P. J. Pope
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| P.J. Pope | |
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| Date of birth | February 26, 1984 (age 23) |
| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Bowling Green |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2006-present | Green Bay Packers |
William Leroy Pope, Jr. better known as P.J. Pope (born February 26, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a running back for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.
[edit] High School
Pope attended Wyoming High School in Wyoming, Ohio, where he excelled in baseball and football. During his senior year, Pope ran for 2,230 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns, enough to help him win the "Southern Ohio Player of the Year" Award
[edit] College career
During Pope's career at Bowling Green State University, he managed to become the school's third all-time leading rusher. He became the only player in the school's history to record 3,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards.
[edit] Professional Career
The Chicago Bears signed Pope as an un-drafted free agent before the 2006 NFL preseason to compensate for the absence of starting running backs Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson. The Bears later cut Pope from the team on September 9th, but was shortly re-signed him onto the practice squad. The Packers signed him off of the Bears practice squad on October 31st.
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