Travis Henry

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Travis Deion Henry (born October 29, 1978 in Frostproof, Florida) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He went to the University of Tennessee.

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[edit] High school

Henry was a Parade All-American and "Mr. Florida Football" as a running back at Frostproof High School. As a senior, he rushed for 4,087 yards and 42 touchdowns in 14 games. His team won the state title that year. Henry also played basketball and ran track.

[edit] College

Travis attended the University of Tennessee from 1996 to 2000 where he continued to set records. He holds the school records for yards rushing (3,078), rushing attempts (556), and 100-yard performances (14). After his senior season, in which he rushed for 1,314 yards and 11 touchdowns, he was named first-team All-SEC by the Associated Press and the Sporting News. He shared the backfield with fellow NFL running back Jamal Lewis his junior season and collected 790 yards and eight touchdowns. In his sophomore season, Travis was a member of 1998 National Champions. Travis was a Sociology major at the University of Tennessee.

[edit] NFL

Henry was drafted in the second round (58th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. As a Bill, Henry became the fourth-leading rusher in Bills history, with 3,849 yards and 27 touchdowns with a 4.0 yards per carry average. He earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2002 after he collected 1,438 yards and 13 touchdowns.

In 2004, Henry lost his starting job to the Bills's 2003 first round pick, Willis McGahee. Henry refused to accept becoming McGahee's backup especially after all he had done and demanded a trade. In July 2005 Henry was dealt to the Tennessee Titans for a third round draft pick in 2006.

On December 3rd, 2006, Henry became the 100th running back in NFL history to rush for over 5,000 career yards.