Mark Ingram

Mark Ingram: Biography in Details

Who is Mark Ingram?

Mark Ingram is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football at the University of Alabama, won the Heisman Trophy, and was a member of a national championship team.

Mark Ingram: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Ingram was born on 21 December 1989, in Hackensack, New Jersey. As of 2023, he is 35 years old. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is African.

He is the son of former NEL great for the New York Giants, wide receiver Mark Ingram Sr.(father), and Shonda Ingram(mother). He has three sisters namely Malia Ingram, Miya Ingram, and Mia Ingram.

In which school did Mark Ingram attend?

Mark Ingram attended Grand Blanc Community High School in Grand Blanc, Michigan during his freshman, sophomore, and junior year.

Ingram received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 2008 to 2010.

Mark Ingram: Professional Life and Career

Mark Ingram played behind Glen Coffee in his freshman year, and he was selected to the 2008 SEC all-freshman Team. He was put on the cover of NCAA Football.

He was named SEC Offensive Player of the week. In the 2009 SEC Championship Game versus the undefeated and top-ranked Florida Gators.

On December 12, Ingram won the Heisman Trophy in the closest vote in the award’s 75-year history.

Mark Ingram was Alabama’s first Heisman winner, the third consecutive sophomore to win the award, and the first running back to win the award since Reggie Bush. On January 6, 2011, Ingram announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2011 NFL Draft.

The New Orleans Saints selected Ingram with the 28th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft the same pick number the Giants used to draft his father, Mark Ingram Sr., twenty-four years earlier.

On July 28, 2011, Mark Ingram decided on the number #28 in honor of his father’s draft pick number.

The next day Ingram agreed with the Saints on a four-year contract, with three years guaranteed and a fifth-year option. The contract is worth $7.41 million, with a $3.89 million signing bonus.

He finished the season with a career-high 1,043 rushing yards on 5.1 yards per attempt and added an additional 319 receiving yards to go along with 10 total touchdowns.

Social Media

Mark Ingram is active on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

He has more than 225k followers on Facebook, around 600.8k followers on Twitter, and more than 36.2 k followers on Instagram.

Mark Ingram: Salary and Net Worth 2024

Mark Ingram’s net worth is estimated to be $12 million as of 2024 and his salary is around $4 million.

Mark Ingram: Rumors, Controversy, and Criticisms

According to the rumors, NFL players react to Mark Ingram, the Saints being turned away from the London club. And also Mark Ingram returns to the Saints on a four-year deal and his contract with New Orleans is for $16 million over four years.

How tall is Mark Ingram?

Moving towards his body measurements, he has a good height of  5 feet 0 inches (1.52m).

Mark Ingram has black hair color and his eye color is also black. His bodyweight is 98kg.

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