Travis Henry

Travis Henry

Denver Broncos
Career information
College:	Tennessee
NFL draft:	2001 / round: 2 / pick: 58
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2001-2004) Tennessee Titans (2005-2006) Denver Broncos (2007-present)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Travis Deion 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. His nicknames include T-Hen and Cheese (due to his heavy build).

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 1996 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 790 yards and eight touchdowns. In his sophomore season, Travis was a member of the 1998 national championship team. He will always be affectionately remembered by his Vols nickname 'The Cheese'. Henry was a Sociology major at the University of Tennessee.

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*	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 lost his starting job to the Bills' 2003 first round pick, Willis McGahee. Henry refused to accept becoming McGahee's backup, especially after all he had done, and demanded a trade.

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.

Denver Broncos

On March 3, 2007, Henry was released by the Titans. He signed with the Denver Broncos on March 5.

Family

Henry, first reported in an Denver Post article , reportedly has fathered nine children with nine women, whom reside in four different states. Other reports state that once had to borrow money from the Titans after falling behind in child payments.

External link

Official website : http://www.travishenry.com/