Joseph Addai Joseph Addai , Jr . ( ) ( born May 3 , 1983 ) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent . He was selected in the first round ( 30th overall pick ) of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University by the Indianapolis Colts and played for the team for six seasons . Early years . Addai ' s family hails from Ghana in West Africa . In high school , Addai was a left - handed option - style quarterback for the Sharpstown Apollos . In his senior year , he rushed for 1 , 429 yards on 159 carries and completed 37 passes for 425 yards . He was chosen as a member of the 5A All - State first team in Texas . He was named an All - America n by ESPN and Fox Sports , and was rated as a top 100 recruit . College career . During his tenure with the Louisiana State University Tigers , he ranked fifth all - time in rushing , with 2 , 577 yards , despite being primarily used as a blocking fullback early in his career . He wore two numbers while at LSU , 41 in his early years and then number 10 in his final years . Addai started his stint at LSU in 2001 , but after only two games was granted a medical redshirt . The following season , he carried the football 80 times , gaining 438 yards , and scoring four touchdown s . His first big game came against the University of South Carolina , during which he gained 98 yards on eleven carries and scored two touchdowns . On November 9 , 2002 , he amassed 91 yards , including a 63 yard run for a score , against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium . His performance helped to set the stage for The Bluegrass Miracle , a " miraculous " 74 - yard game - winning touchdown pass from quarterback Marcus Randall to wide receiver Devery Henderson as time expired on the last play of the game . Addai ' s sophomore season proved to be a banner year for LSU . Led by coach Nick Saban , the Tigers won the BCS National Championship , the first national championship for LSU since 1958 . Addai ranked second to freshman Justin Vincent in rushing , gaining 520 yards on 114 attempts . He led LSU ' s early season 59 - 13 rout of the Arizona Wildcats with an 86 yard , two touchdown performance . In 2004 , he rushed for 680 yards on 101 carries and caught 24 passes for 294 yards , scoring a total of seven touchdowns . He stood out against the Alabama Crimson Tide in a 26 - 10 Tiger Stadium victory on the 13th of November . He led the team in rushing with 99 yards and added another 46 yards receiving , as well as scoring two of the three Tiger touchdowns . for the day . The following week he teamed with Alley Broussard ( 250 yards on 26 carries ) to lead the Tigers to a 27 - 24 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels . Addai ' s 107 yards was part of an impressive 360 yard ground attack by the Tigers . During his senior season , Addai led the team with 911 rushing yards on 187 carries , scoring nine touchdowns . The highlight of the regular season was a 21 - 17 victory over the Florida Gators in front of a record - setting 92 , 402 crowd . Addai sealed the victory for LSU with a three yard touchdown run with 6 : 27 remaining on the clock . His career - best effort combined 156 yards rushing on 32 carries with 37 yards receiving on 3 catches . On October 22 , 2005 , in competition against Auburn , Addai ran for 105 yards as the Tigers ended Auburn ' s winning streak that year by a score of 20 - 17 . A crowd of 92 , 664 watched in Tiger Stadium . Joe Addai completed his tenure at LSU with an impressive game in the Chick - fil - A Peach Bowl . In the Tigers ' 40 - 3 victory over the Miami Hurricanes , he gained a total of 135 yards and scored twice . Addai graduated from LSU in December 2005 with a degree in General Studies . Professional career . 2006 NFL Draft . Addai was selected in the first round ( 30th Overall ) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Colts . Addai was the third running back selected by the Colts in the first round since 1994 , when they selected Marshall Faulk with the second overall pick in 1994 and Edgerrin James fourth overall in 1999 . Indianapolis Colts . On November 26 , 2006 , Addai tied a Colts franchise record for most rushing touchdowns in a game held by Lenny Moore , Lydell Mitchell and Eric Dickerson , as well as the NFL rookie record by rushing for 4 touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles . He was named the NFLs " Offensive Rookie of the Month " for November on December 7 , 2006 . During the 2006 season , Addai led all rookie running backs in rushing yards with 1 , 081 . He also became the first NFL running back to exceed 1 , 000 rushing yards without starting a regular - season game . His first career start came on January 6 , 2007 , for the . During the game he ran for 122 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries and caught seven passes for 26 yards . For the next week , leading up to the divisional round of the playoffs , Addai became the target of Baltimore Ravens ' linebacker s Ray Lewis ' and Bart Scott ' s trash talking , but did not respond to either of their comments , as the Colts upset the favored Ravens 15 - 6 . On January 21 , 2007 , in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots , Addai scored the game - winning touchdown with 1 : 00 remaining , giving the Colts a victory and a trip to Super Bowl XLI . The Colts went on to win the game with their rush attack . Addai had 77 rushing yards and 10 receptions for 66 yards , for 143 total yards . His 10 receptions were the most ever by a running back in a Super Bowl , which left him one catch short of the overall record . On November 4 , 2007 , in a Week 9 game against the New England Patriots , Addai became the first Indianapolis Colt ever to gain 100 yards receiving and 100 yards rushing in one game . Joseph was rewarded for his play in the ' 07 season by being invited to his first and only Pro Bowl in January 2008 . On November 1 , 2009 , in a game against the San Francisco 49ers , Addai completed his first professional pass , a touchdown to Reggie Wayne . Addai became an unrestricted free agent after the 2010 season and was re - signed by the Indianapolis Colts on July 31 , 2011 . Addai had his worst season statistically in 2011 as he rushed for 433 yards and only one touchdown . He was released following the 2011 season on March 9 , 2012 . NFL rushing statistics New England Patriots . On May 6 , 2012 , Addai agreed to a one - year contract with the New England Patriots . He was released by the Patriots on July 25 . He was released for being " too mainstream " according to Bill Belichick .