9 9 , ▁he ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 1 , 4 4 2 ▁yards ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁touch down s , ▁but ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁gr ades ▁and ▁rules ▁viol ations , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁left ▁junior ▁college . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁b oun cer ▁at ▁a ▁bar ▁in ▁Garden ▁City , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁E skim os , ▁but ▁was ▁bol ted ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁pr ese ason ▁game . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁NFL ▁season ▁as ▁third - string ▁R B ▁behind ▁James ▁Jackson ▁and ▁Jam el ▁White . ▁His ▁career ▁game ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 7 – 1 7 ▁Brow ns ▁win ▁at ▁Baltimore , ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁ 5 6 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁tries , ▁including ▁one ▁touch down . ▁ ▁References ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ' ▁Ben ▁Gay ▁gets ▁his ▁life ▁back ▁on ▁track ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁his ▁child ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Houston ▁Category : American ▁football ▁running ▁back s ▁Category : B aylor ▁B ears ▁football ▁players ▁Category : C leveland ▁Brow ns ▁players ▁Category : Play ers ▁of ▁American ▁football ▁from ▁Texas ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Garden ▁City , ▁Kansas ▁Category :