Vernand Morency (born February 4, 1980 in Miami, Florida) is an American footballrunning back currently playing for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.
High school years[]
While attending Northwestern High School in Miami, Florida, Morency was a four-year letterman in baseball and a two-year letterman in football, and won All-America honors in both sports. As a senior football runningback, he gained over 1,500 all-purpose yards and scored 15 touchdowns.
Minor league baseball career[]
Morency was a 14th round pick (420th overall) of the Colorado Rockies in 1998. He spent four seasons as a Center Fielder in the Rockies’ minor league system before enrolling at Oklahoma State in 2002.
College football career[]
Morency attended Oklahoma State University and finished his career with 451 rushing attempts for 2,661 yards (5.9 yards per rush attempt avg.), 23 touchdowns, 11 receptions for 119 yards (10.8 yards per rec. avg.), and returned ten kickoffs for 224 yards (22.4 yards per kick ret. avg.).
NFL career[]
Morency was selected in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Texans. He was the second-string running back behind Domanick Davis for the team in 2005, rushing 46 times for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also returned 20 kicks for 437 yards and caught 10 passes for 87 yards. After the first week of the 2006 NFL season, Morency was traded to the Green Bay Packers for running back Samkon Gado. With the packers for the 2006 year he was their short yardage back. He plays behind Ahman Green. His contract will expire after the 2007 season.