1. Tashard J Choice was born on November 20,1984 and is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the running backs coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
41 Facts About Tashard Choice
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Tashard Choice played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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Tashard Choice played high school football for Lovejoy High School, in Lovejoy, Georgia where he recorded 40 career all-purpose touchdowns.
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Tashard Choice signed a two-year, $6 million deal with the Cowboys.
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Tashard Choice is currently the running backs coach for the Detroit Lions.
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Tashard Choice attended Lovejoy High School, where he played running back.
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Tashard Choice received All-Southern Crescent, All-state and the Daily's Southern Crescent Offensive Player of the Year honors.
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In 2004, Tashard Choice was named the Sooners' starting running back out of spring practice, but a left hamstring pull sidelined him and allowed true freshman Adrian Peterson to move ahead of him on the depth chart in the fall.
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Tashard Choice only took 23 carries and gained 100 yards the entire year.
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Tashard Choice's hardship was granted and he transferred to Tech by spring 2005.
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In 2005, Choice arrived at Georgia Tech and found himself behind P J Daniels on the depth chart.
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Daniels was injured in practice so Tashard Choice was announced the starter for the game.
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Tashard Choice carried the football 29 times for 84 yards and a touchdown.
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Tashard Choice led the Yellow Jacket rushing attack in 2006, becoming the first Yellow Jacket to rush for 1,000 yards since Daniels in 2003.
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Tashard Choice rushed for over 100 yards nine times and had seven straight 100 yard efforts, both Tech records.
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Tashard Choice played the final month of the season with a left knee meniscus tear.
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Tashard Choice sliced and diced his way through opponents in 2006 and worked his way towards becoming a preseason pick on several 2007 Heisman Trophy lists.
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Tashard Choice led the Yellow Jackets' powerful ground game behind four returning starters on the offensive line and veteran fullback Mike Cox.
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Tashard Choice missed the second half of the third game against Boston College with a right hamstring pull that would limit him throughout the season.
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Tashard Choice suffered a right knee sprain in the eighth game, against Army, undergoing minor surgery three days later that would forced him to miss the ninth game against Virginia Tech.
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Tashard Choice missed part of the tenth game Duke University when he re-injured his right hamstring, but was able to return to the contest in the second quarter.
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Tashard Choice had 1,310 yards rushing on 249 attempts and 10 touchdowns, even with injuries to his hamstring and to his knee.
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Tashard Choice concluded his NCAA career on the "Smurf Turf" of Boise against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Humanitarian Bowl.
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Tashard Choice left school after becoming the first player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons, the first player in school history to lead the ACC in rushing in consecutive seasons, tied for first in 100-yard rushing games, ranked first in consecutive 100-yard rushing games, ranked third in career rushing touchdowns, ranked fourth in career yards and ranked seventh in career all-purpose yards.
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The accolades Tashard Choice picked up during his college career include:.
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Tashard Choice was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Tashard Choice did not receive another carry until week 7 against the St Louis Rams, after he replaced fellow rookie Felix Jones as the backup running back, who had suffered a torn hamstring against the Arizona Cardinals in week 6 and later a season ending torn ligament in his left toe during his recovery process.
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Tashard Choice was used primarily on special teams until injuries to Marion Barber forced the team to play him against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who at the time had the best defense in the NFL.
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Tashard Choice finished his rookie season as a player on the rise, based on his late-season starts where he recorded 472 rushing yards, 185 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Tashard Choice began the 2009 season behind Marion Barber and Felix Jones on the depth chart, but injuries to both of those players gave him more playing time in week 3 against the Carolina Panthers, registering 18 carries for 82 yards, 4 catches for 36 yards and one touchdown in a win.
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Tashard Choice finished the season with 349 rushing yards, 132 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Tashard Choice began the regular season as the backup running back behind Felix Jones.
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Tashard Choice finished his Cowboys career with 250 rushing attempts for 1,139 yards, 3 lost fumbles and 8 rushing touchdowns.
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Tashard Choice added 64 receptions for 497 yards and no receiving touchdowns.
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On October 31,2011, Tashard Choice was claimed off waivers by the Washington Redskins.
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Tashard Choice was signed as an unrestricted free agent on March 24,2012.
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Tashard Choice re-signed with the Bills for a second time on March 29,2013, and was later released on December 4, with the team opting to give a bigger role to undrafted rookie Ronnie Wingo.
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In 2016, Tashard Choice joined the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff as an intern.
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Tashard Choice joined the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as their running backs coach prior to the 2019 season.
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In December 2021, Tashard Choice was briefly hired as running backs coach for USC.
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On February 13,2025, Tashard Choice was hired as the running backs coach for the Detroit Lions.