Leonard Henry Leonard Henry ( born January 5 , 1978 in Clinton , North Carolina ) is a former American football running back of the National Football League . He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft . He played college football at East Carolina . Henry was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy , New York Jets and Oakland Raiders . He is the second cousin of Willie Parker , who plays at running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers . Professional career . Miami Dolphins . Henry was drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round ( 241st overall ) of the 2002 NFL Draft . On July 24 , 2002 , he signed a three - year , $ 933 , 000 contract with a signing bonus of around $ 28 , 000 . Henry was waived from the team following the preseason on September 2 but was added to the practice squad . He remained there most of the regular season before being promoted to the active roster on December 4 . It was reported that the Arizona Cardinals had attempted to sign Henry off the Dolphins ' practice squad before his promotion . He spent the final four games of the season inactive . In 2003 , Henry beat out fellow running back Robert Edwards for a roster spot in the preseason . He was inactive for every game during the regular season . In the 2004 offseason , Henry was tendered a contract as an exclusive - rights free agent and was re - signed to a one - year contract . He was allocated to NFL Europe where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy . In the team ' s Week 1 contest against the Amsterdam Admirals , Henry eared NFLE Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 114 yards and two touchdown s in 19 carries . He was placed on NFLE injured reserve with a groin injury on May 6 . Henry recovered from his groin injury in time for training camp in 2004 , but a quadriceps injury forced him to miss most of the preseason . After being waived on September 11 and re - signed to practice squad , Henry was added back to the active roster on September 18 . Henry made his NFL regular season debut in Week 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers , rushing 21 times for 41 yards . The following week , he earned his first start against the New York Jets . Against New York , he had the most productive game of his career with 85 rushing yards on 18 carries and three receptions for 12 yards . He started against the New England Patriots the following week , but had just 10 yards on five carries . The following week , Henry was passed on the depth chart by Sammy Morris and Brock Forsey . He appeared in the team ' s Week 6 contest against the Buffalo Bills but recorded no stats , and was inactive for the team ' s next six games . He was activated in Week 13 against the Bills , carrying the ball two times for five yards and losing the only fumble of his career . Two days after the game against Buffalo , Henry was released by the Dolphins . Final season . The following offseason , Henry was signed by the New York Jets on April 6 , 2005 . He lasted just one month on the team however , and was released May 5 . Henry was then signed by the Oakland Raiders on August 13 . He appeared in only one preseason game for the team , against the Arizona Cardinals on August 26 . He carried the ball four times for nine yards and caught one pass for eight yards . He was waived three days later . On November 17 , the Seattle Seahawks offered Henry a tryout but did not sign him .