| Denver Broncos — No. 20 | |
| Running back | |
| Date of Birth: October 29 1978 | |
| Place of Birth: Frostproof, Florida | |
| Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Weight: 230 lb (104 kg) |
| National Football League Debut | |
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| 2001 for the Buffalo Bills | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
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| Career History | |
| College: Tennessee | |
| NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Travis Henry (born October 29, 1978 in Frostproof, Florida) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Denver Broncos. He went to the University of Tennessee.
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Early years
Henry was a Parade All-American and "Mr. Florida Football" as a running back at Frostproof High School. As a senior, he rushed for 4,087 yards and 42 touchdowns in 14 games. His team was state runner-up that year. Henry also played basketball and ran track.
College career
Travis attended the University of Tennessee from 1997 to 2000 where he continued to set records. He holds the school records for yards rushing (3,078), rushing attempts (556), and 100-yard performances (14). After his senior season, in which he rushed for 1,314 yards and 11 touchdowns, he was named first-team All-SEC by the Associated Press and the Sporting News. He shared the backfield with fellow NFL running back Jamal Lewis his junior season and collected 916 yards and eight touchdowns. In his sophomore season, Travis was a member of the 1998 national championship team.
NFL career
2001 NFL Draft
Henry was drafted in the second round (58th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
| Pre-draft measureables | |||||||||
| Wt | 40y | 20ss | 3-cone | Vert | BP | Wonderlic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 lb* | 4.61s* | X | X | 35.5 in* | 23*[1] | X | |||
(* represents NFL Combine)
Buffalo Bills
As a Bill, Henry became the fourth-leading rusher in Bills history, with 3,849 yards and 27 touchdowns with a 4.0 yards per carry average. He earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2002 after he collected 1,438 yards and 13 touchdowns. In 2004, Henry was injured for part of the year and lost his starting job to the Bills' 2003 first round pick, Willis McGahee. Henry refused to accept becoming McGahee's backup and demanded a trade. Buffalo conceded to his demand and traded him to the Tennessee Titans. Ironically, Henry had then become the backup to Chris Brown.
Tennessee Titans
In July 2005 Henry was dealt to the Tennessee Titans for a third round draft pick in 2006. After playing backup to Chris Brown for his first season with the Titans, Henry had secured the role of starter, and, in 2006, achieved his first 1,000 yard season since 2003. On December 3, 2006, Henry became the 100th running back in NFL history to rush for over 5,000 career yards. On December 24, 2006, Travis Henry broke the 1,000 yard mark for the 2006 NFL season against his former team, the Buffalo Bills. Henry played a huge role in the Titans' win as he rushed for 135 yards total. This put Henry at 1,103 rushing yards for the season, with 1 game still remaining, despite being inactive for 2 games. He finished the 2006 NFL season with 1,211 yards rushing at 4.5 yards per carry. He got into the end zone 7 times while only fumbling three times. He also caught 22 passes for 179 yards, at an average of 8.1 yards per reception, giving him 1,282 all-purpose yards. Nevertheless, the Titans released him, which was a cost cutting move.
Denver Broncos
On March 3, 2007, Henry was released by the Titans. He signed with the Denver Broncos on March 5. According to an article written by MyFOX Colorado, it was reported that Travis Henry faced the possibility of being suspended for the remainder of the 2007 season for a positive marijuana test. At the time of the incident, both the Denver Broncos and the NFL refused to comment on the situation. Henry went on and appealed the suspension and the his case was taken to Federal courts, allowing him to play until a decision was made. Henry was also suspended four games during the 2005 season while playing for the Titans for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Henry ended up winning his appeal on December 4, 2007. Henry stated the positive test result was a result of second hand smoke. It must be noted that Henry is reported as passing a lie detector test, as well as a hair follicle test regarding whether or not he smoked marijuana. [1]
Controversy
Family
Henry, first reported in an Denver Post article [2], He has fathered seventeen children with fourteen women (one of which had twins) out of wedlock who reside in nine different states. ESPN's Chris Mortenson also reported this during an episode of 'Sunday NFL Countdown' on October 7, 2007. Other reports state that he once had to borrow money from the Titans after falling behind in child payments.
Finances
Henry's lawyer was quoted as saying of Henry, "He doesn't have any money. The guy has significant financial issues," and "I know these are a lot of kids, and there are some questions about it, but he's a really committed father." According to at least one collection agency, as reported by YourHub.com [3], Henry wrote a bad check in Tennessee for expensive jewelry. Earlier this year Henry was charged in violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. However, his threatened suspension was reversed on appeal.
