- Cedric Houston
Infobox NFLretired
name=Cedric Houston
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position=Running back
number=32, 34
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|6|28Clarendon, Arkansas
deathdate=
debutyear=2005
finalyear=2006
draftyear=2005
draftround=6
draftpick=182
college=Tennessee
teams=
*New York Jets (2005-2006)
stat1label=Rushing attempts
stat1value=194
stat2label=Rushingyard s
stat2value=676
stat3label=Touchdown s
stat3value=7
nfl=HOU429901
highlights=
* No notable achievementsCedric Leonard Houston (born
June 28 ,1982 inClarendon, Arkansas ) is a formerAmerican football running back of theNational Football League . He was originally drafted by theNew York Jets in the sixth round of the2005 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Tennessee.After two seasons with the Jets, Houston left the team to return to school and finish his degree.
Early years
Houston played basketball, baseball and track & field while at Clarendon High School in
Clarendon, Arkansas . He played in the first everU.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30th, 2000. He holds theArkansas Activities Association record for career touchdowns with 97 from 1998-2000 at Clarendon High.College career
Houston was a three-year starter at the
University of Tennessee . He andGerald Riggs, Jr. became the first players in Volunteers history to both amass 1,000 yards in the same season.Professional career
After
Curtis Martin went down with an injury in the 2nd half of the2005 NFL season , Houston became the starter.On
July 26 ,2007 , one day before the start of training camp, Houston left the Jets for personal reasons [ [http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show_permalink/houston-leaves-team-cfl-wideout-signed Houston Leaves Team; CFL Wideout Signed : New York Jets Transactions ] ] . A day later it was revealed that Houston was quitting football. Houston has returned to the University of Tennessee as a student and is finishing his degree.Houston remained on the Jets' Reserve/Left Squad list the entire season and was eventually released on March 11, 2008.
References
External links
* [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/894-cedric-houston New York Jets bio]
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