Justin Forsett

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Justin Forsett
Justin Forsett 2015 preseason.jpg
Forsett with the Baltimore Ravens ( 2015 )
Position (s):
running back 		Jersey numbers:
20, 21, 29, 30
born on October 14, 1985 in Lakeland , Florida
Career information
Active : 2008 - 2016
NFL Draft : 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 233
College : California
Teams
Career statistics
Yards in the running game     3,890
Yards in passing     1,351
Touchdowns total     20th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Justin Forsett (* 14. October 1985 in Lakeland , Florida ) is a former American American football poker players in the position of running backs . He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks , Indianapolis Colts , Houston Texans , Jacksonville Jaguars , Baltimore Ravens , Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos .

Career

college

Forsett played at the University of California from 2004 to 2007 .

If it was used very little in its first year there, it was able to establish itself well in the three following years. He had a total of 3220 yards and 26 touchdowns . In the passing game he was also used and came to 386 yards and a touchdown.

NFL

Forsett was selected in the 2008 NFL Draft in the 7th round in a total of 233rd place by the Seattle Seahawks .

Seattle Seahawks (1st period)

Forsett was allowed to catch a  kickoff in the opening game of the 2008 NFL season and only acted as a return specialist . After the game, however, he was fired by the Seahawks to make room in the squad because they took suspended players back into the squad.

Indianapolis Colts

On September 10, 2008, he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts . They released him after three games on October 8, 2008.

Seattle Seahawks (2nd period)

After he was taken back to the training team at the Seahawks immediately after being released from the Indianapolis Colts, he received a new contract on October 14, 2008 and returned to the active team.

During the remainder of the 2008 season, he was used exclusively as a return specialist.

From his second NFL year in 2009 , he was also used increasingly as a running back and made 8 touchdowns by running and passing by the 2011 season . After that, his contract with the Seahawks expired and since this was not renewed, he became a free agent .

Houston Texans

In the 2012 season he was under contract with the Houston Texans .

Jacksonville Jaguars

For the 2013 season he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars . After the season he was released from the Jaguars.

Forsett with the Baltimore Ravens ( 2014 ).

Baltimore Ravens

Forsett got a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens for the 2014 season . He was able to convince as a running back this year. He played his way into the starting line-up and ran 1,266 yards in 235 runs and managed 8 touchdowns. With this achievement he was elected to the Pro Bowl after the season .

After this season he got a new contract for the 2015 season and also played for the Ravens this season.

In the 2016 season , Forsett was unable to build on his good performance and was released at the beginning of the season on October 4, 2016.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions had at the time of Forsett's dismissal at the Baltimore Ravens great need for the position of running back and therefore signed Forsett on October 12, 2016. After the much younger running backs of the Lions were fit again, there was no more place for Forsett in the roster and he was released on December 3, 2016.

Denver Broncos

But since the Denver Broncos needed emergency solutions due to injuries in the running back position this season, they signed Forsett on December 5, 2016. At the Broncos, Gary Kubiak was the head coach at that time . He was the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens in Forsett's 2014 Pro Bowl season .

Forsett finished the 2016 season on the Denver Broncos roster.

Forsett announced his retirement from the NFL on May 3, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Justin Forsett  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Player profile with the California Bears
  2. ^ Danny O'Neil: Seahawks sign draft choice Justin Forsett . June 18, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ José Miguel Romero: Seahawks release Kent, Plackemeier, Forsett . September 9, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ Danny O'Neil: Seahawks add kick returner Justin Forsett to roster . October 14, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Brady Henderson: Former Seahawks RB Justin Forsett joins Texans . June 4, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  6. ^ John Breech: Jaguars sign former Texans Justin Forsett and Alan Ball . March 15, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ Will Brinson: Jaguars release RB Justin Forsett . March 11, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ The Ravens Sign Justin Forsett To 1-Year Deal . April 4, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ Aaron Wilson: Ravens RB Justin Forsett added to Pro Bowl, replacing Texans' Arian Foster . January 13, 2015. Accessed February 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ Matt Fitzgerald: Justin Forsett Re-Signs With Ravens . March 12, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  11. ^ Jamison Hensley: Ravens release RB Justin Forsett in 'mutual' parting of ways . October 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ Michael Rothstein: Filling need, Lions sign veteran running back Justin Forsett . October 12, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ Zac Jackson: Lions cut Justin Forsett . December 3, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  14. ^ Jeanna Thomas: Justin Forsett to reunite with Gary Kubiak in Denver . December 5, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ Running back Justin Fossett ends NFL career . May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Forsett, Justin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Lakeland , Florida , United States