James Jenkins (football player)
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James Jenkins | |
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Date of birth: | August 17, 1967 |
Place of birth: | Staten Island, NY |
Career information | |
Position(s): | TE / H-Back |
Jersey №: | 88 |
College: | Rutgers |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1991-2000 | Washington Redskins |
Stats at NFL.com |
James Jenkins (born August 17, 1967 in Staten Island, New York) is a former American football tight end that played for ten seasons in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins as a blocking specialist on offense, winning Super Bowl XXVI during the 1991 season. Jenkins attended Curtis High School. He played college football for Rutgers University. While undrafted, Joe Gibbs made a personal appeal to Jenkins to not join the Army and concentrate on professional football instead. A divorced father of three, after working as an NFL strength and conditioning coach, he is now employed as a personal trainer for LifeTime Fitness in Alpharetta, Georgia.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Football Database entry for Jenkins
- Profootball Weekly article
- Private Training article
- Article from Findarticles