Greg Jennings

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Greg Jennings
Date of birth September 21, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth Flag of United States Kalamazoo, Michigan
Height 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
Statistics
Team(s)
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

Year
Team
G
GS
Rec
Yards
AVG
LG
TD
20+
40+
1st
2006 GB 14 11 45 632 14.0 75 3 10 3 30

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