Michael Jennings (American football)

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Michael Jennings
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Jennings during the Giants Super Bowl parade in 2008
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1979-09-07) September 7, 1979 (age 43)
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College: Florida State
Undrafted: 2002
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:49
Receiving TDs:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Jennings (born September 7, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver.

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High school years

Jennings attended Nathan Bedford Forest High School in Jacksonville, Florida and was a student, and earned three letters in football and one in track as a senior sprinter.

College years

Jennings never played football in college. He was a track and field athlete at Florida State, earning 3 letters as a Seminole and winning the ACC Championship as a member of the 4 × 400 relay team.

Professional career

Michael Jennings entered the National Football League by signing with the San Francisco 49ers in 2002, but was cut before the season. Jennings was then selected in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL Europe Free Agent Draft by the Scottish Claymores. In 2004, he signed with the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens before being cut by both. He finally made the New York Giants roster in 2005, after which he allocated to NFL Europa and played for the Berlin Thunder. He played in his first NFL game in the 2006 season. He was a starter in the 2nd preseason game of 2007 against the Baltimore Ravens. In the game, he made a diving catch and in doing so he ruptured his achilles tendon leaving him out for the season. [1]

The Giants put Jennings on injured reserve due to his career-threatening injury.

The following year, he once again tried out for the Giants but was released after the final cuts.

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References

  1. Ditrani, Vinny (August 20, 2007). "Strahan may return to Giants; 4 key players hurt vs. Ravens". Times Herald-Record . Retrieved August 22, 2007.

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