Travis Henry

Travis Deion Henry (born October 29, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Henry attended the University of Tennessee from 1997 to 2000.

While at Tennessee, he played college football under head coach Phillip Fulmer.

Henry did not play much in his freshman season due to a very crowded and talented backfield, which contained future NFL running backs Jamal Lewis and Shawn Bryson.

He recorded two rushes for four yards on the season.

In his sophomore season, Henry was a member of the 1998 National Championship team.

In regular season play, he made 176 rushing attempts for 970 yards and four touchdowns as well as four receptions for 31 yards.

In the National Championship game against Florida State played at the Fiesta Bowl, Henry had 19 rushes for 28 yards and one reception for nine yards.

In the 1999 season, Henry continued to share the backfield with fellow running back Jamal Lewis and collected 125 carries for 790 yards and eight touchdowns.

In Henry's senior season, in which he rushed 253 times for 1,314 yards and 11 touchdowns, he was named first-team All-SEC by the Associated Press and the Sporting News.

Henry holds the school records for yards rushing (3,078), rushing attempts (556), and 100-yard performances (15).

He was nicknamed "Cheese" by his strength and conditioning coach for being as tough and strong as a block of government cheese.

He was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and also played for the Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos.

Henry was drafted in the second round with the 58th overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.

He scored a 9 on the Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test.

With the Buffalo Bills, Henry became the fourth-leading rusher in franchise history, with 3,849 yards and 27 touchdowns with a 4.0 yards per carry average.

Henry made his professional debut in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints.

He started the game and had 22 carries for 58 rushing yards in the 24–6 loss.

In the following game, a 42–26 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, he scored his first professional touchdown on a four-yard rush.

In Week 4, against the New York Jets, he had 19 carries for 113 rushing yards in the 42–36 loss.

In Week 13, against the Carolina Panthers, he had 157 scrimmage yards in the 25–24 victory.

He finished his rookie season with 213 carries for 729 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 22 receptions for 179 receiving yards in 13 games.

He finished fourth among rookies in rushing yards.

He was a Pro Bowl selection in 2002.

Henry was a Parade All-American and "Mr. Florida Football" as a running back at Frostproof Middle-Senior High School.

As a senior for the Bulldogs football team, he rushed for 4,087 yards and 42 touchdowns in 14 games.

His team was state runner-up that year, to the Union County Tigers.

In addition to football, Henry played basketball and ran track.

Henry started out the 2002 season strong with 31 carries for 149 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the 37–31 loss to the New York Jets.

In Week 4, against the Chicago Bears, he scored his first receiving touchdown in the NFL on a 26-yard reception from Drew Bledsoe to win the 33–27 game in overtime.

In Week 6, against the Houston Texans, he had 28 carries for 159 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 31–24 victory.

He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against Houston.

He followed the Houston game up with 22 carries for 132 rushing yards in a 23–10 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

In Week 11, against the Kansas City Chiefs, he had 24 carries for 126 rushing yards in the 17–16 loss.

In Week 13, against Miami, he had 35 carries for 151 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 38–21 victory.

In Week 15, against the San Diego Chargers, he had 22 carries for 144 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 20–13 victory.

He earned a Pro Bowl nomination in 2002 after he collected 1,438 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns.

Henry finished fifth in franchise history in rushing yards for a single season.

Henry started the 2003 season with 126 scrimmage yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 31–0 victory over the New England Patriots in the season opener.