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Ross, who also played for six other MLB teams and was the first baseball player to appear on DWTS, was seen as a long shot to get to the finals.
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But unlike in the final game of his MLB career - Game 7 of the World Series in November - Ross finished in second place. Slugger Kyle Schwarber even took a break from a postgame interview session to listen in for the winning couple.Īfter Ross survived the third-place announcement, these Cubs were sure he would be named the winner. "I told him to take a fall in the first couple and pull a hammy."īut like all of Ross' former teammates, Lester was pulling for him. "I'm surprised he's made it this far," Lester quipped. Even Ross' close friend Jon Lester - who had just pitched a complete game - couldn't help himself. Ross has taken some ribbing for participating on the program, and as the final commercials aired, the locker room mindset had changed little, if at all. Also in past seasons, Jerry Rice finished second, Calvin Johnson took third and Lawrence Taylor placed seventh.Īt Wrigley Field on Tuesday night, not long after the Cubs' victory, players gathered around clubhouse TVs waiting for the DWTS winner to be announced. Jennings follows in the footsteps of previous DWTS winners who played in the NFL: Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward and Donald Driver. I would never have dreamed I'd be on much less win the Mirror Ball! I'm SO your biggest fan! We did it!!! #DWTS /GCp24ar2Ud- Rashad Jennings May 24, 2017Ī huge congrats to the mirror ball CHAMPS and You guys deserve it and I couldn't be happier for you!- David Ross May 24, 2017 Ross wrote that he "couldn't be happier" for Jennings and Slater. Jennings later tweeted that he never would have imagined he'd appear on the show, let alone win the whole thing. The winner was chosen based on viewer votes and judges' points from last week and Monday, combined with judges' points from Tuesday night's 24-hour challenge. The 32-year-old Jennings, a free agent, spent the previous three seasons with the New York Giants.
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NFL running back Rashad Jennings and partner Emma Slater won the "Dancing with the Stars" finale on Tuesday night, beating former Chicago Cubs catcher and current ESPN analyst David Ross and Lindsay Arnold.įifth Harmony singer Normani Kordei and pro dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy finished third in the wrap-up of the show's 24th season.