J. R. Redmond

Joseph Robert Redmond (born September 28, 1977) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders, and won Super Bowl XXXVI as a member of the Patriots over the St. Louis Rams.

J. R. Redmond
No. 21, 27, 36
Born: (1977-09-28) September 28, 1977
Carson, California
Career information
Position(s)RB, FB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight213 lb (97 kg)
CollegeArizona State
NFL draft2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76
Career history
As player
2000–2002New England Patriots
2003–2004Oakland Raiders
AwardsSuper Bowl XXXVI champion

College career

As a senior at Arizona State University he was a Heisman Trophy and Doak Walker award candidate, and was one of the premier kick returners in the country. He ranks third in ASU history with 3,299 career rushing yards. His total career yardage ranks 26th in Pac-10 history.[1]

  • 1997: 142 carries for 805 yards with 7 TD. 15 catches for 186 yards with 1 TD.
  • 1998: 166 carries for 833 yards with 11 TD. 22 catches for 194 yards.
  • 1999: 241 carries for 1174 yards with 12 TD. 15 catches for 100 yards with 1 TD.

Professional career

Redmond is best known for his role on the 2001 New England Patriots. Redmond caught three passes in the Patriots' game-winning overtime drive during the famous "Snow Bowl" playoff game against the Oakland Raiders. Most famously, in Super Bowl XXXVI, with the Patriots on their own 30-yard line with 41 seconds left, Redmond caught a 3-yard dump-down pass from quarterback Tom Brady, dodged a tackler to pass the first down marker and then dragged a second tackler to the sideline, extending the ball out of bounds to stop the clock. The stopped clock allowed the Patriots to keep the drive alive and led, plays later, to a Patriots victory on an Adam Vinatieri field goal. Charlie Weis, the Patriots offensive coordinator at the time, has said that he would have recommended playing for overtime had Redmond not gotten the first down or failed to get out of bounds and stopped the clock.[2]

References
  1. "J.R. Redmond Profile". Sun Devils Athletics: Football. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  2. http://www.justruntraining.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107&Itemid=111
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