Lorenzo Booker Lorenzo Adarryll Booker ( born June 14 , 1984 ) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Florida State . Booker has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles , Hartford Colonials , Minnesota Vikings , and Chicago Bears . Early years . Booker attended St . Bonaventure High School in Ventura , California . In his senior year , Booker ran for 2878 yards and 50 touchdown s , and also had 16 receptions for 300 yards along with three more touchdowns . He was widely regarded as the nation ' s top running back prospect and was named a " Parade " All - American and to the " PrepStar " Dream Team . He also earned " USA Today " All - USA first - team honors and was ranked by Rivals . com as the number 3 overall prospect in the country and a five star recruit . In his junior year , Booker had an equally - impressive 3103 yards and 49 touchdowns , and for his three - year career had 8502 rushing yards and 137 touchdowns , both state records . During this time , he led his team a 42 - 0 record . After an initial verbal commitment to Notre Dame , Booker chose Florida State over Notre Dame and USC in a press conference televised nationally on ESPN . Following his high school career , Booker played in the 2002 U . S . Army All - American Bowl alongside fellow Florida State Seminoles Kamerion Wimbley and Buster Davis . Following his senior season , he was awarded the Gatorade High School Heisman , honoring the top high school athlete in the nation . College career . Booker redshirted his first year at Florida State . In his freshman year with the Seminoles in 2003 , Booker was fourth on the team in carries with 62 , third in rushing yards with 334 , and third in rushing touchdowns with three , and also recorded 19 receptions for 86 yards . In his sophomore year in 2004 , Booker led the team in carries with 173 , and was second in both rushing yards ( 887 ) and touchdowns ( four ) , and also had 24 catches for 160 yards . Booker led the Seminoles in rushing yards , carries , and touchdowns in his junior year in 2005 , with 119 carries for 552 yards ( 4 . 8 average ) and four touchdowns . He also recorded 38 receptions for 329 yards and two touchdowns . While in college , Booker earned the nickname " L - Boogie " . Professional career . Miami Dolphins . Booker was selected in the third round ( 71st overall ) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins . He signed a four - year contract with the Dolphins on May 24 , 2007 . Booker got his first significant action in the loss to the Jets on December 12 , 2007 , when he was used primarily as a receiver . He had one carry for six yards and six catches for 63 yards . Philadelphia Eagles . Booker was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on April 26 , 2008 for a fourth round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft . He rushed for 53 yards on 20 carries and caught six passes for 11 yards in 2008 . He was waived on September 5 , 2009 during final cuts . Hartford Colonials . Booker signed with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League on August 17 , 2010 . He was named the UFL Offensive Player of the Week for week 7 during the 2010 season after rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown . Booker boycotted the Colonials ' November 20 , 27 - 14 win over the Las Vegas Locomotives to protest the league ' s $ 150 , 000 transfer fee . The fee was payable to a UFL team if one of its players is signed by an NFL team . Booker and other players believed they were led to believe the fee would be waived once the season is over , not until February 1 , 2011 , since the previous season the fee was waived and 43 UFL players eventually were signed by NFL teams . On November 22 , Booker was suspended by the UFL for the boycott . Minnesota Vikings . On December 6 , 2010 , Booker was signed by the Minnesota Vikings after the UFL transfer fee was reduced to $ 25 , 000 . In his four games with the Vikings , Booker was used primarily as a kick returner . On 18 returns , he amassed 429 yards for an average of 23 . 8 yards a return . He also had 5 catches for 32 yards . Chicago Bears . Booker signed with the Chicago Bears on July 17 , 2012 . In the second game of the preseason against the Washington Redskins , Booker returned the second - half opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown . The return would ' ve been the longest kick return in Bears history had it occurred in the regular season . Booker competed with Armando Allen for the third running back spot . Booker later won the spot , leading to Allen ' s release on August 31 . Booker was put on Injured Reserve on September 8 , 2012 . He was released from the Injured Reserve on September 18 , 2012 .