Jarvis Jenkins (born April 24, 1988) is a former

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. He was drafted by the

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in the second round of the

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. He played college football at

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Early years

Jenkins attended D. W. Daniel High School in Central, South Carolina. He was named as an All-American by

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as a senior where he had 79 tackles and four blocked kicks. He was named the South Carolina Coaches Association Upperstate AAA Lineman-of-the-Year, Daily Journal/Messenger Player-of-the-Year and was an AP All-State. Jenkins was also a two-time All-region pick in

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and was named All-region in the

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(46-feet, 6-inches) and discus (111-feet, 10-inches). Jenkins was rated as the 27th defensive tackle in the nation, and number one player in the state of

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by '' Rivals.com''. He was a member of the Rivals 250.

College career

He played college football at Clemson.

Professional career

2011 NFL Draft

He was considered one of the better defensive tackle prospects for the

Washington Redskins

Jenkins was selected ninth in the second round, 41st overall, by the

in the

. The Redskins signed Jenkins to a four-year, $4.783 million contract with a $1.978 million signing bonus on July 29, 2011. Jenkins missed the entire 2011 season after tearing his ACL in a preseason game against the

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, spending his entire rookie season on injured reserve. After seven months of rehabilitation, Jenkins was cleared to play on April 11, 2012. He made his NFL debut in the 2012 season opener against the

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. After Adam Carriker was placed on

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, Jenkins had his first career start in Week 3 against the

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. On July 28, 2013, it was announced that Jenkins would be suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season due to violating the league's substance policy. In Week 11, he recorded his first half a sack against the

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. The following week, he recorded a full sack on quarterback

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of the

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Chicago Bears

On March 24, 2015, Jenkins signed a one-year deal with the

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. In fifteen starts, Jenkins recorded a career-best 32 tackles, four sacks and six tackles-for-loss.

New York Jets

On March 16, 2016, Jenkins signed a two-year, $7 million deal with the New York Jets. He was released by the Jets on November 9, 2016.

Kansas City Chiefs

On November 14, 2016, Jenkins signed with the

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. On March 22, 2017, Jenkins re-signed with the Chiefs. On March 14, 2018, Jenkins re-signed with the Chiefs. He played in 12 games in 2018 before being waived by the Chiefs on December 7, 2018.

Season statistics

References

External links

Kansas City Chiefs bioOfficial website

Washington Redskins bio

Chicago Bears bioNew York Jets bio
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