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AHMAD BRADSHAW<br />
44<br />
RUNNING BACK<br />
Height - 5-10<br />
Weight - 214<br />
College - Marshall<br />
High School - Graham (VA.)<br />
Birthdate - March 19, 1986<br />
How Acquired - Draft (7th round, 2007)<br />
NFL Exp. - 6th Year<br />
Giant Exp. - 6th Year<br />
new york football giants<br />
TRANSACTIONS:<br />
- Originally a 7th round (250th pick overall)<br />
draft choice by the <strong>Giants</strong> in 2007.<br />
GIANTS NOTES:<br />
- Bradshaw is sixth on the <strong>Giants</strong>’ career<br />
rushing list with 4,053 yards.<br />
- Since 2006, four different <strong>Giants</strong> backs<br />
have rushed for at least 1,000 yards – Tiki<br />
Barber, Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and<br />
Bradshaw. No other team has more than<br />
three 1,000-yard rushers in those 6 seasons<br />
(Tennessee, Baltimore and Miami).<br />
- Had the <strong>Giants</strong>’ longest rushes in each<br />
of his first 3 seasons: An 88-yard touchdown<br />
(3rd longest in <strong>Giants</strong> history) at<br />
Buffalo (12/23/07), a 77-yarder vs. Baltimore<br />
(11/16/08) and a 38-yarder at Tampa Bay<br />
(9/27/09).<br />
- His 1,788 kickoff return yards place him<br />
4th on the <strong>Giants</strong> all-time list.<br />
- With 32 yards vs. Arizona (10/25/09),<br />
Bradshaw became the 39th player to run for<br />
at least 1,000 yards in a <strong>Giants</strong> uniform.<br />
- Bradshaw scored the winning touchdown<br />
in Super Bowl XLVI on a 6-yard run with 57<br />
seconds left. It was the 4th time in Super<br />
Bowl history the winning touchdown has<br />
been scored in the final minute, and 2 have<br />
involved the <strong>Giants</strong> and Patriots. Bradshaw’s<br />
score is the only rushing touchdown of the<br />
four.<br />
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
Has played in 82 regular-season games with<br />
32 starts and played in 9 postseason games<br />
with 3 starts…Bradshaw’s 4,086 yards place<br />
him sixth in franchise history…He has scored<br />
31 rushing touchdowns, which is 9th in team<br />
history…Has rushed for at least 100 yards 11<br />
times; the <strong>Giants</strong> are 10-1 in those games.<br />
- Bradshaw’s 1,788 kickoff return yards<br />
(on 77 returns), place him 4th on the franchise’s<br />
career list, 84 yards behind No. 3 Willie<br />
Ponder.<br />
- In the postseason, Bradshaw has 111<br />
carries for 480 yards (4.3-yard avg.) and 2<br />
touchdowns, plus 20 catches for 141 yards<br />
(7.1-yard avg.)…The 111 attempts place him<br />
3rd in <strong>Giants</strong> postseason history (behind Joe<br />
Morris and Brandon Jacobs) and his 480 yards<br />
place him 2nd (behind Morris).<br />
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
- Started at running back vs. <strong>New</strong> Orleans<br />
(12/9)...Rushed 11 times for 33 yards, but<br />
saw limited action due to a knee injury suffered<br />
in the first half, which he returned from.<br />
- Started at running back at Washington<br />
(12/3)...Rushed 24 times for 103 yards, and<br />
caught two passes for 13 yards...It was his<br />
first 100-yard rushing game since Week 6 at<br />
San Francisco...Surpassed 1,000 total yards<br />
from scrimmage (836 rushing, 196 receiving).<br />
- Started at running back vs. Green Bay<br />
(11/25...Rushed 10 times for 58 yards and<br />
one touchdown...Also caught two passes for<br />
61 yards, including a career-long 59-yard<br />
reception on a screen pass on the <strong>Giants</strong>’ first<br />
drive that led to an Andre Brown touchdown<br />
run.<br />
- Saw action at RB at Cincinnati (11/11)...<br />
Rushed ten times for 57 yards and caught<br />
three passes for 14 yards.<br />
- Started at RB vs. Pittsburgh (11/4)...<br />
Rushed 15 times for 48 yards.<br />
- Started at RB at Dallas (10/28)...Rushed<br />
22 times for 78 yards.<br />
- Started at RB vs. Washington (10/21)...<br />
Rushed 12 times for 43 yards and one touchdown...Caught<br />
four passes for 22 yards.<br />
- Started at RB at San Francisco (10/14)...<br />
Rushed 27 times for 116 yards and one touchdown....It<br />
was Bradshaw’s second straight<br />
100-yard rushing game...Also caught one pass<br />
for four yards.<br />
- Rushed 30 times for 200 yards (both<br />
career-highs) and one touchdown vs.<br />
Cleveland (10/7)...Caught four passes for 29<br />
yards... His 229 yards from scrimmage were<br />
the most by a Giant since Barber had 249 (220<br />
rushing and, like Bradshaw, 29 receiving) at<br />
Kansas City on Dec. 15, 2005.<br />
- Returned to action at Philadelphia after<br />
missing the previous game due to injury<br />
(injury)... Started at running back and rushed<br />
13 times for 39 yards and had three receptions<br />
for 38 yards...Played a vital role in pass