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Tim Jennings

For the American politician, seeTimothy Jennings.

Timothy DeShawn Jennings[1](born December 24, 1983) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was acornerbackin theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theGeorgia Bulldogs,and was selected by theIndianapolis Coltsin the second round of the2006 NFL draft.

Tim Jennings
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Jennings at the2013 Pro Bowl
No. 27, 23, 26, 28
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(1983-12-24)December 24, 1983(age 40)
Orangeburg, South Carolina,U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Orangeburg-Wilkinson(Orangeburg)
College:Georgia(2002–2005)
NFL draft:2006/ round: 2 / pick: 62
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:480
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:7
Pass deflections:79
Interceptions:20
Defensive touchdowns:3
StatsatPro Football Reference

Jennings also played for theChicago BearsandTampa Bay Buccaneers.With the Colts, he wonSuper Bowl XLIagainst the Bears. Currently he is a high school football coach.

Professional career

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Indianapolis Colts

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Jennings was drafted by theIndianapolis Coltsin the2006 NFL draft,and was a member of theSuper Bowl XLIChampion team as a rookie.[2]From 2006 to 2009, Jennings recorded four interceptions and played in 53 games.[3]

Chicago Bears

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2010

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Jennings signed with theChicago Bearsin free agency and earned a starting position in coachLovie Smith's defense. In 2010 against theBuffalo Bills,Jennings returned an interception for a touchdown to lead the Bears a 22–19 victory.[4]

Jennings was part of the team that advanced to the 2010 NFC Championship Game, ultimately falling just short of a berth inSuper Bowl XLV.

2011

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During a middling 2011 season, Jennings was benched by the Bears coaching staff after a poor game against theSeattle Seahawksin Week 15. However, Jennings rebounded and eventually developed into one of the best cover corners in the NFL. During his time in Chicago, Jennings and hard-hittingCharles Tillmanformed one of the best cornerback tandems in the league.

2012

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In March 2012, Jennings was re-signed to a 2-year contract,[5]and was later reunited with former Colts teammateKelvin Hayden.[6]Against his former team in the season opener, Jennings intercepted first-overall draft pickAndrew Lucktwice, marking the first time in Jennings's career that he recorded two interceptions in a single game. He also forced another interception by deflecting Luck's pass to safetyChris Conte.[7]The following week, Jennings recorded five tackles, two passes defended, and interceptedAaron Rodgersin a 23–10 loss to thePackers.After week three of the 2012 season against theSt. Louis Rams,Jennings became the first Bears player to record an interception in four consecutive games (dating back to the 2011 season finale) sinceDave Duersonin 1986.[8]Jennings was later named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for September.[9]His seven interceptions led the NFL.[10]In Week 13 against theSeattle Seahawks,Jennings sustained a shoulder injury, and was ruled out of the following game against theMinnesota Vikings.Jennings was replaced by former Colts teammateKelvin Hayden.[11]As of Week 16, Jennings led the Bears with 15 pass breakups, and his three games with more than one interception is a team record.[12]On December 26, Jennings was named to his first careerPro Bowl.[13]Jennings finished the season with nine interceptions, leading the league, making him the first Bears player sinceMark Carrierin1990to lead the league in interceptions.[14]Jennings was later named to the second team of the2012 All-Pro Team,his first.[15]

2013

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In 2013, Jennings recorded a team-leading four interceptions,[16]the second-most in his career, behind 2012's nine interceptions. In the past two seasons, Jennings has recorded 13 interceptions, the second-most in the league behindRichard Sherman's 16.[17]Jennings was an unrestricted free agent for the 2014 season until January 2, 2014, when he was re-signed by the Bears to a 4-year contract.[16]On January 20, 2014, Jennings was named to thePro Bowlroster to replace Richard Sherman, becoming the second Bears cornerback to make two consecutive Pro Bowls, after Tillman in 2011–12.[18]

2015

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On August 30, 2015, Jennings was released by the Bears.[19]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Jennings signed with the Buccaneers on September 3, 2015.[20]Jennings was released from the Buccaneers on November 9, 2015.[21]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2006 IND 11 0 7 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 IND 11 4 31 30 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
2008 IND 16 12 66 51 15 0.0 3 2 9 0 6 7 2 2 0 0
2009 IND 15 5 57 44 13 0.0 2 2 13 0 13 10 0 0 0 0
2010 CHI 16 13 56 41 15 0.0 2 1 39 0 39 7 1 1 0 0
2011 CHI 16 15 77 69 8 0.0 4 2 2 0 1 10 1 1 0 0
2012 CHI 14 14 60 55 5 0.0 1 9 105 1 31 21 0 0 0 0
2013 CHI 16 16 58 50 8 0.0 0 4 111 2 48 13 2 1 0 0
2014 CHI 16 16 51 37 14 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 17 0
2015 TAM 6 3 17 12 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
137 98 480 396 84 0.0 16 20 279 3 48 79 8 7 17 0

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2007 IND 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2008 IND 1 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2009 IND 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 CHI 2 2 10 7 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
7 3 21 17 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0

Coaching career

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After his playing career, he became thedefensive backs coachatDenmark High School.

Personal life

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Jennings is the younger cousin of former NFL cornerbackDonnie Abraham.

References

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  1. ^"ESPN Profile".ESPN.
  2. ^"2006 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMay 9,2023.
  3. ^Tim Jennings."Tim Jennings, DB for the Chicago Bears at".Nfl.RetrievedAugust 3,2012.
  4. ^"Bears rally to beat Bills with late TD".Chicagobears. November 7, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon November 11, 2010.RetrievedAugust 3,2012.
  5. ^"Bears agree to terms with Tim Jennings".Chicagobears. March 13, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon June 9, 2012.RetrievedAugust 3,2012.
  6. ^"Hayden set to push Jennings at corner – Chicago Tribune".Articles.chicagotribune. July 26, 2012.RetrievedAugust 3,2012.
  7. ^Mayer, Larry."Jennings plays takeaway in Bears victory".Chicagobears. Archived fromthe originalon September 12, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 10,2012.
  8. ^Mayer, Larry (September 18, 2012)."Jennings proving to be a ball hawk in secondary".Chicagobears. Archived fromthe originalon September 26, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 24,2012.
  9. ^Mayer, Larry."Jennings tabbed NFC Defensive Player of Month".Chicagobears. Archived fromthe originalon October 5, 2012.RetrievedOctober 4,2012.
  10. ^"The Season: Big Bear".National Football League.RetrievedDecember 5,2012.
  11. ^Mayer, Larry (December 7, 2012)."Hayden to replace injured Jennings".Chicago Bears.Archived fromthe originalon December 13, 2012.RetrievedDecember 7,2012.
  12. ^Mayer, Larry (December 26, 2012)."Five Bears players voted to Pro Bowl".Chicago Bears.Archived fromthe originalon December 30, 2012.RetrievedDecember 26,2012.
  13. ^Rosenthal, Gregg (December 26, 2012)."2013 Pro Bowl roster analysis: NFC".National Football League.RetrievedDecember 26,2012.
  14. ^Mayer, Larry (January 7, 2013)."Reviewing Bears season by the numbers".Chicago Bears.Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 7,2013.
  15. ^Rosenthal, Gregg (January 12, 2013)."All-Pro Team headlined by Adrian Peterson, J.J. Watt".National Football League.RetrievedJanuary 12,2013.
  16. ^abMayer, Larry (January 2, 2014)."Bears sign Cutler, two others".Chicago Bears.Archived fromthe originalon January 2, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 2,2014.
  17. ^"Postgame notes: Bears vs. Packers".Chicago Bears.December 29, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2014.RetrievedDecember 30,2013.
  18. ^Mayer, Larry (January 20, 2014)."Jennings added to Pro Bowl roster".chicagobears.Archived fromthe originalon January 22, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 20,2014.
  19. ^Bergman, Jeremy (August 30, 2015)."Chicago Bears cut veteran cornerback Tim Jennings".NFL.RetrievedAugust 30,2015.
  20. ^Greg Auman [@gregauman] (September 4, 2015)."Bucs announce they've agreed to terms with CB Tim Jennings"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  21. ^Adam Caplan [@caplannfl] (November 9, 2015)."#Buccaneers cut CB Tim Jennings"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
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