Popularly known as Fozzy Whittaker, Foswhitt Jer’ald Whittaker Jr. is an NFL player who currently plays as a running back and kicker for the Carolina Panthers. Prior to beginning his NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals, Fozzy played college football in Texas.
He also played for the San Diego Chargers and Cleveland Browns before signing with the Panthers in 2014. Fozzy Whittaker was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50 in 2016. Scroll down for know more about him.
Fozzy Whittaker bio
Fozzy was born Foswhitt Jer’ald Whittaker in Houston, Texas on February 2, 1989, to Gloria and Foster Whittaker. Fozzy and his two older brothers (Jer’ald and Curtis) were raised by their mother when their father died of cancer in 1992, when Fozzy was just three years old.
His father was a music enthusiast and his mother was a sprinter and basketball player at Southern Arkansas University, which is why Fozzy got his speed and agility.
He attended Pearland High School, where he played football with his school team. After high school, he played college football at the University of Texas from 2008 to 2011. In his freshman year, he appeared in 7 games recording sixty-four passes for 284 rushing yards. The following season, eleven games were played with fifty-three passes for 212 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns.
During the 2010 season, Whittaker recorded 351 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns. Despite torn two ligaments, as well as the medial and lateral meniscus, in his right knee in a game that ended his senior season in November 2011, Fozzy finished the season with 66 for 386 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns. on the ground.
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NFL Career
Whittaker went to NFL scouting to combine three months later, when he had all the potential he needed, no team was willing to risk it. While teammates like Emmanuel Acho and Keenan Robinson were drafted that season, Fozzy remained in Austin, waiting for his knee to heal. and also works for its masters program in kinesiology.
Just when he thought all hope was lost, he had an Arizona Cardinals sign him up for practice. Three months later (March 2013), the Cardinal released him and two days later the San Diego Chargers claimed him.
Whittaker would make his first professional appearance for the Chargers in September in a game against the Houston Texans. He played three games for the team before his final release on September 28. Two days after his release, he was again claimed by Cleveland Brown, who would release him in May 2014.
During his 2013 season with the Chargers and Browns, Fozzy Whittaker recorded 28 passes for 79 rushing yards, 21 receptions for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns.
In 2014, the Carolina Panthers were on the hunt for an injured rookie Tyler Gaffney, who was claimed by the New England Patriots during training camp, and they turned to Whittaker in part because of his familiarity with their offensive system. He would finish his first season with the Panthers with thirty-two carries for 145 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown with 5 receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown.
His second year with the team ended with 108 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown as the team finished the season with a franchise-record fifteen wins. During the 2016 season, he played in all sixteen games for the team, recording fifty-seven carries for 265 yards and twenty-five receptions for 226 yards. He was also part of the Panthers team that went to Super Bowl 50 in 2016.
In March 2017, he signed a 2-year contract extension with the franchise and finished that season with 7 carries for 18 rushing yards, with 5 receptions for 47 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. His entire 2018 season was canceled after suffering a torn ACL during a non-contact practice in the offseason.
How tall is Fozzy Whittaker? – Height, weight, measurements
The running back who also serves as a kicker-receiver for the Panthers stands at 1.78m or 5ft 10in with a weight of 93kg (205lbs). His other body measurements are not known.