Jarrett Payton
| Jarrett Payton | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): |
Jersey #: N/A |
| Date of birth: December 26 1980 | |
Place of birth:  Arlington Heights, Illinois,
U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: | |
| College: University of Miami | |
| Awards | World Bowl (Amsterdam Admirals) |
| Teams | |
| 2005 2005 2007 |
Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE) Tennessee Titans (NFL) Montreal Alouettes (CFL) |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Jarrett Walter Payton (born December 26, 1980 in
Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a professional Canadian football player. Payton currently plays the
High school and college career
Payton played high school soccer and football at Arlington Heights' St. Viator High School. He played college football at the University of Miami.
NFL career
In 2005, he was allocated by the Titans to NFL Europe, where he played for the Amsterdam Admirals. He was a major part of the Admirals victory that year in the World Bowl XIII. He was the Titans third running back for the 2005 season, finishing the season with 33 carries for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Payton was released prior to the 2006 season by the Titans when they reduced their roster to the required 53.
CFL career
On February 22, 2007 it was announced that
Payton had signed a one year contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the
CFL. He scored his first career CFL touchdown on August 2, 2007 against
Personal
Payton is perhaps best known as the son of the late Walter Payton, a former Chicago Bears running back considered perhaps the best running back in the history of professional football.
In 1993, 12 year old Jarrett gave the induction speech at his father's induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He has wore jersey numbers 33, 4, 34
| Preceded by Frank Gore |
Miami Hurricanes' Starting Running Back 2003 |
Succeeded by Tyrone Moss |
External link
- Montreal Alouettes Team Biography #33 Jarrett Payton
- Jarrett Payton profile at NFL.com.
- Signing announcement at rds.ca.
- Chicago Tribune feature on Jarrett Payton signing with the Montreal Alouettes
- http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=35739
- http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/payton_jarrett00.html
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