Bradshaw after winning Super Bowl XLVI
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | March 19, 1986 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Bluefield, Virginia | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Bluefield (VA) Graham | ||||||||||||
College: | Marshall | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 250 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 4,928 |
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Rushing touchdowns: | 36 |
Receptions: | 187 |
Receiving yards: | 1,493 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 12 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Ahmad Bradshaw (born March 19, 1986) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He played college football at Marshall. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion, winning Super Bowls XLII and XLVI as a member of the New York Giants, defeating the New England Patriots in both Super Bowls. He was the leading rusher in each game, becoming one of eight running backs in NFL history to be the leading rusher in two Super Bowls.
Ahmad Bradshaw was born in Bluefield, Virginia to Diana Davis and James Bradshaw, and played high school football, basketball and ran track at Graham High School. He was ranked as the #7 player in Virginia and the #28 cornerback prospect in the country by Rivals.com. He rushed for 2,282 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior and 2,557 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior, totaling 5,265 yards and 92 touchdowns while averaging nearly ten yards a carry for his high school career. He earned All-Virginia honors and was named VHSL AA Player of the Year.
Bradshaw was also on the Graham High track & field team, where he competed as a sprinter and jumper. In sprints, he recorded times of 6.75 seconds in the 55 metres and 11.34 seconds in the 100 meters. In jumping events, he got a personal-best leap of 1.80 meters in the high jump.