Lucky Whitehead

Lucky Whitehead

Whitehead in 2015
No. 13 Dallas Cowboys
Position:	Wide receiver Kick returner
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1992-06-02) June 2, 1992
Place of birth:	Bristow, Virginia
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Osbourn (VA)
College:	Florida Atlantic
Undrafted:	2015
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
All-C-USA (2014)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Receptions: 6 Receiving yards: 16 Rushing yards: 107 Total return yards: 562 Total touchdowns: 0 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Rodney "Lucky" Whitehead (born June 2, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Dean College and Florida Atlantic University before he was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. After a successful camp, he became an official member of the Dallas Cowboys on September 4, 2015.

Early years

Manassas Mutiny Whitehead attended Osbourn High School in Manassas, Virginia where he played wide receiver and cornerback, while being named All-Conference as a senior.

He moved on to Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts, where he played wide receiver and return specialist, receiving All-American and All-Conference honors. In 2013, he transferred to Florida Atlantic University and registered 284 all-purpose yards.

As a senior, he was the team's slot receiver, registering 76 receptions (led the conference) for 706 yards and 6 touchdowns, 21 carries for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns, and a 24.7-yard average on kickoff returns. He had a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown in his last college game against Old Dominion University.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Whitehead was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2015 NFL Draft. He made the team as one of the players that was looked upon to replace the departed Dwayne Harris special teams production.

Although Cole Beasley was the assigned punt returner early in the season, because he provided better ball security, Whitehead was given opportunities until earning the returner role. He only averaged 5.8 yards per attempt as a punt returner, but showed glimpses as a kickoff returner (28.3 yards avg.), like his 79-yard kickoff return against the Philadelphia Eagles or his key 46-yard kickoff return against the Washington redskins to set up the game winning field goal with 14 seconds left. He also was used on offense with special runs designed for him. In the sixth game of the season against the New York Giants, he set a franchise record for a wide receiver with 4 rushing attempts. He finished with 10 rushes for 107 yards and 6 receptions for 16 yards.

Personal life

Rodney Whitehead got the name that he goes by (Lucky) on the day that he was born, a family member asked a doctor if a name had been decided yet, to which the doctor jokingly said "yeah his name is Lucky"... the name stuck with him his whole life.

Whitehead is known for his funny practical jokes and using the hash tag #hewon'tmind. He even convinced Popeyes fried chicken to hire him for at least a day and all that he put on his application was HARD WORKER and that's it with a smiley face emoji. He also signed a one dollar bill for a fan, and when he got there, he posted on Twitter I just got here and I'm on my break. For his one-day effort in which he jokingly acquitted and said that he was never coming back because of a stomach ache, he was rewarded the Popeyes employee of the year. He also enjoys playing Call of Duty: Black Ops III with his friends and other people on his PlayStation4.

External links

• Florida Atlantic bio
• Dallas Cowboys bio