Rashad Andre Jennings was born on March 26,1985 and is an American football running back and coach for the Kingpins of Fan Controlled Football.
31 Facts About Rashad Jennings
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Rashad Jennings was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Rashad Jennings played for the Oakland Raiders and the New York Giants.
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Rashad Jennings began his college career at Pittsburgh in 2005, only the fourth true freshman running back to start there.
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However, Rashad Jennings transferred to the then Division I-FCS Liberty, in spring 2006, to be closer to his family.
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Rashad Jennings scored his first career touchdown in Week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs, rushing for 28 yards.
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Jones-Drew returned to the starting lineup the following week Rashad Jennings resumed his role as a backup until a shoulder injury on December 24,2012 landed him on injured reserve for the second consecutive year.
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Rashad Jennings was signed by the Oakland Raiders on April 11,2013.
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Rashad Jennings started the 2013 season backing up starter Darren McFadden.
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McFadden spent much of the season on the sideline due to injuries, forcing Rashad Jennings to start eight games in his place.
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Rashad Jennings finished the season with 733 rushing yards on 163 carries and six touchdowns.
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On March 12,2014, Rashad Jennings signed a four-year, $14 million contract including $3 million guaranteed with the New York Giants.
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Rashad Jennings quickly took over as starter, starting 9 games out of the 11 that he played.
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Rashad Jennings rushed for 639 yards on 167 carries and scored 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Rashad Jennings started all 16 games in 2015, and set career highs in carries, rushing yards, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.
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Rashad Jennings recorded 863 yards along with three touchdowns on 195 carries, as well as 296 yards and one receiving touchdown on 29 receptions.
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Rashad Jennings played his best football later in the season, besting his previous season highs in both carries and yards in each of his final four games, with 79 carries for 432 yards and 2 touchdowns in that stretch.
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Rashad Jennings played in 13 games in 2016, rushing for 593 yards, his lowest total since 2013, and scored three touchdowns on 181 carries.
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Rashad Jennings added 35 receptions for 201 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 2016.
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On February 13,2017, Rashad Jennings was released by the Giants.
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On December 8,2017, Rashad Jennings announced his retirement from the NFL.
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In early 2022, Rashad Jennings would be a coach for the Fan Controlled Football Kingpens.
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On March 1,2017, Rashad Jennings was revealed as one of the contestants who would compete on Season 24 of Dancing with the Stars and was paired with professional dancer Emma Slater.
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In November 2017, Rashad Jennings returned to 25th season in Week eight, to participate in a trio Cha-cha-cha with Drew Scott and his professional partner Emma Slater.
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In May 2018, Rashad Jennings returned to the ballroom as guest judge for Week 2 of season 26.
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Rashad Jennings later returned in season 27 as a trio partner to DeMarcus Ware and Lindsay Arnold.
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In 2016, Rashad Jennings appeared in one episode of the STARZ series, Power, as a guest in the club Truth.
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In 2017, Rashad Jennings appeared as a contestant on Talk Show the Game Show with Guy Branum.
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In 2017, Rashad Jennings appeared in one episode of the NBC series Great News as Portia's fiance, Carvell.
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In January 2019, Rashad Jennings appeared as the guest co-host with Nev Schulman in the MTV show Catfish.
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In January 2020, Rashad Jennings appeared as a contestant on Guy's Grocery Games - Game Day Super Teams with Guy Fieri.