James Jenkins (American football)

James Jenkins (born August 17, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins He was a blocking specialist on offense, winning Super Bowl XXVI during the 1991 season. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights

James Jenkins

No. 88
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(1967-08-17) August 17, 1967 (age 58) Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Staten Island Academy
College:	Rutgers
NFL draft:	1991: undrafted
Career history
Washington Redskins (1991–2000)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXVI)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 15 Receiving yards: 114 Touchdowns: 7 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jenkins attended Curtis High School and Rutgers University. While undrafted, Joe Gibbs made a personal appeal to Jenkins to not join the Army and concentrate on professional football instead. After working as an NFL strength and conditioning coach, he worked as a State Trooper for VA State Police, where he earned several performance awards for DUI enforcement. He coached several teams in Germany and was the head coach of the Düsseldorf Panthers, a German division I football team. Previously he was employed as a personal training manager for LifeTime Fitness in Sugarloaf, Georgia.^[1]

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	Bench press
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m)	10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m)	15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

See also

• List of Rutgers University people