius Reynaud became the 13th player in NFL history to return two punts for touchdowns.

Darius Reynaud holds the dubious distinction of scoring the fastest in an NFL game, albeit for the opposing team.

In Week 1 of the 2013 season against the Steelers, Darius Reynaud caught the opening kickoff in the end zone, momentarily entered the field of play, and hesitatingly re-entered the end zone as he thought a touchback would be the best return option.

Originally ruled a touch back, head coach Mike Tomlin challenged that, although Darius Reynaud's movements were minimal, the ball clearly exited and re-entered the end zone.

On October 21,2013, after muffing a punt that resulted in a San Francisco 49ers touchdown and negated a potential Titans comeback in the fourth quarter, Darius Reynaud was released from the team.

Darius Reynaud was signed by the New York Jets on December 3,2013, after return specialist Josh Cribbs was placed on the injured reserve list.

Darius Reynaud was signed by the Chicago Bears on August 18,2014.