Alfred Bruce Morris (born December 12, 1988) is an American former professional football running back.
He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
He also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, and New York Giants.
Morris attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track.
Morris and Richardson met again in their rookie seasons as the Redskins would travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns.
At the 2007 FHSAA 1A-2A Outdoor State Finals, he earned a tenth-place finish in the triple jump event, after clearing a career-best mark of 13.40 meters.
[19] Morris started his final collegiate season slowly with 14 carries for 16 yards against the Florida Gators.
[30][31] The sixth round draft pick that Washington selected him with was from a trade on July 27, 2011, from the Vikings for Donovan McNabb.
[34][35][36][37] He was guaranteed a spot on the final 53-man roster for the start of the 2012 season after Morris sat out of the last preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the rest of the Redskins' starters.
The day before the season opener, coach Mike Shanahan announced that Morris would be the starting running back.
In his NFL debut and first career start, he rushed for 96 yards on 28 carries and scored two touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints.
[46] In the final game of the regular season, Morris ran 33 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns, setting two new Redskins franchise records.
[48][49][50] Morris also became the fourth player in NFL history to ever record over 1,600 rushing yards in his rookie year; ultimately ranking third behind Eric Dickerson and George Rogers.
[56] Prior to the 2013 season, Morris was named to the NFL Network's NFL Top 100 Players of 2013 by his fellow players at #64[57] On September 9, 2013, Morris ran for 45 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
[72] On January 17, it was announced that Morris would play in the 2014 Pro Bowl, after originally being selected as an alternate.
With this achievement, he became the fourth running back in the Redskins' franchise history to have at least three 1,000-yard seasons along with John Riggins, Clinton Portis, and Stephen Davis.
[87] Morris remained the starter for the Redskins, splitting carries with rookie Matt Jones and Chris Thompson.
[88] The Redskins' rushing scheme in their offense was noticeably poor causing Morris's statistics to be particularly lower compared to his past seasons.
[95] On January 10, 2016, Morris ran for 50 yards on 11 carries in the NFC Wild Card Round loss to the Green Bay Packers.
[98] The Cowboys were looking to improve their running back production from the previous year and also drafted Ezekiel Elliott in the first round on April 28.
With the emergence of Elliott who became the league's leading rusher, Morris was mostly used on third downs and was forced to focus on his blocking and receiving skills.
[99] On September 11, 2016, Morris made his Cowboys debut, running for 35 yards on seven carries in a 20–19 loss to the New York Giants.
[103] In Week 15, he was passed on the depth chart after the Cowboys activated Darren McFadden from the non-football injury list.
He became the starting running back in Week 10, when Elliott began serving a six-game suspension for violating the NFL personal conduct policy.
During Elliott's absence, he was the team's leading rusher, contributing to the running game and remaining efficient although not dominating, while posting 99 carries for 430 yards (4.3-yard average).
[111] On July 29, 2019, Morris signed with the Cowboys to ensure experienced veteran depth at the running back position, amid the holdout from Ezekiel Elliott.
[115] On September 29, 2020, the New York Giants signed Morris to their practice squad, to provide depth after Saquon Barkley was lost for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.
[116] Morris was elevated to the active roster on November 2, 2020, for the team's Week 8 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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