Greg Jennings
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Date of birth | September 21, 1983 (age 23) |
Place of birth | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
Weight | 197 lb (90 kg) |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
College | Western Michigan |
NFL Draft | 2006 / Round 2/ Pick 52 |
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2006—present | Green Bay Packers |
Greg Jennings (born September 21, 1983 in Kalamazoo, Michigan), is a current American Football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers. He was drafted in the second round with pick #52 of the 2006 NFL Draft. He attended Western Michigan University.
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[edit] High school career
Jennings attended Kalamazoo Central High School and was all conference in three sports—football, basketball and track. Greg played wide receiver, running back, outside linebacker and defensive back as a three-time letterman for the football team. He was listed 11th on the 'Fab 50' rankings of the Detroit Free Press as a senior.
[edit] College career
Greg Jennings attended Western Michigan University. He finished his career there with 238 receptions for 3539 yards and 39 touchdowns.
[edit] NFL career
The Packers signed Jennings to a four-year contract on July 25, 2006. The Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel reports the deal is worth $2.85 million and includes a $1.24 million signing bonus.
Named the starting wide receiver for his first professional regular season game Green Bay Packers by head coach Mike McCarthy on September 2nd, 2006. Jennings led the NFL in receiving yardage during the 2006 preseason. He had 1 catch for 5 yards in his first game.
On September 24, 2006, he caught a 75-yard TD pass from Brett Favre against the Detroit Lions. It was Favre's 400th TD pass for his career, and he is only the second quarterback in NFL history to complete this achievement. He also recorded his first 100 yard game. He had 3 catches for 101 yds and 1 touchdown. Jennings was voted NFL Rookie of the Week for games played September 24-25, 2006, the first and only time he received this honor. Jennings was also named to the NFL All Rookie team at the end of the season.
[edit] NFL Statistics
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2006 | GB | 14 | 11 | 45 | 632 | 14.0 | 75 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 30 |