| Reuben
Droughns
Scout.com Headlines: |
Three Vets Axed, Coach Added In football talk, the Giants trimmed the fat on their roster for the upcoming season by parting ways
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Feb 10, 2009 |
Giants Can’t Shake Injury Bug  The Giants will be glad when they implode this place.
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Dec 15, 2008 |
Giants Go with Two Kickers For the first time this season, Tom Coughlin has decided to dress both kickers.
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Nov 9, 2008 |
Insider Trading Tips for Giant Stock Market  In this installment, we will look at the players falling fast.
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Nov 9, 2008 |
Rookie Goff Injured DETROIT – Here are the third-quarter highlights from Detroit...
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Aug 7, 2008 |
The Wright Stuff  DETROIT – Here are the highlights of the second 15 minutes of the 2008 preseason...
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Aug 7, 2008 |
Albany Insider  Here’s who’s hot and who’s not from up in Albany...
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Aug 6, 2008 |
Behind Enemy Lines: Part 1  TGI's Ken Palmer and Bucs Blitz's Matthew Postins discuss the upcoming game.
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Jan 3, 2008 |
Inside the Clincher Here are more details on New York’s playoff-clinching victory…
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Dec 23, 2007 |
X's and O's: Giants vs Eagles Here is a report on how players did, position by position, in the game against the Eagles.
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Dec 10, 2007 |
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Ht: 5-11
Wt: 215
| Date of Birth: |
08/21/1978 |
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| 2006 Scout.com NFL Fantasy Rankings (full list): |
| Pos: RB |
Pos Rank: #22 |
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| Biography: |
How Acquired: Acquired from the Denver Broncos in 3/05 for
DE Ebenezer Ekuban and DT Michael Myers.
Contract Status: Signed a three-year contract extension on
3/3/06. Bound to the team through 2009 with a reported 2006 salary of
$1,200,000.
Career Stats:
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Significant Injury History:
1998: Fractured right fibula against UCLA, missed remainder of season.
2000: Seperated right shoulder in first pro carry, missed entire season.
Season Notes: Entered the season as the team's unchallenged feature
back after gaining over 1200 yards the previous year... Distracted by off-season
domestic violence charge during training camp, but hearing has been set to occur
after the season... Did nothing to reduce confidence in his ability to be the
team's feature back during an excellent pre-season... Signed a contract
extension prior to the season.
Career Notes: Junior college transfer who stepped in as the
featured back for Oregon in 1998-9... Gained 2,058 yards during two-year
stint at Oregon, including 1,234 yards and 9TDs as a senior... Injured against
UCLA as a junior, in a game where he ran for 172 yards... Drafted in the third
round by the Detroit Lions... Injured in the first carry of his pro career in
pre-season game in 2000, and placed on IR for entire season... Gained 72 yards
in second year with Lions, a year which saw him waived by Detroit and then
re-signed after a brief stay on the Miami Dolphins practice squad... Signed with
Denver in 2002 and spent the next two years primarily appearing at fullback and
appearing on special teams... Gained only 25 yards total both years total, while
excelling on special teams... Took over as Broncos feature back in 2004 and
exploded for 1,240 yards (career high)... Ran for over 100 yards six times for
the Broncos... Traded to the Browns in March 2005 for defensive help... Fought
off Lee Suggs and William Green during training camp to win the feature back job
with the Browns... Ran the ball 309 times (team record) in gaining 1,230 yards
for Cleveland... First Browns back since 1985 to run for over 1,000 yards...
Wore down at the end of the season but continued to carry the ball exclusively
for the Browns... Signed three-year contract extension during off-season with
the Browns.
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