INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE - Nfl
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• Competed against Titans wide receiver Randy Moss the majority of the game against Tennessee (11/14) and helped hold Moss to one<br />
catch for 26 yards.<br />
• Finished tied for second on the team in tackles with four stops vs. Cleveland (12/5).<br />
2009 (DOLPHINS):<br />
• Started nine games and finished the season with 48 tackles (44 solo) to go along with 11 passes defensed and a team-leading four<br />
interceptions that he returned for a total of 64 yards with one touchdown.<br />
• Became the first Dolphins rookie to lead the team in interceptions since safety Louis Oliver had four in 1989.<br />
• One of only two rookie cornerbacks ever to lead the Dolphins in interceptions, along with Lloyd Mumphord, who had five in his rookie<br />
season in 1969.<br />
• His four interceptions rank tied for fifth all-time among Dolphins rookies.<br />
• Made his Dolphins and NFL debut in a reserve role at Atlanta (9/13).<br />
• Had two tackles and one interception against Buffalo (10/4), picking off a Trent Edwards pass and returning it 23 yards for a<br />
touchdown, marking both his first NFL interception and his first NFL touchdown.<br />
• Made his first career NFL start and had six tackles and two passes defensed against the New York Jets (11/1).<br />
• Had six tackles and two passes defensed at New England (11/8), including an interception, picking off a Tom Brady pass and returning<br />
it 15 yards.<br />
• Had three tackles and one interception against New England (12/6), picking off a Tom Brady pass in the end zone for a touchback.<br />
• Had three tackles, one pass defensed and one interception at Tennessee (12/20), coming when he picked off a Vince Young pass in<br />
the first series of the game and returning it 26 yards.<br />
• Finished second on the team in tackles with six stops and added two passes defensed against Houston (12/27).<br />
COLLEGE:<br />
• Started 34-of-36 games played as a three-year starter at Illinois and posted career statistics of 206 tackles (139 solo), seven<br />
interceptions, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 22 passes defensed.<br />
• Added nine kickoff returns for 215 yards (23.9 avg.) and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown.<br />
• Started 11-of-12 games as a junior in 2008 and was named a consensus All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection after he posted a<br />
career-high 78 tackles (53 solo) and tied for second in the conference with three forced fumbles to go along with two interceptions,<br />
eight passes defensed and a fumble recovery.<br />
• Started all 12 games as a sophomore in 2007 and was the only sophomore semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.<br />
• Selected All-Big Ten Conference first-team by the league’s coaches and earned second-team honors from the media.<br />
• Recorded 76 tackles (56 solo) and ranked sixth in the league with eight passes defensed and four interceptions.<br />
• Blocked two punts for 31 yards in returns, including a touchdown and added 116 yards on four kickoff returns (29.0 avg.).<br />
• Started 11-of-12 games in which he played as a freshman in 2006 and was honored as a Freshman All-America selection by The<br />
Sporting News, Scout.com and Rivals.com.<br />
• Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference honors by both the coaches and the media.<br />
• Named the team’s Rookie of the Year.<br />
• Recorded 52 tackles (30 solo), an interception, a fumble recovery and six passes defensed.<br />
• Majored in speech communications.<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
• Attended Dunbar Senior High School in Washington, D.C.<br />
• Selected as a PrepStar AII-America choice and Washington D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year.<br />
• Rated the top recruit in the Washington D.C. area.<br />
• Was named to the Washington Post All-Metro team, in addition to picking up DCIAA West first-team all-conference honors.<br />
• Had eight interceptions and 38 solo tackles as a senior, while adding 25 receptions for 612 yards and recording over 1,000 all-purpose<br />
yards.<br />
• Led Dunbar High to a 9-2 record and a win in the Turkey Bowl, the DCIAA city championship game.<br />
• Also lettered in track.<br />
• In 2012, supported Operation HOPE’s Banking On Our Future (BOOF) and the Entrepreneurship Training Program at the HOPE<br />
Financial Dignity Center in Washington, D.C.<br />
• Brother, Vernon, played tight end at Maryland and was the sixth overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers,<br />
making them the third set of brothers to both be first-round NFL draft choices, joining Eli (2004, QB, 1st overall, San Diego/Traded to<br />
New York Giants) and Peyton Manning (1998, QB, 1st overall, Indianapolis) and Jerome (2003, DE, 15th overall, Philadelphia) and<br />
Stocker McDougle (2000, T, 20th overall, Detroit).<br />
• Born in Washington, D.C.<br />
2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS<br />
CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Date/Opp.<br />
9/8 vs. OAK<br />
9/15 vs. MIA<br />
9/22 @ SF<br />
9/29 @ JAX<br />
10/6 vs. SEA<br />
10/14 @ SD<br />
10/20 vs. DEN<br />
11/3 @ HOU<br />
11/10 vs. STL<br />
11/14 @ TEN<br />
11/24 @ ARZ<br />
12/1 vs. TEN<br />
12/8 @ CIN<br />
12/15 vs. HOU<br />
12/22 @ KC<br />
12/29 vs. JAX<br />
2013 TOTALS<br />
GP GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yds Avg. LG TD Year GP GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yds Avg. LG TD<br />
1 1 2 0 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2013 IND 8 8 22 4 26 0.0 7 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />
1 1 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 IND 10 10 40 13 53 1.0 7 0 0 3 26 8.7 26 0<br />
1 1 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 MIA 12 12 39 4 43 1.0 9 0 0 4 60 15.0 28 0<br />
1 1 3 0 3 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2010 MIA 16 15 43 8 51 0.0 12 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0<br />
1 1 3 0 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2009 MIA 16 9 44 4 48 0.0 11 0 0 4 64 16.0 26 1<br />
1 1 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 62 54 188 33 221 2.0 46 1 0 13 150 11.5 28 1<br />
1 1 4 1 5 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
1 1 2 0 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS<br />
Year GP GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yds Avg. LG TD<br />
2012 IND 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
TOTAL 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0<br />
8 8 22 4 26 0.0 7 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0