Malcolm Jenkins was born on December 20,1987 and is a former American football safety who played for 13 seasons in the National Football League.
60 Facts About Malcolm Jenkins
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Malcolm Jenkins played college football at Ohio State, earning consensus All-American honors, and winning the Jim Thorpe Award as a senior.
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Malcolm Jenkins was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft and played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2014 to 2019.
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Malcolm Jenkins played both wide receiver and defensive back for the Chiefs football team.
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Malcolm Jenkins excelled at track, winning the state title in the 400 metres as a junior.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished the season with 37 tackles in 10 games.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished '06 with 55 tackles and four interceptions.
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Malcolm Jenkins was vice president, stepmaster, and chaplain of the Ohio State chapter; he has prominent fraternity brands on his upper left arm, and another one on his chest.
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Malcolm Jenkins was considered one of the top two defensive backs available in the draft, and drew comparisons to Terence Newman.
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However, after Malcolm Jenkins ran a comparably slow 40-yard dash, some scouts considered him better suited for the safety position.
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Malcolm Jenkins was the first cornerback to be drafted by the Saints in the first round since Oregon's Alex Molden went eleventh overall in the 1996 NFL Draft.
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Malcolm Jenkins entered training camp late and was slated as a backup, but competed for a job as a starting cornerback against Jabari Greer.
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Malcolm Jenkins made first career tackle on running back Aaron Brown and stopped him from scoring on an 87-yard kick return in the third quarter.
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Malcolm Jenkins was inactive for the Saints' Week 4 victory against the New York Jets after spraining his ankle the previous week.
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Malcolm Jenkins was sidelined for Week 6 after further aggravating his ankle injury.
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Malcolm Jenkins intercepted a pass attempt by quarterback Josh Freeman that was originally intended for wide receiver Antonio Bryant and returned it for a 14-yard gain in the second quarter.
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Malcolm Jenkins earned his first start after Jabari Greer sustained a groin injury in Week 9 and Tracy Porter sprained his MCL in Week 10.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished his rookie season in 2009 with 55 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and an interception in 14 games and six starts.
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Malcolm Jenkins was moved after the Saints' drafted Patrick Robinson in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
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Head coach Sean Payton named Malcolm Jenkins the starting free safety to start the season after Darren Sharper underwent microfracture surgery and was placed on the physically unable to perform list.
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Malcolm Jenkins was inactive for the Saints' Week 11 victory against the Seattle Seahawks due to a neck injury he sustained the previous game.
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Saints' head coach Sean Payton said Malcolm Jenkins performed "one of those plays that inspires everybody on the team".
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Malcolm Jenkins was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.
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Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception by Sam Bradford for a 96-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
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Malcolm Jenkins received NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in 2010 for his performance.
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Malcolm Jenkins injured his knee in the Saints' Week 17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was forced to miss the NFC Wildcard Game.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished his first season as a safety with 64 combined tackles, 12 pass deflections, two interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a sack, and a touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Malcolm Jenkins entered training camp as the de facto starting free safety after the Saints chose not to re-sign Darren Sharper during the offseason.
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Malcolm Jenkins completed the 2011 season with 77 combined tackles, nine passes defensed, and a sack in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception by quarterback Carson Palmer, that was intended for tight end Brandon Myers, for a 55-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
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The touchdown was Malcolm Jenkins' second pick six of his career.
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Malcolm Jenkins was inactive for the last three regular season games due to a hamstring injury.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished the 2012 season with 94 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in 13 games and 13 starts.
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Head coach Sean Payton named Malcolm Jenkins the starting free safety to begin the regular season, opposite strong safety Roman Harper.
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Malcolm Jenkins was inactive for two games due to a back injury.
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Malcolm Jenkins became an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career in 2014.
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Malcolm Jenkins garnered interest from multiple teams, but did not receive a contract offer from the Saints.
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Malcolm Jenkins entered camp slated as the de facto starting free safety.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished the 2014 season with 80 combined tackles, 15 passes defensed, three interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Malcolm Jenkins returned as the starting free safety in 2015 and played alongside strong safety Walter Thurmond.
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Malcolm Jenkins intercepted a pass by quarterback Tom Brady, that was thrown to Danny Amendola at the goal line, and returned it for a 99-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished his second and last season under defensive coordinator Billy Davis with a career-high 109 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, two interceptions, three forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in 16 games and 16 starts.
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On January 25,2016, Malcolm Jenkins announced via Twitter that he was added to the 2016 Pro Bowl after originally being named a seventh alternate.
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Malcolm Jenkins had a year remaining on his previous contract from 2014.
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In total, Malcolm Jenkins is due $40.50 million over the next five seasons.
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Malcolm Jenkins intercepted a pass by Kirk Cousins that was initially intended for tight end Vernon Davis and returned it for a 64-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
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Malcolm Jenkins intercepted a pass by quarterback Eli Manning originally intended for tight end Will Tye and returned it for a 34-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
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Malcolm Jenkins completed the 2016 season with 72 combined tackles, nine passes defensed, three interceptions, two touchdowns, and a sack in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Malcolm Jenkins was ranked the 90th best player in the league on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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On December 19,2017, it was announced that Malcolm Jenkins was voted to the 2017 Pro Bowl.
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Malcolm Jenkins was ranked 96th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished the season with 97 tackles, one sack, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, eight pass deflections, and one interception in 16 games started.
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Malcolm Jenkins finished the season with 80 combined tackles, 2.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and eight pass deflections in 16 games started.
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On March 23,2020, Malcolm Jenkins signed a four-year, $32 million contract to return to the New Orleans Saints.
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Malcolm Jenkins is the only player who has ever been on a team that defeated both Tom Brady and Peyton Manning during a Super Bowl.
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On September 19,2016, Malcolm Jenkins began raising his fist during the national anthem to bring attention to racial inequality and continued to do it every week throughout 2016 and 2017.
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Malcolm Jenkins said he would not stop protesting during the national anthem even if the NFL or his team's owner prohibited players from doing so.
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Malcolm Jenkins has met on Capitol Hill with legislators, written an opinion-editorial in The Washington Post and signed a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell explaining his perspective on the issues.
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On June 4,2020, Malcolm Jenkins posted an Instagram video in response to Drew Brees's comments that criticized protests during the National Anthem.
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In July 2020, Malcolm Jenkins received backlash after issuing a message that was seen by many in the Jewish community as dismissive in response to DeSean Jackson posting anti-semitic posts on his Instagram account that included a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler.