Michael Jennings (American football)
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Michael Jennings (American football).jpg
| caption = Jennings during the Giants Super Bowl parade in 2008
| name = Michael Jennings
| number = 15
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|7}}
| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 181
| college = Florida State
| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (XLII)
| undraftedyear = 2002
| pastteams = * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
- Scottish Claymores ({{NFLE Year|2003}})*
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
- Berlin Thunder ({{NFLE Year|2005}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2004|2007}})
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2008}})
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 5
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 49
| pfr = JennMi00
}}
Michael Jennings (born September 7, 1979) is an American former professional football wide receiver.
Early life
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 career
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070820/SPORTS/708200340 |title=Strahan may return to Giants; 4 key players hurt vs. Ravens |access-date=August 22, 2007 |last=Ditrani |first=Vinny |date=August 20, 2007 |work=Times Herald-Record }}
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.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{Super Bowl XLII}}
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Category:Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Florida State University alumni
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:Scottish Claymores players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:Berlin Thunder players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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