Ricky Jean Francois

Ricky Jean Francois

Jean Francois in 2018
No. 95, 99, 94, 97
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1986-11-23) November 23, 1986 (age 38) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:	Miami Carol City
College:	LSU
NFL draft:	2009: 7th round, 244th pick
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (2009–2012) Indianapolis Colts (2013–2014) Washington Redskins (2015–2016) Green Bay Packers (2017) New England Patriots (2017) Detroit Lions (2018)
Career highlights and awards BCS national champion (2007) BCS Defensive MVP (2007) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 195 Sacks: 14.0 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Ricky Barkley Jean Francois (born November 23, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft. Jean Francois also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions. College career As a member of the national championship–winning 2007 LSU Tigers football team, he was the defensive MVP of the 2008 BCS National Championship Game. [1] Jean Francois was also a member of the LSU track & field team. [2] Professional career San Francisco 49ers Jean Francois in 2012 Jean Francois was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round, 244th overall, in the 2009 NFL draft. [3] He became famous among 49ers fans for his "Peanut Butter Jelly Dance". [4] In 2012, Jean Francois and the 49ers appeared in Super Bowl XLVII. In the game, he had two combined tackles as the 49ers fell to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 34–31. [5] Indianapolis Colts Jean Francois signed with the Colts on March 14, 2013. [6] He was released on February 23, 2015. [7] Washington Redskins Jean Francois signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Washington Redskins on February 26, 2015. [8] On March 15, 2017, Jean Francois was released by the Redskins. [9] Green Bay Packers On March 24, 2017, Jean Francois signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Green Bay Packers. [10] He was released on September 12. [11] Jean Francois re-signed with the team nine days later. [12] On November 1, he was released again by the Packers. [13] New England Patriots On November 7, 2017, Jean Francois signed with the New England Patriots. [14] He was released on December 2. [15] Jean Francois was re-signed on December 13. [16] Detroit Lions On July 25, 2018, Jean Francois signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions. [17] NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 SF 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 SF 16 0 12 9 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2011 SF 16 2 15 12 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2012 SF 16 3 22 12 10 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 IND 10 10 19 13 6 2.5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2014 IND 16 13 28 18 10 3.0 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2015 WAS 16 1 25 9 16 2.0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2016 WAS 16 6 32 17 15 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2017 GB 6 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NE 6 1 10 6 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 DET 16 11 30 19 11 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 47 195 116 79 14.0 29 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2011 SFO 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2012 SFO 3 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 IND 2 2 5 3 2 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 IND 3 0 6 0 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 WAS 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 NE 3 1 6 4 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 20 9 11 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Personal life Jean Francois has a brother named Michael. [18] He is of Haitian descent. References Schad, Joe (January 1, 2009). "Source: LSU's Jean-Francois to enter NFL draft" . Retrieved December 8, 2017. "Ricky Jean-Francois". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 16, 2017. "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023. Fucillo, David (October 13, 2010). "Ricky Jean Francois: Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Peanut Butter Jelly Time!". Niners Nation. Retrieved November 29, 2024. "Super Bowl XLVII – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens – February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017. Wesseling, Chris (March 14, 2013). "Ricky Jean-Francois signs $22M contract with Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013. Orr, Conor (February 23, 2015). "Indianapolis Colts release Ricky Jean Francois". NFL.com . Retrieved February 23, 2015. Jones, Mike (February 26, 2015). "Redskins sign DL Ricky Jean-Francois". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015. Keim, John (March 15, 2017). "Redskins clear cap room by waiving DE Ricky Jean Francois". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017. "Packers sign DT Jean Francois". Packers.com. March 24, 2017. "Packers sign G/T Adam Pankey to active roster, G Darrell Greene to practice squad". Packers.com. September 13, 2017. "Packers sign DT Ricky Jean Francois". Packers.com. September 21, 2017. "Packers release DT Ricky Jean Francois". Packers.com. November 1, 2017. "Patriots sign DL Ricky Jean Francois; Place LB Dont'a Hightower on Injured Reserve; Sign DL Mike Purcell to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. November 7, 2017. "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. "Patriots Sign WR Kenny Britt; Announce Additional Roster Moves". Patriots.com. December 13, 2017. "Lions sign free agents DT Ricky Jean Francois and LB Darnell Sankey". DetroitLions.com. July 27, 2018. Reiss, Mike (November 10, 2017). "Ricky Jean Francois happy to be with Pats, and in 'Dunkin' Donuts heaven'". ESPN.com. External links LSU Tigers bio Archived April 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.