Joseph Robert "J.R." Redmond (born September 28, 1977) is an American football

American football

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 running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 who is a free agent in the National Football League

National Football League

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. He has previously played for the New England Patriots

New England Patriots

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 and Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

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, and won a Super Bowl

Super Bowl XXXVI

Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 regular season. The American Football Conference champion New England Patriots won their first Super...

 as a member of the Patriots.

College career

As a senior at Arizona State University

Arizona State University

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 he was a Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

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 and Doak Walker award

Doak Walker Award

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 candidate, and was one of the premier kick returners in the country. He ranks fifth in ASU history with 2,864 career rushing yards, lagging behind Leon Burton by 131 yards for fourth place. His total career yardage ranks 26th all time in Pac-10 history.

Professional career

Redmond is best known for his role on the 2001 New England Patriots. In the Divisional Playoff Game, Redmond caught three passes in the Patriots' game-winning overtime drive of the famous "Snow Bowl

The Tuck (NFL game)

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" playoff game against the Oakland Raiders. Most famously, in Super Bowl

Super Bowl XXXVI

Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 regular season. The American Football Conference champion New England Patriots won their first Super...

, with the Patriots on their own 30 yard line with 41 seconds left, Redmond caught a 3 yard dump-down pass from quarterback Tom Brady, dodged a tackler to pass the first down marker and then dragged a second tackler to the sideline, extending the ball out of bounds to stop the clock. The stopped clock allowed the Patriots to keep the drive alive and led, plays later, to a Patriots victory on an Adam Vinatieri's field goal. Charlie Weis, the Patriots offensive coordinator at the time, has said that he would have recommended playing for overtime had Redmond not gotten out of bounds and stopped the clock.

Post Professional Football

Redmond is currently a free agent and to this point has not received an offer from any other NFL team. Redmond is currently attempting to get into coaching; several videos of him teaching running back skills are on YouTube.

Redmond is a cousin to NFL running back Derrick Ward

Derrick Ward

Derrick LaRon Ward is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State University and Ottawa University...

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