Najeh Davenport
He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
College career
Davenport attended the University of Miami, where he played primarily as a fullback.
He won a NCAA Division I-A national football championship as a member of the Hurricanes in 2001. He was chosen by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 135th overall pick.
He earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree in theatre, with a minor in education.
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Since entering the NFL, Davenport has struggled with fumbles when playing and with injuries that have kept him off the playing field. In his rookie campaign, Davenport rushed for a respectable 4.7 yards per carry average before fracturing his left eye socket.
In 2003, injuries were minimal and he rushed for 5.45 yards per carry, good for the second highest in the NFL, and 30.1 yards per kick return.
However, in 2004, Davenport started the season with a lingering hamstring injury that kept him out of for a month. On November 29, 2004, Davenport, in his first NFL start, rushed for 178 yards, third highest debut start yardage in the NFL for the past 20 years.
Later that year, Davenport broke his ribs, resulting in playing at far less than 100 percent.
In 2005, after starting running back Ahman Green went down with a quadriceps injury, Davenport took over as starter. He was subsequently placed on injured reserve, effectively ending his season.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Davenport was released by the Packers on September 2, 2006, when NFL rosters were reduced to 53 players.
Six days later, on September 8, 2006, however, Davenport was signed to the roster of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He finished the season with a total of 221 rushing yards.
Davenport quickly earned the nicknames "Dookie" and "The Dump Truck," both plays on the Barry University incident.
After the Steelers signed veteran running back Kevan Barlow, Davenport was facing competition with Barlow for the second and third string positions.
However, Barlow was cut during training camp, and Davenport assumed the second string responsibilities for Pittsburgh's opener against Cleveland. Davenport rushed for 43 yards on 8 carries in the Steelers's 34-7 win.
Arguably his best game with the Steelers came on Thursday, December 20, 2007, against the St.
Davenport had 24 carries for 123 yards and a touchdown, as well as two catches for 44 yards and another touchdown. Davenport replaced Willie Parker who broke his fibula in the first quarter.
The Steelers released Davenport on June 28, 2008.
The Steelers re-signed Davenport on September 30, 2008 following injuries to Parker, Rashard Mendenhall and Carey Davis.
Personal
Legal troubles
Prior to entering the NFL, Davenport allegedly defecated in the laundry basket of a Barry University woman in her dorm room on April 1, 2002.
He was then given the nickname "Deuce" by the Packers faithful, then renamed "Dookie" by Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com.