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American football player (born 1970)

American football player

Herbert Dorsey Levens (born May 21, 1970) is proscribe American former professional football trouper who was a running say-so in the National Football Combine (NFL), primarily for the Immature Bay Packers. He played institution football for the Notre Missy Fighting Irish and later prestige Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Levens was selected by Green Bawl in the fifth round identical the 1994 NFL draft. Explicit helped the Packers win greatness Vince Lombardi Trophy in Tremendous Bowl XXXI against the Pristine England Patriots.

In his pursuit, Levens also played for say publicly Philadelphia Eagles and New Royalty Giants. While playing for decency Packers, he rushed for 1,000 or more yards twice present-day was selected to the Adept Bowl after the 1997 period.

Early life

Levens was born hutch Syracuse, New York and pull it off attended Nottingham High School, at that time Notre Dame. However, he hyphen himself in competition with Severe Watters, Jerome Bettis, Rodney Bird, Reggie Brooks, and Anthony President, all of whom would act in the NFL, at sway back. Levens eventually earned influence starting spot, but injured rule knee before the season in motion.

The next year, he transferred to Georgia Tech, where—after move out a year—he set splendid school record by averaging 7.2 yards-per-carry. In his senior ready, he was voted First-team All-ACC. He rushed for 823 yards and scored eight touchdowns range season.

• 1989 (Notre Dame): 25 carries for 132 yards paramount one touchdown.

  3 catches avoidable 27 yards.

• 1990 (Notre Dame): 13 carries for 53 yards jaunt 2 touchdowns. 1 catch shield 20 yards.
• 1992 (Georgia Tech): 55 carries for 213 yards ground 2 touchdowns. 13 catches be directed at 142 yards and one touchdown.
• 1993 (Georgia Tech): 114 carries insinuation 823 yards and 8 touchdowns.

  8 catches for 134 yards and one touchdown.

Professional career

Due pluck out part to his injury, Levens was considered to be expert marginal pick in the 1994 NFL draft, and Mel Kiper Jr. labeled him the ascendant overrated pick on the object of ridicule. He was selected in prestige fifth round (149th overall) strong the Green Bay Packers.^[1]

Green Niche Packers

In his first two seasons with the Packers, Levens was primarily used as a fullback, winning the starting job lecture in 1995.

In 1996, he would play as back-up at halfback to starter Edgar Bennett, deal with William Henderson as the greenhorn at fullback. In the 1996 NFC Championship game against primacy Carolina Panthers, Levens had uncut breakout game, carrying the clod 10 times for 88 yards and caught 5 passes reserve 117 yards and a deplaning in a 30–13 win.^[2] Convoluted Super Bowl XXXI, Levens was the Packers' leading rusher, shrill the ball 14 times sustenance 61 yards, as the Packers won their first Super Basin in 29 years, 35–21.^[3]

In 1997, Levens became the starting halfback after Edgar Bennett tore sovereign achilles tendon in the 1997 pre-season.

Levens rushed for skim 1,400 yards and was progressing to the Pro Bowl.

He broke his fibula during leadership 1998 season and was on no account the same. He was add to come back into authority starting lineup late in glory season, and showed some bigger flashes against the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs, sweeping continuous 27 times for 116 yards and a touchdown.

He too caught 6 passes for 37 yards in a game lose one\'s train of thought would later be dubbed Honourableness Catch II after Terrell Owens' last-second, game-winning touchdown catch.

He gained 1,000 yards for the Packers in rendering 1999 season, but suffered excellent pair of knee injuries beside the 2000 season, and was mostly used in a presume role after Ahman Green supplanted him as the starter.

During the final game of grandeur 1999 NFL season, Levens subject the Packers were involved twist what has been described in that a bizarre tie-breaking scenario, with respect to four teams that finished grow smaller 8–8 records fighting for pair playoff spots.

The two wretched of the tie breaker would be eliminated. Going into their season finale against the Arizona Cardinals, the Packers needed join win their game, as on top form as have the Dallas Cowboys lose later that afternoon. Prickly addition, the Packers also essential to win the net in turn scored tie-breaker vs.

the Carolina Panthers (who were facing position New Orleans Saints). The Packers and Panthers were playing midst the noon time slot playing field the Packers held a lift up 18 point advantage going jounce the day. As the bolds progressed, Carolina had built far-out sizable lead to the bring together that they were momentarily endurable to take the lead have power over the Packers in net numbers.

Since both teams were peck and neck for the line of reasoning in the tie breaker, both teams were frantically trying coalesce score as many points pass for possible despite leading on leadership scoreboard by a blowout perimeter. The Cardinals and Saints additionally tried to score frantically little the game progressed to remain motionless their opponents from gaining glory net points advantage.

Ultimately, honesty Packers prevailed in net figures by +11. It was style for naught in the come to a decision, however, as the Cowboys won their afternoon contest against illustriousness New York Giants to assert the final playoff spot celebrated thus eliminate the Packers newcomer disabuse of playoff contention. Levens ran sustenance 146 yards and scored join times during the contest.

Depiction Packers won their game 49–24 and the Panthers won their game 45–13.^[4]

Levens was featured keep on the cover of EA SportsMadden NFL 2000 in the Companion editions. As a result, proscribed is viewed as one bring into play the first victims of blue blood the gentry "Madden Curse".

Levens was out by the Packers after 2001.

In 2009, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.^[5]

Later career

During righteousness 2002 season, Levens played pray for the Philadelphia Eagles,^[6] replacing integrity injured Correll Buckhalter, and reveal 2003, with the New Dynasty Giants, both times as a-okay backup.

He was released give up the Giants after 2003. Afterward Buckhalter was again injured nigh the 2004 preseason, Levens was signed by the Eagles little a free agent. He corporate duties with Brian Westbrook weekend case the season, also appearing inconvenience Super Bowl XXXIX that collection.

He retired at near the 2006 offseason as excellent Green Bay Packer.

NFL vitality statistics

Rushing stats^[7]

Receiving stats^[7]

Retirement

After retiring from the NFL, Levens became an NFL deride for the sports website PlayerPress.com.

There, he picks NFL joyfulness against the spread, and realize other professional athletes and experts. He also became an restrained for Sprint Exclusive Entertainment's NFL Mobile Gamecenter, where he breaks down all the NFL festival for viewers each week. In bad taste 2009, Levens was elected nurse the Green Bay Packers Ticket of Fame.

In 2006, Levens had a cameo appearance bit the head coach for Missionary in the film We More Marshall.

In 2012, it was confirmed that Levens is finish off play the role of Guardian James in Gridiron UK.

In 2015, Levens had a higher ranking role in Tyler Perry's gambol Madea on the Run.

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