Todd Jeffery Duckett (born February 17, 1981) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the

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18th overall in the

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and also played for the Washington Redskins,

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and

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. He played

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at Michigan State.

Early years

Duckett participated in track & field, where he was a three-time state Class-A shot put champion. He held the state record in the

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, from 1999 until 2016, at 20.42 meters (67 ft). In sprints, he was a member of the 4 × 100 m relay (42.59s) team and recorded a personal-best time of 10.6 seconds in the

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. He was also timed at 4.45 seconds in the

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and bench pressed 515 pounds.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

On March 4, 2008, the

signed Duckett to a five-year contract worth $14 million. He served as a short-yardage back for the Seahawks. Duckett scored a touchdown on a one-yard run on September 14, 2008. Before the game, his number was changed from 45 to 42.

NFL statistics

Rushing Stats Receiving Stats

Personal life

T.J. has recently started New World Flood, a non-profit organization that goes into schools and teaches kids how they can start a flood of community service and kind acts in their school, town, city, and world. In 2012, he started a nonprofit printing company for T-shirts and other clothing items.

References

External links

New World FloodDetroit Lions bioSeattle Seahawks bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duckett, Tj 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Kalamazoo, Michigan Players of American football from Michigan American football running backs Michigan State Spartans football players Atlanta Falcons players Washington Redskins players Detroit Lions players Seattle Seahawks players American football quarterbacks