Michael Jennings (American football)

Michael Jennings (American football)
Michael Jennings
No. 15     Indianapolis Colts
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: September 7, 1979 (1979-09-07) (age 32)
Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College: Florida State
Undrafted in 2002
Debuted in 2006 for the New York Giants
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NFL.com

Michael Jennings (born September 7, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League

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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 4x400 relay team.

Professional career

Michael Jennings entered the National Football League by signing with the San Francisco 49ers in 2002, but was cut soon after. He is best remembered in San Francisco for badly losing a 40 yard race to Terrell Owens.[1] 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. In the 2nd preseason game of 2007 against the Baltimore Ravens, he made a diving catch and in doing so he ruptured his achilles tendon leaving him out for the season.[2]

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

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

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