Dominic Rhodes Dominic Dondrell Rhodes ( born January 17 , 1979 ) is an American football running back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League . He attended Cooper High School in Abilene , Texas . He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2001 . He played college football at Midwestern State . Rhodes also been a member of the Oakland Raiders between stints with the Colts and Buffalo Bills . He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI , and set an NFL record for rushing yards by an undrafted rookie , with 1 , 104 yards . Rhodes also played with the Virginia Destroyers and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League . Rhodes is one of four former NFL players to win a Super Bowl and a UFL Championship . Rhodes ' teammates on the 2011 Virginia Destroyers included LB Diyral Briggs ( Packers , SB XLV ) , DT Jay Alford ( Giants , SB XLII ) and WR John Standeford ( Colts , and Rhodes ' teammate during SB XLI ) who all share the same claim . College career . After attending Abilene Cooper High School , Rhodes was recruited by many major college programs including Texas Tech and Texas Christian University . He signed instead with Tyler Junior College in Tyler , Texas . Rhodes played two years at Tyler Junior College , where he earned All - America honors and twice was named an all - conference selection . Rhodes then attended Midwestern State University where he was a standout running back . Professional career . Indianapolis Colts . After two years at Midwestern State University , Rhodes decided to go the NFL . Despite his college career , he was not chosen in the 2001 NFL Draft . He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts . In a 2001 game against the Kansas City Chiefs , Rhodes returned a punt for a touchdown . In that game , the Indianapolis Colts ' starting running back , Edgerrin James , injured his knee and ended his season . As a result , Rhodes was the starting running back for the rest of the Colts ' 2001 season . That year , Rhodes ran for the most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie in NFL history , with 1 , 104 , despite only starting the final nine games of the season . Rhodes missed the entire 2002 season due to a torn ACL . After recovering , he backed up James from 2003 - 2005 . During the 2006 NFL season , Rhodes split time with rookie running back Joseph Addai , as James left for the Arizona Cardinals . Rhodes finished the year with 641 yards and five touchdowns . On February 4 , 2007 , in Super Bowl XLI , he scored a one - yard touchdown and rushed for over 100 yards to help the Colts claim a 29 - 17 victory . Oakland Raiders . Rhodes became a free agent for the 2007 free agency period . On March 9 , he signed a two - year , $ 7 . 5 million contract with the Oakland Raiders . On July 3 he was suspended for four games for violating the NFL ' s substance abuse policy . Rhodes was released by the Raiders on April 28 , two days after they drafted running back Darren McFadden fourth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft . Indianapolis Colts ( II ) . On May 7 , 2008 , Rhodes returned to the Colts on a one - year , $ 605 , 000 contract . During the 2008 - 09 season , Rhodes split time with Joseph Addai and ran for 538 yards and a team - leading six rushing touchdowns . He contributed in the passing game as well , recording 302 yards and three TDs receiving . During the offseason , on April 19 , 2009 , Rhodes signed with the Buffalo Bills on a two - year deal . The Bills ended up releasing Rhodes during the preseason , without him playing a single down for them . Florida Tuskers . Rhodes was signed by the UFL ' s Florida Tuskers for their 2010 season . During the 2010 season , Rhodes set UFL single - season records for total touchdowns ( 10 ) , rushing yards ( 547 ) and all - purpose yards ( 918 ) . He was also third in the UFL in yards from scrimmage ( 652 ) and second in kickoff return average ( 21 . 7 ) . Rhodes scored at least one touchdown in each of the first seven games of the eight game season . Rhodes and the Tuskers qualified for the 2010 UFL Championship Game , but were ultimately defeated by the defending champions Las Vegas Locomotives 23 - 20 . Indianapolis Colts ( III ) . On December 7 , 2010 , just 10 days removed from the UFL Championship game , The Indianapolis Colts announced that they had signed Dominic Rhodes for the remainder of the 2010 season as well as the playoffs . Rhodes played in their remaining three games that year , and finished the season with 37 carries for 172 yards and no touchdowns . He also played in their playoff loss to the New York Jets . Following the Colts playoff loss , Rhodes became a free agent . During the offseason , NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced he was suspending nine different free agents , one of which was Rhodes . The suspension was to be for at least an entire year and likely a result of failing a third drug test . Since Rhodes was soon - to - be 33 years old , it was widely believed no team would sign him to wait a year before he could play for them , and it likely signaled the end of his NFL career . Virginia Destroyers . The Virginia Destroyers ( formerly Florida Tuskers ) announced on September 8 that they had re - signed Dominic Rhodes for the 2011 season , their inaugural season in Virginia . In a week 4 win over the Sacramento Mountain Lions , Rhodes ran for 217 yards and three touchdowns , both UFL single game records . Rhodes would be named the UFL ' s offensive player of the year for 2011 . After going 4 - 1 in the shortened season , Rhodes and the Destroyers defeated the two - time defending UFL Champion Las Vegas Locos 17 - 3 in the 2011 UFL Championship Game in front of a jam - packed crowd at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex . Rhodes ran for 90 yards and a touchdown in the game . Rhodes is actually one of four former NFL players to win a Super Bowl and a UFL Championship . Rhodes ' teammates on the 2011 Virginia Destroyers included LB Diyral Briggs ( Packers , SB XLV ) , DT Jay Alford ( Giants , SB XLII ) and WR John Standeford ( Colts , and Rhodes ' teammate during SB XLI ) who all share the same claim . Montreal Alouettes . On March 27 2013 , at age 34 , Rhodes signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League . NFL rushing statistics Personal . Legal troubles . On February 20 , 2007 Rhodes was driving in a zone on Interstate 65 in Indianapolis , Indiana at 3 a . m . He was pulled over by the Indiana State Police and arrested for drunk driving . Rhodes claimed at the time that he had only " two or three " alcoholic drinks ; he failed two sobriety tests with a blood alcohol content of . 09 . He subsequently pleaded guilty and on March 21 , 2007 , was given a suspended 180 - day sentence and fined $ 2 , 000 .