NFL CAREER – The multi-talented running back enters his fourth season as one of the NFL's most versatile and explosive players. In 38 games in his career, Bush has 3,647 total yards, scored 24 touchdowns and has already provided a multitude of memorable moments. Despite missing 10 games the last two seasons, Bush has more catches than any running back in the NFL since 2006, and he has returned a club-record four punts for touchdowns. He led New Orleans in rushing in 2007, set an all-time rookie record for running backs with 88 receptions in 2006 – and has already posted 1,599 receiving yards. In 2008, Bush was one of only a handful of NFL players who scored touchdowns rushing, receiving and on a punt return, duplicating the feat he first achieved in 2006. Drafted second overall, Bush has twice won NFC Special Teams Player of the Week and has also taken home NFC Offensive Player of the Week once.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Placed on injured reserve, 12/17/08; Signed a six-year contract, 8/1/06; Drafted in the first round (second overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

HONORS – 2008: Sporting News All-Pro (Punt Returner); NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 5). 2006: Pro Football Weekly/PFWAAll- Rookie Team; NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (December); NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 13); NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 5), NFL Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week (Week 1).

2008 – Played in 10 games, with nine starts, before being placed on injured reserve with an injured knee, 12/17…Also on the inactive list for a four-game stretch with a knee injury from 10/26-11/24…Rushed for 404 yards and two TDs on 106 carries, hauled in 52 passes for 440 yards with four touchdowns and recorded 20 punt returns for 270 yards with three TDs…Accounted for 42 first downs, including 22 receiving…In opener vs. Tampa Bay, Sept. 7, scored the game-winning touchdown with a 42-yard burst of a swing pass in the fourth quarter. Finished with 112 yards on eight catches and 51 yards on 14 carries…At Washington, Sept. 14, shook loose for a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown and added 63 yards on seven grabs…At Denver, Sept. 21, posted 73 yards on 18 carries, added a season-high 11 catches for 75 yards and had two punt returns for 30 yards. Scored on a 23-yard run and six-yard reception in the sixth multi-TD game of his career…Tied an NFL record vs. Minnesota in Monday Night Football contest, Oct. 6, with a pair of punt returns for touchdowns. Had a club-record 176 yards on five returns, with 71- and 64-yard TDs. Also caught seven passes, moving into 10th in club history, for 64 yards…Scored twice vs. Oakland, Oct. 12, with a three-yard run and a 15-yard reception…Posted 55 yards on nine carries in the first half at Carolina, Oct. 19 before suffering a knee injury late in the second quarter. Underwent surgery to repair a meniscus tear a few days later and would be inactive for the following four games…After playing in a limited role the previous week, totaled 106 yards from scrimmage vs. Atlanta, Dec. 7, including 80 rushing. Took off on a career-long 43-yard rush and scored on a five-yard reception…Had six carries for 30 yards and a pair of receptions for 16 yards at Chicago, Dec. 11 before being forced to the sidelines with a knee injury. Placed on injured reserve less than a week later. 2007 – Played in 12 games with 10 starts, inactive for the final four games with a knee injury…Rushed for a team-high 581 yards on 157 carries (3.7 avg.) and four TDs and finished second on club with 73 catches for 417 yards (5.7 avg.) and two touchdowns…Turned in second multi-TD game of his career with a pair of one-yard rushing touchdowns vs. Tennessee, Sept. 24. An 11-yard reception in the third quarter was the 100th of his career in his 19th game, making him the second-fastest to 100 behind Arizona WR Anquan Boldin…In first start as team's featured back following season-ending injury to Deuce McAllister the week before, set career-high for attempts with 21 for 67 yards and added nine catches for 52 yards vs. Carolina, Oct. 7…At Seattle, Oct. 14, Rushed for season-high 97 yards on 19 carries (5.1 avg.) - including a 22-yard burst - and caught six passes for 44 yards in Saints’ first victory…Oct. 21 vs. Atlanta had 54 yards on 17 carries and added 19 yards on five catches. Scored the go-ahead touchdown by powering through a Falcons defender after hauling in a four-yard screen pass and followed moments later by going around the end for the two-point conversion…At San Francisco, Oct. 28, rushed for 64 yards on 10 carries and caught seven passes for 49 yards…Posted third multi-TD game of his career vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 4, rushing for 72 yards on 17 attempts with a one-yard TD and catching seven passes for 43 yards and a two-yard touchdown in victory…Had a seven-yard touchdown run and five catches for 27 yards vs. St. Louis, Nov. 11. Set a club record and tied an NFL record with a pair of two-point conversions, both on runs in the fourth quarter…At Houston, Nov. 18, set a career-high with 12 catches for 70 yards. In addition, his 12 grabs were the second-most in team history by a running back (FB Tony Galbreath, 14 at Green Bay, 9/10/78)…Inactive for final four contests with knee injury. 2006 – Played in all 16 games, starting eight, including one at wide receiver where he opened in the slot…Ranked 10th in NFL with a team-high 88 receptions - leading all rookies and second overall among running backs - for 742 yards and two touchdowns…Yardage total was second among running backs and second to teammate WR Marques Colston (1,038) among rookies…88 catches set NFL record for catches by a rookie running back (breaking mark of 83, FB Earl Cooper, San Francisco, 1980)…Led NFL with 33 receptions on third down, for 297 yards and a TD…742 receiving yards ranks third in league history for a rookie running back, trailing Miami RB Terry Kirby (874, 1993) and Washington RB Charley Taylor (814, 1964, and Taylor would move to WR later in his career)…Ranked seventh among rookies in rushing with 565 yards on 155 carries (3.6 avg.) and six touchdowns…Added a team-leading 28 punt returns for 216 yards (7.7 avg.) and a 65-yard TD…Second on team with nine touchdowns, highest total for a Saints rookie since RB George Rogers had 13 in 1981…Nine total TDs ranked second in NFL among rookies, trailing Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew (16)…Only player in NFL to record TDs rushing, receiving and on a punt return…Had 59 first downs (27 rushing, 32 receiving)…Tied club TD record with four (three rushing, one receiving) vs. San Francisco, Dec. 3 and had a pair of 100-yard receiving days and reached triple digits in rushing once…Named NFL Rookie of the Month for December and claimed NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 13 and NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 5…In NFC Championship Game at Chicago, 1/21/07, had a game-high 132 yards on seven catches, including an 88-yard touchdown reception. All but two of his catches came in the second half…In the NFC Divisional Playoffs vs. Philadelphia, recorded 52 yards on 12 attempts and had a four-yard TD in the second quarter. Also had three catches for 22 yards and returned a trio of punts for 21 yards…In NFL debut at Cleveland, Sept. 10, recorded 15 carries for 67 yards, added seven receptions for 52 yards and three punt returns for 22 yards…Started first NFL contest at RB at Green Bay, Sept. 17, and had eight receptions for 68 yards and four punt returns for 36 yards…Saw action at RB vs. Atlanta, Sept. 25 and posted 13 carries for 53 yards and four catches for 19 yards…Had 11 receptions for 63 yards vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 8, but contest is remembered for game-winning, 65-yard punt return for a touchdown with 4:17 remaining for 24-21 victory. TD came on the 100th “touch” of his young career (54 rushing attempts, 34 catches, 12th punt return). Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors…Had 11 carries for 26 yards and four catches for 35 yards vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 15. Added three punt returns for 29 yards…At Pittsburgh, Nov. 12, had 10 carries for 49 yards, including a 15-yard TD for the first offensive touchdown of his career. Score came on a double reverse, punctuated by a diving flip over a defender into the end zone…Started Nov. 19 vs. Cincinnati and posted 13 carries for 51 yards, eight receptions for 58. Broke club record for receptions by a rookie (former mark: 54, shared by FB Tony Galbreath in 1976 and TE Cam Cleeland in 1998)…Dec. 3 vs. San Francisco started at RB and tied a club record (WR Joe Horn, vs. NY Giants, 12/14/03, all receiving) with four TDs. Scored three rushing (of one, eight and 10 yards) TDs and added a five-yard touchdown catch. Recorded nine grabs for 131 yards, including a 74-yard burst through a handful of defenders off a screen pass. Also tied a club record for rushing TDs in a game and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week…At Dallas, Dec. 10, started at RB and had six catches for 125 yards, including a weaving 61-yard touchdown…Had five grabs for 19 yards vs. Washington, Dec. 17, giving him 84 on year to break the NFL receptions record for a rookie running back in a season (San Francisco FB Earl Cooper, 83, 1980)…At NY Giants, Dec. 24, notched 126 yards on 20 attempts, including one-yard TD. Recorded 80 yards rushing in second quarter as Saints took the lead for good. Also had a pair of receptions for 23 yards. Bush and RB Deuce McAllister (108) combined to be the third Saints duo to go over 100 yards in the same game….Started and played briefly vs. Carolina, Dec. 31, posting 20 yards on three carries - capping the opening drive with a one-yard TD. Added a pair of catches for 13 yards. Named NFL Rookie of the Month for December, a stretch where he had 24 catches for 311 yards and 46 carries for 234 yards and scored seven touchdowns.

COLLEGE – The 2005 Heisman Trophy winner played in 39 games at Southern California with only 15 starts, but finished 10th in NCAA Division I-A history with 6,551 all-purpose yards, a school career record. That mark was also third in Pac-10 history…Set school and conference season-record with 2,890 all-purpose yards in 2005, the third-best season total in Division I-A history…Gained 2,330 all-purpose yards in 2004, becoming 12th player in NCAA history to gain over 2,000 all-purpose yards twice…Finished career with 3,169 yards (seventh in school history) and 25 TDs on 433 carries (7.3 avg.) and 1,301 yards with 13 TDs on 95 catches (13.7 avg.) Also posted 559 yards and three TDs on 44 punt returns (12.7 avg.)…In 2005, was named the Associated Press Player of the Year, and added Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, as well as the Doak Walker Award…Earned first-team All-American honors from the Associated Press, Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association, Walter Camp, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated…Just the fifth player to ever be named the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year twice (second consecutive and the first non-QB to achieve the feat in 20 seasons)…Fifth in 2004 Heisman Trophy vote and a near-unanimous All-America selection...Set a school record for freshmen with 1,330 all-purpose yards.

PERSONAL – Became heavily involved in the community immediately after being selected by New Orleans in the NFL Draft. Donated $86,000 to resurface the field at Tad Gormley Stadium so high school football could be played again at the stadium. He also donated 12 vehicles to New Orleans, state and government agencies, became a regional spokesman for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and his corporate sponsorships all include charitable components for programs in the New Orleans region…Political Science major at USC…Attended Helix (La Mesa, Calif.) HS where he was a 2002 Parade Magazine All-American and USA Today All-USA selection... During his prep career, rushed for 4,995 yards (12.0 avg.) and scored 450 points…Ran for 1,691 yards on 140 carries (12.1 avg.) with 27 TDs in 2002, despite missing four games with a broken wrist…Placed third in the 2002 California 100-meters final…High school teammate of San Francisco QB Alex Smith, the first pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.