Chris Howard (American football)
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 5, 1975 Kenner, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
| College | Michigan | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 5th round, 153rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Christopher L. Howard (born May 5, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Howard had been selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL draft. His professional career was haunted by fumble troubles, which caused the Broncos to release him before he played a regular season game for them. Howard began to have fumble problems again when the Jaguars acquired and promoted him to a role as a regular player.
He had previously played college football for the Michigan Wolverines winning a national championship in his final year 1997. Howard led the national champion Wolverines team in rushing and was a Hula Bowl MVP in 1998. Chris attended Louisiana high school football powerhouse, John Curtis Christian High School in River Ridge, Louisiana. He was formerly married to Gabrielle Union.