Antoine Bethea
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Born: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | July 27, 1984||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Denbigh (Newport News, Virginia) | ||||
College: | Howard | ||||
NFL draft: | 2006 / Round: 6 / Pick: 207 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Antoine Akeem Bethea
College career
Bethea attended
He would record three interceptions his junior year, along with two sacks, four forced fumbles and eight pass deflections in 11 starts. Ending the year with 99 total tackles and two sacks, Bethea would earn All-Mid-Eastern Conference honors and selection to the American Urban Radio Network Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College All-American Team joining the likes of NFL greats such as former Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans quarterback and NFL MVP Steve McNair and NFL tight end, Shannon Sharpe. He would earn these honors three years in a row.
Bethea would continue his success in his senior season, collecting 88 tackles, six passes defensed and a career-high four interceptions in 10 games. This would mark the third straight year he would lead his team in tackles. His senior season performance would earn him 1st-Team All-America honors from the NFL Draft Report.
As a three-year starter at Howard, Bethea made 309 stops that included 187 solo tackles and twelve for a loss, seven forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 18 passes defensed and seven interceptions. He also returned two recoveries for a touchdown: one coming on a blocked kick and the other on a fumble recovery, both returned 26 yards.[2]
Professional career
Bethea was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the sixth best free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the 17th best safety in the draft by ESPN Scouts Inc.[3][4]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.42 s | 1.53 s | 2.57 s | 4.11 s | 6.99 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
19 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[5]
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Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts selected Bethea in the sixth round (207th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft.[6] Bethea was the 21st safety drafted in 2006.[7]
2006
On July 30, 2006, the Indianapolis Colts signed Bethea to a four-year, $1.67 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $79,420.[8][9]
Throughout training camp, Bethea competed to be the starting free safety against Mike Doss and Matt Giordano.[10] Head coach Tony Dungy named Bethea the starting free safety to begin the regular season, alongside strong safety Bob Sanders.[11]
He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the
The Indianapolis Colts finished first in the
2007
Bethea entered training camp slated as the starting free safety. Defensive coordinator Ron Meeks retained Bethea and Bob Sanders as the starting safeties to begin the regular season.[19]
On September 30, 2007, Bethea collected seven solo tackles during a 38–20 victory against the
2008
Bethea and Sanders remained the starting safeties to begin the regular season.
2009
On January 12, 2009, head coach Tony Dungy retired ending Bethea's three-year tenure under him. Assistant head coach Jim Caldwell retained Bethea as the starting strong safety, along with free safety Bob Sanders.[25]
On September 21, 2009, Bethea collected a season-high eight solo tackles, a pass deflection, and an intercepted a pass by
The
2010
On March 3, 2010, the Indianapolis Colts placed a first round, $2.51 million tender on Bethea.[28] He held out of organized team activities and declined to sign their restricted free agent tender. On July 11, 2010, the Indianapolis Colts signed Bethea to a four-year, $27 million contract that includes an $8 million signing bonus.[9][29]
Defensive coordinator
2011
Head coach Jim Caldwell named Bethea the starting free safety to begin the regular season, along with strong safety
2012
On January 3, 2012, Indianapolis Colts' owner Jim Irsay fired general manager Chris Polian and vice chairman Bill Polian.[34] On January 17, 2012, new general manager Ryan Grigson decided to fire head coach Jim Caldwell after the Colts finished with a 2–14 record.[35]
Head coach
2013
Bethea entered training camp slated as the de facto starter at strong safety. Defensive coordinator
2014
Bethea became an unrestricted free agent in 2014 and drew interest from multiple teams, including the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, and Kansas City Chiefs.[41][42]
San Francisco 49ers
On March 12, 2014, the San Francisco 49ers signed Bethea to a four-year, $21 million contract with $15.02 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $5.25 million.[9][43][44][45][29]
2014
Head coach
On January 19, 2015, Bethea was selected to replace
2015
Bethea and Eric Reid entered training camp slated as the starting safeties by defensive coordinator
2016
On January 4, 2016, the San Francisco 49ers fired head coach Jim Tomsula after they finished 2015 with a 5–11 record.
On January 1, 2017, the 49ers announced the firing of head coach Chip Kelly after the team finished with a 2–14 record.[59] On March 7, 2017, the 49ers granted Bethea's request to be released.[60]
Arizona Cardinals
2017
On March 9, 2017, the Arizona Cardinals signed Bethea to a three-year, $12.75 million contract that includes $4 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2 million.[9][61]
Throughout training camp, Bethea competed against Tyvon Branch to be the starting strong safety.[62] Head coach Bruce Arians named him the backup free safety behind Tyvon Branch to start the regular season.[63]
On October 15, 2017, Bethea recorded five combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by quarterback
2018
On January 2, 2018, head coach Bruce Arians announced his retirement and resigned as head coach of the Cardinals.[69] The Arizona Cardinals hired Steve Wilks who became Bethea's sixth head coach in as many seasons. He was named the Cardinals starting free safety, starting in all 16 games. He finished the season with a team-leading 120 tackles, four pass deflections, and a career-high three sacks.
On March 8, 2019, Bethea was released by the Cardinals.[70]
New York Giants
On March 14, 2019, Bethea signed with the New York Giants.[71] In week 8 against the
On March 18, 2020, the Giants informed Bethea that they would not exercise his contract option, making him a free agent.[74] On January 7, 2021, Bethea announced his retirement, after playing for 14 seasons in the NFL.[75]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2006 | IND | 14 | 14 | 90 | 66 | 24 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | IND | 13 | 13 | 64 | 46 | 18 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | IND | 16 | 16 | 101 | 74 | 27 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | IND | 16 | 16 | 95 | 70 | 25 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | IND | 16 | 16 | 106 | 77 | 29 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | IND | 16 | 16 | 139 | 80 | 59 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | IND | 16 | 16 | 100 | 75 | 25 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | IND | 16 | 16 | 110 | 80 | 30 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | SF | 16 | 16 | 86 | 72 | 14 | 1.0 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | SF | 7 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | SF | 16 | 16 | 110 | 95 | 15 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | ARI | 15 | 6 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 1.0 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | ARI | 16 | 16 | 121 | 100 | 21 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | NYG | 16 | 16 | 110 | 81 | 29 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 209 | 200 | 1,333 | 995 | 338 | 9.5 | 81 | 25 | 312 | 12.5 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
Personal life
On July 30, 2013, Bethea's longtime college girlfriend, Samantha Romantini gave birth to a baby girl they named Siani.
He attended Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia[78] where he was a three-year letterman in football and also lettered in basketball, where he earned all-area and All-conference honors in his senior year.
In December 2013, Bethea posed for PETA's anti-fur campaign.[79]
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