Frank Gore

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Frank Gore
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Gore (2008)
New York Jets - No. 20
Running back
Date of birth: May 14, 1983
Place of birth: Miami , Florida
Height: 1.75 m Weight: 96 kg
NFL debut
2005 for the San Francisco 49ers
Career
College : Miami (FL)
NFL Draft : 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Space gain     15,347 yards
average     4.3 yards
Touchdowns     80
Passing game     3,896 yards
Touchdowns     18th
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Franklin "Frank" Gore (born May 14, 1983 in Coconut Grove , Florida ) is an American American football player in the position of running back . He plays for the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL). He is considered one of the most successful and reliable running backs in NFL history.

NFL

San Francisco 49ers

Frank Gore - San Francisco vs Green Bay 2012 (2) .jpg

Gore was brought in 2005 in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft from the University of Miami to the San Francisco 49ers . He made his breakthrough in the 2006 season when he led the National Football Conference (NFC) with 1,695 yards in the running game . He also added 485 yards to this team record from passing catches , setting another team record with 2,180 yards from the line of scrimmage . This season he was elected to the Pro Bowl for the first time .

He started the 2007 season with the self-declared goal of breaking the old record of running yards set by Eric Dickerson in 1984. After missing almost the entire preparation for the season due to an injury, he missed the 2,200 yards that he was aiming for, but still achieved a respectable 1,102 running and 436 passing yards.

In the 2008 and 2009 seasons, he scored more than 1,000 yards for the third and fourth time in a row. He was the first running back in the history of the 49ers to do so. His scored 20 September 2009 space gain of 246 yards total in Week 2 at 23: 10 win over the Seattle Seahawks represented a career-best value his good performances in the season meant that he as substitutes in. Pro Bowl appointed has been.

A right hip fracture in week 12 of the 2010 season marked the end of the season for him. Nevertheless, he still came to 852 run yards and 453 pass yards. The reward was the extension of his contract with the 49ers by three years on August 30, 2011, which earned him $ 21 million with a guaranteed $ 13.5 million.

Gore's 51st touchdown for the San Francisco 49ers in the last regular season game of the 2012 season marked a new franchise record and contributed to winning the division title in NFC West . In the play-offs , the 49ers made it to the final and only lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII with 31:34. Gore contributed 110 yards and a touchdown.

In the following two seasons, 2013 and 2014 , the now over 30-year-old Gore showed constant performance and achieved over 1,000 yards each (1,128 and 1,106). In 2014, he became the 20th player in NFL history to run over 11,000 yards in his career.

Indianapolis Colts

On March 10, 2015, the era of Gore ended with the 49ers with the signing of a three-year contract for 12 million US dollars with the Indianapolis Colts , after his commitment was previously also under discussion with the Philadelphia Eagles .

The 2016 season was the ninth, in which he had more than 1,000 yards to book at the end of the season. Up until this point, only the Hall Of Famers Emmitt Smith (11), Curtis Martin (10), Walter Payton (10) and Barry Sanders (10) had more to show.

Miami Dolphins

On March 1, 2018, the Colts announced that Gore would not receive a new contract as part of a squad rejuvenation. On March 22, 2018, the now almost 35-year-old signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins . Here he was unable to run a touchdown for the first time in the 2018 season with 156 runs for 722 yards.

Buffalo Bills

In March 2019, he signed a one-year deal for $ 2 million with the Buffalo Bills .

New York Jets

On May 5, 2020, Gore signed a one-season deal with the New York Jets .

Records

  • Frank Gore is the only player in the history of the NFL who was able to gain more than 1,200 yards of space from the line of scrimmage (imaginary line where American football's game moves) in 12 consecutive seasons ( 2006 to 2017 ) .
  • With a total of 18,544 scrimmage yards , he ranks fifth in NFL history.
  • No other NFL player has managed more than his at least five touchdowns in 11 consecutive seasons.
  • Besides him, only Walter Payton reached over 14,000 running yards and 3,500 pass yards.
  • His average of at least 60 yards run per game in 12 of 14 seasons (as of 2019) means the second-best value in NFL history.
  • More than 500 yards in all of his 14 seasons in the NFL are also the best in terms of consecutive seasons.
  • Gore has currently (as of December 26, 2019) 15,321 running yards, the most of all still active NFL players and the third-most in NFL history.

Web links

Commons : Frank Gore  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rob McVey: 25 Greatest Running Backs in NFL History. athlonsports.com, February 21, 2019, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  2. ^ Daniel Brown: Gore's goal: 2,200 yards. mercurynews.com, January 2, 2007, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  3. ^ John Crumpacker: Report on sfgate.com. August 1, 2007, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 49ers statistics on pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Short biography and statistics on NFL.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Mike Sando: 49ers' three Pro Bowl alternates. ESPN.com, December 29, 2009, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  7. ↑ 49ers' Frank Gore out for season. ESPN.com, December 1, 2010, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  8. ^ Frank Gore signs extension with 49ers. ESPN.com, September 1, 2011, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Statistics on pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
  10. ^ Kipp Adams: Gore Eclipses 11,000 Career Rushing Yards, All With 49ers. 247sports.com, December 28, 2014, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Contract details on spotrac.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Kevin Bowen: Frank Gore Achieves 1,000-Yard Season. colts.com, January 1, 2017, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Jeremy Bergman: Colts moving on from veteran running back Frank Gore. National Football League (NFL), March 1, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Michael David Smith: Dolphins sign Frank Gore. NBCSports.com, March 22, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Statistics on pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
  16. ^ Report: Bills, Running Back Frank Gore Agree to One-Year Deal. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Short biography and statistics on NFL.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Statistics on pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
NFL 2010's All-Decade Team

QB : Tom Brady  | Aaron Rodgers  | RB : Frank Gore  | Adrian Peterson  | Marshawn Lynch  | LeSean McCoy  | WR : Antonio Brown  | Calvin Johnson  | Larry Fitzgerald  | Julio Jones  | TE : Rob Gronkowski  | Travis Kelce  | T : Jason Peters  | Joe Staley  | Tyron Smith  | Joe Thomas  | G : Jahri Evans  | Zack Martin  | Logan Mankins  | Marshal Yanda  | C : Alex Mack  | Maurkice Pouncey  | EN : Calais Campbell  | Julius Peppers  | Cameron Jordan  | JJ Watt  | DT : Geno Atkins  | Aaron Donald  | Fletcher Cox  | Ndamukong Suh  | LB : Chandler Jones  | From Miller  | Luke Kuechly  | Khalil Mack  | Patrick Willis  | Bobby Wagner  | CB : Patrick Peterson  | Darrelle Revis  | Richard Sherman  | DB : Chris Harris  | Tyrant Mathieu  | S : Eric Berry  | Eric Weddle  | Earl Thomas  | P : Johnny Hekker  | Shane Lechler  | K : Justin Tucker  | Stephen Gostkowski  | KR : Devin Hester  | Cordarrelle Patterson  | PR : Tyreek Hill  | Darren Sproles  | HC : Bill Belichick  | Pete Carroll

personal data
SURNAME Gore, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gore, Franklin (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Coconut Grove , Florida , United States