Ahmad Bradshaw Ahmad Bradshaw ( born March 19 , 1986 ) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants . He played college football at Marshall . High school . Ahmad Bradshaw was born in Bluefield , Virginia to Diana Davis and James Bradshaw , and played high school football at Graham High School . He was ranked as the # 7 player in Virginia and the # 28 cornerback prospect in the country by Rivals . com . He rushed for 2 , 282 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior and 2 , 557 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior , totaling 5 , 265 yards and 92 touchdowns while averaging nearly ten yards a carry for his high school career . He earned All - Virginia honors and was named VHSL AA Player of the Year . Bradshaw originally signed a letter of intent to Virginia and arrived in Charlottesville for football practice , but was kicked off the team by Al Groh before his first season started , after being arrested for underage drinking and running from police . He then enrolled at Marshall University . College career . Freshman ( 2004 ) . With the Thundering Herd , Bradshaw only had 462 yards and three touchdowns in his freshman season in 2004 , but also totaled 187 yards receiving on 14 receptions for two touchdowns . He missed two games that season , the Georgia and Miami games , due to an ankle sprain sustained during a stellar fourth quarter performance at Ohio State . He also recorded nine punt returns for 108 yards and 15 kick returns for 322 yards as a freshman . Bradshaw rushed for a then career - high 145 yards , including a 77 - yard touchdown run , in just eight first half carries against Western Michigan . His other signature performance of the season came against Kansas State University , when he took a screen pass 75 - yards for a score . Sophomore ( 2005 ) . Bradshaw rushed for 997 yards and totaled 1 , 382 all - purpose yards en route to becoming a second - team All - Conference USA selection as a sophomore in 2005 . He was the team ' s leading rusher and receiver as well . In the season - opener against William and Mary , Bradshaw rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown with 73 yards and a score receiving . He rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown in the loss to # 3 Virginia Tech . He followed it up with a then career - high 133 yards against the University of Texas - El Paso and eclipsed the mark the following week in the Herd ' s overtime loss to Southern Miss with 150 yards and a score . Bradshaw ' s best performance came against East Carolina , when he rushed for a season and career - high 187 yards with two touchdowns along with 51 yards on eight receptions . He added a season - long 56 - yard run against ECU as well . Junior ( 2006 ) . Bradshaw ' s best season of his college career came as a junior in 2006 , when he totaled 1 , 523 yards rushing , for 19 touchdowns , and 129 receiving yards for two scores . He was eighth in the nation in rushing yardage and tied for third in rushing touchdowns . In the Herd ' s second game of the season against Hofstra , Bradshaw ran for 152 yards and four touchdowns . Against the University of Central Florida , he ran for 181 yards and a score . Bradshaw ' s first out of two 200 - yard games of the season came two weeks later against the University of Alabama - Birmingham , when he rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns . His best game of the season and his career came against UTEP , when he rushed for career - highs of 261 yards and five touchdowns . Bradshaw was in contention for Conference USA Player of the Year and earned first - team All - Conference USA honors . Professional career . 2007 . Bradshaw was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round with the 250th overall pick . In his first two games , Bradshaw fumbled twice on kickoff returns . He was fourth in the NFC with a 26 . 0 - yard kickoff return average when the Giants replaced him with veteran Reuben Droughns . Bradshaw returned to returning kickoffs for the November 18 game against the Detroit Lions . Injuries to teammates Brandon Jacobs and Derrick Ward , and the disappointing play of Reuben Droughns , gave Bradshaw his first regular season carries against the Minnesota Vikings . He gained 29 yards on four carries in the game . On December 23 , 2007 , he scored his first NFL touchdown on an 88 - yard run in the 4th quarter against the Buffalo Bills . It was the third longest run in Giants history and the longest run of the 2007 season . He finished the game with a career - high 151 yards on 17 carries . Bradshaw was used more frequently as a change of pace back to Brandon Jacobs during the Giants 2007 playoff run . He had a great performance in the NFC Championship game in Green Bay , including a 52 - yard would - be touchdown run in the fourth quarter that was negated by a holding penalty . He contributed greatly to his team ' s success in Super Bowl XLII against the New England Patriots , gaining 45 yards ( the most of all running backs ) and even recovering a fumble by quarterback Eli Manning . The Giants went on to win the Super Bowl , defeating the previously undefeated New England Patriots 17 - 14 , and ending their opponent ' s bid for a perfect 19 – 0 season . 2008 . Bradshaw averaged 6 . 7 yards per carry as the third running back for the Giants . He was reduced to third string running back due to a strong performance by Derrick Ward who finished the season with more than 1 , 000 rushing yards . 2009 . Bradshaw was second string running back behind Brandon Jacobs with Derrick Ward ' s departure to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He rushed for a career high 778 yards and 7 touchdowns on the season . Bradshaw also had a career receiving long of 55 yards . 2010 . Bradshaw was promoted to first string running back ahead of Brandon Jacobs , due to Jacobs ' s disappointing 2009 season . After a two turnover game against the Eagles in week 9 , Bradshaw was demoted to make room for Brandon Jacobs ' return . Bradshaw led the league in turnovers ( for running backs ) for most of the 2010 season . Despite these obstacles , Bradshaw finished the season with career highs in rushing yards ( 1 , 235 ) and rushing touchdowns ( 8 ) . 2011 . Ahmad Bradshaw signed a four - year deal worth $ 18 million and $ 9 million guaranteed with a $ 5 million bonus . In Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills , Bradshaw recorded 3 touchdowns in a 27 - 24 Giant win . He was benched for the first half of a game against Dallas in Week 14 due to an alleged curfew violation . Bradshaw rushed for nine touchdowns during the season , a career - high mark . Bradshaw scored the winning touchdown with a 6 - yard run with 57 seconds remaining in Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots . The touchdown was unusual in that the Patriots permitted Bradshaw to score unopposed , to prevent the Giants from running out the clock before winning the game with a field goal . Bradshaw , aware of the Patriots ' strategy , attempted to stop himself from crossing the goal line but fell backward into the end zone . The Patriots failed to score , however , and the Giants thus won 21 - 17 . 2012 . Although Bradshaw mostly played along rookie David Wilson for the starting role , in which he had a fairly decent season . Bradshaw only missed two games due to injuries to his knee and foot . Despite having his minutes declining because of Wilson , He played in 14 games , had 221 rushing attempts , 1 , 015 rushing yards , and 6 touchdowns . It was the second time in his career that Bradshaw had 1 , 000 + rushing yards ( the first being in 2010 ) . On October 7 , during a Week 5 game against the Cleveland Browns , Bradshaw carried the ball 30 times for 200 yards , with 1 TD , a 4 - yard run ; he also had 4 receptions for 29 yards , giving him 229 yards of total offense . The Giants would win against the Browns 41 - 27 . 2013 . Bradshaw was released by the Giants on February 6 , 2013 , to clear cap space and after the emergence of the rookie David Wilson . Indianapolis Colts . On June 11 , 2013 Bradshaw signed with the Indianapolis Colts . Stats . Regular season . " Source : " Legal troubles . In 2004 , Bradshaw was dismissed from the football team at the University of Virginia after an incident with the law . He pleaded guilty to underage drinking and resisting arrest . After police attempted to break up a party , he fled the scene in an effort to avoid police . The results were two misdemeanor convictions and a probationary sentence . Bradshaw never played a down for the Virginia Cavaliers . During his junior year at Marshall University , Bradshaw was sentenced to two years probation for petty larceny . He stole a PlayStation from another student ' s dormitory room . Two years later in June 2008 , he was sentenced to 60 - days in Abingdon Regional Jail for violating probation for a sealed juvenile charge . Bradshaw cut a deal in which he was able to serve his time in the off - season . In 2008 , he served 29 days and reported to training camp on time . On February 15 , 2009 , he surrendered himself to Virginia authorities in order to finish the final 31 days of his sentence . Bradshaw happened to be at the party when Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh . Bradshaw was not aware Burress had a gun . Other appearances . Bradshaw appeared on " Onion SportsDome " .