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Brandon Jacobs (born July 6, 1982 in Houma, Louisiana) is a running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. With a rare combination of 4.54 speed and impressive size (around 6ft 4½ and 264lbs), Jacobs has been an asset for the Giants in goal-line situations. He led all rookies in rushing touchdowns with 7 in the 2005 season. is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...
The city of Houma (pronounced ) is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
High school running back A running back, halfback, tailback or wingback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ...
City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, The Jints, The New York Football Giants Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner John Mara (50%) and Steve Tisch (50%) General manager Jerry Reese League/Conference affiliations National...
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Jacobs was raised in Napoleonville, Louisiana, and attended local high school Assumption High and later Coffeyville Community College. National recruiting service Rivals.com listed Jacobs the No.1 JUCO prospect in America in 2003. He signed with Auburn but was relegated to 3rd team halfback on the depth chart behind eventual Top 5 NFL draft picks Ronnie Brown and Carnell "Cadillac" Williams. Despite less playing time, Jacobs was 2nd on the team with 72 carries for 446 yards (6.2 yard avg) and 3 touchdowns. Unhappy with playing time, and after a personal phone conversation with fellow running back and good friend Muhammad Abdulqaadir, he transferred to Division I-AA Southern Illinois for his senior season. Napoleonville is a village located in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. ...
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Going into the 2006 season Jacobs stated that he studied film of famed power running back Eddie George in an effort to refine his running style. Eddie George, like Jacobs was a large power running back.[1] Edward Nathan George, Jr. ...
In the 2006 season, Jacobs carried the ball 96 times for 423 yards and 9 touchdowns. He averaged 4.4 yards per carry. He added 11 receptions for 149 yards. With the retirement of Tiki Barber, Jacobs is the odds on favorite to replace Tiki as the Giants starting running back. High school running back A running back, halfback, tailback or wingback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ...
Trivia
- Jacobs has garnered several nicknames such as "The Beast", "The Monster", "The Bulldozer", "The Semi", "J-Truck", "J-Train", "Mr. Hightower", "The Juggernaut" and is often referred to as the "Biggest Running Back in Captivity". Some analysts have referred to him as "Drago" in reference to Ivan Drago from Rocky IV.
- On Sunday, November 12th, 2006 Jacobs was given a 15-yard taunting penalty for celebrating a TD run by putting the ball under his shirt to resemble pregnancy. The celebration was paying homage to his wife, who was pregnant at the time.
- He owns a custom-made Cadillac Escalade.
- On his local New York city radio show, Max Kellerman has taken to calling Jacobs "The Juggernaut" in reference to the Marvel Comics character Juggernaut, who is an unstoppable force running forward. Whenever Kellerman mentions Jacobs an audio loop runs exclaiming "I'm the Juggernaut!" Kellerman also say "He hits you with your own pimp" in reference to a popular youtube video of the X-men and the fact that Jacobs punishes would be tacklers.
-Brandon's favorite movie is Big Trouble in Little China. Ivan Drago (Russian: Иван Драго) is a fictional boxer played by Dolph Lundgren who was featured in Rocky IV of the Rocky series. ...
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Max Kellerman (born August 6, 1973) is an American sports talk radio host from New York City. ...
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Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a fictional Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ...
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See also - History of the New York Giants (1994-present)
New York Giants helmet 2000-present. ...
External links - ^ Altavilla, J Jacobs' Height Requires Change In Style. (2006, July 31). The Hartford Courant , p. Sports.
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