P. J. Pope
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| Chicago Bears — No. 47 | |
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| Date of birth: February 26, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Weight: 212 lb (96 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2006 for the Green Bay Packers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Bowling Green | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
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William Leroy "P. J." Pope, Jr. (born February 26, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American football running back who is a practice squad player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Bowling Green.
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[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.
He was also a member of the marching band under the direction of Robert S. Lippert.
[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 undrafted 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 onto the practice squad. The Packers signed him from the Bears practice squad on October 31st. On August 24, he was cut along with 11 other players from Green Bay. He is now on the Chicago bears practice squad.
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