DeShawn Wynn DeShawn Wynn ( born October 9 , 1983 ) is an American professional football running back who is currently a free agent . He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders . He played college football for the University of Florida , and was a member of a national championship team . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ( NFL ) in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft , and has also played for the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL . Early years . Wynn was born in Cincinnati , Ohio in 1983 . He attended Reading High School in Reading , Ohio , where he played high school football for the Reading Blue Devils . As a senior in 2001 , he was regarded as one of the nation ' s elite high school backs in the nation , with 2 , 283 yards on 246 carries with thirty touchdowns . Wynn rushed for 2 , 000 or more yards three of four years , and also played linebacker and safety . He was recognized as a " Parade " magazine high school All - American in 2002 . College career . Wynn received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer ' s Florida Gators football teams from 2003 to 2006 . He was the Gators ' starting running back in their 41 – 14 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game . Wynn finished his four - year college career with 2 , 077 rushing yards , 376 receiving yards and twenty - five touchdowns . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Wynn was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft , and he played for the Packers for three seasons from to . Wynn scored his first two career touchdowns against the New York Giants in Week 2 of the NFL season . He also scored a touchdown in back to back weeks versus the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins . On October 29 , 2007 against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football , Wynn injured his shoulder on his first rushing play of the game . The next day Wynn was put on injured reserve and missed the rest of the season . He finished the season with 203 rushing yards on 50 attempts and four touchdowns . On August 25 , 2008 , Wynn was released by the Packers . He was re - signed to the Packers practice squad on August 31 . He remained there until October 11 , when he was signed to the active roster after running back Kregg Lumpkin was placed on injured reserve . He finished the season playing in five games rushing for 110 yards on eight attempts , with 73 of those yards coming on a week 17 touchdown run against the Detroit Lions . New Orleans Saints . Wynn signed with the New Orleans Saints on August 23 , 2010 . He was released on September 22 . He was re - signed to the practice squad the next day and signed to the active roster again on October 2 . He was waived again on October 12 . San Francisco 49ers . On November 5 , 2010 Wynn was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to their practice squad . He was promoted to the active roster a few weeks later after Frank Gore was placed on Injured Reserve with a broken hip . On December 27 , 2010 , Wynn was waived by the 49ers . New Orleans Saints . Wynn was re - signed by the New Orleans Saints on January 3 , 2011 . Saskatchewan Roughriders . On March 13 , 2012 , it was announced that Wynn had been signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders .