Jarrett Payton Jarrett Walter Payton ( born December 26 , 1980 ) is a professional American and Canadian football running back . He is the son of Walter Payton . Payton was previously signed as an undrafted free agent by the NFL Tennessee Titans . Payton has also played for the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts . Payton played for the Chicago Slaughter of the Indoor Football League and hosts his own internet radio show named the " Jarrett Payton Show " on ChicagolandSportsRadio . com . Early years . Payton played high school soccer and football at St . Viator High School . In his first two years of high school , he opted for soccer and earned All - State player honors . As a senior in high school Payton accounted for 2 , 842 all - purpose yards while playing quarterback , tailback , and wide receiver ( passed for 1 , 088 yards and rushed for another 1 , 345 yards ) . He was rated the No . 58 overall prospect in the nation by The Sporting News and named the No . 5 athlete in the Midwest Region by PrepStar . College career . As a freshman at the University of Miami Payton saw action in several games . He finished his freshman year with 262 yards rushing on 53 carries for a 4 . 9 average . He also totaled six catches for 48 yards ( 8 . 0 average ) and returned two kickoffs for 44 yards . As a sophomore in college Payton sat out the season with a redshirt year ( not medically related ) . As a third - year sophomore , moving to fullback from tailback , Payton played in eight games during the regular season and gained 26 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns . In 2002 , as a fourth year junior , he played extensively at tailback and as a starting kickoff return man ( averaged 20 . 7 yards per kickoff return ) . At tailback he rushed for 223 yards on 50 carries ( 4 . 5 average ) . In his final year at the University of Miami Payton ran for 1 , 018 yards and several touchdowns on 182 carries ( 5 . 4 average ) . He also caught 17 passes for 136 yards and one touchdown ( 8 . 0 average ) . He was also named the 2004 MVP of the Orange Bowl . Professional career . National Football League . In 2005 , he moved from the Titans to NFL Europe , where he played for the Amsterdam Admirals . He was a major part of the Admirals victory that year in the World Bowl XIII . Also a member of the all - NFL Europe League team in 2005 . He was the Titans third running back for the 2005 season , finishing the season with 33 carries for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns . Payton was released prior to the 2006 season by the Titans during final cuts . Canadian Football League . On February 22 , 2007 it was announced that Payton had signed a one year contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL . He scored his first career CFL touchdown on August 2 , 2007 against Toronto . Jarrett ' s first 100 yard rushing game came on August 9 , 2007 , when he rushed the ball 20 times for 160 yards and one touchdown against the Calgary Stampeders . Payton finished the season fifth in the CFL with 852 yards and fourth with eight rushing touchdowns . Payton was released by the Alouettes on July 2 , 2008 . Payton signed with the Toronto Argonauts on June 7 , 2009 . He was released by the Argonauts , at his request , on September 9 , 2009 . During his time with the Argos he gained 47 all - purpose yards on three catches and seven carries . He announced that his desire was to continue work with the Chicago - based Walter & Connie Payton Foundation , which helps underprivileged children . Indoor Football League . Payton signed with the Chicago Slaughter on January 7 , 2010 . Personal . Payton is the son of Walter Payton , a former Chicago Bears running back , and grew up in Arlington Heights , Illinois and South Barrington , Illinois . He has a sister , Brittney . In 1993 , 12 - year old Jarrett gave the induction speech at his father ' s induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame . He wore jerseys numbered 33 , 4 ( Titans ) , and 34 ( Miami ) . Payton chose 33 when he played with the Titans because # 34 was retired in honor of Earl Campbell . He wore # 34 with the Chicago Slaughter . Apart from playing football , Payton spends his time recording music . He was married to the former Trisha George on March 4 , 2009 in Florida . The wedding date was intentionally set on this date to coincide with Walter Payton ' s famous # 34 with the Bears . They held their reception at Soldier Field in Chicago on March 7 .