Ricky Barkley Jean Francois (born November 23, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft. Jean Francois also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions.
College career As a member of the national championship–winning 2007 LSU Tigers football team, he was the defensive MVP of the 2008 BCS National Championship Game. Jean Francois was also a member of the LSU track & field team.
Professional career San Francisco 49ers Jean Francois was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round, 244th overall, in the 2009 NFL draft. He became famous among 49ers fans for his "Peanut Butter Jelly Dance".
In 2012, Jean Francois and the 49ers appeared in Super Bowl XLVII. In the game, he had two combined tackles as the 49ers fell to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 34–31.
Indianapolis Colts Jean Francois signed with the Colts on March 14, 2013. He was released on February 23, 2015.
Washington Redskins Jean Francois signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Washington Redskins on February 26, 2015.
On March 15, 2017, Jean Francois was released by the Redskins.
Green Bay Packers On March 24, 2017, Jean Francois signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Green Bay Packers. He was released on September 12. Jean Francois re-signed with the team nine days later. On November 1, he was released again by the Packers.
New England Patriots On November 7, 2017, Jean Francois signed with the New England Patriots. He was released on December 2. Jean Francois was re-signed on December 13.
Detroit Lions On July 25, 2018, Jean Francois signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 SF 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 SF 16 0 12 9 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2011 SF 16 2 15 12 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2012 SF 16 3 22 12 10 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 IND 10 10 19 13 6 2.5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2014 IND 16 13 28 18 10 3.0 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2015 WAS 16 1 25 9 16 2.0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2016 WAS 16 6 32 17 15 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2017 GB 6 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NE 6 1 10 6 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 DET 16 11 30 19 11 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 47 195 116 79 14.0 29 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 0
Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2011 SFO 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2012 SFO 3 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 IND 2 2 5 3 2 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 IND 3 0 6 0 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 WAS 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 NE 3 1 6 4 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 20 9 11 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Personal life Jean Francois has a brother named Michael. He is of Haitian descent.
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LSU Tigers bio