Niko Koutouvides
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | March 25, 1981||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Plainville (CT) | ||||||||
College: | Purdue | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Niko Stelios Koutouvides (born March 25, 1981) is a former
He has also played for the Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots.
Early years
Koutouvides was born in
Koutouvides attended Plainville High School, where he was a letterman in football. He topped the team in sacks and ranked second in tackles in 1999. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player, was an All-Conference selection, and an All-State Honorable Mention selection.[3] Niko's older brother, Daki, was a senior defensive back at Merrimack College.[3]
College career
At Purdue, Koutouvides started in 32 of 50 games from 2000–2003. His career stats include 296 tackles (180 solo), 21½ tackles for a loss, five interceptions, four sacks, four fumble recoveries, and four forced fumbles. He majored in Organizational Leadership and Supervision.[3]
As a junior, Koutouvides started all 13 games and notched a career-high of 121 tackles (80 of them solo) to lead the team to their 6th straight bowl game appearance. He had a team-high of 11.5 tackles for loss, including 4 sacks. He knocked down 3 passes and intercepted 3; posted at least 11 tackles in six games. Koutouvides saw action in every game during his first two seasons in a reserve role with 74 tackles, 4 fumble recoveries, and 3 forced fumbles.[3]
His senior year began with him winning the Hammer Award as Purdue's best tackler. After anchoring a great
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Koutouvides was drafted by the
He played four seasons for the team, from 2004 to 2007. He was a member of the 2005 team that played in Super Bowl XL.Denver Broncos
On March 3, 2008, Koutouvides signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Denver Broncos.[6] After one season with the team, he was released on February 16, 2009.[7]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Koutouvides on March 2, 2009.[8] He became one of the Buccaneers' top special teams performers in his first season with the team in 2009[9]
New England Patriots
Koutouvides signed with the New England Patriots on August 14, 2011.[10] He was cut on September 3 but re-signed on November 9, 2011,[11] and went on to appear as a member of the special teams at the 2012 Super Bowl. He was released by the Patriots on August 31, 2012 during final cuts.[12] Koutouvides was re-signed by the Patriots on September 19, 2012. On August 26, 2013, he was cut by the Patriots.[13]
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2004 | SEA | 16 | 2 | 62 | 49 | 13 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | SEA | 12 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | SEA | 15 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | DEN | 14 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | TAM | 16 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | TAM | 14 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | NWE | 8 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | NWE | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
125 | 3 | 168 | 134 | 34 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2004 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | NWE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | NWE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Niko Koutouvides" Archived 2008-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, Macedonia On the Web, March 28, 2008
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "#34 Niko Koutouvides" Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Purdue Sports
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ K. J. Wright info Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, Seahawks.com
- ^ "Koutouvides, Colbert Sign Deals; Ekuban Re-Signs", DenverBroncos.com, March 3, 2008
- ^ "Broncos Release Six", DenverBroncos.com, February 16, 2009
- ^ "Help for the We-Fense", Buccaneers.com, March 2, 2009
- ^ Niko Koutouvides, Buccaneers.com
- ^ "Patriots sign veteran LB Niko Koutouvides" Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, Patriots.com, August 14, 2011
- ^ "Patriots make a series of roster moves" Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Patriots.com, November 9, 2011
- ^ "List of 22 Patriots released". ESPN.com. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Luke (August 26, 2013). "Patriots Release Kamar Aiken, Niko Koutouvides, Three Others, Re-Sign Two players". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
External links
- Niko Koutouvides interview, with singing Patriots.com video