• Running back Correll Buckhalter plays professional football in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos.

  In March of 2009, Buckhalter was named in court as a client of Pennsylvania drug dealer Styles N. Beckles. State trooper Scott John Miscannon testified that he listened to Buckhalter during a wiretapped phone conversation with Beckles. Buckhalter and Beckles have both denied the allegation.ESPN.com: Man's Testimony Contradicts Trooper's Beckles later released a written apology for naming Buckhalter as a client.ProFootballTalk.com: Convicted Drug Dealer Apologizes to Buckhalter

• 1. Born: October 6, 1978
  2. Birthplace: Collins, Mississippi
  3. Height: 6'0"
  4. Weight: 217 lbs
  5. Position: Running back
  6. Nickname: "The General"
  7. High school: Collins High School
  8. College: University of Nebraska
  9. Ranked eighth in rushing yards in Nebraska historyOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Correll Buckhalter
  10. Suspended for one game in rookie year after a marijuana arrest
  11. Missed 2002 season with injury to anterior cruciate ligamentOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Correll Buckhalter
  12. Enjoys fishing and horseback ridingOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Correll Buckhalter

• College Football Career

  Prior to playing in the NFL, Buckhalter played college football with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the NCAA. He recorded 413 rushes for 2,522 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns, finishing his collegiate career eighth in Cornhuskers history and earning an All-Big 12 honorable mention.Official Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Correll Buckhalter

• NFL Career

  After college, Buckhalter was selected 121st overall in the 2001 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He made his professional debut that same year, playing in 15 regular season games. Buckhalter missed the November 18, 2001, game as he was suspended for a marijuana arrest.Official Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Correll Buckhalter

  Buckhalter missed the entire 2002 season after tearing his ACL, but returned to the Eagles in 2003 to record 126 carries for 542 yards and eight touchdowns, the most touchdowns in a single season in his career. He did not play in 2004 or 2005 sitting both seasons on the injured reserve list. In 2006, he played in all 16 regular season games, tallying 83 carries for 345 yards and two touchdowns, plus 24 receptions for 256 yards and an additional touchdown.Official Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Correll Buckhalter

  Buckhalter signed a four-year contract with the Denver Broncos on February 27, 2009.Philadelphia Daily News: Dawkins, Buckhalter depart Eagles for Denver...

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