Yvenson Bernard

Yvenson Bernard
Personal information
Born:	October 25, 1984 (age 39); Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College:	Oregon State
Position:	Running back
Undrafted:	2008
Career history
	St. Louis Rams (2008); Seattle Seahawks (2008); Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2009–2010); Montreal Alouettes (2011)*; Saskatchewan Roughriders (2011–2012);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All- Pac-10 (2006); Second-team All-Pac-10 (2007); Offensive MVP (2007);
	Player stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Yvenson Bernard [EVAN-son] (born October 25, 1984) is a former professional

undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Oregon State

.

Bernard has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks.

Early years

Bernard was a four-year

Draft by the Minnesota Twins. His younger brother is Giovani Bernard

of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

College career

Bernard played as a running back for Oregon State University from 2004-2007.

In 2005, Bernard took the position of starting running back for the Beavers. He ended the season with 1321 yards rushing on 299 attempts (averaging 4.4 yards/carry) and finishing with 13 touchdowns. Continuing in 2006, Bernard rushed for 1309 yards on 296 attempts (averaging 4.4) with 12 touchdowns. In the Sun Bowl, he ran for the game-clinching 2-point conversion en route to an Oregon State 39-38 victory over the University of Missouri.

As a senior, Bernard was named as co-captain for the 2007 season. Despite having arthroscopic knee surgery on November 20 (and missing the Beaver's Civil War match against the University of Oregon), Bernard was able to play in the Emerald Bowl against the Maryland Terrapins. On 38 carries Bernard rushed for 177 yards and was awarded the 2007 Emerald Bowl Offensive MVP. For the season, he ended with 1214 yards rushing on 275 carries.

Bernard ended with 3,862 career rushing yards, becoming the Beaver's second all-time leading rusher behind

Pac-10

's all-time rushing list.

Professional career

Bernard became an undrafted free agent after college and was signed a few weeks later by the

practice roster. On February 17, 2011, he signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes. After his release from the Alouettes in July, Bernard was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 9, 2011.^[1]

References

^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/riders-add-rb-bernard-to-practice-roster Riders add RB Bernard to practice roster

Yvenson Bernard

Early years

College career

Professional career

References

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