| Geno Hayes |
Full Name: Eugene Antonio Hayes
Born: August 10, 1987, Greenville, Fla.
Died: April 26, 2021, Valdosta, Ga.
School: Madison County High School in Madison, Florida
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 2005 10 LB 6-2 210 Fr * Greenville 2006 10 LB 6-2 215 So * Greenville 2007 10 LB 6-2 218 Jr * Greenville |
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Former FSU star linebacker Geno Hayes, 33, dies after illness. By Corey Clark, Warchant.com Lead Writer Former Florida State star linebacker Geno Hayes has passed away at the age of 33 following a battle with chronic liver disease. Hayes, a Madison County High graduate, was one of the best defenders for the Seminoles at the end of Bobby Bowden's tenure at Florida State, starting for two years before declaring for the NFL Draft after the 2007 season. Hayes was a four-star recruit coming out of Madison and was one of the most sought-after linebackers in the country. He chose Florida State over Tennessee and others, and after getting backup duty as a freshman in 2005, he worked his way into a starting spot by his sophomore season. The very first game of that year was a 13-10 win at Miami in which Hayes had eight tackles and 2 1/2 tackles for loss. He finished that year with 59 tackles, including 12 for loss and three sacks. Then, as a junior, he produced his most memorable highlight as a Seminole when he stepped in front of a Matt Ryan pass and returned it 38 yards for an upset-clinching win at No. 2 Boston College. For the season, Hayes finished with 80 tackles, 17.5 for loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles and that one memorable interception. He was then selected in the sixth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but quickly worked himself into a starting role in the NFL as well. He finished his professional career with 401 tackles, 10 sacks, six forced fumbles, six interceptions and two defensive touchdowns. He played for the Bucs, the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars. Hayes' last year in the NFL was 2014, and he
has been battling health problems over the last year. He reportedly was
seeking a liver replacement before being moved to Hospice care last
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| Conference Awards |
| Football |
Year Award 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team |
| All-American Awards |
| Football |
Year Award 2006 College Football News - Sophomore All-American - Honorable Mention 2007 Sports Illustrated - All-American - Honorable Mention |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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2005 10 | 13 4 17 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 2 1 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
2006 11 | 31 28 59 12.0- 62 | 3.0- 24 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 1 3 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
2007 13 | 49 31 80 17.5- 51 | 5.0- 18 | 2 0- 0- 0 | 1- 38- 1 1 3 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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Tot 34 | 93 63 156 29.5-113 | 8.0- 42 | 2 1- 0- 0 | 2- 38- 1 4 7 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 2 | 12
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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2005 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 1 0t | 0
2006 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
2007 13 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 38
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Tot 34 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 1 | 38
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Game Participation
| Starts
2005 | GP Off Def
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Sep 10 Citadel | 1
Oct 1 Syracuse | 1
Oct 8 Wake Forest | 1
Oct 15 Virginia | 1
Oct 22 Duke | 1
Oct 29 Maryland | 1
Nov 12 Clemson | 1
Nov 26 Florida | 1
Dec 3 Virginia Tech | 1
Jan 3 Penn State | 1
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Tot | 10 0 0
| Starts
2006 | GP Off Def
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Sep 4 Miami | 1 WLB
Sep 9 Troy | 1 WLB
Sep 16 Clemson | 1 WLG
Sep 23 Rice | 1 WLB
Oct 5 North Carolina State | 1 WLB
Oct 14 Duke | 1 WLB
Oct 21 Boston College | 1
Nov 11 Wake Forest | 1 WLB
Nov 18 Western Michigan | 1 WLB
Nov 25 Florida | 1 WLB
Dec 27 UCLA | 1 WLB
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Tot | 11 0 10
| Starts
2007 | GP Off Def
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Sep 3 Clemson | 1 WLB
Sep 8 Alabama-Birmingham | 1 WLB
Sep 15 Colorado | 1 WLB
Sep 29 Alabama | 1
Oct 6 North Carolina State | 1 WLB
Oct 11 Wake Forest | 1 WLB
Oct 20 Miami | 1 WLB
Oct 27 Duke | 1 WLB
Nov 3 Boston College | 1 WLB
Nov 10 Virginia Tech | 1 WLB
Nov 17 Maryland | 1 WLB
Nov 24 Florida | 1 WLB
Dec 31 Kentucky | 1 WLB
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Tot | 13 0 12
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Career Tot | 34 0 22
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
2005 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 10 Citadel | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 1 Syracuse | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 1 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 8 Wake Forest | 0 1 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 15 Virginia | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 22 Duke | 1 2 3 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 29 Maryland | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 12 Clemson | 2 1 3 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Dec 3 Virginia Tech | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Jan 3 Penn State | 3 0 3 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 13 4 17 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 1 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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2006 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 4 Miami | 6 2 8 2.5- 14 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 9 Troy | 2 5 7 1.5- 3 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 1 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 16 Clemson | 2 3 5 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 1 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 23 Rice | 3 2 5 2.0- 15 | 2.0- 15 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 5 North Carolina State | 2 2 4 2.0- 10 | 1.0- 9 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 11 Wake Forest | 1 3 4 0.5- 1 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 18 Western Michigan | 1 3 4 0.5- 2 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 1 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 25 Florida | 5 5 10 1.5- 11 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Dec 27 UCLA | 9 3 12 1.5- 6 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 1 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 31 28 59 12.0- 62 | 3.0- 24 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 1 3 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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2007 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 3 Clemson | 5 3 8 1.0- 2 | 1.0- 2 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 8 Alabama-Birmingham | 4 1 5 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 1 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 15 Colorado | 6 0 6 2.0- 7 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 29 Alabama | 3 4 7 2.0- 4 | 0.0- 0 | 1 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 6 North Carolina State | 4 6 10 3.0- 14 | 2.0- 9 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 11 Wake Forest | 6 2 8 4.0- 12 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 20 Miami | 5 3 8 1.0- 2 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 27 Duke | 4 2 6 1.0- 1 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 3 Boston College | 1 1 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 38- 1 0 2 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 10 Virginia Tech | 7 2 9 2.5- 3 | 1.0- 1 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 1 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 17 Maryland | 2 0 2 1.0- 6 | 1.0- 6 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 1 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 24 Florida | 1 0 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Dec 31 Kentucky | 3 5 8 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 51 29 80 17.5- 51 | 5.0- 18 | 2 0- 0- 0 | 1- 38- 1 1 3 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
2005 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 10 Citadel | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 1 Syracuse | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 8 Wake Forest | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 15 Virginia | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 22 Duke | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 29 Maryland | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 12 Clemson | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 1 0t| 0
Dec 3 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Jan 3 Penn State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 1 | 0
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2006 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 4 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Sep 9 Troy | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Sep 16 Clemson | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Sep 23 Rice | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 5 North Carolina State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 11 Wake Forest | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 18 Western Michigan | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 25 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Dec 27 UCLA | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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2007 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 3 Clemson | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Sep 8 Alabama-Birmingham | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Sep 15 Colorado | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Sep 29 Alabama | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 6 North Carolina State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 11 Wake Forest | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 20 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 27 Duke | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 3 Boston College | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 10 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 17 Maryland | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 24 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Dec 31 Kentucky | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 Drafted: 2008, 6th Round #175, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, OLB Debut: September 14, 2008 Year Abbr Team No Pos 2008 TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 54 OLB 2009 TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 54 LB 2010 TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 54 OLB 2011 TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 54 LB 2012 Chi Chicago Bears 58 SLB 2013 Jac Jacksonville Jaguars 55 OLB 2014 Jac Jacksonville Jaguars 55 LB |
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| Pro Statistics |
| Football |
Defensive Statistics Year Team GP GS TK Ast Tot Sack TFL QBH Int Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 TB 9 0 10 3 13 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2009 TB 15 13 80 18 98 3.0 15.0 12 2 21 0 6 1 1 0 0 2010 TB 16 16 72 10 82 4.0 16.0 6 1 41 1 6 1 0 0 0 2011 TB 16 13 45 19 64 0.0 5.0 0 1 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 2012 Chi 15 3 14 2 16 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2013 Jac 14 14 58 19 77 1.0 2.0 2 2 39 0 4 1 0 0 0 2014 Jac 16 11 34 17 51 2.0 9.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Years 101 70 313 88 401 10.0 48.0 21 6 109 1 21 6 1 0 0 |