Tony Richardson (American Football Player)

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Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson.JPG
Richardson during the 2009 Jets training camp
Position (s):
running back 		Jersey number (s):
49
born on December 17, 1971 in Frankfurt , Germany
Career information
Active : 1995 - 2010
Undrafted in 1994
College : Auburn
Teams
* Offseason and / or Practice Squad member only
Career statistics
Rushing yards     1727
Rushing Average     4.0
Touchdowns     15th
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Antonio "Tony" Richardson (* 17th December 1971 in Frankfurt , Germany ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the full backs . Most recently he played with the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL).

college

After Richardson attended Daleville High School in the city of the same name, Daleville , he went to Auburn University . There he played from his first year on the football team that goes by the name of the Tigers . For the Tigers , Richardson started in his first season in all games as the running back . His first year was relatively successful and he reached the Peach Bowl with the team . He won this with his team after a 27:23 win over the Indiana Hoosiers . Shortly thereafter, a scandal became public in which Auburn's coaching team was deeply involved, for example because it is said to have made illegal payments to players. Pat Dye remained head coach of the Tigers , who then showed visibly weaker performances. That didn't change until Coach Dye was replaced by Terry Bowden . Under his leadership, Richardson's team managed to win all regular season games. But the team did not reach a bowl final because they were banned from the postseason for two years due to the scandal . After the end of this season and a total of four years at the university, Richardson left this.

Professional career

Beginnings

Although he did not select a team in the NFL Draft , he got a contract with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent . In the pre-season and during the season he trained with the team, but was never used in the competitive games. After a while, the cowboys released him. So he was initially without a contract and only signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs for the new season . The City Chiefs then followed on September 3, 1995, his NFL debut in the game against the Seattle Seahawks . This was followed by short assignments over the next four years. In the play-offs , which were reached twice by the City Chiefs during this period, he did not come to a use. Ultimately, under coach Marty Schottenheimer, he did not get beyond the role of reservist behind Kimble Anders .

Rise to the starter

After the end of the 1998 season , Schottenheimer resigned and was replaced by Gunther Cunningham . Richardson became a starter under his leadership and played in all sixteen games from the beginning. He gained 387 yards of space through his 84 attempts. At the end of the regular season, the City Chiefs then missed the play-offs just behind Seattle. In the 2000 season , Richardson managed to almost double the space he gained through his runs and, statistically speaking, he played his best season to date. But that didn't help the injured City Chiefs and so they ended up third at the end of the season. So they did not make it into the play-offs again. That was also the case in the next season, with Richardson at least setting a personal record with seven touchdowns . In 2002 the Chiefs were even last in the AFC West and missed the play-offs for the fifth time in a row.

First use in the play-offs

The following year , the City Chiefs were again winners of the AFC West for the first time since the 1997 season . Richardson started on the way to the play-offs in only 10 of 16 games and could not build on past performances. Nevertheless, he was elected to the Pro Bowl and, in contrast to the previous year, even came to his use as a starter. After the Pro Bowl, the play-offs in the NFL took place like every other. The opponents of the City Chiefs there were Indianapolis Colts . In front of a home crowd, Richardson managed to catch the football once , which gave the City Chiefs a space gain of 10 yards. Otherwise, at least statistically, it was inconspicuous. After 60 minutes Kansas was seven points behind and was eliminated by the Colts. In the next two seasons, the City Chiefs could not reach the play-offs again. Richardson played solidly and was re-elected to the Pro Bowl in 2005. When Kansas coach Dick Vermeil left the club after the 2005 season, Richardson, who had become a free agent, also moved to the club.

Two years in Minnesota

From Missouri , Richardson moved north to the Minnesota Vikings , with whom he signed a two-year contract. In Minnesota, he initially shared the job as a starter on the position of fullback with Jeff Dugan . So he played in his first season in seven games from the start. He was designed more for catching passports than for running. In total, he only made five attempts to run, whereas his thirteen pass catches resulted in a gain of 111 yards. At the end of the season he did not make it into the postseason with the Vikings either. This did not change in the next season. But Richardson was elected to the Pro Bowl for the last time to date. In the Vikings team he no longer played an important role, which was mainly due to the fact that coach Brad Childress rarely played with a fullback. After the end of the 2007 season , his contract with the Vikings ran out and was not renewed, whereupon he was repeatedly a free agent.

Change to the Jets and first play-off successes

On March 6, 2008, Richardson was signed by the New York Jets . In New York, Richardson started again more often than before with the Vikings and ran more than catching passes. Nothing changed in the next two years, only he covered fewer and fewer yards. Richardson has reached the play-offs twice with the Jets and failed there in both 2009 and 2010 in the AFC Championship Game . Richardson was only used in the play-offs in 2009. At the end of the 2010 season, he received the Byron “Whizzer” White NFL Man of the Year Award for the player who, in the eyes of the NFLPA, shows the most engagement on and off the pitch.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tony Richardson Career Game Log . pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Indianapolis Colts 38 at Kansas City Chiefs 31 . pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_435567.html (link not available)
  4. ↑ 2007 Minnesota Vikings . pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  5. ^ Jets sign Richardson to one-year deal . nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Richardson, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Richardson, Antonio (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th December 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main , Germany