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'''Trenton Jamond Richardson''' (born [[July 10]], [[1990]] in Pensacola, Florida) is a running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and a former [[List of Alabama Crimson Tide football All-Americans|All-American]] for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].   
[[File:Trent Richardson.jpg|right|thumb|Trent Richardson]]
'''Trenton Jamond Richardson''' (born [[July 10]], [[1990]] in Pensacola, Florida) is a former National Football League (NFL) running back, and [[List of Alabama Crimson Tide football All-Americans|All-American]] for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].   


Richardson played football and competed in track and field for Escambia High School in Pensacola. His best sprint time in high school was 10.5 seconds in the 100-meter dash and his record on the long jump was 6.55 meters. As a running back, Richardson racked up 2,100 yards and 25 touchdowns on 228 carries as a senior. He was named "National Football Player of the Week" by ESPN RISE after rushing for 419 yards and six scores in a single game in September [[2008]]. He was selected for the Florida Sportswriters Association's All-State Team, was the state's 5A player of the year, and a finalist for the "Mr Football" award. He was also named to several high school All-American teams and to the ''Orlando Sentinel''{{'}}s "All-Southern Team".
Richardson played football and competed in track and field for Escambia High School in Pensacola. His best sprint time in high school was 10.5 seconds in the 100-meter dash and his record on the long jump was 6.55 meters. As a running back, Richardson racked up 2,100 yards and 25 touchdowns on 228 carries as a senior. He was named "National Football Player of the Week" by ESPN RISE after rushing for 419 yards and six scores in a single game in September [[2008]]. He was selected for the Florida Sportswriters Association's All-State Team, was the state's 5A player of the year, and a finalist for the "Mr Football" award. He was also named to several high school All-American teams and to the ''Orlando Sentinel''{{'}}s "All-Southern Team".
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Richardson was highly recruited by college football teams, and ranked as the overall second-best running back by Rivals.com. He accepted a scholarship offer from the [[University of Alabama]] over offers from Florida, Florida State and LSU.
Richardson was highly recruited by college football teams, and ranked as the overall second-best running back by Rivals.com. He accepted a scholarship offer from the [[University of Alabama]] over offers from Florida, Florida State and LSU.


Head coach [[Nick Saban]] referred to Richardson as "the real key to the class". During his [[2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|freshman season]] Richardson shared time with [[Roy Upchurch]] and [[Mark Ingram]]. He was named [[Southeastern Conference]] Freshman of the Week twice in his first four games and joined teammates [[Barrett Jones]] and [[Nico Johnson]] on the SEC's All-Freshman Team. His 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns helped the Crimson Tide defeat the Texas Longhorns in the 2010 BCS National Championship game.
Head coach [[Nick Saban]] referred to Richardson as "the real key to the class". During his [[2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|freshman season]] Richardson shared time with [[Roy Upchurch]] and [[Mark Ingram Jr]]. He was named [[Southeastern Conference]] Freshman of the Week twice in his first four games and joined teammates [[Barrett Jones]] and [[Nico Johnson]] on the SEC's All-Freshman Team. His 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns helped the Crimson Tide defeat the Texas Longhorns in the 2010 BCS National Championship game.


With Ingram recovering from an injury, Richardson started the first two games of the [[2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2010 season]]. He amassed a career-high 144 yards on 22 carries against the Penn State Nittany Lions in week 2 and was named Co-SEC Player of the Week. He finished the season with 700 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns along with 266 receiving yards and four more touchdown catches. He also returned kicks, amassing another 634 return yards with one score.
With Ingram recovering from an injury, Richardson started the first two games of the [[2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2010 season]]. He amassed a career-high 144 yards on 22 carries against the Penn State Nittany Lions in week 2 and was named Co-SEC Player of the Week. He finished the season with 700 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns along with 266 receiving yards and four more touchdown catches. He also returned kicks, amassing another 634 return yards with one score.


Richardson was the featured tailback for the [[2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2011 Crimson Tide team]]. He bettered his career high with 183 rushing yards and four touchdowns against the University of Mississippi, then ran for 203 yards in the [[2011 Iron Bowl]].
Richardson was the featured tailback for the [[2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|2011 Crimson Tide team]]. He bettered his career high with 183 rushing yards and four touchdowns against the University of Mississippi, then ran for 203 yards in the Tide's decisive victory over [[2011 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] in the [[2011 Iron Bowl]].


===2011===
Richardson was the first Alabama player to win the Doak Walker Award, and finished third in that year's Heisman Trophy voting. He ran for 96 yards in the [[2012]] BCS National Championship Game, a second championship ring earned in the Tide's rematch against LSU.
He won the [[Doak Walker Award]] becoming the first player from Alabama to win. He finished third in the [[Heisman Trophy]] voting behind eventual winner [[Robert Griffin III]] and [[Andrew Luck]]. In the [[2012 BCS National Championship Game]], Richardson rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown to secure his second national championship with the Crimson Tide.  


For the season Richardson had 1,679 rushing yards, breaking [[Mark Ingram, Jr.|Mark Ingram]]'s record for most rushing yards in a season, and 21 rushing touchdowns. His 21 rushing touchdowns was also an SEC running back record. He also had 338 receiving yards with three touchdowns, making his season total touchdowns 24 which tied [[Shaun Alexander]]'s [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] record. On January 12, 2012, Richardson declared for the [[2012 NFL Draft]], thus forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility. At the time of his announcement, he was projected as a first round pick and the top running back prospect in the draft.
His 1,679 rushing yards broke the record set the previous season by Mark Ingram, and his total of 24 touchdowns tied [[Shaun Alexander]]'s SEC record. As the top running back prospect going into the 2012 NFL draft, Richardson elected to leave Alabama after his junior season. He underwent "minor" knee surgery in February and did not participate in drills at the NFL Combine. He did escort cancer survivor Courtney Alvis to her senior prom at [[Hueytown High School]] that April.


==Professional career==
Richardson was selected third overall by the Cleveland Browns and agreed to a four-year contract worth a guaranteed $20.4 million with a $13.5 million signing bonus.
===2012 NFL Draft===
Entering his junior season, Richardson was widely regarded as the best [[running back]] available in the [[2012 NFL Draft]], and he cemented his reputation with strong play over the course of the year. <ref name="Prisco2012early">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15014424/flash-forward-top-32-picks-for-the-2012-nfl-draft |title=Flash forward: Top 32 picks for the 2012 NFL Draft |date=May 1, 2011 |work=[[CBSSports.com]] |first=Pete |last=Prisco }}</ref><ref name="Pauline2012early">{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/05/03/2012.prospects/ |title=Stanford's Luck headlines early look at top 2012 draft prospects |work=Sports Illustrated |date=May 3, 2011 |first=Tony |last=Pauline }}</ref><ref name="Reuter2012early">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/story/15029593/mock-draft-first-look-with-luck-and-heels |title=2012 mock draft: First look with Luck and Heels |work=CBSSports.com |date=May 4, 2011 |first=Chad |last=Reuter }}</ref> After undergoing a minor knee surgery in February 2012, Richardson did not participate in drills at the 2012 [[NFL Combine]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7604897/2012-nfl-draft-trent-richardson-skip-combine-drills-knee-surgery |title=Trent Richardson to skip combine drills after knee surgery |work=ESPN |date=February 23, 2012 }}</ref> He later also decided to skip workouts at the Alabama Pro Day on March 7.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/13682485/35116373 |title=Richardson to skip Alabama's Pro Day |date=March 6, 2012 |work=CBSSports }}</ref> Richardson held his own Pro Day on March 27.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d827f6bce/article/richardson-is-main-attraction-at-starstudded-alabama-pro-day Richardson is main attraction at star-studded Alabama pro day]</ref>


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In August of that year, Richardson underwent additional surgery to remove fragments of cartilage from his left knee. He did not participate in pre-season games, but did get 19 carries in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, but gained only 39 yards. In his second week he reached 109 yards in 19 carries against the Cincinnati Bengals and also scored once on the ground and again in one of four pass receptions.
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By March 2012, Richardson was widely projected to be a top six draft choice,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/don_banks/02/22/2012.nfl.mock.draft.2/index.html |first=Don |last=Banks |title=2012 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=February 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/03/06/nfl-draft-coming-into-focus/ |title=NFL Draft coming into focus |work=Fox News |date=March 6, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story?id=7651472 |title=2012 NFL Mock Draft 3.0 |work=ESPN Insider |first=Mel |last=Kiper |date=March 7, 2012 }}</ref> with the [[Cleveland Browns]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], and [[St. Louis Rams]] rumored to be most interested in selecting him.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www2.tbo.com/sports/bucs/2012/feb/08/19/bucs-q-a-ar-356426/ |title=Is RB Richardson the smart pick at No. 5? |date=March 7, 2012 |work=Tampa Bay Online }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/trading-no-pick-gives-rams-plenty-of-options/article_97ad82ab-c065-5d36-9aee-59a2c1a49ebf.html |title=Trading No. 2 pick gives Rams plenty of options |date=March 11, 2012 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch }}</ref> Former Colts vice chairman [[Bill Polian]] called him one of the "three sure-thing players" in the 2012 draft.<ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/04/trent_richardson_a_sure_thing.html Trent Richardson a 'sure thing' along with top two QBs, says Bill Polian]</ref>
In his second season, Richardson only appeared in two games, rushing for 105 yards on 31 carries, before he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for a first-round pick in the 2014 draft. He scored on his first rushing attempt in a Colts uniform, but did not perform to expectations over the course of the season. Veteran Donald Brown took over as the team's featured back on December 1, but was injured soon later.


Richardson was eventually selected third overall by the [[Cleveland Browns]], after they had traded picks with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] to select him ahead of the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. Richardson was the highest selected running back since [[Reggie Bush]] went second overall in [[2006 NFL Draft|2006]]. The Browns had not selected a running back in the first round since [[William Green (American football)|William Green]] in [[2002 NFL Draft|2002]]. On July 23, Richardson and the Cleveland Browns agreed to a four-year, $20.4 million contract (fully guaranteed) with a $13.6 million signing bonus.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/07/trent_richardson_signs_1.html |title=Trent Richardson signs 4-year contract with Cleveland Browns, 4 years, $20.5 million, $13.3 million signing bonus |newspaper=Cleveland Plain-Dealer |date=July 23, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=sources-cleveland-browns-sign-trent-richardson-four-year-deal-worth-204-million|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8193604/sources-cleveland-browns-sign-trent-richardson-four-year-deal-worth-204-million}}</ref>
In [[2014]] Richardson split carries with Ahmad Bradshaw and returned to a featured role when Bradshaw was injured in week 11. After two weeks, though, he had only gained 88 yards on eight carries, including a 49-yard score, and Dan Herron was promoted to primary rusher. Richardson was suspended for violating team rules and did not appear in the Colts' last two playoff games.
 
===Cleveland Browns===
[[File:Trent Richardson.jpg|175px|thumbnail|right|Richardson with the Browns.]]
====2012====
On August 9, 2012, Richardson underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove some cartilage fragments in his left knee.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8248705/sources-cleveland-browns-trent-richardson-knee-surgery-thursday |title=Trent Richardson to have surgery |work=ESPN.com |date=August 9, 2012 }}</ref> Richardson missed the entire preseason, but returned for the season opener. In his debut against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], he rushed for 39 yards on 19 carries, being limited in his touches after having just come off the disabled list. The following week, in a 24-34 loss against the [[Cincinnati Bengals]], he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. He also had 4 receptions for 36 yards and a receiving touchdown.  He was the first Browns rookie to rush for over 100 yards and score rushing and receiving touchdowns all in the same game. During Week 13 against the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], Richardson rushed for 42 yards and 2 touchdowns, tying [[Jim Brown]]'s franchise rookie record of 9 touchdowns.
 
Richardson would only play 2 games for the Browns in [[2013 Cleveland Browns season|2013]]. He rushed for 105 yards on 31 carries.
 
===Indianapolis Colts===
====2013====
On September 18, 2013, Richardson was traded to the [[Indianapolis Colts]] for a [[2014 NFL Draft|2014]] first-round draft pick.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000246821/article/trent-richardson-traded-to-colts-from-browns-for-pick|title=Trent Richardson traded to Colts from Browns for pick|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=September 18, 2013|accessdate=September 18, 2013}}</ref> He wore the uniform number 34 for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] after wearing number 33 for the Browns. The Colts were looking for a running back after a season-ending injury to [[Vick Ballard]].
 
In his first carry as a Colt, Richardson scored a touchdown against the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. He struggled through most of the season and was demoted in favor of [[Donald Brown (American football)|Donald Brown]] on December 1, 2013.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10063117/indianapolis-colts-demote-trent-richardson|title=Colts demote RB Trent Richardson|last=Wells|first=Mike|work=ESPN.com|date=December 1, 2013|accessdate=December 16, 2013}}</ref> Richardson returned to his starting role in the Colts week 15 game against the [[Houston Texans]] when Brown left due to injury, and recorded his first touchdown since week 4 against [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jacksonville]].
 
Richardson fumbled on his first career playoff carry against the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in the Colts' Wild Card game.  Kansas City converted the turnover into a touchdown.
 
====2014====
Richardson began the season splitting carries with running back [[Ahmad Bradshaw]], limiting his carries and yardage totals. Bradshaw was injured in a Week 11 game against the New England Patriots, making Richardson the lead back.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/colts-insider/2014/11/20/colts-running-back-ahmad-bradshaw-injuries-career/19319863/|title=http://www.indystar.com/story/colts-insider/2014/11/20/colts-running-back-ahmad-bradshaw-injuries-career/19319863/|title=Insider: Is this the end for Colts RB Ahmad Bradshaw?|last=Holder|first=Steve|work=indystar.com|date=November 21, 2014|accessdate=November 21, 2014}}</ref> However, after Week 13, [[Dan Herron]] replaced Richardson as the Colts' primary running back after totaling 88 yards on just eight carries, including a 49-yard touchdown run.<ref>http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000437298/article/dan-herron-latest-colt-to-outplay-trent-richardson</ref>
 
In the [[2014–15 NFL playoffs]], Richardson was not active for Indianapolis' final two playoff games. He was suspended by the team for the AFC Championship Game after he missed walkthrough for what he called a "family emergency" and did not alert the team.<ref>http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/update/24980886/report-colts-suspended-rb-trent-richardson-for-afc-title-game</ref>
 
On March 12, 2015, the Colts waived Richardson.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Waive-Trent-Richardson/a394a366-cc6f-46de-b0d4-ce025d234a55|title=Colts Waive Trent Richardson|last=Bowen|first=Kevin|work=colts.com|date=March 12, 2015|accessdate=March 12, 2015}}</ref>
 
===Oakland Raiders===
On March 17, 2015, Richardson signed a 2-year, $3.9 million contract with the [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>https://twitter.com/rapsheet/status/577883258769129472</ref>
 
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2|Season !! rowspan=2|Team !! colspan=2|Games !! colspan=5|Rushing !! colspan=5|Receiving
! colspan=2|Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FUM !! Lost
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| 15 || 15 || 267 || 950 || 3.6 || 32T || 11 || 51 || 367 || 7.2 || 27 || 1 || 3 || 0
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| 2 || 2 || 31 || 105 || 3.4 || 10 || 0 || 7 || 51 || 7.3 || 18 || 0 || – || –
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]
| 14 || 8 || 157 || 458 || 2.9 || 22 || 3 || 28 || 265 || 9.5 || 24 || 1 || 2 || 1
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] !! [[2014 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]
| 15 || 12 || 159 || 519 || 3.3 || 27 || 3 || 27 || 229 || 8.5 || 24 || 0 || 2 || 1
|-
! || Total
! 46 || 37 || 614 || 2,032 || 3.3 || 32 || 17 || 113 || 912 || 8.1 || 27 || 2 || 7 || 2
|}
 
===Postseason===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2|Season !! rowspan=2|Team !! colspan=2|Games !! colspan=5|Rushing !! colspan=5|Receiving
! colspan=2|Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FUM !! Lost
|-
! [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]] !! Indianapolis Colts
| 2 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0.2 || 2 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || 1 || 1
|-
! [[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]] !! Indianapolis Colts
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || – || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || 0 || 0
|-
! || Total
! 3 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0.2 || 2 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || 1 || 1
|}
 
==Personal life==
Richardson has two daughters: Taliyah, 6, and Elevera, 4.<ref>{{Citation |date=August 15, 2011 |title=Richardson is ready to be Tide's go-to guy |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/44866/richardson-is-ready-to-be-tides-go-to-guy |work=espn.com}}</ref> Richardson's first son was born October 5, 2012.<ref>{{Citation |date=October 5, 2012 |title=Cleveland Browns' Trent Richardson misses practice to attend birth of 3rd child |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/10/cleveland_browns_trent_richard_12.html |work=clevelandbrowns.com}}</ref>
 
On April 13, 2012, he took [[leukemia]] survivor Courtney Alvis to her senior prom at [[Hueytown High School]].<ref>[http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/trent_richardson_makes_hueytow.html Trent Richardson makes Hueytown cancer survivor's prom dream come true]</ref>
 
===Recognition===
He was voted No. 71 out of the top 100 in the NFL by fellow players in 2012.<ref>http://www.nfl.com/photos/0ap1000000166758/0ap2000000168189</ref>


Richardson was waived after his first season with the Colts and signed a two-year, $3.85 million contract with the Oakland Raiders in March [[2015]]. He missed training camp due to pneumonia and was cut before the regular season. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens in [[2016]] but again failed to report to training camp. He was cut from the roster on August 2 and was not picked up on waivers.


Richardson was arrested at the [[Hyatt Place]] in [[Hoover]] on [[February 17]], [[2017]]. He was charged with 3rd degree domestic violence and released on bond.


==References==
==References==
*
* "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trent_Richardson Trent Richardson]" (November 28, 2015) Wikipedia - accessed December 4, 2015
* Robinson, Carol (February 17, 2017) "Former Alabama running back Trent Richardson arrested in Hoover." {{BN}}


==External links==
==External links==
 
* [http://www.nfl.com/player/trentrichardson/2533032/profile Trent Richardson] at NFL.com
{{Footballstats |nfl=2533032 |espn=14884 |pfr=R/RichTr00}}
* [http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/richardson_trent00.html Trent Richardson] at rolltide.com
*[http://www.colts.com/team/roster/Trent-Richardson/b733ada4-b866-460c-9557-65bb99455216 Indianapolis Colts bio]
*[http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/richardson_trent00.html Alabama Crimson Tide bio]
 
 


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Trent Richardson

Trenton Jamond Richardson (born July 10, 1990 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former National Football League (NFL) running back, and All-American for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.

Richardson played football and competed in track and field for Escambia High School in Pensacola. His best sprint time in high school was 10.5 seconds in the 100-meter dash and his record on the long jump was 6.55 meters. As a running back, Richardson racked up 2,100 yards and 25 touchdowns on 228 carries as a senior. He was named "National Football Player of the Week" by ESPN RISE after rushing for 419 yards and six scores in a single game in September 2008. He was selected for the Florida Sportswriters Association's All-State Team, was the state's 5A player of the year, and a finalist for the "Mr Football" award. He was also named to several high school All-American teams and to the Orlando Sentinel's "All-Southern Team".

Richardson was highly recruited by college football teams, and ranked as the overall second-best running back by Rivals.com. He accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Alabama over offers from Florida, Florida State and LSU.

Head coach Nick Saban referred to Richardson as "the real key to the class". During his freshman season Richardson shared time with Roy Upchurch and Mark Ingram Jr. He was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week twice in his first four games and joined teammates Barrett Jones and Nico Johnson on the SEC's All-Freshman Team. His 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns helped the Crimson Tide defeat the Texas Longhorns in the 2010 BCS National Championship game.

With Ingram recovering from an injury, Richardson started the first two games of the 2010 season. He amassed a career-high 144 yards on 22 carries against the Penn State Nittany Lions in week 2 and was named Co-SEC Player of the Week. He finished the season with 700 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns along with 266 receiving yards and four more touchdown catches. He also returned kicks, amassing another 634 return yards with one score.

Richardson was the featured tailback for the 2011 Crimson Tide team. He bettered his career high with 183 rushing yards and four touchdowns against the University of Mississippi, then ran for 203 yards in the Tide's decisive victory over Auburn in the 2011 Iron Bowl.

Richardson was the first Alabama player to win the Doak Walker Award, and finished third in that year's Heisman Trophy voting. He ran for 96 yards in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, a second championship ring earned in the Tide's rematch against LSU.

His 1,679 rushing yards broke the record set the previous season by Mark Ingram, and his total of 24 touchdowns tied Shaun Alexander's SEC record. As the top running back prospect going into the 2012 NFL draft, Richardson elected to leave Alabama after his junior season. He underwent "minor" knee surgery in February and did not participate in drills at the NFL Combine. He did escort cancer survivor Courtney Alvis to her senior prom at Hueytown High School that April.

Richardson was selected third overall by the Cleveland Browns and agreed to a four-year contract worth a guaranteed $20.4 million with a $13.5 million signing bonus.

In August of that year, Richardson underwent additional surgery to remove fragments of cartilage from his left knee. He did not participate in pre-season games, but did get 19 carries in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, but gained only 39 yards. In his second week he reached 109 yards in 19 carries against the Cincinnati Bengals and also scored once on the ground and again in one of four pass receptions.

In his second season, Richardson only appeared in two games, rushing for 105 yards on 31 carries, before he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for a first-round pick in the 2014 draft. He scored on his first rushing attempt in a Colts uniform, but did not perform to expectations over the course of the season. Veteran Donald Brown took over as the team's featured back on December 1, but was injured soon later.

In 2014 Richardson split carries with Ahmad Bradshaw and returned to a featured role when Bradshaw was injured in week 11. After two weeks, though, he had only gained 88 yards on eight carries, including a 49-yard score, and Dan Herron was promoted to primary rusher. Richardson was suspended for violating team rules and did not appear in the Colts' last two playoff games.

Richardson was waived after his first season with the Colts and signed a two-year, $3.85 million contract with the Oakland Raiders in March 2015. He missed training camp due to pneumonia and was cut before the regular season. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2016 but again failed to report to training camp. He was cut from the roster on August 2 and was not picked up on waivers.

Richardson was arrested at the Hyatt Place in Hoover on February 17, 2017. He was charged with 3rd degree domestic violence and released on bond.

References

  • "Trent Richardson" (November 28, 2015) Wikipedia - accessed December 4, 2015
  • Robinson, Carol (February 17, 2017) "Former Alabama running back Trent Richardson arrested in Hoover." The Birmingham News

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