Montee Ball
| Montee Ball | |
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Position (s): running back |
Jersey numbers: 28, 38 |
| born December 5, 1990 in McPherson , Kansas | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2013 - 2014 | |
| NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58 | |
| College : University of Wisconsin | |
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* no regular season appearances |
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| Career statistics | |
| Erlaufene yards | 731 |
| average | 4.2 |
| Touchdowns | 5 |
| Captured passports | 29 |
| Yards scored | 207 |
| Touchdowns | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Montee Ball, Jr. (* 5. December 1990 in McPherson , Kansas ) is a former American American football poker players in the position of running backs . He played for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League (NFL).
college
Ball attended the University of Wisconsin and played college football for their team, the Badgers, with great success from 2009 to 2012 . He was able to win the Big Ten Conference championship three times with his team and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Archie Griffin and Doak Walker Awards and has been accepted into various national teams. In a total of 49 games he was able to achieve 83 touchdowns . He holds a number of records, both at college and conference - as well as at NCAA level.
NFL
Denver Broncos
Despite his outstanding performance in college football, he was selected in the 2013 NFL Draft only in the 2nd round as the 58th player by the Denver Broncos . Already in his rookie year he was used regularly and was able to reach the Super Bowl with his team , where the Broncos had to admit defeat to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XVIII . In his second season, Ball seemed to be able to establish himself as a starter , but suffered a persistent groin injury in week 5, which put him out of action for the rest of the season. In the 2015 preseason he fought with CJ Anderson , Ronnie Hillmann and Tuwan Thompson for a place in the Broncos squad and was dismissed by the Broncos on September 6, 2015 after poor performance in the preparatory games.
New England Patriots
On December 15, 2015, the New England Patriots enlisted Ball for their Practice Squad . He was released on February 5, 2016, shortly after being charged with assault and temporarily detained in an argument with his girlfriend .
After that, there was no more team for the alcoholic athlete
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of various college statistics and the numerous honors on sports-reference.com, accessed on July 11, 2015
- ↑ Ball waived by broncos (English) ESPN.com, accessed October 8, 2015
- ↑ patriots sign ex bronco ball to practice squad (English) 247sports.com, accessed on December 16, 2015
- ↑ Report (English) on espn.com from February 10, 2016, accessed on August 11, 2016
- ↑ Report (English) on sportingnews.com from May 4, 2017, accessed on May 19, 2020
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ball, Montee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ball, Montee Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | McPherson , Kansas , United States |