Alshermond Singleton

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Alshermond Singleton
No. 51
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1975-08-07) August 7, 1975 (age 48)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Irvington (NJ)
College:Temple
NFL draft:1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:140
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Alshermond Glendale Singleton (born August 7, 1975) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Temple University.

Early years

Singleton attended

All-American
, All-area and All-county honors. He also played in the New Jersey North-South All-Star game.

He accepted a football scholarship from

strongside linebacker
, while recording 31 tackles (one for loss) and 1.5 sacks. He missed the final three games with a fractured right arm.

As a sophomore, he was named the regular starter at

strongside linebacker
, tallying 74 tackles (second on the team), one sack, 5 passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles (school record) and one blocked punt.

As a junior, he was named the starter at

middle linebacker
, registering 151 tackles and becoming only the fourth player in school history to surpass 150 tackles in a season. He also added one sack, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery

As a senior, he was a defensive captain at

middle linebacker
, posting 134 tackles (led the team), one interception, 5 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles.

He finished his college career as the school's third all-time leading tackler (390), while starting 39 out of 41 games. He also had 5 sacks, one interception, 11 passes defensed, 7 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Singleton was selected by the

special teams tackles and 2 blocked punt, returning the one he blocked in the fifth game against the Arizona Cardinals for a touchdown
.

In

special teams
tackles.

In

Washington Redskins, before fracturing his left ankle in the fourth quarter, forcing him to miss the NFC Championship Game against the St. Louis Rams
.

In

special teams tackles (tied for fifth on the team), one forced fumble and one blocked punt. He suffered a knee injury in the 13th game against the Dallas Cowboys
, which forced him to miss the final 3 contests of the regular season.

In

special teams
tackles (sixth on the team).

In

special teams tackles. He also contributed to the team having the league's top ranking defense and winning Super Bowl XXXVII
.

Dallas Cowboys

On March 13,

special teams tackles, 2 interceptions (tied for second on the team) and one returned for a touchdown
. He also helped the team have the league's top ranking defense.

In

special teams tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He missed the last 3 games after being placed on the injured reserve list with an abdomen injury on December 23.[3] He was replaced with Scott Shanle
.

In

special teams tackles. He was replaced with Scott Fujita
.

In

special teams
tackles (seventh on the team) and one forced fumble. He wasn't re-signed at the end of the season.

Personal life

Singleton owned and operated dry cleaning stores in

References

  1. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ "Cowboys sign Donald Mitchell". Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Cowboys release A-Train, put Singleton on I.R." Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Bucs Hire Camp Fellowship Coaches, Scout". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  6. ^ "Football Coaches - Fairleigh Dickinson University". Retrieved October 19, 2018.