Jerious Norwood
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2006
In 20062006 NFL season
The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League.Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006...
, Norwood played in 14 games and ranked third on the team with 633 rushing yards on 99 carries (6.4 avg.) with two touchdowns to go along with 12 receptions for 102 yards. He also returned 13 kickoffs for 320 yards and tallied three special teams tackles.
Norwood was the first player in NFL history to have his first two career touchdown runs each go 70+ yards. His 78-yard touchdown run against Arizona in Week 4 marked the second longest in Falcons history behind running back Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn
Warrick De'Mon Dunn is a former American football running back, and current minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, after playing college football at Florida State...
's 90-yard touchdown carry the following week against the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
He rushed 10 times for 66 yards in his NFL debut at the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
. He recorded his first career reception, for 12 yards, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
along with nine carries for 45 yards with a long of 23 yards. In week 4 against the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Norwood ran for 106 rushing yards on six carries (17.7 avg.), including a career-long and, a then team record long 78-yard touchdown run. That game, he and QB Mike Vick both ran for over 100 yards, which made the Falcons the only NFL team to ever record two games in a franchise's history where both the quarterback and a running back on the same team surpassed the 100-yard mark in the same game. (Vick and Warrick Dunn both eclipsed 100 yards in Week 2).
Later on in the season, Norwood recorded 64 rushing yards on eight carries against the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
in along with one reception for five yards. He also recorded one kickoff return for 27 yards. Norwood recorded a career-high 107 yards on nine carries with one touchdown at the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
. He ran the ball seven times for 32 yards and recorded one reception for four yards before leaving in the third quarter with an injury (knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
) in Tampa Bay. Norwood recorded 63 rushing yards on 10 carries at the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, along with three catches for 28 yards (9.3 avg.).
He finished sixth among all rookie running backs with 633 rushing yards on 99 carries and his 6.4 average yards per carry ranked second highest in the NFL, topped only by teammate QB Michael Vick (8.4 avg.).
2007
In 15 regular season games, Norwood gained 633 yards on 99 carries, with an NFL-best 6.3 yards per carry for running backs, overall was surpassed in yards per carry only by quarterbackQuarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Michael Vick
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League...
, who had over an eight-yard average.
In 2007
2007 NFL season
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30....
, Norwood started the season off by rushing five times for 33 yards, with two receptions for 24 yards at the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
. During week two at the Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, he ran the ball nine times for 30 yards, along with one reception for 13 yards. In the Falcons home opener, Norwood carried the ball six times for 32 yards, adding on three receptions for 34 yards. The next week against the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. he rushed the ball nine times for 29 yards, along with two receptions for 16 yards. In the a game at the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
, Norwood carried the ball six times for 23 yards, while recording two receptions for four yards. In the next loss to, to the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Norwood recorded his first offensive touchdown of the season, along with recording six rushes for 87 yards, one touchdown, while recording four receptions for 51 yards. During the Falcons week
seven loss to the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
, he carried the ball six times for 38 yards, while adding three receptions for one yard. In a week nine win over the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
, Norwood ran the ball six times for 39 yards. Norwood missed the Falcons week 10 rematch against the Panthers. In his return in week 11, he carried the ball twice for four yards, and recording two receptions for 10 yards against the Buccaneers. During a week 12 loss to the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
, Norwood rushed the ball six times for 33 yards and recorded one reception for nine yards. In week 13 against the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
, he carried the ball eight times for 94 yards, while recording three receptions for 21 yards. During a week 14 rematch with the Saints, Norwood carried the ball six times for 21 yards, along with recording two receptions for 57 yards. In the week 15 rematch with Tampa Bay he carried the ball nine times for 73 yards. In a week 16 match up against the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Norwood rushed the ball eight times for 31 yards, along with one receptions for -4 yards. In the 2007 season finale against the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
, he ran the ball a season high 11 times for 46 yards, along with two receptions for 41 yards.
Personal
Norwood has a daughter named Janila. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and NASCARNASCAR
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, and he has a foundation that takes children on outdoor adventures. His wife died three years ago from cancer.
His Nickname is Jerious "The Fast and Furious" Norwood, because of his incredible speed and ferociousness.
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