Jamar Brittingham
Encyclopedia
Jamar Brittingham is an American football
running back
who currently plays for the Reading Express
of the Indoor Football League
.
football program. He later attended Neshaminy High School
in Langhorne, Pennsylvania
, where he played running back and sometimes cornerback
and wore #2 on his jersey during his senior season. He became the first player in Bucks County
history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. He led the Redskins to a state championship and perfect 15-0 season after defeating Woodland Hills
, which was led by quarterback
Steve Breaston
(who is now a wide receiver
for the Arizona Cardinals
), in the state championship game in Hershey, Pennsylvania
by a score of 21-7. Neshaminy finished ranked #9 nationally by USA Today
. Brittingham graduated from Neshaminy High School in 2002.
, Boston College
, and West Virginia
among others, but most schools wanted him to play cornerback. Many schools didn't like his size (6'1", 195 pounds) and thought he wasn't fast enough to play running back. Brittingham signed a letter of intent
with Rutgers University
over James Madison
. Due to academic issues, Brittingham did not attend Rutgers. Instead, Brittingham attended Kiski Prep in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
in 2002-2003 and then moved on to play at Bloomsburg University
.
Brittingham attended Bloomsburg University and played four seasons there from 2004-2007. During his senior year in 2007, Brittingham became Bloomsburg's all-time career leader in rushing and scoring. Brittingham finished his career with 5,689 yards rushing yards, 516 points scored and 6,867 all-purpose yards. He also became the all-time leading rusher in PSAC
history and also became its all-time leading scorer. In all, Brittingham holds 27 school and conference records. For his career he had 29 games in his career with 100 or more yards rushing yards, with 10 of those being games with 200 or more yards rushing. He finished his career 5th all-time in Division II history in career scoring; 14th in total rushing yards and 18th in all-purpose yards.
Brittingham ran for 2,260 yards and 32 touchdown
s in 2006. In 2007, in eight starts
, he still went over 1,000 yards (1,003) and scored 12 touchdowns.
, but instead received a call from the Atlanta Falcons
on April 27, 2008 that they wanted to sign him as a priority free agent. On August 4, 2008 Brittingham was released by Atlanta.
In 2010, Brittingham was signed by the Reading Express
of the American Indoor Football Association. He will return for their inaugural 2011 season in the Indoor Football League
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
who currently plays for the Reading Express
Reading Express
The Reading Express are a professional indoor football team based out of Reading, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Indoor Football League, having begun play as a member of the American Indoor Football League 2006...
of the Indoor Football League
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...
.
Early years
Brittingham started his football career with the Penndel Wildcats, a Pop Warner Little ScholarsPop Warner Little Scholars
Pop Warner Little Scholars is a non-profit organization that provides youth football, cheerleading, and dance programs for participants in 43 U.S. states and several countries around the world. It is headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania...
football program. He later attended Neshaminy High School
Neshaminy High School
Neshaminy High School is a large public high school in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, located on Old Lincoln Highway.-Facilities:Neshaminy High School consists of one main hallway, with hallways branching off of the main by department, arranging classes of similar types in the same region of the...
in Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Langhorne is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,622 at the 2010 census.The name "Langhorne" is used broadly to describe the majority of surrounding Middletown Township, which for the most part uses Langhorne's zip code of 19047...
, where he played running back and sometimes cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
and wore #2 on his jersey during his senior season. He became the first player in Bucks County
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. He led the Redskins to a state championship and perfect 15-0 season after defeating Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills High School
Woodland Hills High School is a secondary school teaching students in the grades for the Woodland Hills School District located in Churchill, Pennsylvania. It is the result of a 1981 court-ordered desegregation merger. Before the merger the building was the location of the Churchill Area High...
, which was led by quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Steve Breaston
Steve Breaston
Steven William Breaston is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
(who is now a wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
), in the state championship game in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
by a score of 21-7. Neshaminy finished ranked #9 nationally by USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
. Brittingham graduated from Neshaminy High School in 2002.
College career
Brittingham was recruited by many Division I schools like North CarolinaNorth Carolina Tar Heels football
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566...
, Boston College
Boston College Eagles football
The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division...
, and West Virginia
West Virginia Mountaineers football
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...
among others, but most schools wanted him to play cornerback. Many schools didn't like his size (6'1", 195 pounds) and thought he wasn't fast enough to play running back. Brittingham signed a letter of intent
Letter of intent
A letter of intent is a document outlining an agreement between two or more parties before the agreement is finalized. The concept is similar to a heads of agreement...
with Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
over James Madison
James Madison Dukes football
The James Madison Dukes football team, founded in 1972, plays at Bridgeforth Stadium. Originally called JMU Stadium, it was renamed for William E. Bridgeforth in 1990. The JMU football team was rarely the centerpiece of JMU sports until the hiring of Mickey Matthews in 1999...
. Due to academic issues, Brittingham did not attend Rutgers. Instead, Brittingham attended Kiski Prep in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
in 2002-2003 and then moved on to play at Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly referred to as Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom, is a public university in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States...
.
Brittingham attended Bloomsburg University and played four seasons there from 2004-2007. During his senior year in 2007, Brittingham became Bloomsburg's all-time career leader in rushing and scoring. Brittingham finished his career with 5,689 yards rushing yards, 516 points scored and 6,867 all-purpose yards. He also became the all-time leading rusher in PSAC
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference that participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. The conference is composed of 16 full-time members within Pennsylvania and one associate member in New York...
history and also became its all-time leading scorer. In all, Brittingham holds 27 school and conference records. For his career he had 29 games in his career with 100 or more yards rushing yards, with 10 of those being games with 200 or more yards rushing. He finished his career 5th all-time in Division II history in career scoring; 14th in total rushing yards and 18th in all-purpose yards.
Brittingham ran for 2,260 yards and 32 touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
s in 2006. In 2007, in eight starts
Starting lineup
A starting lineup in sports is an official list of the set of players who will actively participate in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes or bench players.The starters are commonly the best...
, he still went over 1,000 yards (1,003) and scored 12 touchdowns.
Professional career
Brittingham hoped to be drafted in the late rounds of the 2008 NFL Draft2008 NFL Draft
The 2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27, 2008. For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN televised the draft; the NFL Network also broadcast the event, its third year doing so...
, but instead received a call from the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
on April 27, 2008 that they wanted to sign him as a priority free agent. On August 4, 2008 Brittingham was released by Atlanta.
In 2010, Brittingham was signed by the Reading Express
Reading Express
The Reading Express are a professional indoor football team based out of Reading, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Indoor Football League, having begun play as a member of the American Indoor Football League 2006...
of the American Indoor Football Association. He will return for their inaugural 2011 season in the Indoor Football League
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...
.