1. Jonathan Avery Dwyer was born on July 26,1989 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League.
33 Facts About Jonathan Dwyer
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Jonathan Dwyer played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Jonathan Dwyer played in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals.
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Jonathan Dwyer was a four-star prospect and many of the top NCAA Division I football programs expressed interest.
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Jonathan Dwyer initially made a soft verbal commitment to the Florida Gators but then decided that he preferred to stay closer to his family and committed to Georgia Tech.
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Jonathan Dwyer ran a career-best time of 10.70 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2006 GATFXC Coaches Invitational, placing first.
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Jonathan Dwyer placed third in the 200 meters at the USATF Region III Championships, with a personal-best time of 21.87 seconds.
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Jonathan Dwyer played in all thirteen games during his freshman year.
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Choice battled leg injuries during the course of the 2007 season, which led to Jonathan Dwyer rushing for 436 yards on 82 attempts and nine touchdowns.
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Jonathan Dwyer was named as a candidate for the Doak Walker award, an award given to the nation's best running back.
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Jonathan Dwyer continued to have a good season with 147 yards against a tough Florida State defense, with a 36-yard touchdown run and a 66-yard touchdown.
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Against Miami in a Thursday night game, Jonathan Dwyer had 10 carries for 128 yards on the ground with runs of 35 yards and a 58-yard touchdown.
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Jonathan Dwyer ended the game with 144 yards on the ground against a tough SEC defense and proved that he was one of the top backs in the country.
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Jonathan Dwyer entered the 2010 NFL draft and was at one point considered to be a top 30 prospect and in the top 3 running backs in the draft according to Todd McShay.
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Jonathan Dwyer was questioned if he could adjust to playing in a pro-style offense, due to the fact that he spent most of his college career playing in a flexbone spread option offense at Georgia Tech.
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Jonathan Dwyer's stock began to fall as questions about his weight and conditioning arose, including notably after the NFL combine.
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Jonathan Dwyer tested positive for amphetamines at the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine, however it was later ruled exempt by the NFL after it was found that the positive test stemmed from his attention deficit disorder medicine.
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Jonathan Dwyer was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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On September 5,2010, Jonathan Dwyer made the team's final roster cut.
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Jonathan Dwyer made his professional debut in week 17 against the Cleveland Browns after the Steelers had built a commanding first half lead and rested Rashard Mendenhall in the second half.
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Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 28 yards on 9 carries in the game.
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Jonathan Dwyer again made the final roster cut after a strong showing in the pre-season.
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Jonathan Dwyer had a strong performance, rushing for 107 yards on 11 carries, including a 76-yard dash to set up a short Ben Roethlisberger touchdown pass.
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At the start of the 2012 season, Jonathan Dwyer came to training camp overweight, and was in question of making the team for his third season.
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Jonathan Dwyer rushed 17 times for 122 yards in the game.
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On November 27,2012, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced that Jonathan Dwyer had earned the starting job for the remainder of the season.
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Jonathan Dwyer was released by the Steelers prior to the start of the 2013 season.
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On March 12,2014, Jonathan Dwyer signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
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Jonathan Dwyer was booked into Maricopa County Jail on one count of aggravated assault causing a fracture, one count of aggravated assault involving a minor, two counts of criminal damage, one count of preventing the use of a phone in an emergency, and assault.
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Jonathan Dwyer was freed the next morning on a $25,000 cash bond and ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device.
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Jonathan Dwyer was banned from any contact with the alleged victims, travels outside of Arizona and any involvement with weapons, drugs or alcohol.
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Jan 30,2015, Jonathan Dwyer pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, in Maricopa County Superior Court Thursday.
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Jonathan Dwyer admitted to the incidents during interviews with detectives but denied physically assaulting his wife and baby son.