James Mungro James Olevia Mungro , II ( born February 13 , 1978 in East Stroudsburg , Pennsylvania ) is a former American football running back . He retired from the NFL due to a severe ACL injury he received in a pre - season game in 2006 . His entire NFL career was with the Indianapolis Colts . He attended Syracuse University . Personal biography . James Mungro attended East Stroudsburg South High School and was coached by Ed Christian . He was Parade and Street and Smith ’ s All - America grid performer . He was also Pennsylvania Player - of - the - Year as a junior and all - state selection in his final two seasons . He rushed for 2 , 541 yards and 34 TDs as senior . He set the Pennsylvania state record after rushing for 8 , 432 yards and totaling 9 , 513 all - purpose yards during his career . Overall , he set 48 team records during his high school career and was three - time team MVP . He now resides in Indianapolis with his wife Jessica . He currently works in Indianapolis , Indiana at the trucking and shipping company old dominion . College career . Mungro was a four - year letterman who totaled 529 - 2 , 869 , 29 touchdowns ( TD ) rushing for the Syracuse University Orangemen . He had his best year as a senior with 1 , 170 , 14 TDs rushing . His yardage total ranked as third - best seasonal performance in school history . Named Insight . com Bowl Offensive Player of the Game after rushing for 19 - 112 in a win over Kansas State . He was 115 - 797 , 7 TDs as junior in 10 games . His seasonal 6 . 9 rushing average ranked him third - best in school history . Mungro started one of twelve games as a sophomore with 116 - 537 , 5 TDs rushing . He was named Music City Bowl MVP after rushing 12 - 162 , 2 TDs against the University of Kentucky , including a career - long 86 - yard TD burst . He played in eight games as a freshman and was 50 - 365 , 3 TDs rushing . Mungro graduated with a major in physical education . NFL career . Undrafted , Mungro was signed by the Detroit Lions in 2002 but was cut at the end of training camp that year . The Indianapolis Colts signed him immediately , and he became a backup to Edgerrin James . He rushed for eight TDs filling in for James that year , who was oft - injured . He had 114 yards in his first start . In 2003 , Mungro was a reserve RB running back in seven outings for Colts before spending his final four games on injured reserve with a toe injury . His 3 TD rushes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers helped the club erase a 35 - 14 deficit with four minutes remaining in an eventual 38 - 35 OT win . In 2004 , he caught 2 of Peyton Manning ' s record - breaking 49 touchdown passes in a season , including the record - tying 48th touchdown pass against the San Diego Chargers . On the Colts Official Website , Tony Dungy quoted “ He did a lot for us , he was our third back and a very good runner . He was a guy who could go in and play tailback and win games for us . He was our fullback in short - yardage and goal - line situations and he was a very good special teams player . " This was quoted after James Mungro tore his ACL . In 2006 , he won a super bowl ring after winning Super Bowl XLI with the Colts . Mungro was not re - signed by the Colts and was not on the roster for any part of the 2007 - 08 season . According to Colts GM Bill Polian during an interview live on the NFL Network on the 6th Round of the 2008 NFL Draft , Mungro has retired from the NFL due to his injury .