Mike Jenkins

For other people named Mike Jenkins, see Mike Jenkins (disambiguation).

Mike Jenkins

Jenkins warming up against the Chiefs in a 2009 game.
No. 21     Dallas Cowboys
Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: March 22, 1985 (1985-03-22) (age 26)
Place of birth: Neuenburg am Rhein
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College: South Florida
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Debuted in 2008 for the Dallas Cowboys
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2008-present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
1× Pro Bowl selection (2009) College awards and honors
Career NFL statistics as of 2010
Tackles	70
Interceptions	8
Stats at NFL.com

Mike Patrick Jenkins (born March 22, 1985 in Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cowboys 25th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Early years

He played high school football and ran track at Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida.

College

He played college football and ran track at South Florida. He ran a 4.38 second 40 yd dash at the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine.

Awards and honors

• First-team All-American (2005)
• Second-team All-Big East (2007)
• First-team All-Big East (2007)

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Jenkins was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round (25th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. On July 26, he signed a $9.725 million contract with $6.75 million guaranteed, including a $3.1 million signing bonus.

2009

In 2009 Jenkins and fellow corner Orlando Scandrick rotated spots. During week 3 in a game versus the Carolina Panthers Jenkins had an interception. Since then, he's started over Scandrick who has been moved to the slot corner position. He's established himself as being a coverage corner by intercepting three passes in his first few starts. In a playoff loss to the Minnesota Vikings, he was ineffective on two plays, allowing Vikings receiver Sidney Rice to score 2 touchdowns.^[1]

Jenkins finished the 2009 season with 5 interceptions and 49 total tackles and was selected as an alternate to the 2010 Pro Bowl and moved to the official line-up on January 25, 2010 when Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield withdrew due to injury.

2011

He suffered a neck stinger in training camp, and missed the entire 2011 preseason.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/gametracker/recap/NFL_20100117_DAL@MIN
2. ^ Rainer Sabin (2011-09-05). "Despite not playing in preseason, Cowboys CB Mike Jenkins 'confident' he's ready for season opener". http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/09/despite-not-playing-in-preseas.html. Retrieved 2011-09-06. 

External links

• Official Site
• Dallas Cowboys bio
• South Florida Bulls bio