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Position: | Fullback, Special teams | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | June 23, 1975 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Detroit (MI) Cooley | ||||||||
College: | Michigan | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Rushing Yards: | 33 |
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Average: | 2.4 |
Touchdowns: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Christopher Michael "Chris" Floyd (born June 23, 1975) is a former American football player. He played college football as a fullback for the University of Michigan from 1994 to 1997. As a senior, he was a member of the undefeated national champion 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL), principally as a special team player, for the New England Patriots from 1998 to 2000 and briefly for the Cleveland Browns at the end of the 2000 season.
Floyd was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1975. He attended Cooley High School in Detroit. Playing at fullback, Floyd was at the center of the offense for Cooley's football team, sometimes carrying the ball as many as 30 times.
Floyd enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1994 and played for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1994 to 1997.
As a freshman in 1994, Floyd was a backup to Tyrone Wheatley and Tshimanga Biakabutuka at the tailback position. Floyd carried the ball in four games, rushing for 71 yards on 10 carries (10.1 yards per carry), including a career-long 54-yard run against Minnesota on October 28, 1995. At the end of the 1994 season, Floyd was asked to backup Ché Foster at fullback for the 1994 Holiday Bowl.