2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

74 COX/CURRY
COX’ NFL RECORD
Tackles Sacks Interceptions
Club G/S Tkl So Ast QB Yds No Yds Avg LG TD PD FF FR Yds
2008 Jacksonville 2/0 Special Teams Only
2009 Jacksonville 4/0 Special Teams Only
NFL TOTALS 6/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOW ACQUIRED: Selected with the fourth
overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Highest
drafted Seahawks player since Shawn Springs
was selected third overall in 1997. Highest
drafted linebacker in club history. First linebacker
chosen in first round since 1998
(Anthony Simmons). Seventh time in eight
years club has selected a defensive player with
their first pick. Third player chosen from Wake
Forest since 2006 (Ryan Plackemeier, 2006;
Steve Vallos, 2007.)
NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Started 12 of 14 games during rookie season
missing the final two with a shoulder injury.
Totaled 60 tackles, 2.0 sacks and two forced
fumbles.
• Finest game as a rookie came in a shutout
versus Jacksonville (10/11/09) after leading the
team with a career-high nine tackles to go along
with a sack and forced fumble.
COLLEGE: The 2008 Butkus Award winner,
CURRY’S NFL RECORD
Position . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker
Height . . .6-2 Weight . . .255
College . . . . . . . . . .Wake Forest
NFL Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 nd
Seahawks Seasons . . . . . . . .2 nd
Born . . . . . . . . . . . .April 6, 1986
Hometown . . . . . .Fayetteville, N.C.
given to the nation's top linebacker, Butkus
surprised him in early December when he
arrived on campus to personally hand the
award to its recipient. Started 49 of the 51
games he appeared in, going on to rank third
in school annals with 45.5 tackles behind the
line of scrimmage. Finished ninth on Wake
Forest's all-time record list with 332 total tackles.
Named All-American and All-Atlantic Coast
Conference first-team choice as a senior leading
the team with a career-high 105 tackles (66
solo).
PERSONAL: Attended E.E. Smith (Fayet-
teville, N.C.) High School, playing football for
head coach Mike Earwood. Standout outside
linebacker and tight end. Named Conference
Defensive Player of the Year and also earned
All-Conference and All-Region honors after
registering 123 tackles during his senior year.
Selected to the North Carolina-South Carolina
Shrine Bowl as a tight end. Married to Jamila
with a son Maxwell.
Tackles Sacks Interceptions
Club G/S Tkl So Ast QB Yds No Yds Avg LG TD PD FF FR Yds
2009 Seattle 14/12 60 53 7 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0
NFL TOTALS 14/12 60 53 7 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0
CURRY’S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 9, vs. Jacksonville (10/11/09) FF: 1, 3 Times, Last at Houston (12/13/09)
Sacks: 1, 2 Times, Last vs. Jacksonville (10/11/09) FR: None