On October 7, versus the Atlanta Falcons, Morris rushed for his second career 100 yard game. The next week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had his first 100-yard game recording 113 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown. Despite the Redskins losing to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3, Morris put on a great display, recording 78 rushing yards on 17 carries and scoring a touchdown, and was even nominated for NFL Rookie of the Week. In his NFL debut and first career start, he rushed for 96 yards on 28 carries and scored two touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints. The day before the season opener, coach Mike Shanahan announced that Morris would be the starting running back. He was guaranteed a spot on the final 53-man roster for the start of the 2012 season after Morris sat out of the last preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the rest of the Redskins' starters. After having impressive preseason performances, where he started two out of four of the Redskins' preseason games, he emerged as a dark horse in the running back competition with Roy Helu, Evan Royster, and Tim Hightower. He was officially signed by the Redskins to a four-year, $2.22 million contract with a $154,000 signing bonus on May 6, 2012. The sixth round draft pick that Washington selected him with was from a trade on Jfrom the Vikings for Donovan McNabb. Morris was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Morris at Redskins training camp in 2012. Professional career 2012 NFL Combine Pre-draft measurables Ht He also scored a rushing touchdown seven times that season. In his 2010 season, Morris rushed the ball 227 times while gaining 928 yards averaging 4.1 yards-per-carry. He also scored 11 touchdowns with a career long run of 48 yards. In Morris’ 2009 season at Florida Atlantic University, he ran the ball 236 times for 1392 yards. He also got a PR of 6.48 meters in the long jump, and ran the 200 meters in 23.46 seconds. At the 2007 FHSAA 1A-2A Outdoor State Finals, he earned a tenth-place finish in the triple jump event, after clearing a career-best mark of 13.40 meters. In track, Morris was one of the state's top performers in the jumping events. Alfred and Trent would meet again in their rookie seasons as the Redskins would travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns. While he was in sixth grade, he played youth football against future Pensacola football stars, wide receiver Doug Baldwin and running back Trent Richardson. Academically, he was named the student-athlete of the month for Pine Forest. He also participated in the PSA All-Star Game. He was named North West Florida MVP, first-team All-State and was a game MVP. As a senior, he rushed for 1,049 yards with 17 touchdowns, and added 147 tackles and five interceptions on defense. In football, he saw action on both sides of the ball. Morris attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track. He played college football at Florida Atlantic, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Washington Redskins single season rushing record (1,613 yards, 2012)Ĭareer NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015Īlfred Bruce Morris (born December 12, 1988) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).3× Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (WWWeek 17, 2012).Morris with the Washington Redskins in 2015
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