The following season was not very favoring for him because he had an injury and did not play. He returned in the season, and immediately, he made history by returning a kick-off and a punt for his NFL touchdown in a match where the Charges defeated Indianapolis by He was able to finish the season with rushing yards. The following seasons at the team were marked with great success, and his contribution was highly regarded. His first game with the team was against the Green Bay Packers, and he portrayed amazing skills.
He stayed with them until March when he was acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles. He resigned a contract with the team in , after which he said it would be his last season at NFL. He suffered an injury during the season, which led to his retirement from professional games in December He was hired by the Eagle football operations department on February 7, He is currently the personnel consultant for the team.
Darren has achieved a lot as a professional American football player over the years, where he has played for different teams.
Sproles married his longtime girlfriend, Michel Hunt, on June 12, The couple has a daughter, Devyn. Sproles is known by the nickname "Lightning Bug" due to his speed, agility, short stature and the fact the Chargers uniform is adorned with lightning bolts. Sproles' nickname in New Orleans is "noseeum", after a tiny local insect that is too small to see but still has a mean bite. Sproles maintains his offseason home in San Diego.
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Darren Sproles Career Highlights. Chargers Player Highlights Darren Sproles. Darren Sproles Fans Also Viewed. Alshon Jeffery, 31 football player. Corey Clement, 27 football player. Jason Peters, 39 football player. Drew Brees was quoted after the trade: "You only see a Darren Sproles type of player come around once in your career. In , Sproles played in 15 regular season games, running for yards and six touchdowns on 57 carries, making 40 catches for yards, 1 kickoff return for 15 yards, and 39 punt returns for yards and two touchdowns, good for second place on the Eagles' all-time single-season PR yards, and the most in the NFL in For his efforts, he was elected to his first career Pro Bowl, where he was drafted as a return specialist but contributed on offense, recording 3 carries for 42 yards and 6 catches for 79 yards.
He was also named second team All-Pro as a return specialist, his first time on an All-Pro team. In , Sproles played in 15 regular season games, running for yards and 2 touchdowns on 53 carries, making 71 catches for yards and 2 touchdowns, 12 kickoff returns for yards, and 29 punt returns for yards.
He played in both of the Saints' playoff games, with 7 runs for 31 yards and 9 catches for 63 yards. On January 1, , in the last regular season game, a 45—17 blowout of the Carolina Panthers, Sproles had all-purpose yards, in which he had 5 returns for 99 yards 2 kick-off returns for 45 yards and 3 punt returns for 54 yards on special teams, and broke the NFL record for all-purpose yards in a season 2, Sproles played in both of the Saints' playoff games, scoring 3 touchdowns, including a yard catch and run in the fourth quarter of a celebrated back-and-forth contest against the San Francisco 49ers that the Saints ultimately lost In Week 2, a 35—27 loss to the Carolina Panthers, Sproles had 13 receptions for yards.
On November 2, , Saints interim head coach Joe Vitt announced that Sproles would be out indefinitely due to a fractured hand. Sproles returned in Week 12 and played in the Saints' remaining games, finishing the season with 48 rushes for yards and 1 touchdown, 75 catches for yards and 7 touchdowns, 18 kickoff returns for yards, and 23 punt returns for yards.
Sproles was named as a kick returner on the Chargers 50th Anniversary Team. He joined the New Orleans Saints in free agency before the season, and broke the NFL record for most single-season all-purpose yardage the same year, with 2, yards.
During that season, he set career highs with yards rushing 6. Sproles is currently ranked 5th in career all-purpose yards in NFL history 19, yards. Sproles finished 11th on the all-time college rushing yards list, with the 6th most all-purpose yards in NCAA history. On September 8, , during a game against the Green Bay Packers, Sproles returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown during the second quarter, and returned a second punt for just 20 yards; he also had 2 kick-off returns for 83 yards, including a yard return.
That gave Sproles yards of returning on special teams, and on offense, he had 7 receptions for 75 yards, along with just 2 carries for 7 yards, and that gave him all-purpose yards. On September 25, , during a game against the Houston Texans, Sproles had all-purpose yards special teams yards and 85 offensive yards , with 6 receptions for 50 yards, 2 carries for 35 yards, including a yard touchdown run, and on special teams, had only 1 punt return for 5 yards, but also had 4 kick-off returns for yards.
On October 23, , during a game against the Indianapolis Colts, Darren Sproles had all-purpose yards with 2 touchdowns. On special teams, he had 6 returns for 83 yards 4 punt returns for 27 yards and 2 kick-off returns for 56 yards. On offense, he had 12 carries for 88 yards with a yard touchdown run, and 6 receptions for 19 yards with a 6-yard touchdown pass. During this game, Sproles broke over 1, all-purpose yards mark.
On December 26, , during a game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sproles had all-purpose yards. On special teams, he had 4 kick-off returns for yards, including a yard return in which he almost returned the football to the house, and on offense, he had just 89 yards of total offense, with 5 carries for 67 yards, 2 receptions for 22 yards but with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees.
This last-play touchdown pass in the 4th quarter helped Drew Brees break the single season record for passing yards 5, , held by Dan Marino since That pass gave Brees 5, yards for the regular season with one game remaining.
Another team would have had to give the Chargers first- and third-round draft picks if they signed Sproles. He appeared in all 16 games and recorded 59 receptions for yards and two touchdowns to go along with 50 carries for rushing yards. On special teams, he had 51 kick returns for 1, net yards and 24 punt returns for net yards. With yards rushing, 45 yards receiving and return yards, Sproles finished the game with all-purpose yards in the Chargers victory over the Colts, the third most all-purpose yards by a player in a single NFL post-season game in NFL history.
The week following however, Sproles was stopped by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He managed only 15 yards on 11 carries, but did have 5 receptions for 91 yards including a yard touchdown. On February 18, , the Chargers placed their franchise tag on Sproles. In Week 2, against the Baltimore Ravens, he had seven receptions for yards in the 31—26 loss.
On October 19, he had a yard punt return for a touchdown in a 34—23 loss to the Denver Broncos. On Christmas Day, he had 38 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 42—17 victory over the Tennessee Titans.
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