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Brian Leonard
St. Louis Rams — No. 23
Running Back(American football)
Date of birth: February 3, 1984 (1984-02-03) (age 24)
Place of birth: Gouverneur, New York
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National Football League debut
2007 for the St. Louis Rams
Career history
College: Rutgers
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL statistics
(through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season)
Rushing yards     303
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Rushing TDs     0
Stats at NFL.com

Brian Leonard (born February 3, 1984 from Gouverneur, New York) is an American football player for the St. Louis Rams, and a former athlete from Rutgers University. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Gouverneur is a Town in St Lawrence County, New York, United States. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey He was the Scarlet Knights' three-year star, earning numerous awards for his play in the Big East Conference. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United Leonard is renowned for his athleticism due to his size, hands, speed, as well as his leadership, unselfish play and high character. He is well known for jumping over would-be tacklers. This trademark hurdle has been dubbed the "Leonard Leap".

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College career

In 2006, Leonard started the season being promoted as a Heisman Trophy candidate. A video clip of Leonard, concluding with the slogan "Leonard for Heisman," was aired on the NBC Astrovision screen in New York City’s Times Square. The City of New York Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West [1] Despite being acknowledged as a Heisman candidate, Leonard elected to take on a diminished role as a blocker and allow Ray Rice to become a star. Raymell "Ray" Rice (born January 22, 1987 in) is an American football Running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the He was also named starting fullback on the 2007 Senior Bowl North Squad, where he finished with 16 yards rushing and 13 yards receiving, 3rd overall on the team in total yardage. Senior Bowl is a post-season College football exhibition game played in Mobile Alabama which showcases the best NFL draft prospects of those collegiate

"He's a very, very underrated player. . . he's the best running back I've played against since I've been in college. " (This includes Kevin Jones, Julius Jones, Walter Reyes and Darius Walker) "That combination of power and speed is amazing. Kevin S Jones (born August 21, 1982 in) is an American football Running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football Julius Jones (born August 14 1981 in Big Stone Gap Virginia) is an American football Running back who played College football at the University Darius A'Dunte Walker (born October 21, 1985 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American football Running back currently a Houston Texans Some of the runs he makes in the open field, he can cut like a tailback. He jumps over safeties when they try and cut him, but then he runs over linebackers and defensive linemen. His combination of power and speed just makes him the best at what he does. "
- Former Pitt and current Washington Redskins LB H.B. Blades on Brian Leonard

School records

In the Rutgers record books, Leonard finished his career ranked fourth all-time rushing yards (2,775), fourth all-time rushing touchdowns (32), sixth all-time receiving yards (1,864), first all-time receptions (207), tied for fourth all-time receiving touchdowns (13), second all-time all-purpose yards (4,639), first all-time combined touchdowns (45), and first all-time career points scored (272). The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a non-sectarian coeducational independent state-related, "public" research University Horatio Benedict Blades Jr (born on September 30, 1984 in Plantation, Florida) is an American football Linebacker for A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football.

Awards

Professional career

NFL Draft prospect

As an NFL prospect, Leonard was targeted by almost every draft expert and website to be the top fullback (as well as one of the higher-ranked halfbacks) and most likely will be playing a hybrid halfback / fullback / H-Back position in the pros. The 2006 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American College football players at their respective positions College Football News is a magazine and website published by College Football News Inc The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. In American football, a fullback ( FB) is a position in the offensive backfield An H-Back (not to be confused with a Half-Back) is an offensive position in American football, and is also known as F-Back. Leonard was projected as a day one selection, as high as the first round. Since 1990, only three fullbacks have been chosen in the first round, including Tommy Vardell in 1992 and William Floyd in 1993. Thomas "Tommy" Arthur Vardell (Born February 20, 1969, in El Cajon California) is a former professional American football fullback William Ali Floyd (born February 17, 1972 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football fullback in the ESPN compared Leonard to Jaguars' back Greg Jones in their pre-draft speculations. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Greg Jones (born April 4, 1981 in Columbia South Carolina) is an American football fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars At the 2007 NFL Combine Leonard was timed at 4. The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known is a week-long showcase occurring every February in Indianapolis Indiana 's 49 in the 40 yard dash, which is exceptionally fast for a fullback and above average for a running back; also, bench pressed 225 lbs 28 times (most of any running back). The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 Yards (36576 m) It is primarily run to evaluate the Speed of football players by scouts, NFL Network's Mike Mayock had Leonard ranked as the #4 running back in the draft. NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada Michael Francis Mayock (born August 14, 1958 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former American football safety in the NFL SportingNews says of Leonard that he was "misused as a traditional fullback. . . would prosper in a one-back set. . . "

St. Louis Rams

On April 28, 2007, Leonard was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the second round with the 52nd overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29 2007 Coach Scott Linehan decided to use Leonard as a fullback, running back, and a special third-down back, in relief of Steven Jackson. Scott Thomas Linehan (born September 17, 1963) is a former head coach of the St Steven Rashad Jackson (born July 22, 1983 in Las Vegas Nevada) is an American football Running back for the St Linehan also stated that Leonard would see 15-20 snaps per game. [1] In rookie training camps, Leonard was one of only two running backs, the other being Brad Lau. Brad Lau (born April 17, 1981 in Pocatello Idaho) is an American football fullback. “We only have two backs right now so I am running in single back and halfback so I will be the running back unless we get another running back in here,” Leonard said. “It’s nice to get the reps, but it is tiring. ”[2] Brian Leonard ran for the Rams first touchdown of the year against the Minnesota Vikings in preseason on August 10, 2007. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [3] Brian had his first 100-yard rushing game, typically a milestone amongst running backs, on October 7, 2007 at home against the Arizona Cardinals.

Leonard underwent surgery on both his shoulders. Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental In Human anatomy, the shoulder joint comprises the part of the body where the Humerus attaches to the Scapula. The procedure is considered a routine clean up and shouldn't jeopardize Leonard's status for training camp. Leonard is expected to add weight and do more lead blocking next season after playing tailback as a rookie. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield.

Personal life

Leonard has been active in the community, especially doing considerable work with children. In 2006, Peter King wrote an article in Sports Illustrated selecting Leonard as his personal candidate for Sportsman of the Year, due to Leonard's on- and off-field accomplishments. Peter King (born 1957 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, the author of five books most notably Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine has annually presented the "

In an interview, Brian Leonard claimed that his favorite St. Louis Cardinal is Albert Pujols, but that, being from New York, he still remains primarily a Yankees fan. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (IPA /puˌˡxols/ (born January 16, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) (nicknamed Prince Albert The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. [4]

References

  1. ^ Mantzouranis, Tom. "Will Brian Leonard Hurt Steven Jackson's Production?", AOL Sports, May 24, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.  
  2. ^ Wagoner, Nick. "Rookies Adjusting to NFL Tempo.", St. Louis Rams, May 12, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.  
  3. ^ "Leonard, Lovell lift Rams past Vikings", Wire Reports, NFL. com, August 10, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation  
  4. ^ Thomas, Jim. "Safety Net: Rams foresee many uses for rookie Leonard", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 05-13-2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable  

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