Tommy Hendricks

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Tommy Hendricks
No. 51, 57
Position:
Eisenhower (Houston)
College:Michigan (19961999)
Undrafted:2000
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:113
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at PFR

Thomas Emmett Hendricks, III (born October 23, 1978) is a former

special teams player in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins from 2000 to 2003 and the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2004 season
.

Early years

Hendricks was born in

Eisenhower High School, both in Houston.[1] He became known as one of the best high school defensive backs in the country while playing for Eisenhower.[2]

University of Michigan

Hendricks' father, Thomas Hendricks, Jr., played

Hendricks also started all 13 games at free safety for Michigan during the

strong safety for the 1999 Michigan team.[6] He was selected by the conference coaches as a first-team defensive back on the 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[7]

In four years at Michigan, Hendricks started 37 games and registered 222

Professional football

Hendricks was undrafted in the

2000 NFL Draft. He signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins where he was converted to a linebacker but cut before the start of the 2000 season. One month after being cut, Miami linebacker Zach Thomas was injured, and Hendricks was re-signed.[9] He was released again a week after being re-signed, joined the Dolphins' developmental squad, and was eventually promoted to the 53-man roster later in 2000.[9] He appeared in eight games in 2000, mostly on special teams.[1]

In his second season with the Dolphins, Hendricks switched from weakside linebacker to middle linebacker.

special teams player. He led the team in special teams tackles in 2001 with 30, 2002 with 26 and 2003.[9] He also served as the team's special teams captain for three seasons from 2001 to 2003.[12]

Hendricks played for the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2004 season,[12] appearing in 15 games.[1] He started one game at linebacker for the Jaguars.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 MIA 8 0 5 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 MIA 16 1 23 16 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 MIA 16 0 23 15 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 MIA 16 2 34 24 10 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2004 JAX 15 1 28 22 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 4 113 81 32 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 MIA 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 MIA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Later years

Tommy Hendricks now resides in Houston, TX and is now a music producer that has released instrumental albums under the name Hendricks Beats.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tommy Hendricks". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Michigan raids Texas; State stays close to home". Ludington Daily News (AP story). February 8, 1996. p. 15.
  3. ^ a b "Michigan Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "1997 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "1998 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "1999 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "Renes, Hutchinson Earn All-Big Ten First Team "Double"". University of Michigan. November 30, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on September 7, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2015.(to retrieve Hendricks' statistics, enter "hendricks" in the box for the player's last name)
  9. ^ a b c Alex Marvez (June 2, 2003). "Scoring Off The Field: Miami Dolphins Linebacker Tommy Hendricks Goes Deep – Into His Own Wallet". Sun Sentinel.
  10. ^ Chris Perkins (July 26, 2001). "Hendricks Makes Switch To The Middle". Sun Sentinel.
  11. ^ Omar Kelly (October 6, 2001). "Hendricks Ready To Fill In At Linebacker". Sun Sentinel.
  12. ^ a b Ed Gray (August 15, 2004). "Former Dolphin Gets A Fresh Start With Jags". Sun Sentinel.