Abram Elam
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | October 15, 1981 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Notre Dame (2001) Kent State (2004) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Abram Elam (born October 15, 1981) is a former
Early years
Elam opted to attend
In basketball, he helped his team win two state Class AAA titles and was named to the All-conference team. He was the first four-year letterman in two sports in school history.
College career
Elam accepted a football scholarship from the University of Notre Dame. As a freshman, he initially tried out for quarterback, before being moved to safety on the second day of two-a-day practices. He did not appear in any game.[2]
As a sophomore, he appeared in 11 games, making 29 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 sacks, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. As a sophomore in 2002, a felony sexual battery conviction got him expelled from the school.[3]
He attended
Professional career
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
206 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values from Pro Day[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins
Elam was signed as an
Dallas Cowboys (first stint)
On February 2,
On September 2, 2007, the team decided to keep Courtney Brown instead of Elam during last cuts of the preseason.[7]
New York Jets
On September 12, 2007, the
Cleveland Browns
In 2009, he was reunited with former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini and was the Browns starter at safety, registering 88 tackles (led the team), one sack, 2 passes defensed, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
In 2010, he posted 79 tackles, 2 interceptions, 10 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries.
Dallas Cowboys (second stint)
On August 3, 2011, after hiring his former Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, the Cowboys signed him to a one-year contract as a free agent and named him the starter at safety. [9] He started every game, while registering 79 tackles (second on the team), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He wasn't re-signed after the season.
Kansas City Chiefs
On June 5, 2012, Elam signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs to provide depth behind Eric Berry, who was returning from a serious knee injury.[10] He wasn't re-signed at the end of the year.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2006 | DAL | 15 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | NYJ | 13 | 8 | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYJ | 16 | 9 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 91 | 74 | 17 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | CLE | 16 | 15 | 79 | 65 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| 2011 | DAL | 16 | 16 | 68 | 54 | 14 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | KAN | 12 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | 71 | 409 | 322 | 87 | 5.0 | 16 | 3 | 110 | 1 | 92 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 1 | ||
Personal life
Since 1987, three of Elam's siblings were shot to death. His older brother, Donald Runner, was fatally shot in 1987. His sister Christina, was killed in 1999. On May 9, 2008, his older brother Donald Elam was fatally shot; at age 14, Donald was once the youngest person ever indicted for murder in
On December 1, 2011, Abram's father died, and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones let Abram use his private plane to go to Florida to be with his family. His younger brother,
His son,
References
- ^ Abram Elam: From Scene's Archives, Scene, August 20, 2009, retrieved February 19, 2020
- ^ Elam Happy Making Plays On Defense, University of Notre Dame, October 11, 2001, retrieved February 19, 2020
- ^ Abram Elam aiming for fresh start, New York Daily News, November 25, 2007, retrieved February 19, 2020
- ^ FIRST AND FOREMOST, A SECOND CHANCE, Sun Sentinel, June 12, 2005, retrieved February 19, 2020
- ^ "2005 Draft Scout Abram Elam, Kent State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Abram Elam 2005 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Abram Elam should be safety choice". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Browns get picks by trading down". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Todd Archer; Calvin Watkins (August 4, 2011). "Abram Elam reunites with Rob Ryan". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Chiefs sign Abram Elam". ESPN. Associated Press. June 4, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Jet DB Abram Elam's brother dies in Florida shooting, NY Daily News, May 10, 2008, retrieved February 19, 2020