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| Position | Defensive lineman | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1983-04-17)April 17, 1983 (age 42) Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| College | UCF | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Edmonton Eskimos | ||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||||||
| 2011 | Philadelphia Eagles* | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Edmonton Eskimos | ||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |||||||||||
Rashad Jeanty (born April 17, 1983) is an American former professionalfootballdefensive lineman who played in theNational Football League (NFL) andCanadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the CFL'sEdmonton Eskimos after he wentundrafted in 2002. After playing four seasons with the Eskimos, he signed with theCincinnati Bengals of the NFL in 2006. He was also a member of thePhiladelphia Eagles during the offseason in 2011. He playedcollege football atUCF.
Jeanty is ofHaitian descent.[1] He attendedCarol City High School, where he was rated the 14th-best player in the nation and sixth-best inFlorida byThe Miami Herald.[2]
Jeanty played for two seasons at theUniversity of Central Florida, from 2000–2001, logging 9.5 sacks and 137 tackles in 22 games. In 2001, he earned the second team All-Freshman honors fromThe Football News and was named toThe Sporting News third-team Freshman All-America team.
Jeanty played three seasons on theEdmonton Eskimos, from 2002–2005, primarily as adefensive end. He won theGrey Cup Championship with Edmonton in2003 and2005.
Due to an injury toDavid Pollack, Jeanty was tabbed to start atSLB in his NFL debut on September 10, 2006 atKansas City. He was the only undraftedrookie in an NFL starting lineup on kickoff weekend. He had two tackles in the Bengals' 23-10 win. He also had a key special teams play, as his recovery of muffed punt byDante Hall at the Chiefs 14-yard line was an early momentum-shifter, leading to a Bengals field goal that tied game 3-3. He played in every game in 2006 except games 4-7 due to a foot injury.
On January 9, 2010, Jeanty fractured his left fibula on the opening kickoff of a Wild Card playoff game against the New York Jets, ending his season.[3] He was waived by the Bengals on August 30, 2010 after failing his physical with the team.
On February 20, 2011, Jeanty was signed by thePhiladelphia Eagles to a one-year contract. He was released on September 2, 2011 during final cuts.
Jeanty was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on February 6, 2012, re-joining the team after a six-year absence.[4]
