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Michael Jenkins
No. 27
Date of birth	August 27, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Bethesda, Maryland
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	International
Position(s)	RB
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg)
US college	Arkansas
Career history
As player
2000–2001	Toronto Argonauts
2002	Houston Texans*
2003	Toronto Argonauts
2005	Montreal Alouettes
2005	Edmonton Eskimos
	*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards
	Grey Cup champion (2005);
CFL All-Star	2001
CFL East All-Star	2001
Awards	John Candy Memorial Award (Argonauts MOP 2001);

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Michael Jenkins (born August 27, 1976 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a former running back in the Canadian Football League.

Jenkins attended the University of Wyoming in 1997 and University of Arkansas from 1998-1999.

Amateur career

University of Wyoming

Michael Jenkins lettered at the University of Wyoming in 1997,^[2] rushing for 605 yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns. He finished second on the team in rushing yards and was also second on the team in receiving yards, catching 25 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns.^[3]

University of Arkansas

Jenkins transferred from Wyoming to the University of Arkansas, redshirting the 1998 season.^[4] Jenkins played in the 1999 season under Coach Houston Nutt. During his one season with the Razorbacks he finished third on the team in rushing with 224 yards and three touchdowns.^[5]

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

In 2000, Jenkins joined the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent. In his rookie year, Jenkins played all 18 games and rushed for 1,050 rushing yards with two touchdowns and had 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.

During the 2001 season, Jenkins set an Argonauts team record for most rushing yards in a season with 1484 rushing yards on 271 carries and 8 touchdowns as well as 361 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. Earlier in the season, there was great concern by the fans over whether Jenkins' running abilities would have been stifled because of the "pass-happy" philosophy of offensive co-ordinator John Jenkins. However, head coach Clemons put his coaching authority to use and called for a more balanced offensive attack combining the pass and running games to better utilize Michael Jenkins' game. The Football Reporters of Canada selected Jenkins as the winner of the 2001 John Candy Memorial Award, which is given to the Toronto Argonauts player of the year.^[1]

Jenkins left the Argonauts in 2002 to sign with the Houston Texans, where he spent the season as a member of the team's practice squad,^[6] and he returned to the Argonauts in 2003. Unfortunately, he was not able to regain the form that he had when he first joined the team. After coming back from the NFL, Jenkins' weight increased. That, combined with an abductor/groin injury in the pre-season, and recurring ankle injuries factored into his decreased productivity. Despite those shortcomings throughout the season, Jenkins rushed for 195 yards in a game vs. the Edmonton Eskimos on August 17, 2003 and earned the CFL offensive player of the week award for the achievement.^[7] For the season, Jenkins rushed for 814 yards on 156 carries with 6 rushing touchdowns, along with 316 yards receiving. Shortly thereafter, he had surgery on his injured ankles that hampered him during the season.

Injury and Return to Football

On May 17, 2004, Jenkins was released by the Argonauts, less than a month after the team signed free agent running back John Avery. Months later, Jenkins' agent, Danny Benjamin, alleged that his client would miss the entire 2004 CFL season because of the injured ankles and that the injury would not have been that serious had Jenkins not have gotten bad advice from Toronto's female trainer, Erin Brooks. Benjamin said "I have a problem with female trainers because they're female and they don't understand the male body. Their bodies are different."^[8] Brooks laughed off the allegations by saying, "Injuries are injuries. Tissues are the same (in males and females)." Brooks was fired from the Argonauts in 2010, and won a settlement of $975,000 in 2012 after alleging in a lawsuit that she was terminated only because she was a woman.^[8]

Montreal Alouettes

On February 18, 2005, Jenkins signed with the Montreal Alouettes,^[6] but much of his time was split between the practice roster and the injured list. He was subsequently released by the Alouettes in July.^[9]

Edmonton Eskimos

On August 22, 2005, Jenkins signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, and only played in one game on September 9, 2005 vs. the Calgary Stampeders. In that game, he rushed for 30 yards on 8 carries, combined with 1 reception for 11 yards.^[10] Jenkins went on to win a Grey Cup championship with the Eskimos that year.^[11] He finished his CFL career with 3378 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns, and 1077 yards receiving.

References

^ ^a ^b "John Candy Memorial Award Winners." Archived 2014-01-18 at the Wayback Machine www.argonauts.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
^ "Cowboy Traditions: Cowboy Lettermen." www.graphics.fansonly.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ "1997 Wyoming Cowboys Stats." www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
^ "JC receiver decides to pass up spring." Log Cabin Democrat, January 12, 1999. www.thecabin.net. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
^ "1999 Arkansas Razorbacks Stats." www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Michael Jenkins Chooses Montreal: Veteran Running Back Signs Two-Year Deal." Marketwired, February 18, 2005. www.marketwired.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
^ "Jenkins snags CFL offensive award". CBC Sports. 2003-08-21. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Westhead, Rick. "Athletic therapist claimed she was fired by Toronto Argos because she’s a woman." www.thestar.com, January 21, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ "Michael Jenkins." www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
^ Huntington, Jonathan (2005-09-07). "Running scared?". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
^ "93rd Grey Cup, November 27, 2005." www.cfl.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

[candy-1] "John Candy Memorial Award Winners." Archived 2014-01-18 at the Wayback Machine www.argonauts.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

[wyoming-2] "Cowboy Traditions: Cowboy Lettermen." www.graphics.fansonly.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[catch-3] "1997 Wyoming Cowboys Stats." www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

[4] "JC receiver decides to pass up spring." Log Cabin Democrat, January 12, 1999. www.thecabin.net. Retrieved June 24, 2014.

[arkansas-5] "1999 Arkansas Razorbacks Stats." www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[texan-6] "Michael Jenkins Chooses Montreal: Veteran Running Back Signs Two-Year Deal." Marketwired, February 18, 2005. www.marketwired.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

[award-7] "Jenkins snags CFL offensive award". CBC Sports. 2003-08-21. Retrieved June 8, 2008.

[female-8] Westhead, Rick. "Athletic therapist claimed she was fired by Toronto Argos because she’s a woman." www.thestar.com, January 21, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[montreal-9] "Michael Jenkins." www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

[jenkins-10] Huntington, Jonathan (2005-09-07). "Running scared?". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved June 8, 2008.

[cup-11] "93rd Grey Cup, November 27, 2005." www.cfl.ca. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

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 In 2000, Jenkins joined the [[Toronto Argonauts]] as a free agent.  In his [[rookie]] year, Jenkins played all 18 games and rushed for 1,050 [[rush (American football)|rushing]] yards with two touchdowns and had 400 yards [[Reception (American football)|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.
-During the 2001 season, Jenkins set an Argonauts team record for most rushing yards in a season with 1484 rushing yards on 271 carries and 8 touchdowns as well as 361 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns.  Earlier in the season, there was great concern by the fans over whether Jenkins' running abilities would have been stifled because of the "pass-happy" philosophy of offensive co-ordinator [[John Jenkins (American football coach)|John Jenkins]].  However, head coach Clemons put his coaching authority to use and called for a more balanced offensive attack combining the pass and running games to better utilize Michael Jenkins' game.  The Football Reporters of Canada selected Jenkins as the winner of the 2001 John Candy Memorial Award, which is given to the Toronto Argonauts player of the year.<ref name=candy>[http://www.argonauts.ca/page/john-candy-memorial-award-winners "John Candy Memorial Award Winners."] ''www.argonauts.ca.'' Retrieved December 16, 2014.</ref>
+During the 2001 season, Jenkins set an Argonauts team record for most rushing yards in a season with 1484 rushing yards on 271 carries and 8 touchdowns as well as 361 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns.  Earlier in the season, there was great concern by the fans over whether Jenkins' running abilities would have been stifled because of the "pass-happy" philosophy of offensive co-ordinator [[John Jenkins (American football coach)|John Jenkins]].  However, head coach Clemons put his coaching authority to use and called for a more balanced offensive attack combining the pass and running games to better utilize Michael Jenkins' game.  The Football Reporters of Canada selected Jenkins as the winner of the 2001 John Candy Memorial Award, which is given to the Toronto Argonauts player of the year.<ref name=candy>[http://www.argonauts.ca/page/john-candy-memorial-award-winners "John Candy Memorial Award Winners."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118000427/http://www.argonauts.ca/page/john-candy-memorial-award-winners |date=2014-01-18 }} ''www.argonauts.ca.'' Retrieved December 16, 2014.</ref>
 Jenkins left the Argonauts in 2002 to sign with the [[Houston Texans]], where he spent the season as a member of the team's practice squad,<ref name=texan>[http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/michael-jenkins-chooses-montreal-veteran-running-back-signs-two-year-deal-531917.htm "Michael Jenkins Chooses Montreal: Veteran Running Back Signs Two-Year Deal."] [[CCNMatthews|Marketwired]], February 18, 2005. ''www.marketwired.com.'' Retrieved July 17, 2014.</ref> and he returned to the Argonauts in 2003.  Unfortunately, he was not able to regain the form that he had when he first joined the team.  After coming back from the NFL, Jenkins' weight increased. That, combined with an abductor/[[groin]] [[injury]] in the [[pre-season]], and recurring [[ankle]] injuries factored into his decreased productivity.  Despite those shortcomings throughout the season, Jenkins rushed for 195 yards in a game vs. the Edmonton Eskimos on August 17, 2003 and earned the CFL offensive player of the week award for the achievement.<ref name=award>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2003/08/20/cfl030820.html|title=Jenkins snags CFL offensive award|date=2003-08-21|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|accessdate=June 8, 2008}}</ref>  For the season, Jenkins rushed for 814 yards on 156 carries with 6 rushing touchdowns, along with 316 yards receiving.  Shortly thereafter, he had [[surgery]] on his injured [[ankle]]s that hampered him during the season.