By Nancy Kercheval The New England Patriots signed Olympic silver-medal sprinter and free-agent running back Jeff Demps, the National Football League team said. Terms of the contract weren’t disclosed. Demps, 22, won his medal in the 4×100 relay at the 2012 Games in London, where the U.S. team finished second to Jamaica. Demps, listed in [...]
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Category: Tim Tebow News | 0 Comments »Former University of Florida running back Jeff Demps rushed for nearly 6 yards per carry as a senior. (Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel) Former University of Florida football and track standout Jeff Demps, who earned a silver medal as part of the United States’ 4 x 100-meter relay team at the London Olympics, is leaving [...]
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Category: Gators News | 0 Comments »Florida Gators running back Jeff Demps has been named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week following his record-setting performance against Vanderbilt this past weekend. Demps rushed for a career-high 158 yards on 23 carries (6.9 avg.) and had two touchdowns. The 158 rushing yards represented Demps’ third 100-plus yard effort of the season – [...]
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Category: Gators News | 0 Comments »Florida made it through its week two game vs. UAB relatively unscathed, with only running back Jeff Demps and Jordan Reed suffering what seemed to be minor injuries. Coach Will Muschamp said Demps got hit in the shoulder and he didn’t know how serious it was. Demps did not play in the second half and [...]
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Category: Gators News | 0 Comments »While the rumors weren't true about Jeff Demps picking football over track, the running back said it was a difficult decision to stick with football. (Orlando Sentinel file photo) Since rumors surfaced in July that Gators running back Jeff Demps might forgo his senior football season to focus, coach Will Muschamp has said the track [...]
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Category: Gators News | 0 Comments »Gators senior Jeff Demps was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list on Friday, making it on the preseason list for the award given to the nation’s top running back for a second time. Last season, he led Florida with 551 rushing yards despite dealing with a foot injury much of the season. He [...]
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Category: Gators News | 0 Comments »Continuing our series on how the Florida Gators football team will replace superstar athlete Percy Harvin this season, today we’ll take a look at what running back Jeff Demps will contribute this season.Demps was perhaps the best pure running back on the Gators’ roster last season, as he racked up seven rushing touchdowns and over [...]
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