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**Dominic Rhodes**
	No. -- Free Agent
	Running back
Personal information
	Date of birth: January 17, 1979 (age 30)
	Place of birth: Waco, Texas
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
	College: Midwestern State
	Undrafted in 2001
	Debuted in 2001 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
	As player:; Indianapolis Colts (2001–2006); Oakland Raiders (2007); Indianapolis Colts (2008); Buffalo Bills (2009); Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLI);
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
Rushing yards	3,114
Rushing average	4.0
Rushing TDs	26
Stats at NFL.com

Dominic Dondrell Rhodes (born January 17, 1979 in Waco, Texas) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He attended Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Midwestern State.

Rhodes also been a member of the Oakland Raiders between stints with the Colts and Buffalo Bills. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI.

[edit] College career

After attending Abilene Cooper High School, Rhodes was recruited by many major college programs including Texas Tech University and Texas Christian University. He signed instead with Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. Rhodes played two years at Tyler Junior College, where he earned All-America honors and twice was named an all-conference selection. Rhodes then attended Midwestern State University where he was a standout running back.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] First stint with Colts

After two years at Midwestern State University, Rhodes decided to go the NFL. Despite his college career, he was not chosen in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts.

In a 2001 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Rhodes returned a punt for a touchdown. In that game, the Indianapolis Colts' starting running back, Edgerrin James, injured his knee and ended his season. As a result, Rhodes was the starting running back for the rest of the Colts' 2001 season. That year, Rhodes ran for the most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie in NFL history, with 1,104, despite only starting the final nine games of the season. Rhodes missed the entire 2002 season due to a torn ACL. After recovering, he backed up James from 2003-2005.

During the 2006 NFL season, Rhodes split time with rookie running back Joseph Addai, as James left to play for the Arizona Cardinals. Rhodes finished the year with 641 yards and five touchdowns. On February 4, 2007, in Super Bowl XLI, he scored a one-yard touchdown and rushed for over 100 yards to help the Colts claim a 29-17 victory.

[edit] Oakland Raiders

Rhodes became a free agent for the 2007 free agency period. On March 9, he signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Oakland Raiders. On July 3 he was suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy^[1].

Rhodes was released by the Raiders on April 28 - just two days after the team drafted running back Darren McFadden fourth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

[edit] Second stint with Colts

On May 7, 2008, Rhodes returned to the Colts on a one-year, $605,000 contract. During the 2008-09 season, Rhodes split time with Joseph Addai and ran for 538 yards and six touchdowns.

[edit] Buffalo Bills

On April 17, 2009, Rhodes signed a two-year contract with the Bills. He was released on September 5, 2009.

[edit] Personal

[edit] Legal troubles

On February 20, 2007 Rhodes was driving 81 mph (130 km/h) in a 55 mph (89 km/h) zone on Interstate 65 in Indianapolis, Indiana at 3 a.m. He was pulled over by the Indiana State Police and arrested for drunk driving.^[2] Rhodes claimed at the time that he had only "two or three" alcoholic drinks; he failed two sobriety tests with a blood alcohol content of .09. He has subsequently pleaded guilty and on March 21, 2007, was given a suspended 180-day sentence and fined $2,000

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Indianapolis Colts bio
Oakland Raiders bio
Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • Yahoo! Sports

[0] ttp://www.nfl.com/teams/story/OAK/10245247

[1] WISH TV 8: Indianapolis News and Weather - Our Apologies

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