- Correll Buckhalter
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Correll Buckhalter 
At a game in Denver in September, 2010.No. -- Free Agent Running back Personal information Date of birth: October 6, 1978 Place of birth: Collins, Mississippi Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 223 lb (101 kg) Career information College: Nebraska NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 121 Debuted in 2001 for the Philadelphia Eagles Career history Career highlights and awards - Eagles Ed Block Courage Award recipient (2003)
- 1X NFL FedEx Ground Player of the week
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009 Rushing yards 2,797 Rushing Average 4.7 Rushing Touchdowns 19 Stats at NFL.com Correll Buckhalter (pronounced /kɔrˈɛl/; born October 6, 1978 in Collins, Mississippi) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska.
Buckhalter has also played for the Denver Broncos. He is a cousin of Detroit Lions cornerback Brandon McDonald.
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Early years
Buckhalter attended Collins High School (Collins, Mississippi) and was a letterman in football. In football, he rushed for 3,024 yards over the last two years of his high school years. He was selected for the all-state team, and during his junior year when he rushed for 1,302 yards. During his senior year, he rushed for 1,722 yards and 12 touchdowns. Buckhalter graduated from Collins in 1997.
College career
At the University of Nebraska, Buckhalter played in 46 games and finished ranked eighth in school history for rushing yards (2,522). He had 11 100+ yard games in college while starting only nine times and scored 27 touchdowns at Nebraska. He majored in sociology.
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Buckhalter during his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Buckhalter's NFL career has been marred by injuries. He missed the 2002 season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and both the 2004 and 2005 seasons due to a torn patellar tendon in his right knee.
In his rookie season of 2001, Buckhalter showed flashes of the potential the Eagles saw when he was drafted. Sharing the load with Duce Staley, he rushed for 586 yards with 4.5 yards per carry average, breaking Keith Byars team record for rushing yards by a rookie. He scored two touchdowns that season. Unfortunately, that season he was also suspended for a game after he and two teammates were stopped by police and arrested for possession of marijuana. Buckhalter was not charged in the case.
Buckhalter would not return to the field again until the 2003 season. Teaming with Staley and second year Brian Westbrook, he led the team in rushing attempts and rushing touchdowns (eight) gaining 542 yards in the process. Again however, he was suspended by Coach Andy Reid after missing a team meeting.
While still recovering, Buckhalter and Bryan Scott made cameo appearances in the comedy movie, White Men Can't Rap.
The 2006 season marked his first action since the 2003 NFC Championship Game. He played in all 16 games, but started only once. His season totals included 345 rushing yards on 83 carries, 24 receptions, 256 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
After the season, Buckhalter was re-signed by the Eagles for two years.
In 2007, he saw action at running back as well as at kick returner. He had 313 yards rushing and a 21.6 yards per return average.
Denver Broncos
On February 27, 2009, Buckhalter signed a four-year, $10 million contract with the Denver Broncos. The deal includes $1.8 million guaranteed.[1][2] In 2009, his ninth season in the NFL, Buckhalter achieved career highs in rushing yardage (642), yards per carry (5.4), and receptions (31).
On July 28, 2011, he was released by Denver.[3]
Personal
Buckhalter has had to deal with adversity over his career. His mother died when he was young and his brother Chris, who played on the Eagles practice squad in 1996, is serving a 20-year sentence for manslaughter.[4] In March 2009 prosecutors in a Philadelphia drug dealing case named Buckhalter as a celebrity client of the alleged dealer, Styles N. Beckles.[5] Buckhalter has not been charged with any crime and strongly denied any link to Beckles.[6]
Buckhalter owns a Quarter Horse stallion named 'Absolutely No Doubt,' who was the national high point Performance Halter Stallion of the American Quarter Horse Association in 2008.
Stats
Year Games Played Games Started Attempts Yards Avg. Receptions Rec. Yards Rec. Avg. Fumbles Lost Fumbles Recovered 2001 15 6 129 586 4.5 13 130 10.0 2 2 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 15 5 126 542 4.3 10 133 13.3 2 0 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 16 1 83 345 4.2 24 256 10.7 1 2 2007 14 2 63 313 5.0 12 87 7.3 1 0 2008 14 2 76 369 4.9 26 324 12.5 0 0 Totals 74 16 477 2,155 4.58 85 930 10.76 6 4 References
- ^ Bob Grotz, Update: Buckhalter signs with Broncos, delcotimes.com, 2/27/2009
- ^ CBS4/11 Sports, Broncos Sign Buckhalter, Arrington, kktv.com, 2/27/2009
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/28/release-tracker/. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Justin Kunkel, Tuesday Timeout: Buckhalter's Quest, PhiladelphiaEagles.com, 12/4/07
- ^ Alleged Drug Dealer Names Bronco As Client Sporting News, March 18, 2009
- ^ Buckhalter Denies Buying Drugs from PA Dealer SI.com, March 19, 2009
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Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Collins, Mississippi
- African American players of American football
- American football running backs
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Denver Broncos players
- Ed Block Courage Award recipients
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