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1 College career  





2 Professional career  



2.1  San Francisco 49ers  





2.2  Indianapolis Colts  





2.3  Washington Redskins  





2.4  Green Bay Packers  





2.5  New England Patriots  





2.6  Detroit Lions  







3 NFL career statistics  



3.1  Regular season  





3.2  Playoffs  







4 Personal life  





5 References  





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Ricky Jean Francois
refer to caption
Jean Francois in 2018
No. 95, 99, 94, 97
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1986-11-23) November 23, 1986 (age 37)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami (FL) Carol City
College:LSU
NFL draft:2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 244
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:195
Sacks:14.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Ricky Barkley Jean Francois (born November 23, 1986) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft, and played college footballatLouisiana State University (LSU). He also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.

College career

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As a member of the National Championship winning 2007 LSU Tigers football team, he was the defensive MVP of the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.[1] Jean Francois was also a member of the LSU track & field team.[2]

Professional career

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Jean Francois with the San Francisco 49ers in 2012

San Francisco 49ers

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Jean Francois was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round, 244th overall, in the 2009 NFL Draft.[3] He became famous among 49ers fans for his "Peanut Butter Jelly Dance".[4]

In the 2012 season, Jean Francois and the 49ers appeared in Super Bowl XLVII. In the game, he had two combined tackles as the 49ers fell to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 34–31.[5]

Indianapolis Colts

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Jean Francois signed with the Colts on March 14, 2013.[6] He was released on February 23, 2015.[7]

Washington Redskins

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Jean Francois signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Washington Redskins on February 26, 2015.[8]

On March 15, 2017, Jean Francois was released by the Redskins.[9]

Green Bay Packers

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On March 24, 2017, Jean Francois signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Green Bay Packers.[10] He was released by the Packers on September 12, 2017.[11] He re-signed with the Packers on September 21, 2017.[12] On November 1, 2017, Jean Francois was again released by the Packers.[13]

New England Patriots

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On November 7, 2017, Jean Francois signed with the New England Patriots.[14] He was released by the Patriots on December 2, 2017.[15] He was re-signed on December 13, 2017.[16]

Detroit Lions

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On July 25, 2018, Jean Francois signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions.[17]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2009 SFO 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 SFO 16 0 12 9 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2011 SFO 16 2 15 12 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2012 SFO 16 3 22 12 10 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 IND 10 10 19 13 6 2.5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2014 IND 16 13 28 18 10 3.0 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0
2015 WAS 16 1 25 9 16 2.0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2016 WAS 16 6 32 17 15 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2017 GNB 6 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NWE 6 1 10 6 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 DET 16 11 30 19 11 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
137 47 195 116 79 14.0 29 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 0

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2011 SFO 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2012 SFO 3 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 IND 2 2 5 3 2 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 IND 3 0 6 0 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 WAS 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 NWE 3 1 6 4 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 3 20 9 11 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Personal life

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Ricky Jean Francois's brother's name is Michael Jean Francois.[18] He is of Haitian descent.

References

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  1. ^ Schad, Joe (January 1, 2009). "Source: LSU's Jean-Francois to enter NFL draft". Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  • ^ "Ricky Jean-Francois". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  • ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  • ^ "Ricky Jean Francois: Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Peanut Butter Jelly Time!". NinersNation.com. October 13, 2010.
  • ^ "Super Bowl XLVII – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens – February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  • ^ Wesseling, Chris (March 14, 2013). "Ricky Jean-Francois signs $22M contract with Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  • ^ Orr, Conor (February 23, 2015). "Indianapolis Colts release Ricky Jean Francois". NFL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  • ^ Jones, Mike (February 26, 2015). "Redskins sign DL Ricky Jean-Francois". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  • ^ Keim, John (March 15, 2017). "Redskins clear cap room by waiving DE Ricky Jean Francois". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  • ^ "Packers sign DT Jean Francois". Packers.com. March 24, 2017.
  • ^ "Packers sign G/T Adam Pankey to active roster, G Darrell Greene to practice squad". Packers.com. September 13, 2017.
  • ^ "Packers sign DT Ricky Jean Francois". Packers.com. September 21, 2017.
  • ^ "Packers release DT Ricky Jean Francois". Packers.com. November 1, 2017.
  • ^ "Patriots sign DL Ricky Jean Francois; Place LB Dont'a Hightower on Injured Reserve; Sign DL Mike Purcell to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. November 7, 2017.
  • ^ "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018.
  • ^ "Patriots Sign WR Kenny Britt; Announce Additional Roster Moves". Patriots.com. December 13, 2017.
  • ^ "Lions sign free agents DT Ricky Jean Francois and LB Darnell Sankey". DetroitLions.com. July 27, 2018.
  • ^ Reiss, Mike (November 10, 2017). "Ricky Jean Francois happy to be with Pats, and in 'Dunkin' Donuts heaven'". ESPN.com.
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