Duce Staley
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| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running backs coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 27, 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | West Columbia (SC) Airport | ||||||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 5,785 |
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| Average: | 4.0 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 24 |
| Receptions: | 287 |
| Receiving yards: | 2,587 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 10 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Duce Staley (born February 27, 1975) is a former American football running back in the National Football League best known for his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning Super Bowl XL with them against the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at the University of South Carolina. He is currently the running backs coach for the Eagles.
Staley attended Airport High School in West Columbia, South Carolina and was an All-State wide receiver, and played running back sparingly.
As a senior at the University of South Carolina in 1996, Staley was ranked 13th in the nation in rushing with 1,116 rushing yards. In his collegiate career at South Carolina, Staley attempted 345 rushes for 1,582 yards (4.58 per average). He also caught 59 passes for 489 yards and two touchdowns.
Staley attended Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Mississippi in 1993 and 1994 where he was a NJCAA All-American.
Staley was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1997 NFL Draft and played for the Eagles through the 2003 season. After his rookie season and the departure of Ricky Watters, Staley became the starter in a tumultuous 3–13 season which led to the dismissal of head coach Ray Rhodes. Under Andy Reid, Staley developed into the team's perennial leading receiver through Reid's screen-heavy West Coast offense. However, he played in only five games of the 2000 season due to a serious Lisfranc fracture. Staley also missed some playing time in 2001 due to a shoulder injury. Entering the 2003 season, Staley held out of training camp in an attempt to bargain for a new contract, as he was in the last year of his deal. With Correll Buckhalter coming back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and Brian Westbrook entering his second season, the Eagles decided not to budge. This resulted in shared playing time among the three, as Westbrook became the premier back by season's end. They were known as the "Three-Headed Monster". Consequently, the Eagles decided to not re-sign Staley.
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