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T. J. Rushing
Florida State
Position:Defensive backs coach
Personal information
Born: (1983-06-08) June 8, 1983 (age 40)
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Pauls Valley (OK)
College:Stanford
NFL draft:2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 238
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
[Florida State(2019-2020)
Defensive back coach
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:30
Sacks:0.5
INTs:0
Total Return Yards:1,290
Total TDs:1

Terrall Brent "T. J." Rushing (born June 8, 1983) is a defensive backs coach for Texas A&M University. Formerly, he was a professional cornerback and return specialist.[1] He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He later defeated the Chicago Bears with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI. He played college football at Stanford.

He has also played for the Detroit Lions.

Early years

Rushing attended Pauls Valley High School in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track.[citation needed]

Stanford career

Rushing finished his Stanford career as one of the top three kick returners in school history with 1409 yards. He was named First Team All Pac-10 for his work on special teams during his junior year. Rushing had three career touchdowns on kickoff returns, including both the first and last return of his senior season.[citation needed]

Professional career

NFL

Indianapolis Colts

Rushing mainly played on special teams as a kick/punt returner for the Colts, in a career which includes one punt return touchdown against the Oakland Raiders in 2007. Rushing spent the entire 2008 season on injured reserve.[citation needed]

He was non-tendered as a restricted free agent following the 2009 NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Rushing signed with the Detroit Lions on August 18, 2010 and was released by the club on September 4, 2010.[2]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Rushing was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 19, 2012.[3] He was released during training camp on June 17, 2012.[4]

Coaching

Arizona State University

Rushing was hired as a defensive backs coach for Arizona State University in 2016.[5]

University of Memphis

Rushing was hired as the defensive backs coach for Memphis in January 2018.[6]

References

  1. ^ "T.J. Rushing". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  2. ^ "Detroit Lions Transactions". detroitlions.com. 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Riders release veteran Romero, sign four". cfl.ca. 2012. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ statepress.com. 2016 http://www.statepress.com/article/2016/03/su-football-secondary-embracing-fresh-start. Retrieved March 21, 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ gotigersgo.com. 2018 http://gotigersgo.com/news/2018/1/3/football-norvell-announces-staff-additions-and-promotions.aspx. Retrieved January 25, 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

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