Malcolm Jenkins

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Malcolm Jenkins
Malcolm Jenkins 2014.jpg
Jenkins 2014
New Orleans Saints - No. 27
Safety
Date of birth: December 20, 1987
Place of birth: East Orange , New Jersey
Height: 1.83 m Weight: 93 kg
NFL debut
2009 for the New Orleans Saints
Career
College : Ohio State
NFL Draft : 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL
college
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles     873
Sacks     10.0
Interceptions     17th
Forced fumbles     18th
Passes prevented     96
Touchdowns     7th
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Malcolm Jenkins (* 20th December 1987 in East Orange , New Jersey ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He plays as safety for the New Orleans Saints . He was also under contract with the Philadelphia Eagles . So far, Jenkins has won the Super Bowl twice .

college

Jenkins showed his great athletic talent even in high school . He not only played football in various positions, but also excelled as a track and field athlete . He attended Ohio State University and played college football for their team, the Buckeyes, with great success . Not only has he won several titles with his team, but has also been recognized for his personal achievements, including the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award for the best defensive back in college football. He played in various positions in the secondary and was able to put a total of 196 tackles , he also got 12 interceptions and two touchdowns .

NFL

New Orleans Saints

In the NFL Draft 2009 he was selected in the first round as a total of 14th by the New Orleans Saints . Already in his rookie season he was a regular cornerback player and won the Super Bowl XLIV with the Saints . The following four seasons, he ran as a starting - Free Safety on.

Philadelphia Eagles

In 2014 he moved to the Philadelphia Eagles , where he also showed his usual good performance. In 2015 he was appointed to the Pro Bowl for this . In February 2016, he extended his contract with the Eagles for another five years. On February 5, 2018, he was able to win the Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots with them , with 4 tackles. In the following season he again reached the play-offs with Philadelphia, but failed in the Divisional Round (the 2nd play-off round) on his old team, the Saints.

Return to the New Orleans Saints

In March 2020 Jenkins signed a four-year contract for 42 million with the Saints US dollars , 16.25 guarantees it.

Web links

Commons : Malcolm Jenkins  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ College statistics on sports-reference.com, accessed June 1, 2016.
  2. Report on nfl.com from February 22, 2016, accessed June 1, 2016.
  3. Report on espn.com from March 18, 2020, accessed on March 23, 2020.