Napoleon Kaufman

[rygu79]

Not that I could tackle any NFL back....but this dude would have been one of the hardest to tackle in the open field. So quick but solid muscle too.

[rygu79]

Not that I could tackle any NFL back....but this dude would have been one of the hardest to tackle in the open field. So quick but solid muscle too.

[evesses]

I was there. Amazing

[deathstar255]

kaufmans kid is doing that to me my little league

[flyslaier]

tim brown

napoleon kaufman

marcus allen

fuck yeah!

[glawz]

I thought he would be one of the best running backs in the AFC.

[beastwarz]

Wish some one would put the highlights from when Kaufman ran for 200+ yds vs Denver.

[raiderchampion]

Al Davis didn't ruin his career, al drafted him. Jon gruden wanted a more power running game that would control the pace if the game. Definitely my favorite raider.

[scott71785]

He was my first favorite Raider.

[PabloMGP]

This guy was goooood...too bad he retired so early in his carrer

[npolzkill666]

he was awsome to watch, one of the best raider running backs

[TheKerster]

Fuck the Bucs

[jennfish76]

what

[jennfish76]

i know him

[dtox12]

@jennfish76 i am napoleon

[afcweswarrior]

I hated the Raiders, but I enjoyed watching that guy play.

[YoungKilla1985]

This guy had some jets on him!

[bigcock2031]

i just met him because he graduated from lompoc high school and he came to our high school right before our game last friday for the 20 year anniversary of the 1989 lompoc braves going to cif championships and winning!!! so ya it was great

[frostbear1]

Hey Napoleon, Thanks for the huskies football memories..go dawgs

[DrugstoreCFH]

Didn't we win 45-0 this game???

[DrugstoreCFH]

My favorite Raider running back ever. And he sure as hell didn't get the ball enough!

[Ronarks]

I was at this game! man was it great! 

[CleverNameHere1000]

Holy shit

[lilze96]

I think Al Davis destroyed Napoleon Kaufman's NFL career. Kaufman avg 5 yards per carry throughout his career & the Raiders still refused to give him the ball...if he was drafted by another team I guarantee he would be in the Hall of Fame.

[kyhompb8]

i remember seeing a special on him n he retired cause of a knee problem

[grimmlock42]

The raiders had thunder and lightning. Napolean Kaufman and Tyrone Wheatley. The speedback and the powerback. Averaged over 200 yards rushing a game that year. Best combination in the game.

[raiderbob85]

Damn You Jesus

[jellynuts123]

hey noodleneck, u mean reggie resembles his run style, dont get it twisted

[RICHARD5950]

He was the BEST Raiders running back I have seen since he out the blue retired.. maybe charlie garner was the closest.. I remember early in his carrer they wouldnt give him the ball enough. maybe like 10 carries.. then he broke out like he said he would if given the chance to take on a 20-25 carries a game. he had home run speed. now the raiders have RUN DMC but they use a 3 back rotation. no running back will break out getting only 10 carries a game. they need to cut fargas and use him and BUSH

[tx925]

You said "Out of the blue retired." What most people don't know, is that he retired for a great cause, to become a preacher. And I am great full for him, he is a great preacher too, i would know He's my pastor.

[RICHARD5950]

@tx925 ..He did "Out the blue" retire.. first he was still in contract when he retired. Yea of course he retired to become a preacher. Every single Raider fan knew that. thats the reason why he said he retired for. but he did leave the raiders hanging. he could have at least waited until his current contract was up... anyways moving on. now that Fargas is gone we should see the 1-2 punch of Bush and McFadden. with Gradkowski starting i think Raiders have a legitimate chance to make a wild card.

[mrovito604]

Brilliant runner but unfortunately not as durable as he needed to be. But still probably the closest thing to Barry Sanders as far as elusiveness and the ability to score from anywhere on the field.

[Lodengarl]

Ummm, an incorrect statement. He was extremely durable - he missed like 5 games in his career all of them from BS or flukes (poked eye vs. Chargers, leg-whipped in the knee vs. Pittsburgh, tweaked knee on a diving facemask at full speed out of bounds vs. the Seahawks) - he was back in action after a game each time. Durable, strong, and as he showed vs. Denver - can carry the load. Miss him.

[itsrachelrimmer]

OH MY GOD!!! he's the dad of this kid who was in my 5th and 4th grade class. NOT KIDDING BEILIVE ME! he showed me a picture of him from the steelers. his son's name in napoleon kaufman too!

[WIUWARRIOR2012]

he was fast no doubt n if there was a hole in front of him he was gone. but his biggest downfall was if there was no hole he couldnt stick his head in there and get a tough yard.

[CanCook14]

I have a video of Napoleon playing high school football. He was so awesome to watch! People came from all around just to see him play! We knew he was going to make it. I also have a clip of video when he was on a local tv station and he was a junior in high school then, and the guy made a comment about how Nip wanted to be a Raider! He was just destined to become a Raider!!!

[leadzhead]

I agree! He's my favorite Raider running back ever. He maxed out on bench something like 425 lbs and he ran a 4.2 40 i believe. I miss Kaufman, Gannon and Tim Brown. :( Just remember "The Fuck Rule" in 2001. That was our year.

[Riverheel757]

He was one of the most feared

[noodleneck03]

his run style resembles reggie

[JasonLewisSmith1979]

Hands down my favorite football player ever.

[RKANE20]

no doubt

[lae510]

man imagine if him and Bo Jackson had longer careers

[hugggyion]

Moe like imagine if he played in the 60's or 70's....

[ricoaw]

Gone too soon....Reggie Bush,before there was a REGGIE BUSH. This man was an artist.

[Back0Pack]

One of my favorite Raiders.

[dertylox45]

@Back0Pack i miss the little guy lol.

[triandos]

OMFG!!..This dude was awesome when he played! You gotta respect his passion and love the church which lead him away from football..I wish he would have played longer though. He was soooooooo Good!!.. That burst after his cutback was RIDICULOUS!!

[Enkay88]

What's the name of the song?

[XSynyster]

woops i mean kiffin

[XSynyster]

o man the glory days.....now al davis is killing this franchise...hopefully we keep kiffen for 1 more year but it wont happen *sigh*

[seatowwwn206]

hall of famer if he didnt quit to join his church

[seatowwwn206]

it is kaufman

[solidyahoo]

nappy K was the shizzle

[future622]

that was the dawg

[R8er1980]

spelled his name wrong its napolean kaufman

[GoDawgs1991]

No it's not. Look him up, it's spelled Napoleon Kaufman

[bayboy1234]

i miss this dude we never had a play maker like him sense

[ironllama]

tell your pastor he sucks for leaving the raiders so early.

[singer77]

That's my Pastor!

[bvega39]

hell yeahh n.k. went to my high school!

my mom went to school with him and is very good friends with him!

[xzeen69x]

i bet he banged ur mom.

[bvega39]

hell yeahh n.k. went to my high school!

my mom went to school with him and is very good friends with him!

[kurlykan]

actually hes a preacher in dublin CA definetly dope though saw him in the rose bowl

[marioreflect]

Anybody have more clips of kaufman? Please post.

[PrinceKarim44]

I also wanna have some clips from him, he was my favorite RB...

[longhorncowboy1]

I'm from Austin, TX, but I lived in Washington for a four years when he played at the UW. I have several articles and photos of this stud, but I soooo surprised this is all that comes up with him. He could of been like my all time favorite - Barry Sanders. Dam Nap, we all miss you. He's a priest now in LA I believe, for all yall California people.

[Legendofzoom]

remember that run NAP had against DENVER that year that DENVER won the superbowl........i think the Raiders were one of 3 or 4 teams that beat them that yeear....anybody got that fucken clip.....jeff george was the qb that year lol

[OTKP]

yeah he was Reggie Bush before Reggie Bush I think, just explosive too bad the Raiders sucked during the time he played with them

[tlane276]

Anyone know where to see the clip of him breaking his leg? That was NASTY!!!!!!!

[tt0the]

who the fuck names thier son napoleon?

[Legendofzoom]

im a raider fan but thats funny tt........

[starchman316]

Napoleon was so great, man! I love that dude so much! Go Raiders! Go JaMarcus!

[milwrift]

A little like reggie bush.

[SPOT305]

one time for nap daddy king

[jacracker]

Nap was AWESOME!!!! Thanks for posting this!  :)

[xxjub3ixx]

my favorite football player ever