Najeh Davenport Najeh Trenadious Monté Davenport ( born February 8 , 1979 ) is a former American football running back . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft . He played college football at the University of Miami . Davenport also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts . College career . Davenport attended the University of Miami , where he played primarily as a halfback . Chosen as the offensive captain , he won a NCAA Division I - A national football championship as a member of the Hurricanes in 2001 . He was chosen by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 135th overall pick . He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre with a minor in education . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Since entering the NFL , Davenport has struggled with fumbles and with injuries that have kept him off the playing field . Davenport ' s abilities exceed a fourth - round selection , but to the accord of many scout ' s predictions , Davenport has been plagued by injuries throughout his career . In his rookie campaign , Davenport rushed for a respectable 4 . 7 yards per carry average before fracturing his left eye socket . In 2003 , injuries were minimal and he rushed for 5 . 45 yards per carry , good for the second highest in the NFL , and 30 . 1 yards per kick return . However , in 2004 , Davenport started the season with a lingering hamstring injury that kept him out of for a month . On November 29 , 2004 , Davenport , in his first NFL start , rushed for 178 yards , third highest debut start yardage in the NFL for the past 20 years . Later that year , Davenport broke his ribs , resulting in playing at far less than 100 percent . In 2005 , after starting running back Ahman Green went down with a quadriceps injury , Davenport took over as starter . In what would be his only start of the season , versus the New Orleans Saints , Davenport scored two first - half touchdowns before breaking his ankle . He was subsequently placed on injured reserve , effectively ending his season . Pittsburgh Steelers . Davenport was released by the Packers on September 2 , 2006 , when NFL rosters were reduced to 53 players . Six days later , on September 8 , 2006 , however , Davenport was signed to the roster of the Pittsburgh Steelers . He finished the season with a total of 221 rushing yards . After the Steelers signed veteran running back Kevan Barlow , Davenport was facing competition with Barlow for the second and third string positions . However , Barlow was cut during training camp , and Davenport assumed the second - string responsibilities for Pittsburgh ' s opener against Cleveland . Davenport rushed for 43 yards on 8 carries in the Steelers ' s 34 – 7 win . Arguably his best game with the Steelers came on Thursday , December 20 , 2007 , against the St . Louis Rams . Davenport had 24 carries for 123 yards and a touchdown , as well as two catches for 44 yards and another touchdown . Davenport replaced Willie Parker , who broke his fibula in the first quarter . The Steelers released Davenport on June 28 , 2008 . He was re - signed on September 30 following injuries to Willie Parker , Rashard Mendenhall and Carey Davis . The Steelers released him again on November 8 , only to re - sign him on November 27 due to the injury to Parker . Davenport was released once more on December 2 . Indianapolis Colts . Davenport was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on December 9 , 2008 . In two games with the Colts , he rushed eight times for 26 yards and caught four passes for 54 yards . He was released on January 3 , 2009 , after the team elevated offensive tackle Michael Toudouze from the practice squad . Personal . Legal troubles . Burglary and criminal mischief charge . Prior to entering the NFL , Davenport allegedly broke into the dorm room of a Barry University woman and defecated in a laundry basket on April 1 , 2002 . In a plea bargain , his felony charge of second - degree burglary and misdemeanor count of criminal mischief were dropped in exchange for his completing 100 hours of community service . Davenport maintained his innocence after the hearing , and began yelling outside of the courthouse , " Where ' s the evidence ? Where ' s the manure ? I know I didn ' t do it – I just wanted to get it over with . " During his career , Davenport was given the nicknames " Dookie " and " The Dump Truck . " All are plays on the incident . Alleged domestic violence . Davenport was charged in Cleveland with domestic violence , child endangering , and unlawful restraint in an October 2007 incident involving the mother of his five - year - old son . He entered a plea of not guilty days later and the case went to trial on April 4 , 2008 . After a four - day trial , an eight - member jury spent three and a half hours deliberating before finding Davenport not guilty of all counts .