Jermaine Fazande

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Jermaine Fazande
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1975-01-14) January 14, 1975 (age 49)
Marrero, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
High school: John Ehret (Marrero)
College: Oklahoma (1994–1998)
NFL draft: 1999  / Round: 2 / Pick: 60
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:733
Average:3.5
Touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com

Jermaine Fazande (born January 14, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Chargers in the second round of the 1999 NFL draft.

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Fazande is currently a police officer with the Rice University Police Department in Houston, Texas.

College career

Fazande attended the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 1998 as a fullback. As a redshirt freshman in 1994, [1] Fazande did not see the field until 1995. He rushed for a career high 491 yards on 105 attempts and five touchdowns as a Junior in 1997. [2] Injuries, including a fractured jaw suffered during a practice in August 1998, [3] limited Fazande to just nine games his senior season, as he rushed 42 times for just 161 yards.

College statistics

YearTeamConferenceGamesRushingReceiving
ConGAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1994 Oklahoma Sooners Big 80000.00000.000
1995 Oklahoma Sooners Big 811281124.00000.000
1996 Oklahoma Sooners Big 121112433.60000.000
1997 Oklahoma Sooners Big 12121054914.75000.000
1998 Oklahoma Sooners Big 129421613.8311212.0120
Career–431878074.3811212.0120

[4]

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Fazande was drafted by the San Diego Chargers with the 60th overall pick in the second round of the 1999 NFL draft. [5] The Chargers had acquired the draft pick in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons in May 1998 for wide receiver Tony Martin. [6] A fullback in college, the Chargers moved him to running back, hoping to copy some success they had with Natrone Means. [7] A backup as a rookie, he had his first big game in the final game of the season against the Denver Broncos, carrying the ball 30 times and rushing for 183 yards and the only touchdown of the game, as San Diego won 12–6. He finished his rookie campaign by leading the Chargers in rushing, carrying the ball 91 times for 365 yards and two touchdowns. Following the season, the Chargers released veteran Natrone Means, [8] allowing for Fazande to work for a larger role the following season. In 2000, Fazande was second on the Chargers in rushing with 368 yards on 119 carries, rushing for just two touchdowns. In 2001, the Chargers with new general manager John Butler drafted hall of famer LaDainian Tomlinson, allowing the team to release Fazande at final cuts on September 3, 2001. [9]

New England Patriots

On May 1, 2003, the New England Patriots signed Fazande. [10] Fazande, however, never made it out of training camp with the Patriots, and never played again in the NFL.

Professional statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles
GGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFmbLst
1999 San Diego Chargers 73913654.0542000.00022
2000 San Diego Chargers 1371193683.1262161046.517011
Career20102107333.5544161046.517033

[11]

Personal life

Following his NFL career, Fazande became a police officer with the Rice University Police Department in Houston, Texas.

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References

  1. ↑ "OU Has Case of Senior-itis Sooners Want to Get a Victory for the Veterans". November 13, 1998.
  2. ↑ "Jermaine Fazande College Stats".
  3. ↑ "Sooners Lose Top Fullback to Jaw Injury". August 12, 1998.
  4. ↑ "Jermaine Fazande College Stats".
  5. ↑ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jermaine Fazande Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  7. ↑ "San Diego Chargers Draft Busts - #7 Jermaine Fazande". April 7, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Chargers release Natrone Means".
  9. ↑ "Wilson Daily Times Newspaper Archives, Sep 3, 2001, p. 21". September 3, 2001.
  10. ↑ "The Huddle".
  11. ↑ "Jermaine Fazande Stats, News and Video - RB". NFL.com .
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