Michael Jenkins (born August 27, 1976 in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.) is a former running back in the Canadian Football League.
Jenkins attended the University of Wyoming in 1997, and the University of Arkansas between 1998-1999.
In 2000, Jenkins joined the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent. In his rookie year, he played all 18 games and amassed 1,050 rushing yards on 183 carries with two rushing touchdowns complemented with 400 yards receiving. Upo...
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Michael Jenkins (born August 27, 1976 in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.) is a former running back in the Canadian Football League.
Jenkins attended the University of Wyoming in 1997, and the University of Arkansas between 1998-1999.
In 2000, Jenkins joined the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent. In his rookie year, he played all 18 games and amassed 1,050 rushing yards on 183 carries with two rushing touchdowns complemented with 400 yards receiving. Upon the season's completion, he was voted the team's rookie of the year. With his small size and his large rushing numbers, comparisons between Jenkins and his head coach Pinball Clemons (who was a star running back during his playing days) naturally emerged.
The hype over Jenkins continued in 2001. In 16 games, he set an Argonauts team record for most rushing yards in a season with 1484 rushing yards on 271 carries with 8 rushing touchdowns alongside 361 receiving yards with 5 receiving touchdowns. Earlier in the season, there was great concern...
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