Editing Reggie Bush (section)

==Professional career==
On January 12, 2006, Bush elected to forgo his senior season at USC and declared himself eligible for the [[NFL Draft]]. Bush's on field performances made him a contender for the top pick in the [[2006 NFL draft]], and he also made an impressive appearance at USC's highly publicized post-season pro day showcase,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Gary |date=April 1, 2009 |title=Nothing compared to USC's 2006 Pro Day |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/04/nothing-compared-to-uscs-2006-pro-day.html |access-date=June 24, 2015 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |quote=USC's 2006 event [was] regarded throughout the college and pro football worlds as the pro day to end all pro days. Back then, pro day was open to the public. So a huge crowd showed up to catch a glimpse of Heisman Trophy winners Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart . . . and others. |archive-date=June 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625194836/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/04/nothing-compared-to-uscs-2006-pro-day.html |url-status=live }}</ref> where he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.33 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farmer |first=Sam |date=April 3, 2006 |title=Showcase Is a Mixed Bag at USC |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-03-sp-uscpro3-story.html |access-date=June 24, 2015 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |quote=Bush, meanwhile, ran the 40-yard dash in a sizzling 4.33 seconds – he said he was hoping for an even better time – and had a vertical jump of 40 1/2 inches. Not surprisingly, both were the best performances of the day. 'I think I proved I should be the No.&nbsp;1 pick,' he said. |archive-date=June 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625200110/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/apr/03/sports/sp-uscpro3 |url-status=live }}</ref> Draft analysts predicted that he would be the first overall pick in the draft, a pick held by the [[Houston Texans]]. However, in a surprising move on the night before the draft, the Texans signed [[Mario Williams]], a [[defensive end]] from [[North Carolina State University]], meaning that Bush would not be the first draft pick.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2006 |title=Texans ink DE Williams, to draft him No. 1 |url=http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/HOU/9404220 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615093236/http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/HOU/9404220 |archive-date=June 15, 2006 |access-date=July 21, 2006 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Bush's representatives spoke that night with the [[New Orleans Saints]], who said they intended to use the second overall pick to select Bush.

Bush was indeed drafted by the Saints with the second overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=November 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103045630/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Houston Texans' decision to not take Bush was derided by many sports analysts. At the time, ESPN commentator [[Len Pasquarelli]] claimed that Houston selecting Williams ahead of Bush was one of the biggest mistakes made in NFL Draft history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |date=April 28, 2006 |title=Snubbing Bush a Texans-size blunder |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft06/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2426087 |access-date=July 21, 2006 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=May 5, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505015433/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2426087 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 26, 2006, three days prior to the draft, Bush had signed a multi-year endorsement with [[Adidas]] to promote football and training clothes, and help the athletic sportswear company launch cleats in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2006 |title=Reggie Bush signs deal with Adidas |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nfl/news_story.asp?ID=163971 |access-date=July 21, 2006 |website=TSN.ca |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

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===New Orleans Saints===

====2006 season====
Bush's selection by the New Orleans Saints in the NFL Draft generated excitement and celebration among Saints fans. By the end of the week after the draft, [[Reebok]] reported receiving over 15,000 orders for Bush's Saints jersey, even though his jersey number with the Saints had not yet been determined.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Halliburton |first=Suzanne |date=May 18, 2006 |title=Football rookies make a big impact on fans |work=Oxford Press |url=http://www.oxfordpress.com/news/content/shared/sports/stories/FBN_ROOKIE_JERSEYS_0518_COX.html |access-date=July 21, 2006}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Bush had petitioned the NFL to wear the number 5, which he has worn throughout his high school and college careers. However, in order for him to wear that number, the NFL would have to revise its numbering regulations, which require running backs to wear a number between 20 and 49. Bush was allowed to wear the number&nbsp;5 during the Saints' minicamp practices pending the NFL's ruling. On May 23, 2006, the NFL competition committee officially rejected his request, and on May 25 it was officially announced that Bush would be wearing number 25, acquired from Saints running back [[Fred McAfee]]. Although Bush had earlier pledged to donate a quarter of the money he received from jersey sales to [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims if allowed to wear the number 5, he later said he would make that donation no matter what number he wears.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 23, 2006 |title=Reggie Bush won't get his No. 5 this year |work=Yahoo! Sports |agency=Associated Press |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ag3ykYuAhAY_z4WGvLaQDuhDubYF?slug=ap-saints-bush-number&prov=ap&type=lgns |url-status=dead |access-date=July 21, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050812235932/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news |archive-date=August 12, 2005}}</ref> As part of the deal with McAfee to wear the number 25, Bush agreed to allocate half the money to charities of McAfee's choosing, the other half going to charities of Bush's choosing. McAfee pledged to donate his share to Katrina victims in his home state of [[Mississippi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2006 |title=Saints rookie Reggie Bush inherits McAfee's jersey number |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/nfl/id/2458425 |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043333/http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/nfl/id/2458425 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bush was second to [[Peyton Manning]] in NFL endorsement deals, amounting to roughly US$5&nbsp;million annually.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Angelo |first=Tom |date=February 8, 2010 |title=Saints notebook: Reggie Bush calls NFL career so far 'humbling' |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/saints-notebook-reggie-bush-calls-nfl-career-far-humbling/WQbjF1YOXoAXh0aBJ3q54J/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=The Palm Beach Post |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043228/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/saints-notebook-reggie-bush-calls-nfl-career-far-humbling/WQbjF1YOXoAXh0aBJ3q54J/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He signed contracts with [[Pepsi]], [[General Motors]], [[Adidas]], [[Pizza Hut]] and the [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] restaurant chain.

Amazed by the warm reception he received from the fans in [[New Orleans]] as well as the magnitude of the devastation caused there by Hurricane Katrina, Bush expressed excitement about playing with the Saints and pledged to help the city recover from the hurricane. On May 15, 2006, Bush donated US$50,000 to help keep Holy Rosary High School, a Catholic school for students with learning disabilities, from closing.<ref name="SeattleTimes">{{Cite news |last=Farmer |first=Sam |date=September 1, 2006 |title=Reggie Bush is putting down roots in New Orleans |work=The Seattle Times |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2003238616_reggie01.html |url-status=dead |access-date=November 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629085813/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2003238616_reggie01.html |archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> During training camp, Saints receiver [[Joe Horn]] dubbed him "Baby Matrix" because of his seemingly impossible evasive maneuvers (apparently comparing him to the movie ''[[The Matrix]]'', which features characters who move faster than humanly possible to dodge bullets).

Bush's rookie season had both ups and downs, although as the season wore on he became more productive and integral to the Saints' surprising success. In the first game of Bush's NFL career, he amassed 141 total yards against the [[Cleveland Browns]]. He carried the ball fewer times than his counterpart [[Deuce McAllister]], putting off any speculation that he would immediately supplant McAllister as the starter in New Orleans. The Saints won the game by a score of 19–14.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns – September 10th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200609100cle.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425125138/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200609100cle.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In his team's Week&nbsp;9 contest against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Bush finished the game with minus-5 yards on eleven carries despite the Saints' 31–14 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – November 5th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200611050tam.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629034535/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200611050tam.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> This effort lowered his league-worst rushing average among running backs to only 2.55 yards per carry. However, he finished the midway point of the season with 46 receptions, the most by any running back in the league.

At the midway point of the season, Bush had yet to score a touchdown either receiving or running the ball; however, on November 12, 2006, Bush rushed for his first touchdown from [[line of scrimmage|scrimmage]] on a reverse against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 12th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200611120pit.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627224256/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200611120pit.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 3, Bush tied the Saints' single-game touchdown record, held by Joe Horn, by scoring four touchdowns against the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. He gained 168 all-purpose yards as he sparked the Saints to their eighth win of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints – December 3rd, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200612030nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042801/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200612030nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 10, Bush scored a 62-yard touchdown against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in Dallas, contributing to the Saints' 42–17 drubbing of the Cowboys in what was expected to be a more competitive matchup that would be important to the playoff race.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – December 10th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200612100dal.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174113/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200612100dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 24, Bush scored a one-yard touchdown on a reverse against the [[New York Giants]]. Bush also had a career-high 126 rushing yards on the day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at New York Giants – December 24th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200612240nyg.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=January 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132503/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200612240nyg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 31, Bush scored a one-yard touchdown against the [[Carolina Panthers]] but carried the ball only three times, even though backfield counterpart Deuce McAllister did not play.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – December 31st, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200612310nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042824/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200612310nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> This was because the New Orleans Saints had already clinched the No.&nbsp;2 NFC seed in the playoffs.

In the NFC Divisional Playoff game on January 13, 2007, Bush ran for 52 yards on twelve carries and scored a touchdown, and added three catches for 22 yards, as New Orleans edged the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] 27–24 to earn its first NFC Championship Game appearance in the team's 40-year history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round – Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints – January 13th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200701130nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630042805/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200701130nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was also notable for the vicious hit that Bush absorbed from [[Sheldon Brown (American football)|Sheldon Brown]] while attempting to catch a swing pass on the Saints' first play of the game. On January 21, in the NFC Championship playoff game, Bush caught a pass on the 22 and ran 78 yards downfield (eluding the [[Chicago Bears]] safety) for an 88-yard touchdown thrown by [[Drew Brees]]. This comeback was the first score of the second half and closed the gap from 16–7 (in favor of Chicago) to 16–14. That was the last time, however, the Saints would score. The Bears went on to trounce the Saints 39–14 to earn a berth to the Super Bowl.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship – New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears – January 21st, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200701210chi.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813215525/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200701210chi.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klis |first=Mike |date=January 22, 2007 |title=Bush league move inflames Chicago |url=http://test.denverpost.com/sports/ci_5059547 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715075238/http://test.denverpost.com/sports/ci_5059547 |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |access-date=September 20, 2010 |website=The Denver Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Paul |date=January 22, 2007 |title=Bush League |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/01222007/sports/bush_league_sports_paul_schwartz.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111074131/http://www.nypost.com/seven/01222007/sports/bush_league_sports_paul_schwartz.htm |archive-date=January 11, 2009 |access-date=September 20, 2010 |website=New York Post}}</ref>

Bush was fined by the NFL after the game for US$5,000 for taunting: which consisted of wagging his finger at All-Pro linebacker [[Brian Urlacher]] and doing a [[somersault]] after the 88-yard reception score. Bush apologized immediately after the event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 28, 2007 |title=Bush fined $5,000 for taunting Bears Bush fined $5,000 for taunting Bears |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-bushfined&prov=ap&type=lgns |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404095236/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-bushfined&prov=ap&type=lgns |archive-date=April 4, 2007 |access-date=September 20, 2010 |website=Yahoo! Sports |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

====2007 season====
In the season opener of the [[2007 NFL season|2007 season]], Bush and the Saints lost to the defending [[Super Bowl]] champion [[2007 Indianapolis Colts|Indianapolis Colts]] 41–10. Bush was tied for a team-best 38 rushing yards on 12 carries. He also had seven yards on four receptions and a punt return for two yards in a disappointing opener for him and the Saints.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts – September 6th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200709060clt.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043028/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200709060clt.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Their next game was equally disappointing, as the Saints were beaten 31–14 by the [[2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and Bush averaged 2.7 yards per carry and 27 yards from scrimmage – over a third of which came on one play.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – September 16th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200709160tam.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412141406/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200709160tam.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush scored two rushing touchdowns, both one-yard runs, in the Saints' Week&nbsp;3 loss to the [[2007 Tennessee Titans|Tennessee Titans]]. In that game, Bush carried seven times for 15 yards while catching six passes for 20 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints – September 24th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200709240nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043146/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200709240nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush missed the final four games of the 2007 season with a partially torn [[posterior cruciate ligament]] in his left knee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |date=December 7, 2007 |title=Bush out vs. Falcons, likely to miss rest of season |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3145712 |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042605/http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3145712 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush finished the season with six total touchdowns and 581 yards rushing, averaging 3.6 yards per carry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2007 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2007/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043124/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2008 season====
Bush and the [[New Orleans Saints]] faced the [[2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] to open the 2008 season. With Deuce McAllister out due to injury, Bush started the game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – September 7th, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200809070nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042713/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200809070nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He showed great improvement early in the season, particularly during Week&nbsp;3 against the [[2008 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], in which he had 18 carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns, one touchdown that included a run up the middle, cutting back to the outside for 23 yards. He added a second touchdown on a six-yard swing pass from Drew Brees near the goal line. Bush ended the game with eleven receptions for 75 yards and one receiving touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos – September 21st, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200809210den.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=January 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120065615/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200809210den.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Since he came into the league, no running back has caught more passes out of the backfield than Bush, who collected 171 receptions in his first two years. On October 6, in a home game against the [[2008 Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota Vikings]], he returned two punts for touchdowns and nearly had a third, tying an NFL record for single-game punt returns for touchdowns and becoming the 12th player to do so. In a home game against the [[2008 Oakland Raiders|Oakland Raiders]] on October 12, Bush tied the NFL record for fastest time to his 200th catch, doing so in only 34 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints – October 6th, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200810060nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811222259/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200810060nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2008 |title=Bush ties Boldin's NFL record with 200th catch in 34th game |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3639655 |access-date=October 13, 2008 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=October 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013215232/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3639655 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bush was injured in the October 19 game against the [[2008 Carolina Panthers|Carolina Panthers]]. He had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee the next day and was expected to miss the next three to four games. Bush returned on November 30 against the [[2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and registered three carries for no yards and five catches for 32 yards in a 23–20 Saints loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – November 30th, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200811300tam.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043227/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200811300tam.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> However, one week later he was back on track, producing over 100 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown catch in an important 29–25 home win against the division rival [[2008 Atlanta Falcons|Atlanta Falcons]] to keep the Saints' slim playoff hopes alive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – December 7th, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200812070nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225107/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200812070nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On December 11, Bush sprained his medial collateral ligament in his left knee in the Saints' 27–24 overtime loss on the road against the [[2008 Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]]. Although diagnosed as a sprain, given that it was the same knee he had surgery on earlier in the year – and that the Saints were now out of the playoff picture with only two games left in the 2008 season – Bush was placed on injured reserve, ending his season early for the second year in a row. He finished the season with 404 rushing yards on 106 carries, 440 yards receiving with 52 receptions and nine total touchdowns, playing in ten games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2008 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2008/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174110/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2008/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush was additionally named First Team All-Pro as a punt returner after finishing the season with 20 punt returns for 270 yards and three touchdowns.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush Bio & Career Accomplishments |url=https://www.foxsports.com/personalities/reggie-bush/bio |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush (2023) - Hall of Fame |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2504 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref>

On January 7, 2009, the New Orleans Saints confirmed that Bush had surgery on his left knee, and would require months of rehabilitation. However, Bush was expected to be ready for minicamp in June.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2009 |title=Saints' Bush has microfracture surgery on knee |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3815598 |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108102651/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3815598 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2009 Super Bowl season====

[[File:Reggie Bush in 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Bush in 2009]]

On August 16, 2009, Bush left practice due to continuing problems with his left knee, later to return with his knee wrapped in an icepack. Bush and the Saints said that he iced the knee as a precaution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yasinskas |first=Pat |date=August 5, 2009 |title=New Orleans Saints tackle report that Reggie Bush suffered setback |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/trainingcamp09/news/story?id=4380057 |access-date=September 21, 2019 |publisher=ESPN |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110131236/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp09/news/story?id=4380057 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush missed the last three games of the 2009 preseason due to a calf injury and to rest his surgically repaired knee. Team officials called it precautionary in nature and stated that Bush would be ready to play during the regular season.

Bush missed games in Weeks 11 and 12 of the regular season due to soreness in his surgically repaired knee. He also missed most of game 15 due to a minor hamstring injury.

[[File:Reggie Bush Saints victory parade 2.jpg|thumb|Bush at the Saints' [[Super Bowl XLIV]] victory parade.|left]]

Bush experienced career lows in every major category for the 2009 season. While he had eight total touchdowns, good for third on the team, Bush was used sparingly during the year due to Mike Bell and Pierre Thomas dominating the backfield carries. Bush ended the year playing in 14 games with 70 carries for 390 yards and five touchdowns, and 47 receptions for 335 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2009 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2009/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043135/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2009/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 16, 2010, in the NFC divisional [[2009–10 NFL playoffs|playoff]] game against the [[2009 Arizona Cardinals|Arizona Cardinals]], Bush had one of the best games of his professional career. He rushed for 84 yards on only five carries, including a 46-yard touchdown run. This play was the longest run by a New Orleans Saints player in the postseason. He also added an 83-yard punt return touchdown late in the third quarter, the Saints' last score in their 45–14 win.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2009 |title=Reggie! Reggie! |work=[[Lafayette Daily Advertiser]] |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20100119/SPORTS/1190311/Reggie-Reggie |url-status=dead |access-date=January 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110131236/http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20100119/SPORTS/1190311/Reggie-Reggie |archive-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round – Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints – January 16th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001160nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808231048/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001160nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[NFC Championship Game]] against the [[2009 Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota Vikings]] on January 24, Bush had only eight yards rushing on seven carries with two receptions for 33 yards, and he fumbled a punt return. However, one of his receptions was a late touchdown that helped the Saints win their first NFC championship and their first [[Super Bowl]] appearance and eventual victory in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 24, 2010 |title=Saints beat Vikings in OT, reach 1st Super Bowl |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/gameflash/2010/01/24/3814_recap.html |access-date=February 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128104456/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/gameflash/2010/01/24/3814_recap.html |archive-date=January 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship – Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints – January 24th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001240nor.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811222543/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001240nor.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
On February 7, 2010, Bush won his first [[Super Bowl XLIV|Super Bowl]] with a 31–17 win over the [[2009 Indianapolis Colts|Indianapolis Colts]] in Miami.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gough |first=Martin |date=February 8, 2010 |title=Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/american_football/8491183.stm |access-date=February 8, 2010 |archive-date=February 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208053357/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/american_football/8491183.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLIV – New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts – February 7th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201002070clt.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008060625/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201002070clt.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2010 season====
Bush's 2010 season was overshadowed by the controversy over his Heisman Trophy, as well as other matters related to his years at USC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=Bill |date=September 14, 2010 |title=Reggie Bush, Ineligible for '05, Returns Heisman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/sports/ncaafootball/15heisman.html |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108193825/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/sports/ncaafootball/15heisman.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During the second regular-season game, a ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' contest with the [[2010 San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]], he was injured while returning a punt. He did not return to the game. The injury was diagnosed as a broken bone in his right leg and he was expected to miss at least six weeks. He returned on Thanksgiving Day to play against the [[2010 Dallas Cowboys|Dallas Cowboys]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2010 |title=Bush's broken leg expected to keep him out six weeks |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/bush-s-broken-leg-expected-to-keep-him-out-six-weeks-09000d5d81ab5335 |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109033524/https://www.nfl.com/news/bush-s-broken-leg-expected-to-keep-him-out-six-weeks-09000d5d81ab5335 |url-status=live }}</ref> Overall, he finished the 2010 season with 150 rushing yards and 34 receptions for 208 yards and a receiving touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2010 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2010/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042711/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2010/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Miami Dolphins===
[[File:Reggie Bush - Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders 2012.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bush with the Miami Dolphins during the 2012 season]]

====2011 season====
On July 28, 2011, the Saints traded Bush to the [[Miami Dolphins]] for reserve safety [[Jonathon Amaya]] and a swap of sixth-round draft picks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Andrew |date=July 28, 2011 |title=Miami Dolphins working to finalize deals for Reggie Bush, Kyle Orton |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/sfl-report-reggie-bush-to-the-miami-dolphins-in-the-works-20110728,0,2556119.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730182756/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/sfl-report-reggie-bush-to-the-miami-dolphins-in-the-works-20110728,0,2556119.story |archive-date=July 30, 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2011 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> After an 0–7 start, during the Dolphins' first win of the 2011 season against the [[2011 Kansas City Chiefs|Kansas City Chiefs]], Bush scored his first rushing touchdown since 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Miami Dolphins Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2011.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103081511/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2011.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs – November 6th, 2011 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201111060kan.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=January 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072532/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201111060kan.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush had his second career 100-yard game against the [[2011 New York Giants|New York Giants]] with 103 yards on 15 carries in the 20–17 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins at New York Giants – October 30th, 2011 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201110300nyg.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043116/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201110300nyg.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 13, Bush rushed 22 times for 100 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in a 34–14 win over the [[2011 Oakland Raiders|Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins – December 4th, 2011 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201112040mia.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=January 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111165120/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201112040mia.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush again eclipsed the 100-yard mark in a 26–10 loss to the [[2011 Philadelphia Eagles|Philadelphia Eagles]] the following week, rushing for 103 yards on 14 carries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins – December 11th, 2011 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201112110mia.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174139/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201112110mia.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 18, Bush rushed for a career-high 203 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries in a 30–23 win over the [[2011 Buffalo Bills|Buffalo Bills]] in Week 15. Bush rushed for 113 yards on 22 carries on Christmas Eve in a losing effort at the [[2011 New England Patriots|New England Patriots]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – December 18th, 2011 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201112180buf.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042848/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201112180buf.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Early in the game, he eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a season for the first time in his professional career. Overall, in the 2011 season, he finished with 1,086 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 43 receptions, 296 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2011 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2011/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042949/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2011/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2012 season====
After a solid season opener against the [[2012 Houston Texans|Houston Texans]] with 14 carries for 69 rushing yards in the 30–10 loss, Bush broke out on the ground with 172 yards on a career-high 26 carries and two rushing touchdowns, as well as 25 receiving yards, in a 35–13 win over the [[2012 Oakland Raiders|Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2017 |title=Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans – September 9th, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201209090htx.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=June 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602012350/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201209090htx.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins – September 16th, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201209160mia.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204171449/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201209160mia.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 2, the second time since joining the Miami Dolphins, and third time in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Week 2 Leaders & Scores |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/week_2.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901102431/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/week_2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 15, against the [[2012 Jacksonville Jaguars|Jacksonville Jaguars]], he had 104 rushing yards in the 24–3 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins – December 16th, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212160mia.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921155148/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212160mia.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 16, against the [[2012 Buffalo Bills|Buffalo Bills]], he had 65 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, and four receptions for 42 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 24–10 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – December 23rd, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212230mia.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043132/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212230mia.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Overall, on the season, he had 986 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 35 receptions, 292 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2012 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2012/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043157/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2012/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Detroit Lions===

====2013 season====
Bush signed with the [[Detroit Lions]] on March 13, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Seifert |first1=Kevin |last2=Walker |first2=James |date=March 13, 2013 |title=Lions agree to deal with ex-Dolphins RB Bush |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9048053/detroit-lions-agree-deal-ex-miami-dolphins-rb-reggie-bush |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921151226/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9048053/detroit-lions-agree-deal-ex-miami-dolphins-rb-reggie-bush |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush's contract with the Lions was a four-year deal, worth $16&nbsp;million with $4&nbsp;million guaranteed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yuille |first=Sean |date=March 13, 2013 |title=Reggie Bush's contract worth $16 million |url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2013/3/13/4100292/reggie-bush-contract-detroit-lions |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=Pride Of Detroit |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921151348/https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2013/3/13/4100292/reggie-bush-contract-detroit-lions |url-status=live }}</ref> Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole reported that Detroit planned to utilize Bush as a "three-down back" and Bush described playing for the Lions as a "running back's dream."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wachtel |first=Kyle |date=April 10, 2013 |title=The Potential of Reggie Bush in Detroit |url=http://forensicfantasy.com/2013/04/fantasy-football-the-potential-of-reggie-bush-in-detroit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414055557/http://forensicfantasy.com/2013/04/fantasy-football-the-potential-of-reggie-bush-in-detroit/ |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |access-date=April 15, 2013 |url-status=usurped |website=ForensicFantasy.com}}</ref> He and [[Joique Bell]] shared the majority of the workload in the backfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/2013.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129142026/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/2013.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On his debut for the Lions against the [[2013 Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota Vikings]], he recorded 191 yards from scrimmage and a receiving touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions – September 8th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309080det.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811183350/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309080det.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 29, against the [[2013 Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]], he had 18 carries for 139 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 40–32 victory in Week 4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – September 29th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309290det.htm |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108130703/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309290det.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 10, in the second divisional game against the Chicago Bears, he had 14 carries for 105 rushing yards in the 21–19 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – November 10th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201311100chi.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226040308/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201311100chi.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In Week 13, against the [[2013 Green Bay Packers|Green Bay Packers]], he had 20 carries for 117 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 40–10 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – November 28th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201311280det.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921153919/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201311280det.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Overall, on the 2013 season, he had 1,006 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 54 receptions, 506 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2013/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174323/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was ranked 85th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2014]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2014-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=September 14, 2022 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527174135/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2014-nfl-top-100.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2014 season====
The 2014 season saw Bush's production drop as Bell's production increased. His first rushing touchdown of the season came against the [[2014 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] in Week 3 as part of a season-high 61-yard performance in the 19–7 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – September 21st, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201409210det.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=January 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101211151/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201409210det.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He only topped 50 rushing yards once more and scored one more rushing touchdown, which came against the [[2014 Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]] in Week 16, in the 2014 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – December 21st, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201412210chi.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904150849/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201412210chi.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Overall, he finished with 297 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 40 receptions, and 253 receiving yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174321/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2014/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Lions made the playoffs and faced off against the [[2014 Dallas Cowboys|Dallas Cowboys]] in the [[2014–15 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 24, Detroit Lions 20|Wild Card Round]]. In the 24–20 loss, he had an 18-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card – Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – January 4th, 2015 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501040dal.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005175938/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501040dal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 25, 2015, Bush was released by the Lions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wesseling |first=Chris |date=February 25, 2015 |title=Reggie Bush released by Detroit Lions |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/reggie-bush-released-by-detroit-lions-0ap3000000474134 |access-date=February 25, 2015 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226035924/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000474134/article/reggie-bush-released-by-detroit-lions |url-status=live }}</ref>

===San Francisco 49ers===
On March 18, 2015, Bush signed with the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=March 14, 2015 |title=Reggie Bush agrees to join New York Jets |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/reggie-bush-agrees-to-join-san-francisco-49ers-0ap3000000479051 |access-date=March 14, 2015 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111615/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000479051/article/reggie-bush-agrees-to-join-new-york-jets |url-status=live }}</ref> His one-year contract was for $2.5&nbsp;million, with $500,000 guaranteed, and a $500,000 signing bonus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fucillo |first=David |date=March 20, 2015 |title=Reggie Bush contract could be worth $2.5 million |url=http://www.ninersnation.com/2015/3/20/8265821/reggie-bush-contract-could-be-worth-as-much-as-2-5-million |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=Niners Nation |archive-date=December 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224214726/https://www.ninersnation.com/2015/3/20/8265821/reggie-bush-contract-could-be-worth-as-much-as-2-5-million |url-status=live }}</ref> He joined a very crowded backfield that contained [[Carlos Hyde]] and [[Shaun Draughn]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/2015.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226102429/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/2015.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 14, 2015, in the 49ers season opener against the [[2015 Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota Vikings]], Bush left the game with a leg injury. On November 1, 2015, during a game against the [[2015 St. Louis Rams|St. Louis Rams]], Bush slipped on the concrete surrounding the field at the [[Edward Jones Dome]] and crashed into the wall. He suffered a season-ending tear of his left meniscus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Matt |date=November 1, 2015 |title=Reggie Bush Injury: Updates on 49ers RB's Knee and Return |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2568030-reggie-bush-injury-updates-on-49ers-rbs-knee-and-return |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=November 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103230035/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2568030-reggie-bush-injury-updates-on-49ers-rbs-knee-and-return |url-status=live }}</ref> In limited action, he had eight carries for 28 rushing yards and four receptions for 19 receiving yards on the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2015/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043200/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2015/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 8, 2016, it was announced that Bush sued the St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, contending that what he described as a "concrete ring of death" around the field caused his injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rohrbach |first=Ben |date=January 8, 2016 |title=More bad news, Rams fans: Reggie Bush sues St. Louis over injury |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/more-bad-news--rams-fans--reggie-bush-sues-st--louis-over-injury-153559370.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207141704/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/more-bad-news--rams-fans--reggie-bush-sues-st--louis-over-injury-153559370.html |archive-date=February 7, 2016 |publisher=Yahoo Sports}}</ref> On June 13, 2018, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Bush had won the lawsuit and that the Rams were ordered to pay Bush $12.45&nbsp;million in damages: $4.95 million in compensatory damages and $7.5 million in punitive damages.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2018 |title=Rams ordered to pay Bush $12.5M for injury |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23773883/los-angeles-rams-ordered-pay-reggie-bush-125m-injury |access-date=June 13, 2018 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613104631/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23773883/los-angeles-rams-ordered-pay-reggie-bush-125m-injury |url-status=live }}</ref> In making the ruling, the judge left the Rams as the sole defendant, dismissing the convention authority and sports complex from the suit.<ref name=":0" />

===Buffalo Bills===
[[File:Reggie Bush 2016.jpg|thumb|Bush playing for the Buffalo Bills in 2016]]
On August 1, 2016, Bush signed with the [[Buffalo Bills]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orr |first=Conor |date=August 1, 2016 |title=Reggie Bush to sign one-year deal with Buffalo Bills |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000678467/article/reggie-bush-signing-oneyear-deal-with-buffalo-bills |access-date=August 1, 2016 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=August 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802185950/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000678467/article/reggie-bush-signing-oneyear-deal-with-buffalo-bills |url-status=dead }}</ref> He joined a backfield that was dominated by [[LeSean McCoy]] and [[Mike Gillislee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2016.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331194154/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2016.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush rushed for his first touchdown, and only rushing touchdown of the season, with the Bills on October 23, 2016, in a 28–25 loss to the [[2016 Miami Dolphins|Miami Dolphins]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – October 23rd, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201610230mia.htm |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005203827/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201610230mia.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Bush finished the season with seven catches for 90 yards, and 12 carries for −3 yards and a rushing touchdown,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reggie Bush 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2016/ |access-date=March 13, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042952/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BushRe00/gamelog/2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref> making him the first player in NFL history, other than quarterbacks, to carry the ball at least ten times and have negative yardage for a season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Veronica |first=Nick |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Reggie Bush becomes first RB since NFL merger with negative yards on 10-plus carries |work=[[Buffalo News]] |url=http://buffalonews.com/2017/01/01/reggie-bush-becomes-first-rb-since-nfl-merger-negative-yards-10-carries/ |access-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102072622/http://buffalonews.com/2017/01/01/reggie-bush-becomes-first-rb-since-nfl-merger-negative-yards-10-carries/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Retirement===

On December 15, 2017, Bush announced his retirement from the NFL.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Edward |date=December 15, 2017 |title=Reggie Bush on his NFL career: 'I'm done. For sure' |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/reggie-bush-on-his-nfl-career-i-m-done-for-sure-0ap3000000893396 |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128191156/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000893396/article/reggie-bush-announces-his-nfl-retirement-im-done |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bush finished his career with 5,490 rushing yards, 3,598 receiving yards, 929 return yards, and 58 touchdowns.<ref name=":5" />

On June 5, 2019, Bush was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=DeShazier |first=John |date=June 5, 2019 |title=Marques Colston, Raggie Bush enter New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame together, just as they entered NFL |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/marques-colston-reggie-bush-enter-new-orleans-saints-hall-of-fame-together-just- |access-date=April 16, 2020 |website=NewOrleansSaints.com |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724133257/https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/marques-colston-reggie-bush-enter-new-orleans-saints-hall-of-fame-together-just- |url-status=live }}</ref>