Todd Jeffery Duckett (born February 17, 1981) is a former

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in the

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. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons 18th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft and also played for the

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, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

Early years

Duckett participated in

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, where he was a three-time state Class-A shot put champion. He held the state record in the shot put, from 1999 until 2016, at 20.42 meters (67 ft). In sprints, he was a member of the

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(42.59s) team and recorded a personal-best time of 10.6 seconds in the 100-meter dash. 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 Seattle Seahawks 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