Fozzy Whittaker
Whittaker with the Carolina Panthers in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Running back Kick returner | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 2, 1989 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Pearland (Pearland, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Texas (2007–2011) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
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Foswhitt Jer'ald "Fozzy" Whittaker (born February 2, 1989) is an American former professional football player and current college football color analyst.
Whittaker was a running back and kick returner for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Whittaker entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2012 with the Arizona Cardinals and spent his rookie year as a member of the Cardinals' practice squad. Whittaker spent the 2013 season on the rosters of the Cleveland Browns and San Diego Chargers. Whittaker signed with the Carolina Panthers during the 2014 off-season and played with the Panthers from 2014 to 2018. He played in one Super Bowl during his time with the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 during the 2015-2016 NFL Season. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he was a 2011 first-team All-Big 12 selection, in the special teams as a kick returner, and was named an honorable mention for the 2011 All-Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year. He also played in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. He was a member of the Texas track and field team, and participated in the 2010 Big 12 Track and Field Championship.