Karlos Dansby

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Karlos Dansby
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Dansby with the Cardinals in 2017
No. 58, 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1981-11-03) November 3, 1981 (age 42)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodlawn
(Birmingham, Alabama)
College:Auburn (2000–2003)
NFL draft:2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1,422
Forced fumbles:20
Fumble recoveries:12
Interceptions:20
Interception yards:305
Sacks:43
Defensive touchdowns:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Karlos Montez Dansby (born November 3, 1981) is an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn Tigers and received All-American recognition. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft, and has also played for the Miami Dolphins, the Cleveland Browns, and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Early years

Dansby was an All-State linebacker and wide receiver at

track & field, he competed in the jumping events and got a PR of 6.73 meters in the long jump
as a junior.

College career

Dansby played for the Auburn Tigers football team while attending Auburn University from 2000 to 2003. He was a Butkus Award semi-finalist regarded as one of the premier defenders in college football. While he began his Auburn career at wide receiver, he shifted to outside linebacker as a sophomore. In 36 games for the Tigers, he recorded 218 tackles (128 solos) with 10 quarterback sacks, 31 stops for losses, seven forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 15 pass deflections, and eight interceptions for 107 yards in returns. He was First-team All-America and a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a senior when he had 84 tackles (50 solo), 5.5 sacks, 13 stops for losses, 6 pass deflections, 4 caused fumbles. In 2002, he was a First-team All-SEC with 76 tackles (32 solo), 4 sacks, 10 stops for losses, 3 interceptions, 4 pass deflections, 2 fumble recoveries, and 2 caused fumbles.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
Wonderlic
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m) 		257 lb
(117 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.60 s 4.49 s 7.53 s 34.5 in
(0.88 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 15 reps 15
All values from
NFL Combine/Auburn's Pro Day[1][2]

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals selected Dansby in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2004 NFL draft.[3] Dansby was the third linebacker drafted in 2004.[4]

On August 4, 2004, the Arizona Cardinals signed Dansby to a four-year, $3.95 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $2.45 million.[5][6]

Throughout training camp, Dansby competed to be a starting outside linebacker against

Levar Woods.[7] Head coach Dennis Green named Dansby the backup outside linebacker to start the regular season in 2004, behind Levar Woods and James Darling.[8]

He started in the

Detroit Lions. Dansby finished his rookie season in 2004 with 60 combined tackles (43 solo), five sacks, five pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble in 15 games and 11 starts.[10]

Dansby entered training camp slated as a starting outside linebacker in 2005. Head coach Dennis Green named Dansby and

Philadelphia Eagles.[12] He finished the 2005 season with 88 combined tackles (69 solo), four sacks, four pass deflections, three interceptions, and two touchdowns in 15 games and 15 starts.[10]

In 2007, he started all 14 games he played and led team with 117 tackles, marking second season with 100+ tackles (103 in 2005). On February 14, 2008, he was given the Cardinals' franchise tag. He has been franchised twice by Arizona, in 2008 and 2009. Cardinals signed franchised Dansby to a one-year, $8.065 million contract. In 2008, Dansby led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl while again totaling over 100 tackles and making 4 sacks and intercepting two passes. Karlos Dansby's 2009 franchise tag guaranteed him $9.7 million in salary in 2009 and would make him an unrestricted free agent in 2010.

In a first-round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on January 10, 2010, Dansby recovered a fumble in overtime by Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and returned it 17 yards for the game-winning touchdown in the highest scoring game in NFL postseason history.

Miami Dolphins

On March 5, 2010, Dansby signed with the Miami Dolphins to a five-year, $43 million contract with $22 million guaranteed, which made it the richest contract for an inside linebacker in NFL history until Patrick Willis signed a five-year, $50 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. Dansby was released from the team on March 12, 2013.[13]

Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

On May 10, 2013, Dansby signed a one-year deal to return to the Arizona Cardinals.[14]

Cleveland Browns

Dansby with the Browns in 2015.

On March 11, 2014, Dansby signed a four-year, $24 million contract with the Cleveland Browns. The deal included $14 million guaranteed.[15]

He was released by the Browns on March 16, 2016.[16]

Cincinnati Bengals

Dansby signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on March 29, 2016.[17]

Arizona Cardinals (third stint)

On March 10, 2017, Dansby signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals.[18] In Week 9, Dansby picked off C. J. Beathard in a 20–10 win over the 49ers, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week.[19] He retired at the end of the season having never been selected for a Pro Bowl despite having more career tackles than Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher; he had 1,422 tackles to Urlacher's 1,361. However, he played on mostly mediocre teams for most of his career; he only made the playoffs twice and played on a winning team only one other time.

NFL career statistics

Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
2004 ARI 15 60 43 17 5.0 1 3 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 5
2005 ARI 15 88 69 19 4.0 2 2 0 3 31 10.3 18 2 4
2006 ARI 14 82 69 13 8.0 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3
2007 ARI 14 97 77 20 3.5 4 0 0 3 55 18.3 28 0 8
2008 ARI 16 119 95 24 4.0 2 3 0 2 47 23.5 34 0 5
2009 ARI 16 109 89 20 1.0 1 0 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 4
2010 MIA 14 95 78 17 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4
2011 MIA 16 103 88 15 2.0 1 0 0 1 14 14.0 14 0 4
2012 MIA 16 134 101 33 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9
2013 ARI 16 122 114 8 6.5 1 1 0 4 48 12.0 23 2 19
2014 CLE 12 93 47 46 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2
2015 CLE 16 108 62 46 0.0 2 0 0 3 93 31.0 52 2 6
2016 CIN 16 114 69 45 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6
2017 ARI 16 95 74 21 1.0 0 1 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 4
Career[20] 212 1,417 1,073 344 43.0 20 12 0 20 305 15.3 52 6 79

Personal life

Dansby trains at EVO Ultrafit in Phoenix, AZ. His family is from Birmingham, AL.

References

  1. ^ "Gil Brandt's NFL Draft Analysis By Position: Linebackers". Packers.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Scout Karlos Dansby College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Former Auburn Linebackers Karlos Dansby and Dontarrious Thomas Selected In Second Round Of NFL Draft". auburntigers.com. April 24, 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Overthecap.com: Karlos Dansby contract". overthecap.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Spotrac.com: Karlos Dansby contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Clayton, John (August 19, 2004). "Green: It takes more than talent to win". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Quick Hits: Tony Novak". fftoday.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "2004 Injury History". products.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "NFL Player stats: Karlos Dansby (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  11. ^ "Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants - September 11th, 2005". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  12. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals Box Score (December 24, 2005)". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  13. ^ Miami Dolphins release linebacker Karlos Dansby
  14. ^ "Cardinals Bring Back Karlos Dansby". Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  15. ^ Report: Karlos Dansby, Browns agree on four-year deal
  16. ^ McManamon, Pat (March 16, 2016). "Browns release Karlos Dansby, Dwayne Bowe". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  17. ^ Sessler, Marc (March 29, 2016). "Bengals to sign veteran linebacker Karlos Dansby". nfl.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  18. ^ Urban, Darren (March 10, 2017). "Tres Los: Karlos Dansby Returns Again". AZCardinals.com.
  19. ^ Shook, Nick (November 8, 2017). "T.Y. Hilton, Jared Goff among NFL Players of the Week". NFL.com.
  20. ^ "Karlos Dansby Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

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