Ricky Barkley Jean Francois (born November 23, 1986) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft, and played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU). He also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 23, 1986 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Miami (FL) Carol City | ||||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 7 / pick: 244 | ||||||||||
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College career
editAs a member of the National Championship winning 2007 LSU Tigers football team, he was the defensive MVP of the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.[1] Jean Francois was also a member of the LSU track & field team.[2]
Professional career
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San Francisco 49ers
editJean Francois was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round, 244th overall, in the 2009 NFL draft.[3] He became famous among 49ers fans for his "Peanut Butter Jelly Dance".[4]
In the 2012 season, Jean Francois and the 49ers appeared in Super Bowl XLVII. In the game, he had two combined tackles as the 49ers fell to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 34–31.[5]
Indianapolis Colts
editJean Francois signed with the Colts on March 14, 2013.[6] He was released on February 23, 2015.[7]
Washington Redskins
editJean Francois signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Washington Redskins on February 26, 2015.[8]
On March 15, 2017, Jean Francois was released by the Redskins.[9]
Green Bay Packers
editOn March 24, 2017, Jean Francois signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Green Bay Packers.[10] He was released by the Packers on September 12, 2017.[11] He re-signed with the Packers on September 21, 2017.[12] On November 1, 2017, Jean Francois was again released by the Packers.[13]
New England Patriots
editOn November 7, 2017, Jean Francois signed with the New England Patriots.[14] He was released by the Patriots on December 2, 2017.[15] He was re-signed on December 13, 2017.[16]
Detroit Lions
editOn July 25, 2018, Jean Francois signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions.[17]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2009 | SFO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | SFO | 16 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SFO | 16 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SFO | 16 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | IND | 10 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | IND | 16 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | WAS | 16 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | WAS | 16 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | GNB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NWE | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | DET | 16 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | 47 | 195 | 116 | 79 | 14.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | SFO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SFO | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | IND | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | IND | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | WAS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NWE | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Personal life
editRicky Jean Francois's brother's name is Michael Jean Francois.[18] He is of Haitian descent.
References
edit- ^ Schad, Joe (January 1, 2009). "Source: LSU's Jean-Francois to enter NFL draft". Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Ricky Jean-Francois". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Ricky Jean Francois: Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Peanut Butter Jelly Time!". NinersNation.com. October 13, 2010.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVII – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens – February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ Wesseling, Chris (March 14, 2013). "Ricky Jean-Francois signs $22M contract with Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ Orr, Conor (February 23, 2015). "Indianapolis Colts release Ricky Jean Francois". NFL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Mike (February 26, 2015). "Redskins sign DL Ricky Jean-Francois". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Keim, John (March 15, 2017). "Redskins clear cap room by waiving DE Ricky Jean Francois". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Packers sign DT Jean Francois". Packers.com. March 24, 2017.
- ^ "Packers sign G/T Adam Pankey to active roster, G Darrell Greene to practice squad". Packers.com. September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Packers sign DT Ricky Jean Francois". Packers.com. September 21, 2017.
- ^ "Packers release DT Ricky Jean Francois". Packers.com. November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Patriots sign DL Ricky Jean Francois; Place LB Dont'a Hightower on Injured Reserve; Sign DL Mike Purcell to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Sign WR Kenny Britt; Announce Additional Roster Moves". Patriots.com. December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign free agents DT Ricky Jean Francois and LB Darnell Sankey". DetroitLions.com. July 27, 2018.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (November 10, 2017). "Ricky Jean Francois happy to be with Pats, and in 'Dunkin' Donuts heaven'". ESPN.com.
External links
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- Washington Redskins bio Archived March 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Indianapolis Colts bio
- San Francisco 49ers bio Archived May 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- LSU Tigers bio Archived April 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine