Bobby DeAngelo Askew Jr. (born August 19, 1980) is a former
American football
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fullback. He played
college football
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as the
University of Michigan
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. He ranks first all-time among Michigan running backs in
reception
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yards.
Askew was selected in the third round of the
2003 NFL Draft
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by the
New York Jets
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, the first out of eight fullbacks taken in the draft. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
High school years
Askew attended
Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a
letterwinner in
football
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,
basketball
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, and
track & field
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. In basketball, he averaged 10 points per game as a junior. Askew graduated from Colerain High School in 1999.
Professional football career
Askew was a third round
draft pick
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by the
New York Jets
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in 2003.
He was later signed by the Buccaneers to back up
Mike Alstott
Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973), is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nicknamed "A-Train", he played college football at Purdue an ...
, but assumed starting duties when Alstott went down with a neck injury. On May 15, 2008, the team gave him a four-year contract extension. It was a 5-year deal worth $8.6 million, making him one of the league's highest-paid fullbacks.
On April 26, 2010, the Buccaneers released Askew.
Notes
External links
Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
1980 births
American football fullbacks
Living people
Michigan Wolverines football players
New York Jets players
Players of American football from Cincinnati
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
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