Jacorey Croskey-Merritt had a tremendous prime-time preseason second on Monday evening towards the Bengals. The previous Alabama State star ran for a 27-yard landing, incomes main headlines for his first profession rating. After the sport, he had a really particular request shifting ahead: name him Invoice.
He earned the nickname in his youth on account of his brief haircut, which reminded individuals of “Little Invoice,” the primary character within the animated sequence created by Invoice Cosby.
“I acquired the nickname Invoice from having a bald head once I was little,” Croskey-Merritt defined whereas taking part in for Arizona final season whereas taking part in for Arizona. “I used to have a low haircut, so individuals joked on me and stated I appeared just like the character Little Invoice. So it simply caught with me.”
Merritt can also be severe concerning the request. Based on ESPN’s Adam Schefter, when Croskey-Merritt is talked about on TV broadcasts, he desires to be known as “Invoice.”
Based mostly on the abilities he displayed on Monday in addition to all through his taking part in profession, his title shall be referred to as loads of instances within the NFL. Merritt performed 4 seasons at Alabama State, together with one season affected by COVID-19. All through his profession, he accrued 1,164 speeding yards and 13 touchdowns in 31 video games.
He later joined New Mexico, rapidly changing into an important participant for the Lobos. Over 12 video games, he tallied 1,190 speeding yards on 189 carries, scoring 17 speeding touchdowns. He additionally contributed with seven receptions for 72 yards and one other landing. A spotlight of his season was throughout New Mexico’s 25-17 win towards Fresno State, the place his game-tying run grabbed consideration and made headlines.
He later transferred to Arizona, the place he performed only one recreation for the Wildcats. In that recreation, he rushed for 106 yards and scored a landing on 13 makes an attempt, satirically towards New Mexico. Nonetheless, on account of eligibility points stemming from an NCAA discrepancy involving his jersey quantity 21—reassigned to a different participant after he redshirted as a freshman at Alabama State in 2019—he was restricted to just one recreation.
The one recreation was all he wanted to get his call-up to the subsequent degree. This Spring, he was drafted within the seventh spherical of the NFL Draft with the 255th total decide by the Commanders. Now, “Invoice” seems to seek out himself excessive on the Commanders’ depth chart as they appear to repeat their immense success from final season.