John Henderson

No. 98     Jacksonville Jaguars
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: January 9, 1979 (1979-01-09) (age 30)
Place of birth: Nashville, Tennessee
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Weight: 335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
College: Tennessee
NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Debuted in 2002 for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Career history
As player: Jacksonville Jaguars (2002-present)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl selection (2004, 2006) 1× All-Pro selection (2006) Outland Trophy (2000)
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Tackles	398
Sacks	26.0
Pass deflections	37
Stats at NFL.com

John Nathan Henderson (born January 9, 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American football defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. On March 21, 2006 he signed a contract extension to stay put in Jacksonville, the contract is worth $34 million dollars with $13.4 million in guarantees.^[1] He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2004 and 2006 seasons. Henderson has a unique motivational ritual before games that involves a team trainer slapping him in the face.^[2]

[edit] College career

At Tennessee, Henderson lined up at left defensive tackle next to Albert Haynesworth.

[edit] Honors

While at the University of Tennessee, Henderson was awarded the Outland Trophy in 2000. The Outland trophy is awarded to college football's top interior lineman.

Henderson was selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl and 2006 Pro Bowl.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Outland Trophy Winners
• NFL.com Player Page