Joseph Addai life and biography

Joseph Addai is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.

2010:
Started six games at RB…was inactive vs. Houston 11/1, at Philadelphia 11/7, vs. Cincinnati 11/14, at New England 11/21, vs. San Diego 11/28, vs. Dallas 12/5 and at Tennessee 12/9…was 10-44 rushing and 6-29 receiving at Houston 9/12…was 20-92 rushing and 2-21 receiving vs. NY Giants 9/19…was 13-29 rushing and 2-10 receiving at Denver 9/26…was 16-63, 2 TDs rushing and 3-19 receiving at Jacksonville 10/3…was seventh career multiple-TD game…was 17-50 rushing and 5-39 receiving vs. Kansas City 10/10…was 17-128, 1 TD rushing at Washington 10/17…was third-highest rushing total of career and eighth career 100+-yard game…46-yard rush in third quarter was career-long…surpassed Randy McMillan (3,876) to move into eighth place on franchise career rushing list.

2009:
Started 15 games at RB…was active but did not play at Buffalo 1/3…was 219-828, 10 TDs rushing and 51-336, 3 TDs receiving…receptions total marked career-high, and posted second-career 10+-TD rushing season, the 14th in franchise history…13 touchdowns ranked T6th in NFL…became first Colts player since RB-Lenny Moore in 1959 to pass, receive and rush for TD in same season…was 14-27, 1 TD rushing and 10-53 receiving at Tennessee 10/11…10 receptions marked career-high…was 20-62 rushing, 2-4 receiving and 1-1-22, 1 TD passing vs. San Francisco 11/1…22t pass to Reggie Wayne in fourth quarter was winning score…was first Colts TD pass by non-quarterback since 2001 (39t, Ken Dilger to Marvin Harrison vs. NYJ 12/23/01)…was 14-63, 1 TD rushing and 5-49, 1 TD receiving vs. Houston 11/8…was fourth career game with TD receiving and rushing….was 10-41, 1 TD rushing and 2-27, 1 TD receiving vs. New England 11/15…was second consecutive game with TD receiving and rushing and fifth such game of career…was 21-79, 2 TDs rushing and 3-17 receiving at Tennessee 12/6…surpassed Eric Dickerson (32, 1987-91) for 7th-most rushing TDs in franchise history…was sixth career multiple-rushing TD game…was 6-40, 1 TD rushing vs. NYJ 12/27…21t was career-long TD run. POST-SEASON: Started three games at RB…was 40-180, 1 TD rushing and 11-85 receiving…was 11-23 rushing and 3-14 receiving vs. Baltimore 1/16 in Divisional Playoffs…was 16-80 rushing and 1-13 receiving vs. NYJ 1/24 in AFC Championship Game…was 13-77, 1 TD rushing and 7-58 receiving vs. New Orleans 2/7 in Super Bowl XLIV.

2008:
Started 12 games at RB…was inactive at Green Bay 10/19, at Tennessee 10/27 and vs. Detroit 12/14…did not play at Jacksonville 12/18…was 155-544, 5 TDs rushing and 25-206, 2 TDs receiving…was 12-44 rushing vs. Chicago 9/7…was 15-20, 1 TD rushing and 2-13 receiving at Minnesota 9/14…was 16-78, 2 TDs rushing vs. Jacksonville 9/21…was 17-71, 1 TD rushing at Houston 10/5, marking third consecutive game with rushing TD…was 22-105, 1 TD rushing and 4-48, 1 TD receiving vs. Houston 11/16…rushing total was season-high…was seventh career 100+ rushing game and third career game with rushing and receiving TDs…was 16-70 rushing and 7-31 receiving at San Diego 11/23…was 2-55, 1 TD (55t) receiving vs. Tennessee 12/28. POST-SEASON: Started at RB in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3 and was 16-44, 1 TD rushing and 4-28 receiving.

2006:
Appeared in 16 games while splitting time with RB-Dominic Rhodes…was 226-1,081, 7 TDs rushing and 40-325, 1 TD receiving…was NFL rookie rushing leader…became 4th Colts rookie rusher with 1,000+ season (1,553, James, 1999; 1,282, Faulk, 1994; 1,104, Rhodes, 2001)…1,406 scrimmage yards marked 3rd-highest rookie total in club history (2,139, James, 1999; 1,804, Faulk, 1994)…266 “touches” ranked as 4th-most by Colts rookie (431, James, 1999; 366, Faulk, 1994; 267, Rhodes, 2001)…had receptions in 15 games and multiple receptions eleven times…had two 100+ rushing games…was 24-171, 4 TDs rushing/2-37 receiving vs. Philadelphia 11/26 to earn AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors…tied Dickerson's club record (10/31/88 vs. Denver) for rushing TDs…set club rookie record and became 8th NFL rookie with four rushing TDs…yardage was 4th-highest rookie rushing total in club history (194, Alan Ameche vs. Chicago 9/25/55; 185, Moore vs. Green Bay 10/28/56; 177, Rhodes vs. Atlanta 12/16/01)…was 7-26 rushing/3-22 receiving at NYG 9/10…was 16-82 rushing/2-22, 1 TD (21t) receiving vs. Houston 9/17…was 20-84, 1 TD (2t) at NYJ 10/1…was 13-62 vs. Tennessee 10/8 and 11-85 vs. Washington 10/22…was 17-93 rushing/5-37 receiving at Denver 10/29…was 18-43, 1 TD at New England 11/5…was 13-78, 1 TD rushing/7-46 receiving vs. Buffalo 11/12…along with effort vs. Philadelphia, earned NFL Offensive Rookie-of-the-Month (November) honors…was 15-100 rushing at Houston 12/24…topped 1,000+ mark at Houston on 201st seasonal attempt, the fewest rushes to reach that plateau in the 19 1,000+ seasons in club history. POST-SEASON: Started four games and was 76-294, 2 TDs rushing and 22-118 receiving…set NFL post-season rookie records for receptions (22) and scrimmage yards (412)…was 25-122, 1 TD rushing/7-26 receiving in Wild Card Playoffs vs. Kansas City 1/6…rushing total was 3rd-highest in franchise playoff history (147, Zack Crockett at San Diego 12/31/95; 125, James at Kansas City 1/11/04)…was 18-39 rushing/3-22 receiving in Divisional Playoffs at Baltimore 1/13…was 14-56, 1 TD in AFC Championship Game vs. New England 1/21…rushed for 3t with 1:00 remaining to give Colts 38-34 victory and Super Bowl berth…was 19-77 rushing/10-66 receiving in Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago 2/4…143 scrimmage yards was 2nd-highest rookie total in Super Bowl history (213, Timmy Smith, Washington, Super Bowl XXII vs. Denver)...set Super Bowl RB reception record…became 5th 1,000+ rookie rusher to play in a Super Bowl (1977, Tony Dorsett, Dallas, Super Bowl XII vs. Denver; 1988, Ickey Woods, Cincinnati, Super Bowl XXIII vs. San Francisco; 1989, Bobby Humphrey, Denver, Super Bowl XXIV vs. San Francisco; 2000, Jamal Lewis, Baltimore, Super Bowl XXXV vs. NYG), and joined Dorsett and Lewis as Super Bowl winners.

HONORS
2007: Pro Bowl…AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week (10/28 at Carolina). 2006: AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week (11/26 vs. Philadelphia)...NFL Offensive Rookie-of-the-Month (November).

COLLEGE

Four-year letterman who started 19 of 51 career games at RB…was 490-2,576, 18 TDs rushing and 66-641, 6 TDs receiving for career…rushing yards ranked fifth in school history, while carries ranked eighth…had six 100+ rushing games…receptions total ranked fifth in school history among RBs…started 12 of 13 games as senior…was 187-911, 9 TDs rushing and 20-180, 1 TD receiving...ranked third in conference in rushing TDs…scored at least one TD in first five games…had five 100+ rushing games, with four coming in first six games…was 16-109, 2 TDs rushing and 3-34 receiving in season-opener against Arizona State…was 16-84, 1 TD against Tennessee and 17-86, 1 TD against Mississippi State…was 24-102, 1 TD against Vanderbilt…was 32-156, 1 TD rushing and 3-37 receiving against Florida…had game-winning TD on three-yard run, while rushing yardage total marked career-high…was 24-105 rushing and 4-31 receiving in overtime victory against Auburn…suffered ankle injury against North Texas and was 8-26, 1 TD in next three games…was 14-70, 1 TD against Ole Miss…was 24-130, 1 TD in Peach Bowl victory against Miami…also had 4t reception…appeared in 12 games as reserve RB as junior…was 101-680, 3 TDs rushing, 26-294, 4 TDs receiving and 10-17.5 KOR…26 receptions marked seasonal-high, while four receiving TDs were most by LSU RB since 1989 (9, Eddie Fuller)…was 5-65 receiving against Oregon State…was 7-95, 1 TD rushing against Arkansas State…was 5-44 rushing and 3-57 receiving against Georgia…was 10-93 rushing against Florida…was 6-54 rushing in fourth quarter and scored game-winning 10-yard TD reception with less than minute left…was 10-31, 1 TD rushing against Troy…was 14-77 rushing against Vanderbilt…was 12-99, 1 TD (47t) rushing and 3-46, 1 TD (35t) receiving against Alabama…had first career 100+ game with 14-109, including 53-yard run, against Ole Miss…was 6-39 rushing and had two TD receptions (20t, 29t) against Arkansas…was 11-27 rushing and 4-14 receiving against Iowa in Capital One Bowl…started six of 12 games as sophomore…was 114-520, 2 TDs rushing and 14-86, 1 TD receiving…was 15-81 rushing and 2-21, 1 TD receiving in season-opener against Louisiana-Monroe…was 18-86, 2 TDs rushing against Arizona…was 15-65 against Georgia…was 10-39 against Florida…left game with knee injury and missed games against South Carolina and Auburn…was 8-60 rushing against Georgia in SEC Championship Game…was 2-12 receiving against Oklahoma in Sugar Bowl…started one of 12 games as redshirt freshman…started season opener at FB before switching to HB…was 80-438, 4 TDs rushing and 6-81 receiving…was 14-88 against The Citadel…was 11-98, 2 TDs rushing and 2-50 receiving against Louisiana-Lafayette…was 16-56 against Florida…was 10-44, 1 TD against Auburn…was 9-91, 1 TD (63t) against Kentucky…63t marked career long…was 1-5 rushing and 2-14 receiving against Texas in Cotton Bowl…appeared in first two seasonal games against Tulsa and Kentucky before being granted medical redshirt…was 8-27 rushing…holds degree in general studies.

PERSONAL

Full name is Joseph Addai…born in Houston, Texas…attended Sharpstown High School…played QB and was All-America selection by ESPN and Fox Sports…was member of the Houston Chronicle Top 100…was first-team 5A all-state choice…was 37-91-425 passing and 159-1,429, 26 TDs rushing as senior…was 8-47.5 KOR…Addai was first LSU running back to be selected in first round of NFL draft since Harvey Williams in 1991 (21st overall, Kansas City Chiefs)…single…resides in Houston, Texas.

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