• B.J. Askew is a National Football League fullback who plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Askew was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. He played in New York for four seasons until he was signed by the Buccaneers as an unrestricted free agent in March 2007.

• 1. Full name: Bobby DeAngelo Askew, Jr.
  2. Born: August 19, 1980SI.com: B.J. Askew
  3. Birthplace: Cincinnati, OhioSI.com: B.J. Askew
  4. Height: 6'3"SI.com: B.J. Askew
  5. Weight: 233 lbsSI.com: B.J. Askew
  6. Position: Fullback
  7. High School: Colerain High School
  8. Lettered in track, football and basketball
  9. College: University of Michigan
  10. Major: Kinesiology
  11. Selected in the third round, 85th overall, of the 2003 NFL Draft
  12. Named to the Division I All-Ohio first-team while in high school
  13. Selected by The Detroit Free Press as the "Best of the Midwest"
  14. Earned all-Big Ten honorable mention while a senior at the University of Michigan
  15. 2006: Participated in all 16 regular season games
  16. 2007: Signed by the Buccaneers as a unrestricted free agent
  17. Askew ranks fourth all-time in most tackles for any player on the Jets special teams unit with 68
  18. Took over for Mike Alstott after he suffered a neck injury
  19. Received a contract for 8.6 million, in 2008

• 2009 Season Setback for the Bucs

  Byron Storer was waived from the Buccaneers' team, due to a second injury, which followed a torn anterior cruciate ligament the prior season. The player loss left starter Askew with only Jameel Cook to back him.TBO.com: Bucs' FB Storer has 'major' setback (May 18, 2009

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