T.J. Rushing - Defensive Back

5-9, 186 Stanford 4 years in the NFL FA-06 DOB: 06/08/1983

Pick obtained from Tennessee for D6-07...was waived on September 4, 2006...signed as FA with Colts September 30, 2006.

2009:  Appeared in 15 games…was inactive vs. San Francisco 11/1…was 21-5.7 PR and 7-18.1 KOR…had one defensive tackle and three special teams tackles…was 1-5.0 PR vs. Jacksonville 9/13…was 1-2.0 PR at Miami 9/21…was 3-4.7 PR at Arizona 9/27…was 2-12.5 PR and 1-19.0 KOR vs. Seattle 10/4…was 1-0.0 PR and 4-18.5 KOR at Tennessee 10/11…was 1-11 PR and had two special teams tackles at St. Louis 10/25…2-4.0 PR vs. Houston 11/8…was 1-2.0 PR and 1-14.0 KOR at Baltimore 11/22…was 1-7 PR at Houston 11/29…was 2-9.5 PR and recorded one tackle vs. Denver 12/13…was 2-4.0 PR and 1-20.0 KOR at Jacksonville 12/17…was 2-4.0 PR and had one special teams tackle vs. NY Jets 12/27….was 2-5.0 PR at Buffalo 1/3.  POST-SEASON: Saw action on special teams in two games…was 4-7.3 PR vs. Baltimore 1/16 in Divisional Playoffs…was 1-4.0 PR vs. NY Jets 1/24 in AFC Championship Game.

2008:  Was placed on injured reserve on 8/26. 

2007:  Reserve DB and returner who appeared in 14 games…was inactive vs. Tampa Bay 10/7 and was waived prior to game at San Diego 11/11 and re-signed following week…had 24 tackles, 16 solo, and one pass defensed…also had six special teams stops, five solo…was 31-23.0 KOR and 19-13.1, 1 TD PR…had 90t PR at Oakland 12/16, his first career TD…had four tackles at Carolina 10/28 and seven stops, six solo, and one pass defensed at Atlanta 11/22…had three tackles vs. Jacksonville 12/2 and seven stops, five solo, vs. Tennessee 12/30…was 3-9.7 PR vs. New Orleans 9/6…was 4-26.5 KOR at Tennessee 9/16…was 4-26.5 KOR at Houston 9/23, including seasonal-long 47-yard return…was 4-28.0 KOR vs. Denver 9/30…was 4-11.3 PR at Carolina, including long of 31 yards…was 3-9.7 PR at Atlanta…was 3-24.3 KOR and 2-47.0, 1 TD (90t) at Oakland…90t PR tied franchise-long effort (Carl Taseff at GBM 10/14/56)…was named AFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week for performance…was 4-25.0 KOR and 2-9.0 PR vs. Tennessee…had two specialty stops at Baltimore 12/9 and vs. Houston for top outings.  POST-SEASON:  Saw action as returner and special teamer and was 5-25.8 KOR and 3-15.3 PR in Divisional Playoffs vs. San Diego 1/13…also led team with three special teams tackles, two solo.

2006:  Appeared in six games as returner and special teamer after being signed to active roster 9/30…saw action at NYJ 10/1, vs. Tennessee 10/8, vs. Buffalo 11/12, at Dallas 11/19, vs. Philadelphia 11/26 and vs. Cincinnati 12/18…was 2-33.5 KOR and 2-7.0 PR vs. Tennessee for seasonal totals…had five special teams stops, two vs. Buffalo and three vs. Cincinnati.  POST-SEASON:  Was inactive throughout playoffs.
 

2007:  AFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week (12/16 at Oakland).
 

Four-year letterman who started 19 of 43 games at DB…had 147 tackles, 118 solo, four sacks, 13 tackles for losses, four FF, one FR, 12 passes defensed, 4-96 interceptions and one blocked kick…was 53-26.8, 3 TDs KOR and 14-9.1 PR…had 1,421 KOR yards, third all-time in school history…started eleven games as senior…had 48 tackles, 37 solo, 0.5 tackle for loss, four passes defensed, two interceptions and one blocked kick…was 22-26.7, 2 TDs KOR and 14-9.1 PR…was second-team All-Pac Ten choice as specialist…returned first and last KOR of season for TDs…had 93t at Navy in season opener and 87t vs. Notre Dame…was 2-63.5 at Navy, 5-21.6 vs. Oregon and 2-54.0 vs. Notre Dame for 100+ games…finished with team-best 722 all-purpose yards…had career-high eight tackles vs. Notre Dame…had seven stops against Arizona State and UC-Davis…had interceptions at Oregon State and Arizona…started two of eleven games as junior…had 36 tackles, 32 solo, two sacks, six stops for losses, one FR and one pass defensed…was 23-28.4, 1 TD KOR…average led conference and ranked sixth in NCAA, while yardage total was second-best in school history…was named first-team All-Pac Ten as KOR specialist…had 99t against BYU, the third-longest return in school history…was named conference Special Teams Player-of-the-Week for performance…had 54-yard KOR against USC…had six tackles, two sacks and two stops for losses at Arizona State…started six of eleven games as sophomore…had 42 stops, 32 solo, one sack, 2.5 stops for losses, three FF and five passes defensed…was 8-22.6 KOR…had five stops and two FF against Cal…had five tackles and one stop for loss against Arizona State…had seasonal-best seven tackles against Oregon State…appeared in 10 games as freshman…had 21 tackles, 17 solo, one sack, four stops for losses, one FF, two passes defensed and 2-77 interceptions…returned interception 63 yards against Oregon State to set up TD…first interception came in first collegiate game against San Jose State…had season-high seven stops, six solo, one tackle for loss and one FF against Washington State…also was member of track team as sophomore and junior…was part of 400-meter relay team that set school record in 39.71…had personal-best of 10.68 in 100 meters…majored in political science.
 

Full name is Terrall Brent Rushing…born in Pauls Valley, Okla….attended Pauls Valley High School…was named All-Midlands by SuperPrep as senior…played QB, RB and DB…was named county Player-of-the-Year and first-team all-state as RB…totaled more than 1,900 yards and 27 TDs…was four-time all-county selection in football…was county Player-of-the-Year in basketball as junior…in track, led team to state 3A title and won four gold medals in 100 meters, 200 meters, 400-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay…single…resides in Pauls Valley, Okla.
 

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